urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and … consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it …. Water shortages are most severe in the north of the country, where surface water diversion is excessive and groundwater is …

vulnerability of the economy to these shocks. It helps clarify linkages between the country's economic performance and its water … resources endowment and management. It then uses this analysis to recommend both water resource strategies and economic and …-wide effects of water shocks. This report finds that unmitigated hydrological variability currently costs the economy over one …

This brief for policy makers is a summary of the main conclusions derived from the "Argentina: Valuing Water" report, a … detailed and technical water security diagnostic, and is designed for decision makers beyond the water sector. Its main purpose … is to make visible the importance of water, and the cost of existing water security gaps on Argentina's economy, society …

This report assesses water security in Argentina, using a conceptual framework developed by the World Bank. The effects … of the pandemic reinforce the importance of safe access to water, hygiene, and sanitation, both as the first barrier … community well-being. The clear need to ensure that water is available in sufficient quantity and quality for human and …

Executive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water …

The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be … large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental … systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises …

How to finance the infrastructure and service of bulk water supply, and how to use pricing to achieve efficient … allocation and use of water as a resource are the central issues that emerge from discussions about bulk water pricing …. Efficiency will lead to allocating water resources better, reducing water losses caused by poor maintenance of the supply systems …

Groudwater is of major importance in providing mains water supply, and is intensively exploited for private, domestic …