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What are the problems?

Drought and Humanity: A National and Global Challenge for Improving the Prediction, Planning, and Management of Water Scarcity by Stephen G. Wells What are the problems? What are the challenges? Why is the Geological Society of America addressing this issue?. What are the problems?.

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What are the problems?

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  1. Drought and Humanity: A National and Global Challenge for Improving the Prediction, Planning, and Management of Water Scarcity by Stephen G. Wells What are the problems? What are the challenges? Why is the Geological Society of America addressing this issue?

  2. What are the problems? 1977 Drought & resulting 24-hour desertification event Southern California, USA

  3. Prolonged drought episodes have highlighted an increasing vulnerability of all regions in the U.S. to water shortages “A nation that destroys its soils, destroys itself.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Feb. 26, 1937. Dust Bowl, USA: National Archives: 114 SC 5089

  4. Drought threatens the livelihoods of one billion people worldwide Zinder, Niger - 2005

  5. National Water Management Components Who? Goal Ultimate Goal: Water is available where and when it’s needed Consumer water needs All Flexible and drought- sensitive water management processes Sustainable water management practices Local State Adequate treatment, delivery, and storage Local State Federal Infrastructure for treatment and delivery Shared vision + Collaborative solutions Equitable water rights Realistic pricing Drought mitigation provisions State Local Federal Legal and economic policies and institutions Social preparation for changes in availability and cost of water Education and development of “new water culture” All Climate change/variability research & modeling. Monitoring of water and environment Science: monitoring and research Federal University G. Whitney 2006

  6. What is role of Geological Society of America? A look to the past: Long-term geologic history to improve predictions, planning, and management.

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