Key drivers and pressures of global water scarcity hotspots

Global freshwater resources are vital to humanity and Earth’s ecosystems, yet about one third of the global population is affected by water scarcity for at least one month per year. In these areas, the overuse of freshwater resources can lead to the threat of depletion, marking them as the global ‘w...

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Main Authors: Myrthe Leijnse, Marc F P Bierkens, Kim H M Gommans, Daisy Lin, Alex Tait, Niko Wanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad3c54