Water Governance For Resilience To Climate Change

Author : Kjellen, M.,White, M.,Matthews, J.,Mauroner, A.,Timboe, I.,Burchi, S.,Dhot, N.,van Waeyenberge, T.,El Fenni, Y. R.,Lohani, A.,Newton, J.,Imamura, Y.,Miyamoto, M.,Moors, E.,de Oliveira, V. G.,Schmeier, S.,Crespo, C. C.,Gutierrez, M. T.,Welling, R.,Suhardiman, Diana,Hada, R.,Saji, M.,Jimenez, A.,Lymer, B. L.,Saikia, P.,Mathews, R.,Bernardini, F.,Koeppel, S.,Aureli, A.,Resende, T. C.,Avellan, T.,Hahn, A.,Kirschke, S. J.,Perera, D.,Loeffen, A.,Turner, R.,Pories, L.,Aldaco-Manner, L.,Daher, B.,Willemart, S.,Schillinger, J.
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Page : 10 pages
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Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Science
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Water governance for resilience to climate change by Kjellen, M.,White, M.,Matthews, J.,Mauroner, A.,Timboe, I.,Burchi, S.,Dhot, N.,van Waeyenberge, T.,El Fenni, Y. R.,Lohani, A.,Newton, J.,Imamura, Y.,Miyamoto, M.,Moors, E.,de Oliveira, V. G.,Schmeier, S.,Crespo, C. C.,Gutierrez, M. T.,Welling, R.,Suhardiman, Diana,Hada, R.,Saji, M.,Jimenez, A.,Lymer, B. L.,Saikia, P.,Mathews, R.,Bernardini, F.,Koeppel, S.,Aureli, A.,Resende, T. C.,Avellan, T.,Hahn, A.,Kirschke, S. J.,Perera, D.,Loeffen, A.,Turner, R.,Pories, L.,Aldaco-Manner, L.,Daher, B.,Willemart, S.,Schillinger, J. Pdf

In UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2020: water and climate change. Paris, France: UNESCO

Author : Margot Hill
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400757967

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Climate Change and Water Governance by Margot Hill Pdf

The book presents detailed case studies examining the Rhône Basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland and the Aconcagua Basin in Valparaiso, Chile. In order to understand and assess the interplay of complex and interlinked environmental and socio-economic issues, the author looks beyond the technology, modelling, engineering and infrastructure associated with water resources management and climate change adaptation, to assess the decision-making environment within which water and adaptation policy and practices are devised and executed.

Author : Barbara Cosens,Lance Gunderson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319724720

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Practical Panarchy for Adaptive Water Governance by Barbara Cosens,Lance Gunderson Pdf

This book presents the results of an interdisciplinary project that examined how law, policy and ecological dynamics influence the governance of regional scale water based social-ecological systems in the United States and Australia. The volume explores the obstacles and opportunities for governance that is capable of management, adaptation, and transformation in these regional social-ecological systems as they respond to accelerating environmental change. With the onset of the Anthropocene, global and regional changes in biophysical inputs to these systems will challenge their capacity to respond while maintaining functions of water supply, flood control, hydropower production, water quality, and biodiversity. Governance lies at the heart of the capacity of these systems to meet these challenges. Assessment of water basins in the United States and Australia indicates that state-centric governance of these complex and dynamic social-environmental systems is evolving to a more complex, diverse, and complex array public and private arrangements. In this process, three challenges emerge for water governance to become adaptive to environmental change. First, is the need for legal reform to remove barriers to adaptive governance by authorizing government agencies to prepare for windows of opportunity through adaptive planning, and to institutionalize the results of innovative solutions that arise once a window opens. Second, is the need for legal reform to give government agencies the authority to facilitate and participate in adaptive management and governance. This must be accompanied by parallel legal reform to assure that engagement of private and economic actors and the increase in governmental flexibility does not destabilize basin economies or come at the expense of legitimacy, accountability, equity, and justice. Third, development of means to continually assess thresholds and resilience of social-ecological systems and the adaptive capacity of their current governance to structure actions at multiple scales. The massive investment in water infrastructure on the river basins studied has improved the agricultural, urban and economic sectors, largely at the cost of other social and environmental values. Today the infrastructure is aging and in need of substantial investment for those benefits to continue and adapt to ongoing environmental changes. The renewal of institutions and heavily engineered water systems also presents the opportunity to modernize these systems to address inequity and align with the values and objectives of the 21st century. Creative approaches are needed to transform and modernize water governance that increases the capacity of these water-based social-ecological systems to innovate, adapt, and learn, will provide the tools needed to navigate an uncertain future.

Author : Julia Baird,Ryan Plummer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030481100

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Water Resilience by Julia Baird,Ryan Plummer Pdf

This book synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of water resilience; advances theory through synthesis of research and experiences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The book highlights the implications of theory and experience for innovation in practice and policy; and it explores frontiers and future research. The book further addresses the need for a consolidated, interdisciplinary approach to the theoretical advances and practical implications of water resilience for academics, resource managers, aid organizations, policy makers and citizens.

