Risk-based management of Mediterranean water resources under multiple stressors

摘要

Water has become a precious resource on which the well-being and survival of future generations critically depends. Around the world, there are many warnings that human water use exceeds supportable levels. Groundwater depletion, low or non-existing river flows, and worsening contamination are among the more palpable indicators. Consequently, issues relating to water, such as quality, quantity, availability, planning and management, must be confronted, now and in the future.