Transcription of 4 UNDERSTANDING WATER RISKS
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ConservationClimate ChangeSustainabilityWWF WATER SECURITY SERIES 4 UNDERSTANDING WATER RISKSA PRIMER ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF WATER SCARCITY FOR GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSWORKING TOGETHER TO HELP PROTECT THE WORLD S FRESHWATER RESOURCESWWF s WATER Security Series sets out key concepts in WATER management in the context of the need for environmental sustainability. The series builds on lessons from WWF s work around the globe, and on state-of-the-art thinking from external experts. Each primer in the WATER Security Series will address specific aspects of WATER management, with an initial focus on the inter-related issues of WATER scarcity, climate change, infrastructure and risk.
Water scarcity risks can be classified in terms of insufficent water to meet basic needs and in terms of the consequences which arise from this situation such as political and business instability or lost economic opportunities. There are also risks that arise from poor policy responses to water scarcity. 2.
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