Author : Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811019142

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Increasing Resilience to Climate Variability and Change by Cecilia Tortajada Pdf

This book highlights the role that both infrastructure and governance play in the context of resilience and adaptation to climate variability and change. Eleven case studies analyze in-depth impacts of extreme events in projects, basins and regions in the Arid Americas (Unites States and Mexico), Australia, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Nepal, Mexico, Pakistan, Turkey and South Africa. They discuss the importance of infrastructure (mainly reservoirs) in adaptation strategies, how planning and management aspects should improve in response to changing climatic, economic, social and environmental situations and what the management, institutional and financial challenges would be for their implementation. Governance aspects (policies, institutions and decision making) and technical and knowledge limitations are a substantial part of the analyses. The case studies argue that reservoirs are essential to build resilience contributing to adaptation to climate variability and change. However, that for them to be effective, they need to be planned and managed within a governance framework that considers long-term perspectives and multi-sector and multi-level actor needs and perspectives.

Author : International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Transformation of water systems for climate change adaptation and resilience by International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Pdf

Author : Shimelis Gebriye Setegn,Maria Concepcion Donoso
Publisher : Springer
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319121949

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Sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management by Shimelis Gebriye Setegn,Maria Concepcion Donoso Pdf

The main focus of this book is sustainable management of water resources in a changing climate. The book also addresses the question of how to define and measure the sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The sustainability of IWRM is an important issue when planning and/or developing policies that consider the impact of climate change, water governance and ecohydrology in the context of a more holistic approach to ensure sustainable management of water resources. Sustainable IWRM is more about processes, and relatively little systematic or rigorous work has been done to articulate what components are the most essential to ensure the ongoing sustainability of IWRM efforts. The chapters cover topics including global prospective of IWRM; allocation of environmental flows in IWRM; echohydrology, water resources and environmental sustainability; climate change and IWRM; IWRM and water governance including social, economic, public health and cultural aspects; climate change resiliency actions related to water resources management sustainability and tools in support of sustainability for IWRM. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, water resources mangers, policy and decision makers, donors, international institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, educators, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. It is a useful reference for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), ecohydrology, climate change impact and adaptations, water governance, environmental flows, geographic information system and modeling tools, water and energy nexus and related topics.

Author : Cecilia Tortajada,Asit Biswas,Avinash Tyagi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317611271

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Water Management and Climate Change by Cecilia Tortajada,Asit Biswas,Avinash Tyagi Pdf

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 challenging will be the politics of policy making and implementation, which will require a quantum leap from current policy-making and implementation processes. One can even say that, in addition to the development of more reliable models, the politics of climate change and water management remains one of the greatest uncertainties for the water profession. This book addresses water management practices and how these should and could be modified to cope with climatic and other related uncertainties over the next two to three decades; the types of strategies and good practices that may be available or have to be developed to cope with the current and expected uncertainties in relation to climate change; and the types of knowledge, information and technological developments needed to incorporate possible future climate change impacts within the framework of water resources management. Decision making in the water sector under changing climate and related uncertainties, and societal water security under altering and fluctuating climate are also discussed. Several case studies are included from several basins, cities, regions and countries in both developed and non-developing countries. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Author : UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789231003714

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The United Nations world water development report 2020 by UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme Pdf

The 2020 edition of the WWDR, titled 'Water and Climate Change' illustrates the critical linkages between water and climate change in the context of the broader sustainable development agenda. Supported by examples from across the world, it describes both the challenges and opportunities created by climate change, and provides potential responses - in terms of adaptation, mitigation and improved resilience - that can be undertaken by enhancing water resources management, attenuating water-related risks, and improving access to water supply and sanitation services for all in a sustainable manner. It addresses the interrelations between water, people, environment and economics in a changing climate, demonstrating how climate change can be a positive catalyst for improved water management, governance and financing to achieve a sustainable and prosperous world for all. The report provides a fact-based, water-focused contribution to the knowledge base on climate change. It is complementary to existing scientific assessments and designed to support international political frameworks, with the goals of helping the water community tackle the challenges of climate change, and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved water management offers in terms of adaptation and mitigation.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780406602

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Climate Change, Water and Agriculture by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Pdf

This report analyses the adaptive capacity in agricultural water management, adaptation in agriculture to water variability and extreme events, (floods and droughts), mitigation, (water and energy) and uncertainty about further climate change.

