resource scarcity (Q1017)
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Natural resource scarcity is the lack of resources needed for human use and consumption, such as water, land, food, energy, and materials.
- resource competition
- natural resource scarcity
- scarcity of resources
- natural-resource scarcity
- natural-resource competition
- resource insecurity
- resource shortage
- resource shortages
- shortages of resources
- shortage of resources
- resource security
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | resource scarcity |
Natural resource scarcity is the lack of resources needed for human use and consumption, such as water, land, food, energy, and materials. |
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The scarcity of resources can be intensified by climate change, affecting the access to basic needs like food, land, and water. It exacerbates the vulnerability of populations, ecosystems, economies, and institutions, with the severity of impacts depending on both climate factors and the magnitude of scarcity itself.