Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering & Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Online published on 18 January, 2018.
This paper addresses the following and related questions: (1) What is water security and is it related to food security, energy security, health security, and ecological security? (2) What factors impact water security? (3) What are the challenges in meeting water security? (4) What can be done to ensure water security? (5) Is water security entirely a technical problem? (6) What systems need to be engineered to help ensure water security? It further offers a personal perspective on water security and engineering solutions.
Climate change, surface water, groundwater, security, integrated approach, water use
