Water Supply and Scarcity

According to the United Nations, water scarcity is defined as the point at which the aggregate impact of all users impinges on the supply or quality of water. Water scarcity is a relative concept and can occur at any level of supply or demand. Scarcity may be socially-constructed or the consequence of altered supply patterns stemming from climate change. Resources available in this sub-theme include U.S. drought monitoring data, workshops for rural water supply systems, among other resources that support water supply and scarcity.

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Water Supply and Scarcity Resources

Majority of China's Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located in Water-Stressed Regions

World Resources Institute
This document analyzes the future of coal-power in China, focusing on the impacts the construction of these plants will have in already water-stressed regions. Such impacts include further straining already-scare resources and threatening water security for China's farms, other industries, and...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Improving China's Yellow River: Why Business and Government Need to Work Together

World Resources Institute
Today, the Yellow River and the people who depend on it face severe challenges. Stress of limited water resources, pollution, and flooding pose significant risks to communities and business that rely on the river. In September 2012, water experts from government, research institutes, the private...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Circle of Blue - Choke Point India (Wilson Center)

Skoll Global Threats FundU.S. Agency for International Development
Global Choke Point is a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, and explores the peril and promise of water, food, and energy, through frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

CropWatch

Published: 
July 3, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Several DWFI faculty fellows contribute to CropWatch, a resource for UNL extension information on crop production and pest management.Read more

U.S. Drought Monitor Animations

Published: 
July 1, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationU.S. Department of Agriculture
state, regional and national Drought Monitor animations from the beginning of the calendar year to presentRead more

Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network

Published: 
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Suat Irmak leads this network, which works with natural resources districts and farmers to implement water and soil moisture sensors on growers' fields.Read more

U.S. Drought Monitor Statistics

Published: 
January 1, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationU.S. Department of Agriculture
national Drought Monitor statistical grid comparing current conditions vs. last week, 3 months ago, start of calendar year, start of water year and one year agoRead more

National Drought Mitigation Center

Published: 
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Several DWFI faculty fellows work for the National Drought Mitigation Center, located at the University of Nebraska-LincolnRead more

Drought Reporter

Published: 
January 1, 2014
interactive display of drought impacts on state scale (agriculture, fire, water supply, society & public health, etc.)Read more

Center for Advanced Land Management Technologies (CALMIT)

Published: 
January 1, 2014
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Several DWFI faculty fellows collaborate with CALMIT in the areas of remote sensing, GIS and GPS to improve land management strategies.Read more

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