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Rising standards of living and growing human population make scarcity of freshwater resources an increasingly serious problem, which can amplify destructive and cruel social conflicts. World-regions where this problem is most relevant include large parts of Africa, the Middle East, China and India.
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Jaeger, C.C. (2001). The Challenge of Global Water Management. In: Ehlers, E., Krafft, T. (eds) Understanding the Earth System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56843-5_8
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