Fire, forests and city water supply

Section 1: Publication

Publication Type

Authorship

Hallema, D. W., Kinoshita, A. M., Martin, D. A., Robinne, F.-N., Galleguillos, M., McNulty, S. G., Sun, G., Singh, K. K., Mordecai, R. S., & Moore, P. F.

Title

Fire, forests and city water supply

Year

2019

Publication Outlet

Unasylva, 251, 58-66

DOI

http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca6842en

ISBN

ISSN

Citation

Hallema, D. W., Kinoshita, A. M., Martin, D. A., Robinne, F.-N., Galleguillos, M., McNulty, S. G., Sun, G., Singh, K. K., Mordecai, R. S., & Moore, P. F. (2019). Fire, forests and city water supply. Unasylva, 251, 58-66. http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca6842en

Abstract

Water – drinkable, usable water – is likely to be one of the most limiting resources in the future, given the growing global population, the high water demand of most agricultural production systems, and the confounding effects of climate change. We need to manage water wisely – efficiently, cost-effectively and equitably – if we are to avoid the calamity of a lack of usable water supply. Forested watersheds provide an estimated 75 percent of the world’s accessible freshwater resources, on which more than half the Earth’s people depend for domestic, agricultural, industrial and environmental purposes. Forests therefore, are vital natural infrastructure, and their management can provide “nature-based solutions” for a range of water-related societal challenges. This edition of Unasylva explores that potential.

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