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Internet Resources on Water Security
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Open access to peer-reviewed research funded by the Gates Foundation.
CDC: Healthy Water
Provides information on water quality-related issues.
Homeland Security: Water and Wastewater Systems Sector
Examines risks posed to the nation's water and wastewater systems by acts of terrorism.
United Nations Water Publications
An online library of reports on water security and insecurity, and the effects of each on human societies and the environment.
US EPA: Drinking Water and Wastewater Resilience
Information to help drinking water and wastewater utilities assess and reduce vulnerabilities to water supplies.
WHO: Water Topics
Reports, guidelines, and statistics on access to water and sanitation in developing nations from the World Health Organization.
World Bank: Knowledge Highlights from the Water Global Practice, 2016-2018
A summation of reports from the World Bank on water security efforts around the world. Includes links to the full reports.
Water Insecurity
Aqueduct: Measuring & Mapping Water Risk
This World Resources Institute (WRI) website offers full color maps and data on water scarcity around the world.
Cape Town, South Africa: Water Outlook, 2018
Cape Town's chronic water shortages have led to heavy restrictions on water usage.
China Water Risk
Reports, charts, and statistics concerning the water supply challenges faced by China in the 21st century.
Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900–2008)
Evaluates long-term cumulative depletion in 40 separate aquifers or areas in the United States.
Pacific Institute Publications
Free, full-text reports on global water issues.
UN: Water Scarcity
This United Nations website provides research reports on global water scarcity issues.
UN: World Water Development Report (WWDR4)
A comprehensive review of the world's freshwater resources
US Drought Portal
Provides early warning about emerging and anticipated droughts. It also provides information on the nation's surface water inventory, as well as drought research and practical methods of managing droughts.
Water Resources Across Europe: Confronting Water Scarcity and Drought
This 2009 assessment identifies geographical areas subject to water stress.
World Bank: Water Publications
Free access to full-text reports dealing with global water scarcity, water development, and water financing.
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