Water scarcity is already widespread and remains on the rise: it is found in nearly every region in the world. Around 36% of the world’s population is currently living in water-scarce regions. This publication shows that avoiding, reducing and reversing land degradation have positive long-term gains in water security. As land degradation and water scarcity are closely linked, and water is the most disruptive element in the on-going climate change crisis, how land is managed plays a major role in taming this disruption.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/land-degradation-neutrality-water-security-and-combatting-drought
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/1442_LDN_Water_Security_drought_report Web.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/united-nations-convention-combat-desertification-unccd
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinkin-water
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
