Water crisis
Topics referred to by the same term
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Water crisis could refer to:
- Water bankruptcy, a condition caused by an overuse of water resource for an extended period to the extent that leads to irreversible ecosystem damages, resulting in systems losing their ability to restore historical ecosystem service baselines.
- Water security, a goal of water management and policy
- Water scarcity, a shortage of water in a specific geography, such as the Cape Town water crisis
- Drought, the meteorological conditions created by lack of precipitation
Specific events
Americas
Chile
Honduras
United States
Uruguay
- 2022–2023 Uruguay drought or water crises