Water Security and Environmental Impact Assessment: A Study for Developing Economies †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Continent | World Population% | Density (p/km2) | Fresh Water% |
---|---|---|---|
Asia | 59.54% | 150 | 35 |
Africa | 17.2% | 45 | 8 |
Australia | 0.55% | 5 | 7 |
South America | 5.53% | 25 | 26 |
North America | 7.6% | 28 | 11 |
Europe | 9.59% | 34 | 13 |
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Bilal, M.; Usman, M.; Nadeem, M.; Shah, S.A.R. Water Security and Environmental Impact Assessment: A Study for Developing Economies. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 25, 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-7-14325
Bilal M, Usman M, Nadeem M, Shah SAR. Water Security and Environmental Impact Assessment: A Study for Developing Economies. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 25(1):90. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-7-14325
Chicago/Turabian StyleBilal, Muhammad, Muhammad Usman, Mehwish Nadeem, and Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah. 2023. "Water Security and Environmental Impact Assessment: A Study for Developing Economies" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 25, no. 1: 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECWS-7-14325