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Publisher : African Water Issues Research Unit Centre for International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Policy Options in Water-stressed States written by and published by African Water Issues Research Unit Centre for International. This book was released on 2003 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Isaac M. Castellano
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303023150X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Water Scarcity in the American West written by Isaac M. Castellano and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of unauthorized water use in the American West (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) and the coming demand for water accountability. Arguing that status quo responses to unauthorized water use (or water theft) and the protection of water rights are largely inadequate, this title examines the far-ranging impacts of this lackluster response on issues ranging from food production to urban livability, and concludes that there will be intense pressure at both the federal and state level to address these issues. Utilizing qualitative and quantitative models and collaborative management literature to identify ideal approaches, this project ultimately seeks to address this major crisis of states’ legitimacy and analyze potential solutions under the ever-expanding threat of climate change.
Author : Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782548017
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (825 download)
Download or read book Handbook on Water Security written by Claudia Pahl-Wostl and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water security has received increasing attention in the scientific and public policy communities in recent years. The Handbook on Water Security is a much-needed resource that helps the reader navigate between the differing interpretations of water security. It explains the various dimensions of the topic by approaching it both conceptually and thematically, as well as in relation to experiences in different regions of the world. The international contributors explore the various perspectives on water security to show that it has multiple meanings that cannot easily be reconciled. Topics discussed include: challenges from human security to consumerism, how trade policies can help to achieve water security in a transboundary setting, the potential of risk-based governance arrangements and the ecology of water security. Scholars and postgraduate students in the social sciences working on water-related issues will find this book to be of substantial interest. It will strongly appeal to policymakers and practitioners looking at the strengths and limitations of water security.
Author : Libor Jansky
Publisher : United Nations University Press
ISBN 13 : 9280811207
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Enhancing Participation and Governance in Water Resources Management written by Libor Jansky and published by United Nations University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations estimates that more than 2 billion people in over 40 countries are negatively affected by water shortages. Increasing demand for water has been identified as one of four major factors that will threaten human and ecological health over the next generation. As public health, development, economy and nature suffer, ensuring access to clean water is rising towards the top of government agendas. Water resources management is the aggregate of policies and activities used to provide clean water to meet human needs across sectors and jurisdictions and to sustain the water-related ecological systems upon which we depend. Knowledge that is crucial for water management is distributed across governments, non-governmental organizations and the water users themselves. In most circumstances, water management aims to address the interests of and integrate usage across hydrologically meaningful units, such as watersheds. Some management aspects, however, such as transboundary flows across multiple basins and inter-basin water transfers via channels or virtual water, may necessitate a broader geographical scope. Public participation aims actively to increase attention to and inclusion of the interests of those who are usually marginalized, e.g. politically disenfranchised minorities or poor people indirectly affected by water management. In this book, the authors identify successful mechanisms, approaches and practices for promoting public involvement in water resources management, including both conventional approaches and those based on information technology.
Author : Larry B. Morandi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Water Resources Management written by Larry B. Morandi and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sydney Schlotterback
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Policy Analysis of Water Management written by Sydney Schlotterback and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whatcom County, Washington is currently under pressure to develop a water resource management plan to come into compliance with Washington State law, including recent legislation set forth in Engrossed Senate Substitute Bill (ESSB) 6091 (January 18,2018). ESSB 6091 requires Whatcom County to engage in a planning process to mitigate for water withdrawals for new permit-exempt wells and to ensure that new water users over a twenty-year period do not result in decreased ecological function of instream resources. It responds to the Washington State Supreme Court's recent decision in Whatcom County v. Hirst, Futurewise, et al, often referred to as the "Hirst" case. Hirst ruled that Whatcom County failed to protect rural character as required by the GMA because its Comprehensive Plan did not include measures that would adequately protect water quality and quantity. The GMA requires Whatcom County to contain or otherwise control rural development and protect surface water and groundwater resources. The purpose of this policy analysis is to discuss and compare three policy options that are proposed to Whatcom County as possible solutions to address the requirements in Hirst and ESSB 6091. These policy options are the construction of reservoirs to provide water storage capacity, the extension of existing public water supplies to serve areas that do not have such service, and the development of a water banking program. Three criteria will be used to evaluate each policy option: cost-effectiveness, implementation/feasibility, and compliance with law. Of the three options that are commonly proposed answers to Whatcom County's problems of water shortage and depleted instream flows, water banking is the recommended policy solution. In addition, comprehensive planning and conservation are recommended to help ensure the success of any policy intended to address water scarcity problems. Other options for water resource management likely exist and could be applied to Whatcom County. Due to research and time limitations, a narrowed focus on three policy options allowed for initial determination of an effective policy solution.
