Water insecurity a social dilemma /

• Other Authors: Abedin, Md. Anwarul, Habiba, Umma, Shaw, Rajib
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.
• Series: Community, environment and disaster risk management ; v. 13.
• Subjects: Science > Environmental Science.; Nature > Environmental Conservation & Protection.; Natural disasters.; Management of land & natural resources.; Water-supply.; Water consumption.

It has been estimated that globally, 1.2 billion people live with acute shortage of water. Water scarcity, particularly in south and south-east Asian countries, is well known. However, the social dilemmas and insecurities related to water issues are often less discussed. In the case of south and sou...

Table of Contents:

• Defining water insecurity / Umma Habiba, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
• Global context of arsenic contamination in groundwater aquifers / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
• Community-level arsenic-mitigation practices in southwestern part of Bangladesh / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
• Social and institutional provisions for arsenic risk mitigation in West Bengal : achievements and challenges / Rajarshi DasGupta, Rajib Shaw
• Heavy metal pollution in the lower Gangetic mangrove ecosystem / Abhijit Mitra, Sufia Zaman, Subhra Bikash Bhattacharyya
• Salinity scenario in Mekong, Ganges, and Indus river deltas / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
• Salinity-induced livelihood stress in coastal region of Bangladesh / Umma Habiba ... [et al.]
• Rising water salinity : a threat to mangroves of Indian Sundarbans / Sufia Zaman ... [et al.]
• Water scarcity and migration : an Indian perspective / Mrittika Basu, Rajib Shaw
• Drought scenario in Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
• Farmers' drought-adaptive practices in northwestern Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
• Lessons, challenges, and future perspectives of water insecurity / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw.