Confronting the nation's water problems : the role of research

The Resource Confronting the nation's water problems : the role of research
Label
Confronting the nation's water problems : the role of research
Title remainder
the role of research
Statement of responsibility
Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users--as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases--Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably
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Action
digitized
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
363.6/1/0973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
TC423
LC item number
.N32 2004eb
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
TC423
NAL item number
.N32 2004
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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