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Water for Food Security and Well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean - Social and Environmental Implications for a Globalized Economy (Paperback)
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Water for Food Security and Well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean - Social and Environmental Implications for a Globalized Economy (Paperback)
Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
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This volume provides an analytical and facts-based overview on the
progress achieved in water security in Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC) region over during the last decade, and its links
to regional development, food security and human well-being.
Although the book takes a regional approach, covering a vast of
data pertaining to most of the LAC region, some chapters focus on
seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Mexico and Peru). A full understanding of LAC's trends progress
requires framing this region in the global context: an ever more
globalized world where LAC has an increasing geopolitical power and
a growing presence in international food markets. The book's
specific objectives are: (1) exploring the improvements and links
between water and food security in LAC countries; (2) assessing the
role of the socio-economic 'megatrends' in LAC, identifying
feedback processes between the region's observed pattern of changes
regarding key biophysical, economic and social variables linked to
water and food security; and (3) reviewing the critical changes
that are taking place in the institutional and governance water
spheres, including the role of civil society, which may represent a
promising means to advancing towards the goal of improving water
security in LAC. The resulting picture shows a region where recent
socioeconomic development has led to important advances in the
domains of food and water security. Economic growth in LAC and its
increasingly important role in international trade are intense in
terms of use of natural resources such as land, water and energy.
This poses new and important challenges for sustainable
development. The reinforcement of national and global governance
schemes and their alignment on the improvement of human well-being
is and will remain an inescapable prerequisite to the achievement
of long-lasting security. Supporting this bold idea with facts and
science-based conclusions is the ultimate goal of the book.
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