Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Water Research and TechnologyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Water, Energy, and Economic Development Towards an Integrated Regional Policy Analysis System
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Water Research and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Water, Energy and Economic Development
Author: Rudolph W. HardyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages :
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Energy
Author: Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Energy: a Continuing Bibliography with Indexes
Author: Integrated Water Resources Management: A Systems Perspective of Water Governance and Hydrological Conditions
Author: Adey NIgatu MershaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000481263
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
This thesis presents analysis of the status of IWRM implementation along with the challenges with regards to policy and institutional measures as well as the required basin information and management instruments. The research entailed a detailed analysis of water resources systems based on a case study from the Awash River Basin in Ethiopia, covering the historical and present state of the challenges and gaps in policies, institutional arrangements and management instruments. The status quo of practical water management, implications of plausible management alternatives in terms of their impact to future water availability, demand fulfilment, patterns of use, and sustainability of the environment were examined. Moreover, the interlinkages and dynamics between key water dependent resources sectors, broadly categorized into water, energy, food, and ecosystems (WEFE) was explored to identify key tradeoffs and synergies. This was deliberated as to improving the synchronization of sectoral plans and resources management programs, thereby fast-tracking the coordination process in IWRM. Overall, the research provides a clearer understanding of the system-wide problems, structural challenges and possible future consequences regarding the management and sustainability of the entire water resource system. Ultimately the purpose is to set in motion new strategies and mechanisms to improve the implementation of the currently applied IWRM framework in the context of the SDGs.
The Water–Food–Energy Nexus
Author: Jeremy AllouchePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351805525
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The world of development thinkers and practitioners is abuzz with a new lexicon: the idea of "the nexus" between water, food, and energy which is intuitively compelling. It promises better integration of multiple sectoral elements, a better transition to greener economies, and sustainable development. However, there appears to be little agreement on its precise meaning, whether it only complements existing environmental governance approaches or how it can be enhanced in national contexts. One current approach to the nexus treats it as a risk and security matter while another treats it within economic rationality addressing externalities across sector. A third perspective acknowledges it as a fundamentally political process requiring negotiation amongst different actors with distinct perceptions, interests, and practices. This perspective highlights the fact that technical solutions for improving coherence within the nexus may have unintended and negative impacts in other policy areas, such as poverty alleviation and education. The Water–Food–Energy Nexus: Power, Politics and Justice lays out the managerial-technical definitions of the nexus and challenges these conceptions by bringing to the forefront the politics of the nexus, around two key dimensions – a dynamic understanding of water–food–energy systems, and a normative positioning around nexus debates, in particular around social justice. The authors argue that a shift in nexus governance is required towards approaches where limits to control are acknowledged, and more reflexive/plural strategies adopted. This book will be of interest to academic researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the fields of international development studies, environmental politics, and science and technology studies, as well as international relations.