Will the world run out of fresh water?
By: Debra A. Miller, book editor.
Contributors: Miller, Debra A.
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press; Greenhaven; Brand: Greenhaven
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780737734034; 9780737734041
Subjects: Water-supply -- Juvenile literature; Water consumption -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Billions of people will run out of fresh water by 2050 / Gayle Ehrenman; title: One third of the world is already facing water scarcity / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research; title: The water crisis also affects rich countries / Phil Dickie; title: Global warming will exacerbate water problems / Environment News Service; title: The scarcity of water could lead to war / Roman Kupchinsky; title: The water crisis does not have to lead to war / Aaron T. Wolf, Annika Kramer, Alexander Carius, and Geoffrey D. Dabelko; title: Privatization can help address water shortages / Peter H. Gleick, Gary Wolff, Elizabeth L. Chalecki, Rachel Reyes; title: Privatization has failed to address the water problem in developing nations / John Vidal; title: Technological solutions alone may not solve the water crisis / Sam Jaffe; title: Better water management is the key to solving the water crisis / David B. Brooks; title: Both supply and demand strategies must be applied to alleviate water problems / Center for Strategic and International Studies; title: Local, national, and international efforts are necessary to prevent a world water crisis / United Nations/World Water Assessment Programme; title: Organizations and websites; title: Bibliography; title: Index.