Author : United States. Water Resources Policy Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 810 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (359 download)
Download or read book A Water Policy for the American People: Water resources law written by United States. Water Resources Policy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Brans
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 904110657X
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)
Download or read book The Scarcity of Water, Emerging Legal and Policy Responses written by Edward Brans and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 1997-05-14 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The threat of water scarcity touches human populations and ecosystems worldwide. This work overviews the various legal responses to conflicts involving water as a resource. It addresses the continuous development of water law in the face of new water shortage scares. The distinguished team of contributors analyses the nature of the problem, international water law, legal and policy responses to water scarcity in selected regions, and the emergence of a new body of economic water law. Contributing experts in the field of water law and policy reveal the diverse and dynamic development of water law and the interaction between the legal and policy responses at the international, regional, and national levels. A result of the conference `Scarcity of Water, International, European and National Legal Aspects' held at the Faculty of Law of the Erasmus University, Rotterdam in October 1995, this book also contains a selection of papers presented at the conference.
Author : David Molden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113654853X
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Water for Food Water for Life written by David Molden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times - fundamental to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse ecosystem degradation. This Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, involving more than 700 leading specialists, evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward. It offers actions for water management and water policy - to ensure more equitable and effective use. This assessment describes key water-food-environment trends that influence our lives today and uses scenarios to explore the consequences of a range of potential investments. It aims to inform investors and policymakers about water and food choices in light of such crucial influences as poverty, ecosystems, governance, and productivity. It covers rainfed agriculture, irrigation, groundwater, marginal-quality water, fisheries, livestock, rice, land, and river basins. Ample tables, graphs, and references make this an invaluable work for practitioners, academics, researchers, and policymakers in water management, agriculture, conservation, and development. Published with IWMI.
Author : David B. Brooks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1844077543
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Making the Most of the Water We Have written by David B. Brooks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Ellen Hanak
Publisher : Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN 13 : 1582131414
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Managing California's Water written by Ellen Hanak and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Saeid Eslamian
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351851144
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity written by Saeid Eslamian and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines numerous management strategies for dealing with drought and scarcity. These strategies include management approaches for different regions, such as coastal, urban, rural, and agricultural areas. It offers multiple strategies for monitoring, assessing, and forcasting drought through the use of remote sensing and GIS tools. It also presents drought mitigation management strategies, such as groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, conservations practices, and more.
Author : United States. National Water Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book New Directions in U.S. Water Policy written by United States. National Water Commission and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean-Marc Faurès
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 : 9789251073049
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Coping with Water Scarcity written by Jean-Marc Faurès and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of FAO staff and consultants in the framework of the project "Coping with water scarcity - the role of agriculture", and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome, during the period 14-16 December 2009 on the same subject. It was subsequently edited and revised, taking account of discussions in the Expert Consultation and materials presented to the meeting. The purpose of the Expert Consultation was to assist FAO to better design its water scarcity programme. In particular, the experts were requested to provide recommendations on the range of technical and policy options and associated principles that FAO should promote as part of an agricultural response to water scarcity in member countries. The document offers views on the conceptual framework on which FAO's water scarcity programme should be based, proposes a set of definitions associated with the concept of water scarcity, and indicates the main principles on which FAO should base its action in support to its member countries. At the meeting, experts were requested to review the draft document and provide feedback and recommendations for its finalization. Issues that were addressed in discussions included: 3⁄4 Water scarcity: agreement on key definitions. 3⁄4 The conceptualisation of water scarcity in ways that are meaningful for policy development and decision-making. 3⁄4 The quantification of water scarcity. . 3⁄4 Policy and technical response options available to ensure food security in conditions of water scarcity. . 3⁄4 Criteria and principles that should be used to establish priorities for action in response to water scarcity in agriculture and ensure effective and efficient water scarcity coping strategies.
Author : Water Resources Council (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Planning and Cost Sharing Policy Options for Water and Related Land Programs: A summary of the current situation written by Water Resources Council (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Owen McIntyre
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317142217
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Environmental Protection of International Watercourses under International Law written by Owen McIntyre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McIntyre's work explains the legal means by which requirements of environmental protection influence the determination of a reasonable and equitable regime for allocating rights to riparian states to utilize shared freshwater resources. The work examines the means and processes by which environmental considerations can act upon the operation of the principle of equitable utilization. The volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the subject, outlining the development, scope and operation in general and customary international law of key rules of environmental protection.
Author : Waltina Scheumann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 354076707X
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Water Politics and Development Cooperation written by Waltina Scheumann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-22 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of the political sphere for understanding and solving water sector problems is the basic rationale of this book, which is the outcome of the Fifth Dialogues on Water, organised at the German Development Institute, Bonn. These dialogues, unlike earlier ones, focused on the political processes of policy formulation and the strategic behaviour of the actors involved. Specific attention is devoted to implications for development cooperation.
