Freshwater Resources in Arid Lands (UNU, 1997, 94 p.): 1: Fresh water

Freshwater Resources in Arid Lands (UNU, 1997, 94 p.)

1: Fresh water - A scarce resource in arid lands

		(introduction...)
		Introduction
		International efforts
		Fresh water - A limited resource
		A personal history
		Traditional wisdom
		Problems of major continental aquifers
		The Aral crisis - Ecocide in arid lands
		Hydropolitics along the Jordan river basin and the Dead Sea
		Conclusions
		References