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Threats to Global Water Security

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. J. Anthony A. Jones

    1. IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

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  2. Trahel G. Vardanian

    1. Department of Physical Geography, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia

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  3. Christina Hakopian

    1. Department of Physical Geography, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia

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  • Up to date synthesis of expert knowledge
  • Timely analyses of current threats to water resources
  • In depth study of the threats from terrorism, war, climate change and governance

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Table of contents (48 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  3. Water Quality and Terrorism

    1. Drinking Water Security in Crisis Situations From a Medical Perspective

      • A. E. Gurzau, C. Borzan, I. R. Lupsa, L. O. Sfetcu, A. L. Ivan, S. Gurzau
      Pages 51-58

    2. Biosensors In a System of Instrumental Tools to Prevent Effects of Bioterrorism and Automotive Control of Water Process Purification

      • N. F. Starodub
      Pages 59-71

    3. A High Sensitivity Nuclear Method for Real-Time Detection of Elements and Compounds in Drinking Water and Soil

      • P. Buckup
      Pages 73-82

    4. Natural Disasters and Surface and Subsurface Water Pollution Risk Assessment for Some Regions of Georgia

      • T. Davitashvili
      Pages 83-89

    5. Storm Surges on the Southern Coast of Gulf of Riga: Case Study of the Lielupe River

      • T. Koltsova, J. Belakova
      Pages 91-97

    6. Ground Water Vulnerability Assessment of the Aparan Aquifer, Republic of Armenia, and Its Representation in A 3-D Model

      • A. Aghinian
      Pages 99-105

    7. Wastewater Modeling to Reduce Disaster Risk From Groundwater Contamination

      • N. Haruvy, S. Shalhevet
      Pages 107-116

    8. Survival in Groundwater and Ft—ir Characterization of Some Pathogenic and Indicator Bacteria

      • Z. Filip, K. Demnerova
      Pages 117-122

    9. Working Group II: The Threat from Armed Conflict and Terrorism

      • S. Arlosoroff, J. A. A. Jones
      Pages 123-128

  4. Managing Extreme Events and Climate Change

    1. Climate Change, Glacier Retreat, and Water Availability in the Caucasus Region

      • M. Shahgedanova, W. Hagg, D. Hassell, C. R. Stokes, V. Popovnin
      Pages 131-143

    2. Risk Management and Mitigation in Highly Urbanized River Basins

      • S. Pagliara
      Pages 145-154

    3. Spatial Data Integration for Emergency Services of Flood Management

      • Gh. Stancalie, V. Craciunescu, A. Irimescu
      Pages 155-165

    4. The Use of Remote Sensing and Gis Techniques in Flood Monitoring and Damage Assessment: A Study Case in Romania

      • A. Irimescu, Gh. Stancalie, V. Craciunescu, C. Flueraru, E. Anderson
      Pages 167-177

    5. Flooding in Afghanistan: A Crisis

      • E. Hagen, J. F. Teufert
      Pages 179-185
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The UN designated the decade 2005–2015 as the International Decade for Action – Water for Life. The move was initiated at the third World Water Forum in Kyoto, 2003, and it could prove the most significant and effective outcome of the triennial series of World Water For a yet. Its major aims are: (1) to promote efforts to fulfil recent international commitments, especially in the Millennium Goals, (2) to advance towards a truly integrated, int- national approach to sustainable water management, and (3) to put special emphasis on the role of women in these efforts. Even so, it faces tremendous and, as I write, increasing obstacles. The intense season of hurricanes and tropical storms in 2008 illustrated yet again not only the power of nature, but also the vulnerability of the poorer nations, like Haiti and Jamaica. New Orleans and Texas fared better, not because of the efforts of the International Decade for Natural Disasters (1990–2000) to increase preparedness, but more because the USA had learnt from its own experiences in Hurricane Katrina. The biggest obstacle of all is the burgeoning world population. It took off last century, but it is predicted to reach unimaginable heights this century: at least 10 billion by 2050, maybe 20 billion by 2100. Governments are powerless to halt it, even the Chinese. Achieving water security globally against this backdrop will be a Herculean task.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IGU Commission for Water Sustainability, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

    J. Anthony A. Jones

  • Department of Physical Geography, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia

    Trahel G. Vardanian, Christina Hakopian

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