student opinion on water security
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Water security has been defined as "the reliable availability of an acceptable quantity and quality of water for health, livelihoods and production, coupled with an acceptable level of water-related risks".
Water security is designed to safeguard all aspects of water, from our everyday water use to water in our ecosystems, to even political and transboundary conflicts that may arise over water. ... It also seeks to establish good governance of water and transboundary co-operation from countries that share a water source.
11 ideas for urban water security in developing countries
1 | Retain water as a public good. ...
2 | Diversify solutions. ...
3 | Collaborate. ...
4 | Recycle wastewater. ...
5 | Legalise water vendors. ...
6 | Connect informal settlements to the grid. ...
7 | Promote water efficiency in agriculture. ...
8 | Understand affordability.