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Integrated Water Resource Management, Water Service Provision and Delivery
The current state of global water resources emphasises the need for improved water resource management. For the global community to achieve...
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Continued Decay of South Africa’s Basic Water and Sanitation Infrastructure and Service Delivery
South Africa has focussed upon providing water access and services to its population since 1996. The focus of only providing new water access has led...
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South Africa’s Water Predicament Freshwater’s Unceasing Decline
The book provides a critical evaluation of South Africa’s freshwater resources to illustrate the way in which its freshwater resources, water access,...
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Develo** Knowledge Capacity and Wisdom for Water Resource Management and Service Delivery: New Conceptual Models and Tools
Using the “Circle of Justice”—the guidance for princes that has ancient Mesopotamian origins, this chapter elaborates on the cross-cutting role of...
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Water Resources and Seasonal Forecasting
To forecast the availability of water in a catchment or region, many factors may need to be considered such as reservoir operations and water demands...
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Building A Resilient and Sustainable Water and Wastewater Service for Scotland
Climate changeClimatechange affects the managed water cycle in terms of droughtDrought, water quality and the need to manage floodFloods risk in the...
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Chamkarleu Water Supply
In this chapter, we provide a case study of a privately owned water utility in Cambodia, Chamkarleu Water Supply (CWS).
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Sukoon Water
Rehan’s entrepreneurial spirit had been stirred when he was an undergraduate at Stanford University, California, USA, leaving him keen to do...
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Agriculture and Water
Water plays a significant role in Pakistan’s agriculture sector, which is backbone of the country’s economy. Presently, agriculture consumes a heavy...
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South Africa’s Impending Water Crises: Transforming Water Crises into Opportunities and the Way Forward
This chapter focusses on providing a suitable discussion of water security from a global perspective, highlighting the various primary themes which...
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Water Challenges in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
The focus of this chapter was to explore the challenges that prevent rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from realizing universal water access. Findings...
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Water Quality and Salinity
Water quality is one of the most important factors for any sector that uses water. However, despite its importance, it has been grossly neglected in...
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Water Resources from a Global Perspective
Global water demands have increased at a steady pace over the past three decades with this trend set to continue. Water degradation has also worsened...
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Water Challenges in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa
Improved water access, supply and hygiene is one of the priorities defined in the sustainable development goals to be realized by 2030. However,...
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Fragmented Water Governance, Institutional Problems and Questionable Decisions
Despite natural limitations of water supply, lack of financing and institutional problems all being important factors, poor governance is often the...
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Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated Water Resources Management
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a process that harmonizes the utilization of water, land, and associated resources to enhance...
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Water Pricing, Demand Management, and Allocative Efficiency
Pakistan has moved from having excess water to having problems managing demand. It has gone through several distinct phases in its devolution to...
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Recent Patents and Modern Industrial Devices for Clean Water
This chapter offers an overview of the latest advancements in the field of clean water productionClean water production and monitoring. It summarizes...
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A Transformative Framework for the Water Sector
Pakistan finds itself in a moment of reckoning, in which it must address a growing set of issues facing water and agriculture. These issues encompass...
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Water Abundance and Water Incompatibilities in New Zealand
This chapter examines New Zealand’s country-specific water dynamics in the context of what is referred to as the Coleridge Dilemma. To do so, it...