Operationalizing Integrated Water Resource Management in Latin America: Insights from Application of the Freshwater Health Index.
Water crises in Latin America are more a consequence of poor management than resource scarcity. Addressing water management issues through better coordination, identification of problems and solutions, and agreement on common objectives to operationalize integrated water resources management (IWRM)...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 815 - 835 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Apr2022
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