TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract The Indus, Mekong, and Ganges River deltas, which have created one of the world’s largest delta and submarine fan system, currently contribute a major fraction of freshwater to East and South Asia. All these deltas are those regions in the world that face major challenges in their water sector due to population growth, urbanization, industrialization, sea-level rise, and salinity intrusion into inland and water bodies, all aggravated by climate change. Among them, salinity intrusion is currently one of the key issues that directly and indirectly cause water insecurity in East and South Asia, which ultimately hamper livelihood, agricultural production, and social interference. Hence, this chapter gives a comprehensive description on the nature and extent of the salinity problem, its adverse effects on livelihood and water sector, and then the focus goes to current and future sustainable water resource management within the delta to finally move on to conclusion and suggestions.
VL  - 13
SN  - 978-1-78190-882-2, 978-1-78190-883-9/2040-7262
DO  - 10.1108/S2040-7262(2013)0000013012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2013)0000013012
AU  - Abedin Md. Anwarul
AU  - Habiba Umma
AU  - Shaw Rajib
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Salinity Scenario in Mekong, Ganges, and Indus River Deltas
T2  - Water Insecurity: A Social Dilemma
T3  - Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 115
EP  - 138
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -