Battling to Save the World’s River Deltas

2009165 citationsJournal Article

Authors

C. J. Vörösmarty · Global Water Partnership

James P. M. Syvitski · Graphic Science (United Kingdom)

John W. Day · Louisiana State University

Alex de Sherbinin · Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Liviu Giosan · Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Chris Paola · Systems Dynamics (United States)

Abstract

The fragility of the world’s deltas is not solely a consequence of rising ocean waters. Human fresh water use is a predominant force behind receding coastlines.

Topics & Keywords

Coastal and Marine Management Transboundary Water Resource Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Volume 65, Issue 2, pp. 31-43

DOI: 10.2968/065002005

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