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Confronting the Nation's Water Problems
Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research
其他書名
The Role of Research
出版National Academies Press, 2004
主題Nature / Environmental Conservation & ProtectionNature / Natural ResourcesNature / Water SupplyScience / Earth Sciences / HydrologyScience / Earth Sciences / LimnologyTechnology & Engineering / Environmental / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Environmental / Water Supply
ISBN030953335X9780309533355
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EwNSAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This congressionally mandated report states that the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources in order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country. In particular, a new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users--as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases--the committee concluded that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research, specifically in the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The committee noted that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years, and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably. The best statement on current research needs, the committee said, can be found in the 2001 Research Council report Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the 21st Century. However, the research areas recommended by that report should be re-evaluated as circumstances and knowledge change.