Author : Steven Renzetti,Diane P. Dupont
Publisher : Springer
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319428062

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Water Policy and Governance in Canada by Steven Renzetti,Diane P. Dupont Pdf

This book provides an insightful and critical assessment of the state of Canadian water governance and policy. It adopts a multidisciplinary variety of perspectives and considers local, basin, provincial and national scales. Canada’s leading authorities from the social sciences, life and natural sciences address pressing water issues in a non-technical language, making them accessible to a wide audience. Even though Canada is seen as a water-rich country, with 7% of the world’s reliable flow of freshwater and many of the world’s largest rivers, the country nevertheless faces a number of significant water-related challenges, stemming in part from supply-demand imbalances but also a range of water quality issues. Against the backdrop of a water policy landscape that has changed significantly in recent years, this book therefore seeks to examine water-related issues that are not only important for the future of Canadian water management but also provide insights into transboundary management, non-market valuation of water, decentralized governance methods, the growing importance of the role of First Nations peoples, and other topics in water management that are vital to many jurisdictions globally. The book also presents forward-looking approaches such as resilience theory and geomatics to shed light on emerging water issues. Researchers, students and those directly involved in the management of Canadian waters will find this book a valuable source of insight. In addition, this book will appeal to policy analysts, people concerned about Canadian water resources specifically as well as global water issues.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264209138

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OECD Studies on Water Climate Change, Water and Agriculture Towards Resilient Systems by OECD Pdf

This report reviews the main linkages between climate change, water and agriculture as a means to identifying and discussing adaptation strategies for better use and conservation of water resources.

Author : Rieu-Clarke, Alistair,Moynihan, Ruby
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231001352

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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation by Rieu-Clarke, Alistair,Moynihan, Ruby Pdf

Author : Barbara Cosens,Lance Gunderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 3319724711

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Practical Panarchy for Adaptive Water Governance by Barbara Cosens,Lance Gunderson Pdf

This book presents the results of an interdisciplinary project that examined how law, policy and ecological dynamics influence the governance of regional scale water based social-ecological systems in the United States and Australia. The volume explores the obstacles and opportunities for governance that is capable of management, adaptation, and transformation in these regional social-ecological systems as they respond to accelerating environmental change. With the onset of the Anthropocene, global and regional changes in biophysical inputs to these systems will challenge their capacity to respond while maintaining functions of water supply, flood control, hydropower production, water quality, and biodiversity. Governance lies at the heart of the capacity of these systems to meet these challenges. Assessment of water basins in the United States and Australia indicates that state-centric governance of these complex and dynamic social-environmental systems is evolving to a more complex, diverse, and complex array public and private arrangements. In this process, three challenges emerge for water governance to become adaptive to environmental change. First, is the need for legal reform to remove barriers to adaptive governance by authorizing government agencies to prepare for windows of opportunity through adaptive planning, and to institutionalize the results of innovative solutions that arise once a window opens. Second, is the need for legal reform to give government agencies the authority to facilitate and participate in adaptive management and governance. This must be accompanied by parallel legal reform to assure that engagement of private and economic actors and the increase in governmental flexibility does not destabilize basin economies or come at the expense of legitimacy, accountability, equity, and justice. Third, development of means to continually assess thresholds and resilience of social-ecological systems and the adaptive capacity of their current governance to structure actions at multiple scales. The massive investment in water infrastructure on the river basins studied has improved the agricultural, urban and economic sectors, largely at the cost of other social and environmental values. Today the infrastructure is aging and in need of substantial investment for those benefits to continue and adapt to ongoing environmental changes. The renewal of institutions and heavily engineered water systems also presents the opportunity to modernize these systems to address inequity and align with the values and objectives of the 21st century. Creative approaches are needed to transform and modernize water governance that increases the capacity of these water-based social-ecological systems to innovate, adapt, and learn, will provide the tools needed to navigate an uncertain future.

Author : Amarjit Singh,Dipankar Saha,Avinash C. Tyagi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811327001

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Water Governance: Challenges and Prospects by Amarjit Singh,Dipankar Saha,Avinash C. Tyagi Pdf

The book is the first of its kind to deal with almost the entire swath of water resources assessment, development and sustainable management. The idea of the book crystallized during the long journey of the Editors on various facets of water issues in India and abroad during their extended association, at all levels with the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, as well as International Organizations dealing with water. Currently water-stressed, India is likely to become water scarce in not too distant a future. The global freshwater supply and its sustainable use for human consumption, and conservation of the ecosystem have never come under such a rigorous scrutiny before. The unplanned and reckless exploitation of this precious resource have led to a crisis situation, compounded by a real threat of climate change. This book is, therefore, timely and of particular relevance not only to India but the entire world. The book contains 20 chapters, beside the lead article by the Editors. The chapters are contributed by the eminent professionals, researchers, academicians and civil society representatives having an in-depth understanding of the issues. The contents of the chapters have been chosen to represent all aspects of water. The assessment of water resources using satellite data and in-depth analyses of groundwater sector like, the Aquifer Mapping Programme initiated by Government of India, application of gravity satellite data to assess the resource build up, artificial recharge of aquifers and its contamination, are dealt with by eminent experts. The articles on sustainable management of water through good governance by community participation and involvement of civil society are placed. Flood management both through a basin level approach as well as by building resilience in vulnerable areas is discussed. Other critical issues like water bodies management, constitutional provisions, water governance and financial issues, hydro-power and need of research and development in this sector are also dealt with aptly. In view of emerging crisis and complexities in this sector the future pathways and the paradigm shift that is required in administrative and policy level is also discussed.