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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Limited irrigation water

Limited irrigation water

  • Reduced water for irrigation

Broader

Shortage of fresh-water
Excellent
Inadequate urban water supplies
Presentable
Lack of water for agriculture
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Shortfalls in agricultural crop production
Excellent
Premature drying of plants
Presentable
Decline in food production
Presentable
Undeveloped irrigation system
Unpresentable
Declining area of irrigated land
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Overexploitation of underground water resources
Excellent
Inadequate drought control
Excellent
Silting of water systems
Presentable
Seepage water losses from irrigation systems
Presentable
Loss of water to industrial uses
Presentable
Irrigation water losses
Presentable
Inappropriate irrigation schemes
Presentable
Water deprivation of downstream locations
Unpresentable
Over-watering during irrigation
Unpresentable
Blockage of irrigation canals
Yet to rate

Related

Irrigation water losses
Presentable

Strategy

Increasing efficiency of agricultural water use
Excellent
Improving farm irrigation systems
Presentable
Developing agriculture
Presentable

Value

Reduction
Yet to rate
Loss
Yet to rate
Limitedness
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J1027
DOCID
12010270
D7NID
152930
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/limited-irrigation-water
Last update
May 19, 2022