Water resources and desertification related problems in arid and semi-arid areas: research insight, studies/success stories Giorgio Ghiglieri* a,b
a Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria di Monserrato – Blocco A – Stanza R56 S.P. Monserrato-Sestu, km 0.700 09042 Monserrato Cagliari, Italy, e- mail: ghiglieri@unica.it b Desertification Research Centre (NRD), University of Sassari, Viale Italia, 07100 Sassari, Italy. INTRODUCTION Among so much literature that addresses issues related to water, we like to start as did the philosopher M. Risse (Risse, 2014) “Thousands have lived without love, not one without water,” so Auden finished his poem “First Things First.” We find also a great interest on the global debate and narratives concerning water scarcity, water crises and water resource management. As well the various position on water ranging from those viewing water as an economic good to those viewing water as a human right. Sometimes it seems that the debates risk obscuring the cultural, social and...
