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This book describes the role of water in development and illustrates water problems in different parts of the world with particular emphasis on the problems of the starving continents. It shows what tools will be needed and what can be done to bring the world's water under human control.

This book describes the role of water in development and illustrates water problems in different parts of the world with particular emphasis on the problems of the starving continents. It shows what tools will be needed and what can be done to bring the world's water under human control.

The world's human population now constitutes the largest driving force of changes to the biosphere. Emerging water challenges require new ideas for governance and management of water resources in the context of rapid global change. This book presents a new approach to water resources, addressing global sustainability and focusing on socio-ecological resilience to changes. Topics covered include the risks of unexpected change, human impacts and dependence on global water, the prospects for feeding the world's population by 2050, and a pathway for the future. The book's innovative and...