Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about water in the future. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords. 

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Healey, J. (Editor). (2014). Water resources and rights. Thirroul, N.S.W.: The Spinney Press.

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Healey, J. (Ed.). (2014). Predicted global impacts of climate change on water availability. In Water resources and rights. Thirroul, N.S.W.: The Spinney Press.

Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre

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Hambling, D. (2018). China’s plan to make it rain. New Scientist, 238(3177), 20–21. Retrieved from Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre database.

Search the catalogue for appropriate websites or use the websites listed below. If you search the Internet on your own, you will need to evaluate the websites using the CRAAP method.

Seametrics. (2018). 18 surprising projections about the future of water. Retrieved from https://www.seametrics.com/blog/future-water/

World Resources Institute. (n.d.). 2040 water stress projections by country [Image]. Retrieved from Encyclopaedia Britannica database.

Clark, P. (2014). World without water: six solutions to a shortage. Retrieved from https://www.ft.com/content/87064ea8-7a52-11e4-a8e1-00144feabdc0

Goldenberg, S. (2016, May 4). Global water shortages to deliver ‘severe hit’ to economies, World Bank warns. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/03/climate-change-water-shortage-middle-east-asia-africa-world-bank

Smedley, T. (2017). Is the world running out of fresh water?. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170412-is-the-world-running-out-of-fresh-water

Iceland, C. (2018). Water stress is helping drive conflict and migration. Retrieved from https://www.wri.org/news/water-stress-helping-drive-conflict-and-migration

International Association for Political Science Students. (2017).Water crisis and its impact on international security: water scarcity as the next great driver of conflicts. Retrieved from https://iapss.org/2017/02/09/water-crisis-and-its-impact-on-international-security-water-scarcity-as-the-next-great-driver-of-conflicts/

Melbourne Water. (2017). Water for a future-thriving Melbourne. Retrieved from https://www.melbournewater.com.au/sites/default/files/2017-10/Water-for-future-thriving-Melbourne_0.pdf

UNICEF. (2017). Thirsting for a future: water and children in a changing climate. Retrieved from https://www.unicef.org/publications/files/UNICEF_Thirsting_for_a_Future_REPORT.pdf

Water Footprint Network. (n.d.). Water stress to affect 52% of world’s population by 2050. Retrieved from https://waterfootprint.org/en/about-us/news/news/water-stress-affect-52-worlds-population-2050/

Watts, J. (2018, March 19). Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/19/water-shortages-could-affect-5bn-people-by-2050-un-report-warns

Witze, A. (2018, August 16). More than 2 billion people lack safe drinking water. That number will only grow. Science News. Retrieved from https://www.sciencenews.org/article/future-will-people-have-enough-water-live

CBC News. (2018, March 15). Water crisis: what’s the best solution? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHL-uTB0w54

Mangalam News Network. (2017, June 8). UN chief warns of serious clean water shortages by 2050 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qy9kG7hRE

OECD. (2012, March 7). Water: balancing demand [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbCwZyJEb8Y

The YEARS Project. (2018, May 2). #ClimateFacts: thirsty world [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j624u7gOVU

PragerU. (2016, October 17). Can a desert nation solve the world’s water shortage? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TNKkBrm7qs

Quartz. (2018, November 14). The future of water [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URapRHxsmE