Spatio-Temporal Pattern in the Changes in Availability and Sustainability of Water Resources in Afghanistan
- Submitting institution
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Staffordshire University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 5932
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.3390/su11205836
- Title of journal
- Sustainability
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 5836
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 20
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/20/5836
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
- 7 - Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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9
- Research group(s)
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B - Centre for Smart Systems, AI and Cybersecurity (CSSAIC)
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The 2018 Global Adaptation Index ranked Afghanistan as the 6th most vulnerable country worldwide to climate change. However, no study has previously been undertaken to assess the sustainability of water resources in Afghanistan. This paper is the first of its kind, studying both spatial and temporal changes in water resources in Afghanistan. The paper demonstrated significant decreases in water availability over the past 15 years that would influence the water resource management policy in Afghanistan. The research was an international collaboration with partners in Malaysia, China, Nigeria, and Egypt and has led to three more papers.
- Author contribution statement
- -
- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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