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different sectors of the economy using indicators for China, Australia, Japan, and the UK. Using panel analyses, this study …
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This report reviews China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing … entitled 'Addressing China's Water Scarcity: from Analysis to Action.' These studies focus on several strategically important … thematic areas for China where additional research was needed, as identified by the research team and advisory group based on a …
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's Republic of China (PRC), presenting significant threats to livelihood and food security in coming decades. The growing …
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Water scarcity is a growing problem in many regions worldwide. According to the United Nations, around one-fifth of the world's population lives in areas where water is scarce. Another one-quarter of the world's population has to face water supply cuts, mainly because this proportion of the...
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Climate change and the increasing demand of water intensify the global water cycle, altering the distribution of water in space and time. This is expected to result in wet areas getting wetter and dry areas getting drier (Pan et al., 2015). As water is key to life, water scarcity is likely to...
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