Climate change and water security with a focus on the Arctic
Water is of fundamental importance for human life; access to water of good quality is of vital concern for mankind. Currently however, the situation is under severe pressure due to several stressors that have a clear impact on access to water. In the Arctic, climate change is having an impact on wat...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-53886 2023-10-09T21:48:24+02:00 Climate change and water security with a focus on the Arctic Evengård, Birgitta Berner, Jim Brubaker, Michael Mulvad, Gert Revich, Boris 2011 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-53886 https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v4i0.8449 eng eng Umeå universitet, Infektionssjukdomar Järfälla Global Health Action, 1654-9716, 2011, 4, s. 8449- http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-53886 doi:10.3402/gha.v4i0.8449 ISI:000299012700061 Scopus 2-s2.0-84857079879 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Health and environmental change Arctic Occupational Health and Environmental Health Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2011 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v4i0.8449 2023-09-22T13:58:16Z Water is of fundamental importance for human life; access to water of good quality is of vital concern for mankind. Currently however, the situation is under severe pressure due to several stressors that have a clear impact on access to water. In the Arctic, climate change is having an impact on water availability by melting glaciers, decreasing seasonal rates of precipitation, increasing evapotranspiration, and drying lakes and rivers existing in permafrost grounds. Water quality is also being impacted as manmade pollutants stored in the environment are released, lowland areas are flooded with salty ocean water during storms, turbidity from permafrost-driven thaw and erosion is increased, and the growth or emergence of natural pollutants are increased. By 2030 it is estimated that the world will need to produce 50% more food and energy which means a continuous increase in demand for water. Decisionmakers will have to very clearly include life quality aspects of future generations in the work as impact of ongoing changes will be noticeable, in many cases, in the future. This article will focus on effects of climate-change on water security with an Arctic perspective giving some examples from different countries how arising problems are being addressed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change permafrost Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Global Health Action 4 1 8449 |
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Water is of fundamental importance for human life; access to water of good quality is of vital concern for mankind. Currently however, the situation is under severe pressure due to several stressors that have a clear impact on access to water. In the Arctic, climate change is having an impact on water availability by melting glaciers, decreasing seasonal rates of precipitation, increasing evapotranspiration, and drying lakes and rivers existing in permafrost grounds. Water quality is also being impacted as manmade pollutants stored in the environment are released, lowland areas are flooded with salty ocean water during storms, turbidity from permafrost-driven thaw and erosion is increased, and the growth or emergence of natural pollutants are increased. By 2030 it is estimated that the world will need to produce 50% more food and energy which means a continuous increase in demand for water. Decisionmakers will have to very clearly include life quality aspects of future generations in the work as impact of ongoing changes will be noticeable, in many cases, in the future. This article will focus on effects of climate-change on water security with an Arctic perspective giving some examples from different countries how arising problems are being addressed. |
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Climate change and water security with a focus on the Arctic |
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