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The ability of individuals, an organization or a society to cope with constraints in their livelihood resources and the challenges posed by ever-changing prioritization of demands is known as adaptive capacity. In the context of water scarcity, the capacity of a society to tackle the threat of a fur...

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Published inThe Politics of Water pp. 233 - 338
Main Authors Treffner, J, Mioc, V, Wegerich, K
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 2010
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Irrigation and Water Engineering
Leerstoelgroep Irrigatie en waterbouwkunde
Management of land & natural resources
Reference works
WASS
Seoul Rules
Average Annual Recharge
GWP
Berlin Rules
WWC
UNDP
Hydropolitical Complexes
International Water Law
International Watercourses
IWRM
MSP
Water Governance
Water Delivery
Virtual Water
Transboundary Water Resources
IMT
Dublin Principles
Helsinki Rules
River Basin
Hydrologic Cycle
Water Domain
Transboundary Aquifers
Water Rights Regimes
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Summary:The ability of individuals, an organization or a society to cope with constraints in their livelihood resources and the challenges posed by ever-changing prioritization of demands is known as adaptive capacity. In the context of water scarcity, the capacity of a society to tackle the threat of a further aggravation of the situation with appropriate measures both on the supply and on the demand side of the management of water resources will determine its prospects for future development.
ISBN:1857435850
9781857433395
9781857435856
1857433394
DOI:10.4324/9780203849187-17