The global water challenge - Modeling green and blue water Preface

摘要

With rapidly growing freshwater demands in particular for food production, and increasingly uncertain water supplies due to climate change, there is an urgent need for a new approach to water management. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been widely recognized as a pathway towards sustainability. One of the key principles of IWRM is that of ‘‘coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources”.