CONSERVE: A Center of Excellence at the Nexus of Sustainable Water Reuse, Food and Health, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health, School of Public Health Building (255), 4200 Valley Drive, Room 2234P, College Park, MD 20742, United States..
Environ Res. 2019 Apr;171:576-580. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.003. Epub 2018 Nov 13.
Climate change and population growth are contributing to a growing global freshwater crisis that is exacerbating agricultural water scarcity and compromising food security and public health. In light of these challenges, the increased reliance on nontraditional irrigation water sources, such as reclaimed or recycled water, is emerging as a potentially viable strategy to address water and food insecurity worldwide. This editorial provides an overview of the global need for agricultural water reuse and outlines the environmental and public health impacts associated with this practice. Policy implications, including an emphasis on "One Water" approaches, are discussed. Finally, the editorial leads off a Special Issue that includes a collection of articles reporting on the initial research and extension/outreach findings of CONSERVE: A Center of Excellence at the Nexus of Sustainable Water Reuse, Food and Health, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Taken together, this compilation of articles addresses the overarching theme that transdisciplinary teams are key with regard to moving the science of agricultural water reuse forward to achieve water and food security and advance public health in a changing climate.
气候变化和人口增长导致全球淡水资源危机日益严重，加剧了农业水资源短缺，危及粮食安全和公共健康。鉴于这些挑战，越来越多地依赖非传统灌溉水源，如再生水或回收水，正成为解决全球水和粮食安全问题的一种潜在可行策略。本社论概述了全球对农业用水再利用的需求，并概述了与该做法相关的环境和公共卫生影响。讨论了政策影响，包括强调“一水”方法。最后，社论引出了一个特刊，其中包括一系列文章，报告了由美国农业部、国家食品和农业研究所资助的可持续水再利用、食品和健康的卓越中心 CONSEVE 的初步研究和推广/外展结果。这些文章共同探讨了一个总主题，即跨学科团队是推动农业用水再利用科学向前发展、实现水和粮食安全以及在气候变化中促进公共健康的关键。
