The planetary water drama: Dual task of feeding humanity and curbing climate change

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2012, Pages

  Rockstrom J ^a   Falkenmark, M ^a,b   Lannerstad, M ^c   Karlberg, L ^a,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm International Water Institute ^*  (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ECOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; DUAL-TASKS; EARTH SYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MITIGATION STRATEGY; POTENTIAL CONFLICT; RIVER BASINS; SOCIETAL PROBLEMS; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER USE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRINKING WATER; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EMISSION CONTROL; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; RIVER BASIN; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

EID: 84864722645     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051688     Document Type: Article

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