Avert Bangladesh’s looming water crisis through open science and better data
Augusto Getirana, Nishan Kumar Biswas, Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Adnan Rajib, Sujay V. Kumar, M. Muhibur Rahman, Robin Kumar Biswas
Abstract
Intensive irrigation and climate change are depleting groundwater reserves in this fast-developing nation. To improve its water security, researchers need more information on water use, quality, flows and forecasts. Intensive irrigation and climate change are depleting groundwater reserves in this fast-developing nation. To improve its water security, researchers need more information on water use, quality, flows and forecasts.
Topics & Concepts
GroundwaterLoomingIrrigationEnvironmental scienceClimate changeWater securityWater resource managementWater qualityNatural resource economicsBusinessFood securityQuality (philosophy)Water resourcesHydrology (agriculture)AgricultureEconomicsGeographyOceanographyEngineeringGeologyEcologyBiologyPhysicsPhilosophyOpticsArchaeologyEpistemologyGeotechnical engineeringGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsWater resources management and optimizationHydrology and Watershed Management Studies