Abstract
Salinisation can have different adverse impacts on water resources that are used for drinking, irrigation, or industrial purposes. In addition, salinisation in its turn is also strongly influenced by anthropogenic activities such as irrigation. This paper maps trade-offs between water quality (SDG 6.3) and other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using salinisation as an example. Many interlinkages exist between SDG 6.3 and other SDGs as identified in the literature review part. These are however not yet fully addressed in studies applying a comprehensive systems approach or modelling frameworks. In order to find solution options for achieving a sustainable future the interlinkages between SDGs related to salinisation and its impacts need to be considered as they play a key role in mitigating impacts, prioritising measures for action and hence turning trade-offs into synergies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 96-104 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability |
| Volume | 36 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2019 |
Funding
This publication has advanced after a workshop entitled “Water Quality: a new challenge for global scale modelling” held at Wageningen University 18–21 September 2017. Funding for this workshop came from the OECD-CRP , the support of which is gratefully acknowledged. Ellen Kynast and Dr. Christof Schneider from CESR are kindly acknowledged for preparing figures 2 and 3.