Water Resources Planning and Management

There is a pressing global problem of increasing freshwater scarcity. Lack of water has led to the threat of water rationing in one of the wealthiest regions in the world, California. In one of the world’s poorest countries, Yemen, a rapidly growing population and overuse of water for irrigation may mean that its capital, Sana’a, will literally run out of water in the coming decade unless there is a change in how its water is managed.