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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Water Sector"”.
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aiWATERS: An Artificial Intelligence Framework for the Water Sector
… beyond research and academia. Concurrently, the water sector is undergoing a digital transformation, driven by challenges such as water demand forecasting, wastewater treatment, asset maintenance and management, and water quality assessment. Water utilities are at different stages in their …
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Trust and transformation in the water sector in South Africa
Water policy under the 1956 Water Act actively discouraged participation and water was managed centrally. The principles enshrined in the National Water Act (no 36 of 1998), designed in line with international sustainable development goals that actively encourage participation of a wide range of …
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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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IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF URBAN DECLINE ON COUPLED HUMAN AND WATER SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
… of urban decline on the coupled human and water sector infrastructures. Aspects such as the drivers of population decline and transitioning to a smaller city for the current and projected populations in shrinking cities have been well-studied by political and social scientists. However, the …
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A comparative institutional analysis of public and private operations in the urban water sector
… of public and private operations of urban water supply and sanitation services in developed, transition and developing countries. This topic is of scholarly relevance because the debate on the relative efficiency of public and private water operations remains unresolved. The research …
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Managing political risk through increased local participation : innovations in water sector PSP from Tirupur, India
Using primary data from an innovative water project in Tirupur, India with findings from two well-documented water projects in Latin America, this thesis asks: How might greater equity participation and decision-making authority among a broad base of users insulate against key political risks that …
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Optimizing perspectives: a classic grounded theory of stakeholder perceptions on WSDB influence in Uganda's water sector
… analytically examines perceived influence of the Water Supply Database (WSDB) initiative on Uganda's water sector development, particularly the rural sector. The WSDB was deployed by the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) to manage country wide water source information submitted by District …
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Towards improved partnerships in the water sector in the Middle East : A case study of Jordan
… use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the water sector in Jordan, a Middle East pioneer with respect to experimenting with different approaches to delivering water services in both cities and rural areas. Jordan's efforts to decentralize water services began in the late 1990s at the …
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A participatory study into the creation of a new infrastructure delivery system in the regulated UK water sector
… Utilities), a regulated monopolistic provider of water and wastewater services in the North West of England, responsible for delivering over £3 billion in infrastructure expenditure between 2015 and 2020. Beginning in 2012 and employing a Three Phase Change Approach (TPCA) towards participatory …
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The Political Economy and Coalitions in Botswana’s Water Sector Reform 2009-13: to what extent can the process of reform be understood?
This thesis examines the process of water sector reform in Botswana, focusing on barriers to effective delivery of clean water and improved sanitation services (WSS) to all, and water resource management (WRM), in a water insecure country, dependent for surface water on international river basin …
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Empowered women in water management
… that promote equity in all spheres including the water sector. Equality in the water sector is not only limited to water access, but also management of the water. This study investigated the factors that empower women in the water sector as an example of gender equity.
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The effect of water policy implementation at the local community in Zambia: Examining the role of national and local institutions concerning Zambezi
… of the policy and institutions of the water sector between those involved in management of the water sector and those using water for their livelihoods. The study is situated within the qualitative paradigm; its unit of analysis is the participants (members of households, policy makers …
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Network analysis of private water companies: challenges, collaborations, and competition
… questions about the private participation in the water sector since early 1950s. Water sector, as an essential infrastructure sector, has been the topic of extant research, and private participation in this sector has also attracted a lot of attention among scholars and policy makers. Many studies …
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Implications of the market and regulatory environment in China on multinational water companies
… shortcomings of the state-controlled municipal water sector was brought to the fore. The Chinese government realized the critical role water played in fuelling China's continued economic growth, and implemented a series of water policy reforms in the 1990s which opened up Chinese municipal water …
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Conceptualizing Sustainability: the Case of Johannesburg and Water
… of these aims. One is a “sustainable” water supply, since water is fundamental to life and to economic activity. But South Africa (SA) is a “water-stressed” country, indeed, globally, it is one of the twenty most water-deficient countries and Gauteng province (where Johannesburg is …
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Water governance & international cooperation over trans-boundary water courses in Southern Africa: the case of the Okavango River Basin
… drivers of international cooperation over shared water courses particularly in Southern African, using the example of the Okavango River Basin as a case study. As a starting point it highlights the hydro-political context of Southern African, which is dominated by more than 21 shared water courses …
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Said the River: The Confluence of Ecotheology and Water
<p>Environmental water issues are increasingly in the consciousness of environmental advocates, as well as scientists and engineers. Water experts have approached water issues from a scientific and engineering framework, which has led them to preference material and technical solutions. Yet those …
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Transferable water rights with particular reference to groundwater
… the same fervour, has permeated most economic sectors including the water sector, where water has been taken out of government ownership or control and moved into privately run utilities. In water resources it manifested itself by assigning private property rights to water rights, making them …
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Commercialising Zambia's urban water services : a critical analysis.
… analyses reforms undertaken in Zambia's water sector. Its main focus however, is on the corporatisation of Zambia's urban water services. The objective is to apply some selected indicators of water services improvement to establish whether the commercialisation of urban water services has …
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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 …
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