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Water Governance and Collective Action

Author : Diana Suhardiman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351705245
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Water Governance and Collective Action written by Diana Suhardiman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collective Action is now recognized as central to addressing the water governance challenge of delivering sustainable development and global environmental benefits. This book examines concepts and practices of collective action that have emerged in recent decades globally. Building on a Foucauldian conception of power, it provides an overview of collective action challenges involved in the sustainable management and development of global freshwater resources through case studies from Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Latin America. The case studies link community-based management of water resources with national decision-making landscapes, transboundary water governance, and global policy discussion on sustainable development, justice and water security. Power and politics are placed at the centre of collective action and water governance discourse, while addressing three core questions: how is collective action shaped by existing power structures and relationships at different scales? What are the kinds of tools and approaches that various actors can take and adopt towards more deliberative processes for collective action? And what are the anticipated outcomes for development processes, the environment and the global resource base of achieving collective action across scales?

Transforming Rural Water Governance

Author : Sarah T Romano
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816538077
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Rural Water Governance written by Sarah T Romano and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most acute water crises occur in everyday contexts in impoverished rural and urban areas across the Global South. While they rarely make headlines, these crises, characterized by inequitable access to sufficient and clean water, affect over one billion people globally. What is less known, though, is that millions of these same global citizens are at the forefront of responding to the challenges of water privatization, climate change, deforestation, mega-hydraulic projects, and other threats to accessing water as a critical resource. In Transforming Rural Water Governance Sarah T. Romano explains the bottom-up development and political impact of community-based water and sanitation committees (CAPS) in Nicaragua. Romano traces the evolution of CAPS from rural resource management associations into a national political force through grassroots organizing and strategic alliances. Resource management and service provision is inherently political: charging residents fees for service, determining rules for household water shutoffs and reconnections, and negotiating access to water sources with local property owners constitute just a few of the highly political endeavors resource management associations like CAPS undertake as part of their day-to-day work in their communities. Yet, for decades in Nicaragua, this local work did not reflect political activism. In the mid-2000s CAPS’ collective push for social change propelled them onto a national stage and into new roles as they demanded recognition from the government. Romano argues that the transformation of Nicaragua’s CAPS into political actors is a promising example of the pursuit of sustainable and equitable water governance, particularly in Latin America. Transforming Rural Water Governance demonstrates that when activism informs public policy processes, the outcome is more inclusive governance and the potential for greater social and environmental justice.

Water Governance in Motion

Author : Philippe Cullet
Publisher : Cambridge India
ISBN 13 : 8175966343
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Water Governance in Motion written by Philippe Cullet and published by Cambridge India. This book was released on 2010 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws" focuses on the work undertaken by International Environmental Law Research Centre IELRC on water law reforms in India. It seeks to provide a broader understanding of the conceptual framework informing existing water law and ongoing reforms. The book is divided into two parts. The first part critically analyses the context of international law for water reforms and the second part discusses the multifaceted aspects of water sector reforms in India. It assembles in one volume the contributions made by a broad range of scholars working on various law and policy issues arising in the context of water sector reforms in India. The contributions have been specifically selected in order to address the wide range of issues including water distribution to households, irrigation, industrial use and wastewater treatment. These questions are dealt with from a range of perspectives including human rights, environment, agriculture, development and trade. The book would be of interest to academia, researchers, NGOs and policy-makers.

Water Governance as Connective Capacity

Author : Dr Peter Scholten
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409484807
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Water Governance as Connective Capacity by : Dr Peter Scholten

Download or read book Water Governance as Connective Capacity written by Dr Peter Scholten and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is becoming one of the world's most crucial concerns. A third of the world's population has severe water shortage, while three quarters of the global population lives in deltas which run the risk of severe flooding. In addition, many more face problems of poor water quality. While it is apparent that drastic action should be taken, in reality, water problems are complex and not at all easy to resolve. There are many stakeholders involved - industries, local municipalities, farmers, the recreational sector, environmental organisations, and others - who all approach the problems and possible solutions differently. This requires delicate ways of governing multi-actor processes. This book approaches the concept of 'water management' from an interdisciplinary and non-technical, but governance orientation. It departs from the fragmented nature of water management, showing how these lack cooperation, joint responsibility and integration and instead argues that the capacity to connect to other domains, levels, scales, organizations and actors is of utmost importance. Connective capacity revolves around connecting arrangements (such as institutions), actors (for instance individuals) and approaches (such as instruments). These three carriers of connectedness can be applied to different focal points (the objects of fragmentation and integration in water management). The book distinguishes five different focal points: (1) government layers and levels; (2) sectors and domains; (3) time orientation of the long and the short term; (4) perceptions and actor frames; (5) public and private spheres. Each contributor pays attention to a specific combination of one focal point and one connective carrier. Bringing together case studies from countries including The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Romania, Sweden, Finland, Italy, India, Canada and the United States, the book focuses on the question of how to deal with the various sources of fragmentation in water governance by organizing meaningful connections and developing 'connective capacity'. In doing so, it provides useful scientific and practical insights into how 'connective capacity' in water governance can be enhanced.

Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management

Author : Sharon B. Megdal
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038424463
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management written by Sharon B. Megdal and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management" that was published in Water

Progress in Water Footprint Assessment

Author : Arjen Y. Hoekstra
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039210386
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Progress in Water Footprint Assessment written by Arjen Y. Hoekstra and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water Footprint Assessment is a young research field that considers how freshwater use, scarcity, and pollution relate to consumption, production, and trade patterns. This book presents a wide range of studies within this new field. It is argued that collective and coordinated action—at different scale levels and along all stages of commodity supply chains—is necessary to bring about more sustainable, efficient, and equitable water use. The presented studies range from farm to catchment and country level, and show how different actors along the supply chain of final commodities can contribute to more sustainable water use in the chain.

Water Governance: Retheorizing Politics

Author : Nicole J. Wilson
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039215604
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Water Governance: Retheorizing Politics written by Nicole J. Wilson and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This republished Special Issue highlights recent and emergent concepts and approaches to water governance that re-centers the political in relation to water-related decision making, use, and management. To do so at once is to focus on diverse ontologies, meanings and values of water, and related contestations regarding its use, or its importance for livelihoods, identity, or place-making. Building on insights from science and technology studies, feminist, and postcolonial approaches, we engage broadly with the ways that water-related decision making is often depoliticized and evacuated of political content or meaning—and to what effect. Key themes that emerged from the contributions include the politics of water infrastructure and insecurity; participatory politics and multi-scalar governance dynamics; politics related to emergent technologies of water (bottled or packaged water, and water desalination); and Indigenous water governance.

OECD Studies on Water Implementing the OECD Principles on Water Governance Indicator Framework and Evolving Practices

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264292659
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Implementing the OECD Principles on Water Governance Indicator Framework and Evolving Practices written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years after the adoption of the OECD Water Governance Principles, this report takes stock of their use and evolving practices, and provides an indicator framework building on lessons learned from their implementation in different countries and contexts.

The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

Author : Kees van Leeuwen
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039211501
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (392 download)

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Book Synopsis The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities by : Kees van Leeuwen

Download or read book The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities written by Kees van Leeuwen and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities that was published in Water

Rule

Author : Alejandro Omar Iza
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831710278
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Rule written by Alejandro Omar Iza and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective water governance capacity is the foundation of efficient management of water resources. Water governance reform processes must work towards building capacity in a cohesive and articulated approach that links national policies, laws and institutions, within an enabling environment that allows for their implementation. This guide shows how national water reform processes can deliver good water governance, by focussing on the principles and practice of reform. RULE guides managers and decision makers on a journey which provides an overview of what makes good law, policy and institutions, and the steps needed to build a coherent and fully operational water governance structure.

Water Governance in the Face of Global Change

Author : Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319218557
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Book Synopsis Water Governance in the Face of Global Change by : Claudia Pahl-Wostl

Download or read book Water Governance in the Face of Global Change written by Claudia Pahl-Wostl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of multi-level water governance, developing a conceptual and analytical framework that captures the complexity of real water governance systems while also introducing different approaches to comparative analysis. Applications illustrate how the ostensibly conflicting goals of deriving general principles and of taking context-specific factors into account can be reconciled. Specific emphasis is given to governance reform, adaptive and transformative capacity and multi-level societal learning. The sustainable management of global water resources is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the 21st century. Many problems and barriers to improvement can be attributed to failures in governance rather than the resource base itself. At the same time our understanding of complex water governance systems largely remains limited and fragmented. The book offers an invaluable resource for all researchers working on water governance topics and for practitioners dealing with water governance challenges alike.

Water Governance

Author : R.K. Mishra
Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 : 8184247524
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book Water Governance written by R.K. Mishra and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This present volume contains 18 contributions, papers presented in four technical sessions during the national seminar on Governance and Management of water. The volume analyses the present crisis of water from different aspects and provides an opportunity to address the challenges on effective water governance and management. By focusing on different cases from around the country, the colume generates new ideas and hopes for probable of such challenges.

