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Managing water supplies

Watch Dr Adrian Healy explain why the capacity to store and manage water supplies and their distribution is important in avoiding water scarcity.

In this video, Dr Adrian Healy explains the concept of managing quality and quantity of water supplies for people and ecosystems.

Without the means of storing and distributing water, around 80% of the world’s population would suffer from water scarcity.

So the capacity to store and manage water supplies and their distribution is so important.

The challenge of establishing water security is as much a governance challenge as it is an environmental or a technical one.

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The Challenge of Global Water Security

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