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Water inequalities

Cities dried up by few

Nature Sustainability volume 6, pages 883–884 (2023)Cite this article

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Urban water crises are an increasingly pressing challenge. A study now shows how unsustainable behaviour fostered by social inequalities undermines water access and, if unaddressed, may lead to increased vulnerability in the long term.

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Fig. 1: Conceptualization of water scarcity, including its drivers and the mitigation and adaptation measures used to address it.

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