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This chapter introduces some of the major water-related challenges societies around the globe face in their efforts to achieve and maintain sustainable supplies of freshwater. It is also a discussion of some of the paths that some of the most threatened water suppliers are following in their efforts to overcome these barriers.
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McNabb, D.E. (2019). The Global Goal of Sustainable Growth. In: Global Pathways to Water Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04085-7_1
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