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January 26 - 27, 2009

Problem Statement

The 21st century will present new threats to freshwater resources from both human and natural sources. Multiple drivers of global change, ranging from increasing population to climate variability, will likely have cumulative impacts that put water resources at risk. This overlay of impacts will force many regions of both the developing and developed world to depend on water supplies that are insufficient and less reliable.

A global-scale analysis of freshwater vulnerability poses multiple challenges. First, water policy is crafted and implemented at local or regional scales, often overlooking the impacts of global population and income growth, climate change, food prices, etc. Second, every region in the world offers unique challenges making it hard to develop lessons, tools, frameworks and solutions that are transferable across bio-physical, socio-economic and institutional regimes. The challenge for researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners is to transcend regional and global scales in a useful, relevant manner.

Global Water

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