The water cycle and water insecurity key words

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Drainage basin
A subsystem withing the hydrological cycle
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River regime
The annual variation in discharge or flow of a river
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Desertification
The degradation of land in arid areas
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Drought
An extended period of deficient rainfall
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Ecosystem stress
Constrains on the development or survival of ecosystems
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Ecosystem resilience
The capacity of an ecosystem to recover
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Water insecurity
When a population no longer has sustainable access to adequate quantities of water of acceptable quality
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Desalinisation
The conversion of salt water into freshwater
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The annual variation in discharge or flow of a river

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The degradation of land in arid areas

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An extended period of deficient rainfall

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