Water resources

Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful to humans. These uses include agricultural, industrial, household, recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. Only 3% of water on the Earth is fresh water, and over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. Water demand already exceeds supply in many parts of the world, and many more areas are expected to experience this imbalance in the near future. The framework for allocating water resources to water users (where such a framework exists) is known as water rights.

Related Topics:
Water - Agricultural - Industrial - Household - Recreational - Environmental - Fresh water - Glacier - Polar - Ice cap - Water rights

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