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100			_aNair, Jeevan, ed. _932668
245			_aImpending global water crises / _cedited by Jeevan Nair
260			_bPentagon press, _c2009. _aNew Delhi:
505			_a1.Introduction -- 2.Overview: causes, impacts and solutions -- 3.2025: a future perspective -- 4.Freshwater scarcity and solutions -- 5.Challenges of the 21st century -- 6.Water: conflict and opportunities -- 7.Knowledge and capacity development -- 8.Water and nature -- 9.The concept of 'virtual water' -- 10.How much water is enough water? -- 11.Women: the worst sufferers -- 12.Water: the real food crisis -- 13.Using water like there's no tomorrow -- 14.The role of governance in water control -- 15.Coping with water scarcity -- 16.Good management can prevent crisis -- 17.Think 'local' to conserve freshwater.
520			_aExamines the potential global water crisis. The book explores the causes of the problem, the likely scenarios over the mid term if remedial action is not taken and the viability or otherwise of various proposed solutions.
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