HESS Opinions: The myth of groundwater sustainability in Asia

<p>Across the arid regions of water-stressed countries of Asia, groundwater production for irrigated agriculture has led to water-level declines that continue to worsen. For India, China, Pakistan, Iran, and others, it is unrealistic to expect groundwater sustainability in a verifiable sense t...

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Main Authors: F. W. Schwartz, G. Liu, Z. Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/24/489/2020/hess-24-489-2020.pdf