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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Unused water resources

Unused water resources

  • Undeveloped water resources
  • Untapped supplementary pools

Broader

Shortage of fresh-water
Excellent
Insufficient use of natural resources
Presentable
Unethical practice of hydrology
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Inadequate integrated freshwater management
Excellent
Inadequate water system infrastructure
Presentable
Dependence on sophisticated technology for development
Presentable

Reduces

Long-term shortage of water
Excellent

Strategy

Strengthening water resource research capabilities in developing countries
Yet to rate

Value

Unused
Yet to rate
Untapped
Yet to rate
Undeveloped
Yet to rate
Underdevelopment
Yet to rate
Overdevelopment
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #14: Life Below Water

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
G8341
DOCID
11783410
D7NID
148715
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/unused-water-resources
Last update
May 19, 2022