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DEFINITION

  • Water shortage refers to a shortage of water supply of an acceptable quality; low levels of water supply, at a given place and a given time, relative to design supply levels. The shortage may arise from climatic factors, or other causes of insufficient water resources, such as a lack of, or poorly maintained, infrastructure, or a range of other hydrological or hydrogeological factors.

    Created: 3/18/21

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BROADER CONCEPT

IN OTHER LANGUAGES

  • Created: 2021-03-18T08:21:50

    skos:notation: 29112865

    水资源不足

    Chinese

  • Created: 2021-03-18T08:10:15

    skos:notation: 29112865

    water shortage

    English

  • Created: 2021-03-18T08:21:35

    Last modified: 2021-03-18T11:08:15

    skos:notation: 29112865

    pénurie d’eau

    French

  • Created: 2022-01-14T16:12:37

    skos:notation: 29112865

    Wassermangel

    German

  • Created: 2021-03-18T08:24:10

    skos:notation: 29112865

    Déficit hídrico

    Spanish

  • Created: 2011-11-20T21:09:02Z

    Last modified: 2022-06-14T10:01:21

    skos:notation: 35353

    su sıkıntısı

    Turkish

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