Global water issues need research to avoid crisis situations
Research into water is growing faster than the average 4 percent annual growth rate for all research disciplines, says a report from Elsevier and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). The report, The Water and Food Nexus: Trends and Development of the Research Landscape, analyzes the major trends in water and food-related research articles at international, national and institutional levels.
The report examines the dynamics of global water research between 2007 and 2011, focusing on two areas: