Unconventional Water Resources

Unconventional Water Resources

Qadir, Manzoor; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Guenther, Edeltraud; Koo-Oshima, Sasha

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

05/2022

309

Dura

Inglês

9783030901455

15 a 20 dias

711

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Introduction.- Unconventional water resources as a response to global water scarcity and contribution to food, ecosystems, and sustainable development.- Rain enhancement through cloud seeding (Ali Abshaev, Hail Suppression Research Center, Nalchik, Russia).- Fog water harvesting (Jamila Bargach, Dar Si Hmad Project, Sidi Ifni, Morocco).- Micro-catchment rainwater harvesting (Theib Oweis, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, ICARDA, Jordan).- Offshore water (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA).- Onshore deep groundwater (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA).- Municipal wastewater (Birguy Lamizana, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya).- Agricultural drainage water (J.D. Oster, University of California, Riverside, USA).- Water transportation through icebergs towing (Nicholas Sloane, Resolve Marine Group, South Africa).- Ballast water held in tanks and cargo holds of ships (Marlos De Souza, FAO).- Desalinated water (Nikolay Voutchkov, Desalination Technologies Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, SWCC, Jubail, Saudi Arabia).- Governance, policies, and institutional and human capacity (Renee Martin-Nagle, A Ripple Effect PLC, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA).- Social and environmental tradeoffs (TBC).- Economics and innovative financing mechanisms in a circular economy (Francesc Hernandez-Sancho, University of Valencia, Spain; Edeltraud Guenther, UNU-FLORES).- Way forward to harness the potential of unconventional water resources.
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Water scarcity;Agricultural drainage water;Municipal waste water;Ballast water;Water transportation;Climate change impacts;Sustainable development;Rain and storm water;Environmental Impact