Social Perspective and Water Resources
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 3900
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
“There is plenty of water in the universe without life but there is no life without water”—Dr. Sylvia Earle. While sustainable development goal 6 aims to ensure access to water and sanitation for all, worldwide, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, and two out of five people do not have a basic hand-washing facility with soap and water. World figures show that 3 in 10 people lack access to safely managed drinking water services. Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population and is projected to rise. Over 1.7 billion people are currently living in river basins where water use exceeds recharge. Urban settlements in low- and middle-income countries are facing chronic water scarcity, and variations in the use of multiple water sources are in practice. Societies are in the process of creating and adapting coping strategies for water shortage. There are linkages between public health and the quality, quantity, and reliability of water supplies, as well as the public health impacts of excreta and wastewater management and re-use. While the requirement for water is deemed necessary for economic sustainability, water security at the micro scale or the household or society level is equally important.
Water insecurity is deeply connected to well-being. There are more indirect connections between water security and health, such as the public health impacts of productive water use, the psychological impact of water scarcity, and conflict over water resources. Water scarcity has further widened the gender inequality gap. Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 80% of households without access to water on the premises. Water-resilient communities are water secure and sustainably manage water resources. On the other hand, the governance of water resources is key for water security.
With this Special Issue, we are trying to emphasize the different dynamics of the impact that water resources, their availability, and quality have on society and vice versa, and the efforts of society and the government to achieve water security. In this Special Issue, we welcome various types of disciplinary or inter-disciplinary manuscripts, such as research articles, reviews, and conceptual papers, that seek to contribute to the analysis of “Social perspective and water resources”.
Dr. Sadhana Shrestha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water security
- water governance
- water and well-being
- water scarcity
- water quality
- water and public health
- water resource management
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