The privatization of water supply and wastewater systems, together with institutional restructuring of governance through decentralization and the penetration of global firms in local and regional markets have been promoted as solutions to increase economic efficiency and achieve universal water supply and sanitation coverage. Yet a significant share of service provision and water resources development remains the responsibility of public authorities. The chapters in this book with case evidence from Argentina, Chile, France, the USA, and other countries address critical questions that...
The privatization of water supply and wastewater systems, together with institutional restructuring of governance through decentralization and the ...
Spain is facing an increasingly difficult situation in terms of water stress. This is an issue that is due mostly to poor management practices in all sectors. Large amounts of water have been used for agricultural purposes at very low prices for too long; there is an uncontrolled use of most aquifers in rural areas which result from ineffective control by the public administration; per capita consumption continues increasing as well as water used for industrial and energy generation, the construction and tourism sectors and for recreation activities. In fact, they have all exerted additional...
Spain is facing an increasingly difficult situation in terms of water stress. This is an issue that is due mostly to poor management practices in all ...
Examining the water, development and security linkages in Central Asia can feel a bit like solving a Rubik s cube. The Rubik s cube starts to usually find structure and the different pieces find their places when its solver adopts a systematic approach. Still, solving the whole cube takes time and perseverance. This is also the case with water and security in Central Asia as demonstrated by the chapters in this book. In the case of water and security in Central Asia, there are many "faces," including not only the Central Asian states but also the neighbouring countries and other players of...
Examining the water, development and security linkages in Central Asia can feel a bit like solving a Rubik s cube. The Rubik s cube starts to usual...
Water data and information are essential to support efforts to understand, manage, allocate, utilize and protect water resources. The linkages between Water Information Systems and needs of decision makers are complex, but can be encapsulated in a Driving Force (Policy Needs) Monitoring Data Management Reporting framework.
The rapid development in water policy reforms in many sectors and growing emphasis on demand-side policy solutions to water resources management has created an information imbalance. This imbalance can be characterised in terms of an inverted pyramid with...
Water data and information are essential to support efforts to understand, manage, allocate, utilize and protect water resources. The linkages betw...
The rapid economic expansion and population growth of developing countries in Asia has led to increasing demands for water and energy. To meet these demands, large dam development projects have been completed, which has inevitably caused involuntary resettlement. In order to support these projects, dam developers must find appropriate ways to ensure adequate livelihood reconstruction for resettled individuals. Resettlement causes both short-term and long-term effects (both positive and negative) for the relocated populations, meaning that in order to evaluate the larger impact of such...
The rapid economic expansion and population growth of developing countries in Asia has led to increasing demands for water and energy. To meet thes...
Pakistan's water management is at a critical watershed. Water shortages are growing rapidly as a result of growing demand across all water-using sectors. Rapid population growth, from 175 million people in 2010 to an estimated 236 million by 2030 and 280 million by 2050, and international food-price spikes create pressure to increase agricultural production of staples; but demand for cash crops is also growing rapidly to raise rural incomes and generate rural employment to absorb the relatively young, rapidly growing rural population. Water management is also increasingly affected by climate...
Pakistan's water management is at a critical watershed. Water shortages are growing rapidly as a result of growing demand across all water-using secto...
To plan successfully and manage the increased uncertainties posed by likely future climate change, knowledge needs to advance much more for the water profession beyond what it is now available. Meeting these challenges does not depend exclusively on advances in climatological-hydrologic models. Policies for adaptation and strategies for mitigation measures have to be formulated on the basis of what are likely to be the potential impacts. These will have to be regularly fine-tuned and implemented according to changing needs and as more reliable knowledge and data become available. Even more...
To plan successfully and manage the increased uncertainties posed by likely future climate change, knowledge needs to advance much more for the wat...
The book includes seventeen excellent researched and documented papers that reflect the diversity of thought, ideas and experiences related to IWRM. They draw from an extensive, inclusive and geographically representative range of theoretical propositions and practical examples. These include the implementation status of the IWRM concept at local, basin, regional and national levels; its appropriateness for the twenty-first century; main implementation gaps from the institutional, legal, policy, governance, management and technical viewpoints; the likelihood that IWRM s entrenchment in...
The book includes seventeen excellent researched and documented papers that reflect the diversity of thought, ideas and experiences related to IWRM...
A society that intensifies and expands the use of land and water in urban areas needs to search for solutions to manage the frontiers between these two essential elements for urban living. Sustainable governance of land and water is one of the major challenges of our times. Managing retention areas for floods and droughts, designing resilient urban waterfronts, implementing floating homes, or managing wastewater in shrinking cities are just a few examples where spatial planning steps into the governance arena of water management and vice versa. However, water management and spatial...
A society that intensifies and expands the use of land and water in urban areas needs to search for solutions to manage the frontiers between these...
