Significance of the Silent Revolution of intensive groundwater use in world water policy

Water Crisis: Myth or Reality Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 163-180

  Llamas, M R ^a   Martinez Santos P ^b  

^a Royal Academy of Sciences   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intensive groundwater use; Irrigation efficiency; Silent revolution; UN Millennium Goals

Indexed keywords

CONJUNCTIVE MANAGEMENT; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY DEGRADATION; GROUNDWATER USE; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; MILLENNIUM GOALS; SEMI ARID; SILENT REVOLUTION; SOCIAL CONFLICTS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SOLID BODIES; UNITED NATIONS; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER AGENCIES; WATER POLICIES; WATER PROBLEMS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; DESALINATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERWORKS; WELL DRILLING;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

EID: 77953734663     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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