Water Conflicts - Key Terms

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  • Created on: 16-04-14 16:45
underground porous rock layers which store groundwater
aquifer
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water moving on the surface (rivers, lakes, oceans)
blue water flow
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The removal of salt from sea water to make it fit for humans to drink
desalination
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Water moving through the natural world (plants, animals)
green water flow
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political negotiations centred on conflicts over the shared use of water
hydropolitics
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A 1966 international legal agreement on the fair use of international waterways, such as a river used by two countries
Helsinki Rules
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The part of the world consisting of water
hydrosphere
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rock or soil that will not transmit water
impermeable
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consumption of groundwater and surface water resources at an unsustainable rate
over abstraction
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an innovation that can be used to solve a problem facing humans
technological fix
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the extent to which a community, region or country can secure sufficient and reliable water supplies
water security
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the symptoms of water scarcity or shortage, e.g. growing conflict between users and competition for water
water stress
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more than 75% of a regions river flows are being used
physical water scarcity
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the development in blue water flow sources is limited by human and financial capabilities
economic water scarcity
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water moving on the surface (rivers, lakes, oceans)

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blue water flow

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The removal of salt from sea water to make it fit for humans to drink

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Water moving through the natural world (plants, animals)

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political negotiations centred on conflicts over the shared use of water

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