[LUM#16] Light on the Water
The sixteenth issue of your Lum magazine is dedicated to water, that precious and increasingly threatened shared resource.
The management of water resources and aquatic ecosystems, which is vital to human beings and their activities, is one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Climate change, rapid urbanization, and population growth are exacerbating water-related inequalities and risks.
What impact does this have on ecosystems? How can we optimize water resource management? What risks are involved? In this 16th issue, Lum features researchers who work every day to address water-related challenges.
Ensuring access to drinking water for everyone; measuring and understanding the impact of human activities on fish, algae, glacial biodiversity, and the bacteria that inhabit water; drilling to locate aquifers or optimizing crop irrigation. Examining and analyzing water policies and laws. Anticipating the risks of high water and flooding—why not from space?
The University of Montpellier and its partners are at the forefront of addressing the complexity of water issues, the discussions they spark, and the solutions that must be devised around the globe to tackle what is undoubtedly one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. Get to know them by browsing through this 16th issue, which shines a spotlight on water.
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