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: Misamis Occidental Water District; Feasibility Study, Technical Final Report; Volume II (Appendices)

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
Volume II (Appendices) of the technical Final Report for the Misamis Occidental Water District Waxho Supply Feasibility Study contains detailed information relating to Design Criteria fundamental To the study Cost Estimate calculations and the construction of the recommended plan.Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Supply: Misamis Occidental Water District; Feasibility Study, Technical Final Report; Volume I (Text)

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Final Report as submitted herein is a refinement of the Interim Report and the Addendum to the Interim Report. The Interim Report dated 16 June was 1975 to provide for early review by LWUA, the Water District and the Asian Development Bank of the findings and early action guidelines to upgrade...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Resources Survey - Progress Report #48

Published: 
June 30, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (BUREC) PROJ MANAGER DETAILS USAID ACTIVITIES FROM 10/01/69-6/30/70 TO IMPROVE PLNNG & DEVLPMNT OF WATER RESOURCES ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS IN THE PHILIPPINES. THE 4-MAN BUREC TEAM(PROJ MANAGER, HYDROLOGIST, SOILS SCIENTIST & GROUNDWATER ENGINEER) WORKED PRIMARILY WITH...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Resources Survey - Progress Report

Published: 
December 31, 1967
U.S. Agency for International Development
EVALUATES USAID ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVT OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM 7/1/67-12/31/67 TO UNDERTAKE SURVEYS AND STUDIES PREPARATORY TO THE FORMULATION OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE NATION'S SEVEN MAJOR RIVER BASINS. ALL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE SEVEN RIVER BASINS UNDERTAKEN IN THE INITIAL...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Resources Survey - Monthly Report of Progress #39

Published: 
November 1, 1966
U.S. Agency for International Development
EVALUATES USAID ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVT OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM 9/1/66-9/30/66 TO UNDERTAKE SURVEYS AND STUDIES PREPARATORY TO THE FORMULATION OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE NATION'S SEVEN MAJOR RIVER BASINS. COMMENTS ON THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE CENTRAL LUZON BASIN WERE...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Resources Survey - Monthly Report of Progress #41

Published: 
September 1, 1966
U.S. Agency for International Development
EVALUATES USAID ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVT OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM 11/01/66-11/30/66 TO UNDERTAKE SURVEYS AND STUDIES PREPARATORY TO THE FORMULATION OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE NATION'S SEVEN MAJOR RIVER BASINS. THE CENTRAL LUZON, CAGAYAN, COTABATO AND AUGSAN BASIN REPORTS ARE IN...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Resources Survey - Monthly Report of Progress #38

Published: 
August 1, 1966
U.S. Agency for International Development
EVALUATES USAID ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVT OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM 8/1/66-8/31/66 TO UNDERTAKE SURVEYS AND STUDIES PREPARATORY TO THE FORMULATION OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE NATION'S SEVEN MAJOR RIVER BASINS. THUS FAR, THE FEASIBILITY REPORT ON THE UPPER PAMPANGA RIVER PROJECT,...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water Resources Survey - Monthly Report of Progress #37

Published: 
July 1, 1966
U.S. Agency for International Development
EVALUATES USAID ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVT OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM 7/1/66-7/31/66 TO UNDERTAKE SURVEYS AND STUDIES PREPARATORY TO THE FORMULATION OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE NATION'S SEVEN MAJOR RIVER BASINS. A DOCUMENT OUTLINING BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED BY THE...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

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

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