Water is essential to life Our health depends on the quality and safety of water Water pollution and poor water resources are the big problem in China There are 700 million people in China, whose drinking water is not safe
– 1.1 Water resources – 1.2 Win-win solutions to mitigate water scarcity – 1.3 Climate Change and Water Scarcity – 1.4 Solutions to reduce water consumption – 1.5 Sustainable water use – 1.6 Sustainable water resources management
–Concept of water footprint –The water footprint of a product –The water footprint of a nation –The water footprint of a business –Global water footprint –Groundwater footprint –From concept to practice
Chap. 4 Climate/Change and Water Resources Quantity assessment of water resources Available water resources Supplying water resources Water resources requirement Quality assessment of water resources Impacts of climate changes on water resources
Introduction to water-energy nexus Water-energy nexus in wastewater treatment plant Water-energy nexus in drinking treatment plant Water-energy nexus in the Residential Sector