Water security and groundwater
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Date of publication
December 2020
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ISBN / Resource ID
LP-CG-20-23-0586
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the concept of water security clarifies how water-resource scarcity impacts at varying geographic scales and on different socio-economic sectors, causing allocation conflicts and environmental risks
• the large natural storage of most groundwater systems offers exceptional drought resilience and is well positioned to enhance water security for a wide range of water users
• to perform this role sustainably groundwater systems require better data and analyses to inform water resource administration and effective pollution protection
