Water

Water governance

Trends and challenges
Source: Aqua Monitor, Donchyts et.al, (2016), "Earth's surface water change over the past 30 years", Nature Climate Change v.6, page 810-813. [screen shot taken 4/10/2016].

The management of water resources is becoming a critical issue in the region as competition for water increases and climate change takes hold. At the same time, the rapid conversion of forests to other uses has diminished the environmental capacity to regulate water at the ...

Water governance

Because of the transborder nature of water ecosystems, a regional approach to water governance and the management of water resources is fundamental to both sustainable development and the assurance of water rights. Hydrobasins in the Lower Mekong. View the full map in Map Explorer.This need ...

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