Sustainable Climate Action and Water Management

Author : Ram Kumar Mishra
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811582378
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Climate Action and Water Management written by Ram Kumar Mishra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses various issues relating to water resources, climate change and sustainable development. Water is the main driving force behind three major pillars of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic. As stated in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, development of these pillars rests on the availability and management of resources to fulfill the demand for water. By identifying the various challenges in the context of water resources and climate change, the book offers insights into achieving a better and more sustainable future. It provides a unique forum for practitioners and academics to exchange ideas on emerging issues, approaches, and practices in the area of water resources, climate change, and sustainability, while also presenting valuable information for policymakers on the changing contours of water management and climate change mitigation. As such it is a useful resource for decision-makers at the local as well as the global level.

Groundwater governance and the water-energy-food nexus in action: a global review of policy and practice

Author : Shah, T.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251371687
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Groundwater governance and the water-energy-food nexus in action: a global review of policy and practice written by Shah, T. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dominance of insular, supply-side technocratic thinking has posed a major challenge to improving water governance in the face of mounting resource scarcity, which has itself been accentuated by climate change. During the 1990s, global discourse moved from supply-driven sectoral interventions to more holistic approaches to water governance as part of larger socioeconomic and environmental processes. Integrated water resources management (IWRM) emphasized demand-side water management and used prices, participation, entitlements, laws and regulations to strengthen water governance at hydrological rather than territorial units. More recently, there have been pleas for more integrative approaches that link land, water, energy, food, livelihoods, the environment and other spheres – each with its own, often insular, governance structure. The evolution in global thinking reflects the need to meet growing human needs by innovating approaches that enhance resilience and the sustainability of landscapes, the biosphere and the Earth as a whole. To this end, the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus advocates that society is better off seeking system-level balance rather than maximizing sectoral objectives. The nexus approach has produced prolific analytical literature over the past decade but integrating it into policy and governance faces many challenges. This review paper explores these challenges by focusing on the WEF nexus in action. We compare the nexus in several water-stressed areas of the world including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, China, Bangladesh and Gujarat (India), with additional evidence drawn from other places such as Morocco and Punjab-Haryana. We synthesize these case studies to examine the actual state of play in different locations and tease out practical lessons for mainstreaming nexus thinking in water policy and governance. The key conclusion is that specific contexts, contingencies and constituencies drive national and sub-national policies. Directing the outcomes towards the optimal nexus depends on the nature of the state, investment in institution building and, above all, ingenuity in policy design and implementation to overcome resistance to change and strengthen political capital for the leaders who back such policies.

Society - Water - Technology

Author : Reinhard F. Hüttl
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319189719
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Society - Water - Technology written by Reinhard F. Hüttl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects (MWEPs) and portrays an application to the Lower Jordan Valley (Middle East) and the Fergana Valley (Central Asia). Both areas are characterised by transboundary conflicts, by challenges due to demographic and climate change and by political and societal pressures. Based on the findings, the book provides recommendations for science and political decisions makers as well as for international financing institutions. In addition, it outlines research gaps from an interdisciplinary perspective. In the past, MWEPs have been used as an instrument to cope with the demands of growing populations and to enhance development progress. Experiences with MWEPs have shown that a purely technical approach has not always brought about the desired results. In many cases, MWEPs have even resulted in negative implications for society and environment. Therefore, improved management strategies and enhanced technologies for a sustainable water resource management system are a prerequisite to meet present and future challenges. And, moreover, the continuous evaluation and optimisation of these measures is, likewise, a must.

Global Framework for Action to Achieve the Vision on Groundwater Governance

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251092583
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Global Framework for Action to Achieve the Vision on Groundwater Governance written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Framework for Action has been prepared to achieve the goals of the Shared Global Vision for Groundwater Governance 2030. It describes the main steps to be taken and is an urgent call for action to all who can make a difference: national and local governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society, media, educational institutes and professional organizations — but also to well owners, groundwater users and concerned citizens everywhere.

Water Diplomacy in Action

Author : Shafiqul Islam
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 178308491X
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Water Diplomacy in Action written by Shafiqul Islam and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complex water problems cannot be resolved by numbers or narratives. Contingent and negotiated approaches are necessary for actionable outcome. In the face of a constantly changing array of interconnected water issues that cross multiple boundaries, the challenge is how to translate solutions that emerge from science and technology into the context of real-world policy and politics. Water Diplomacy in Action addresses this task by synthesizing two emerging ideas––complexity science and negotiation theory––to understand and manage risks and opportunities for an uncertain water future. Rooted in the ideas of complexity science and mutual gains negotiation, this edited volume shows why traditional systems engineering approaches may not work for complex problems, what emerging tools and techniques are needed and how these are used to resolve complex water problems.