Key Dimension 4: Environmental Waste Security

Bunn, S., Stewart-Koster, B., Fischer, G., Green, P., & Wiberg, D. (2016). Key Dimension 4: Environmental Waste Security. In: Asian water development outlook 2016: Strengthening water security in Asia and the Pacific. Eds. Siddiqi, Y. & van Beek, E., pp. 21-64 Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank. ISBN 978-92-9257-544-1

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Abstract

Asia and the Pacific shows a positive trend in strengthening water security with the number of water insecure countries dropping to 29 from 38 in 2013, according to this latest edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO).

Despite this progress, enormous challenges in water security remain. Asia is home to half of the world’s poorest people. Water for agriculture continues to consume 80% of water resources. A staggering 1.7 billion people lack access to basic sanitation. With a predicted population of 5.2 billion by 2050 and 22 megacities by 2030, the region’s finite water resources will be under enormous pressure—especially with increasing climate variability. Recent estimates indicate up to 3.4 billion people could be living in water-stressed areas of Asia by 2050.

With a Sustainable Development Goal dedicated to water and sanitation for all, AWDO 2016 is a tool to help assess the region’s progress in meeting this ambitious target.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Water security index, Water governance
Research Programs:	Water (WAT)
Depositing User:	Michaela Rossini
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2017 07:51
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:28
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/14402

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