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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Waterlogged soils

Waterlogged soils

  • Swamps
  • Bogs
  • Wetlands
  • Marshes

Broader

Inadequate care of community space
Presentable

Narrower

Stagnant surface water
Unpresentable
Salty paddy fields
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Water-borne diseases
Excellent
Inadequate disease vector control
Presentable
Land rehabilitation difficulty
Unpresentable
Mosquito breeding ponds
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Seepage water losses from irrigation systems
Presentable
Rising water table
Presentable
Inappropriate irrigation schemes
Presentable
Inadequate land drainage
Presentable
Unavailability of pumps
Unpresentable
Irresponsible soil management
Unpresentable
Loss of agricultural land due to artificial flooding
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Destruction of wetland environments
Excellent
Loss of soil water
Unpresentable

Related

Threatened swampland habitats
Presentable

Strategy

Improving farm irrigation systems
Presentable
Draining fields to prevent waterlogging
Presentable
Creating comprehensive drainage scheme
Unpresentable
Reducing methane emissions from wetlands
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Geography » Land type/use
  • Geology » Soil
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G2633
    DOCID
    11726330
    D7NID
    141986
    Last update
    Nov 30, 2023