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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Integrated water resource management"”.
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Exploring Topic Modeling in The Domain of Integrated Water Resource Management
… goals, policy and decision making should include Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA). Water resources and there utilization play an important role in achieving these goals at all levels from global to local. Sustainability of a water resource is of paramount importance for achieving United …
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The Role of water demand management in integrated water resource management : constraints and opportunities in Southern Namibia
… and has been projected to reach an overall water deficit by 2020. Southern Namibia is especially arid, and appropriate and holistic management of water resources is thus becoming increasingly essential
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A political policy analysis of the integrated water resource management approach in South Africa’s water policy (1998 – 2001)
… research question: Is the incorporation of the integrated water resource management (IWRM) approach in South Africa’s water policy, from a political point of view, appropriate? The IWRM approach, as applied to developing countries, originated in developed countries with predominantly homogeneous …
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Sustainable water resources development in Kuwait : an integrated approach with comparative analysis of the case of Singapore
This thesis assesses the water resource status of Kuwait and Singapore, both countries considered as water scarce. The institutional aspect of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) efforts in both countries is closely examined at international, regional, national and administrative levels. …
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A study of an integrated management initiative to improve the Berg River, Western Cape, South Africa
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is acclaimed as an important paradigm in the sustainable management of water resources. While the logic of IWRM is largely undisputed, it is often criticised for lacking sufficient guidance on its practical implementation. The gap between theory and …
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An Assessment of Sustainable Water Management at University Campuses
<p>Sustainable water management is needed to ensure quality supplies of our vital water resources in the face of growing human demand for water, high levels of pollution, and increasing spatial and temporal variability associated with climate change. An integrated approach to water management is …
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Reimagining planning of irrigated agriculture in the Indus River Basin, Punjab, Pakistan
Faced with rapid resource degradation in the Indus river basin in Punjab, Pakistan, the provincial government of Punjab has identified 'integrated water resource management' as the guiding paradigm for achieving efficient, equitable and environmentally sustainable use of natural resources in the …
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Drought and climate change impacts on water resources: management alternatives
During the last decades water resources are facing severe challenges all over the world and the trends of decreasing precipitations and increasing temperatures in the Mediterranean region intensify this situation. The large climate variability of the region‐ makes drought events appear as a …
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Decentralisation of water resource management : a comparative review of catchment management authorities in South Africa and Victoria, Australia
By the adoption of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), South Africa has significantly changed its water management regime and the institutions governing water in this country. These changes were first introduced by the National White Policy Paper on Water in South Africa in 1997 and …
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An environmental profile of the water sector of the Erongo region, Namibia
… is to provide an environmental overview of the water sector in the study area of the Erongo region. Water is a very scarce resource in the study area and has been singled out to be the greatest obstacle to the development of the study area. As such, this study was developed to assist the …
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The role of science, stakeholder engagement, and decision making process design in advancing innovation around water management in Massachusetts
The Sustainable Water Management Initiative is a multi-stakeholder process that the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs convened in early 2010 to seek advice on how to more sustainably manage the state's water resources. The initiative followed growing scientific …
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At the Confluence: Participatory Development, State-Society Relations, and Transboundary Water Management in the Kura River Basin
The water sector is part of a larger impetus in environmental policy towards public participation, particularly as water management practices have expanded from purely technocratic approaches to include diverse stakeholders and societal groups (Brethaut 2016, Pahl-Wostl et al., 2007). In …
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Water as property: the social impact of water reform on agriculturalists in the Murray-Darling Basin New South Wales
… to sociology and social policy discussions on water reform in New South Wales, Australia. While the study draws on political economy theory in examining water as ‘property’ under economic rationalism policies, it makes an ethnographic contribution to rural sociology as it traces institutional …
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The variance in the water quality of the lower orange river
… for measuring the status of river ecosystems, water quality and water demand, and can provide early warning for management intervention with regard to water quality and quantity. This can be quite a daunting undertaking for rivers that cross national boundaries such as the Orange River. …
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Adaptive water governance: flood management and the policy process in Scotland
… thesis improves the understanding of adaptive water governance in the policy process, and draws lessons of policy relevance for flood management. Scholars using the concept of adaptive water governance posit that factors influencing the governing activities of social actors are of critical …
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Critical analysis of the Integrated Water Resources Management legal framework in India
Water security is critical not only for achieving economic growth, social development, and maintaining the ecosystem but also for ensuring political stability in any country. Since declining water security will ultimately constrain economic growth, slow poverty alleviation, and leave many exposed …