Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alfredo Boné Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: Boné Title: Water Quality, the Challenge of the Future Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.542704 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.542704 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Water Quality Management: An Introductory Framework Abstract: Much has been written and discussed in recent years on the water crisis and the belief that the world may run out of water in the foreseeable future. The main issue, however, is not physical scarcity of water but poor management. It is primarily a crisis due to mismanagement. An important result of such poor management practices has been the continual deterioration of water quality on a global basis. The main emphasis in the past and present has been on water quantity management, including allocation. Managing water quality is still not receiving adequate attention, because it is significantly more complex, difficult and expensive compared with water quantity management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 5-11 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.547979 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.547979 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:5-11 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Malin Falkenmark Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Falkenmark Title: Water--A Reflection of Land Use: Understanding of Water Pathways and Quality Genesis Abstract: The paper aims at a scientifically based synthesis of water quality genesis and pollution problems arising from human interventions in the landscape, physical as well as chemical. First, water quality genesis is explained in terms of sources, water pathways and some time scales involved. It goes on to look closer at chemical reactions along water pathways down a landscape catena, using the simple perception of a stream tube. The river quality outcome is explained in terms of a mix of water fractions with different hydrochemical signatures. Water quality is finally looked at in a 4000-year perspective, explaining some regional similarities and differences in the past. In looking towards the future, a potential further intensification and expansion in scale is seen as probable in response to driving forces at work, poor mitigation capabilities and the long response times involved. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 13-32 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.536943 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.536943 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:13-32 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kevin Parris Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Parris Title: Impact of Agriculture on Water Pollution in OECD Countries: Recent Trends and Future Prospects Abstract: Agricultural pollution of surface water, groundwater and marine waters relates to the contamination of drinking water, and harmful effects on ecosystems and costs for recreational activities, cultural values and commercial fisheries. After the introductory section, this paper examines the recent trends and economic costs of agricultural water pollution. Subsequent sections discuss recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) policy experiences in addressing water pollution in agriculture, and the medium outlook for pollution across OECD countries. The final section explores ways forward toward sustainable management of water quality in agriculture. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 33-52 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.531898 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.531898 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:33-52 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Susan Graham Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Graham Author-Name: Adam Schempp Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Schempp Author-Name: Jessica Troell Author-X-Name-First: Jessica Author-X-Name-Last: Troell Title: Regulating Nonpoint Source Water Pollution in a Federal Government: Four Case Studies Abstract: Without effective regulation, nonpoint source water pollution is likely to increase as growth continues across the globe. This paper explores the history of and policy, legal and regulatory options for addressing nonpoint source water pollution in countries with a federal government. The legal mechanisms for controlling nonpoint sources of water pollution at the national and state level in four countries are identified and analysed. While the forms of control and level of governance at which these pollutants are regulated vary among the countries explored, the effectiveness of their control will depend largely on how strategic rather than patchwork the structure is. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 53-69 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.531378 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.531378 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:53-69 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Robert J. Díaz Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Díaz Author-Name: Rutger Rosenberg Author-X-Name-First: Rutger Author-X-Name-Last: Rosenberg Title: Introduction to Environmental and Economic Consequences of Hypoxia Abstract: Low dissolved oxygen environments (known as hypoxic or dead zones) occur in a wide range of aquatic systems and vary in frequency, seasonality and persistence. While there have always been naturally occurring hypoxic habitats, anthropogenic activities related primarily to organic and nutrient enrichment related to sewage/industrial discharges and land runoff have led to increases in hypoxia and anoxia in both freshwater and marine systems. As a result, over the last 50 years there has been a rapid rise in the areas affected by hypoxia. The future status of hypoxia and its consequences for the environment, society and economies will depend on a combination of climate change (primarily from warming, and altered patterns for wind, currents and precipitation) and land-use change (primarily from expanded human population, agriculture and nutrient loadings). The overall forecast is for hypoxia to worsen, with increased occurrence, frequency, intensity and duration. The consequences of eutrophication-induced hypoxia can be reversed if long-term, broad-scale and persistent efforts to reduce nutrient loads are developed and implemented. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 71-82 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.531379 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.531379 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:71-82 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Céline Kauffmann Author-X-Name-First: Céline Author-X-Name-Last: Kauffmann Title: Financing Water Quality Management Abstract: In a context of greater pressure on water resources, ensuring continued and adequate access to safe water supplies will require the investment of significant funds and expertise in public sewerage and water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. After a short introduction, this paper examines the recent trends in the development of wastewater infrastructure. It then discusses the investment needs and reviews the potential sources of funding, before turning to recent trends in private-sector participation in water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and the framework conditions to make this participation work in the public interest. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 83-99 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.531377 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.531377 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:83-99 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rafael Izquierdo Author-X-Name-First: Rafael Author-X-Name-Last: Izquierdo Title: Water Governance in Aragon Abstract: Good management of water resources goes beyond a mere political or socio-economic exercise. It is a responsibility on a global scale, which has to begin with appropriate actions at a local level. The addition of small local projects under unified planning, regulation and management criteria will determine an inflection point in sustainable management of water at a planetary level. It is like a chamber orchestra where every instrument plays its role in a certain location, but always under the unified coordination of a conductor who sets the "tempo", the intensity, the rhythm and the idiosyncrasy of each individual action. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 101-117 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.539107 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.539107 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:101-117 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Manuel Omedas-Margelí Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Omedas-Margelí Title: Water Management in the Ebro River Basin: An Approach to the 2010-15 Hydrological Plan Abstract: Water management professionals generally recognize that the management of water in rivers and aquifers is more efficient and sustainable at the river basin level than at the political and administrative levels of regional administrations. The development and consolidation of the river basin authorities has not been without difficulties. Experience has shown that the Spanish river basin confederations, the French water agencies and the US valley authorities have been successful. There have also, however, been failures, many attributable to the difficulties of separating the political power of regions and nation-states. In the Ebro River Basin, integrated water resources management was applied even when it crossed the administrative borders of the Autonomous Communities; otherwise, the water produced by the Ebro would be one-quarter of its current volume. Thanks to the integrated management, the Ebro economic region is supplied by major reservoirs, especially the Ebro reservoir. Its major irrigation systems, the Aragón and Catalonia Canal, Bardenas, the Ebro Delta and others, are projects that were conceived under the principle of integrated water management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 119-147 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.534701 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.534701 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:119-147 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Javier Celma Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Celma Title: Water Quality in Zaragoza Abstract: The severe droughts of the 1990s made clear that the Strategic Plan of Zaragoza and the Action Plan of Local Agenda 21 in terms of water management were not appropriate to satisfy the development needs of its economy and the future demands of a growing population. In response, the city redefined its water management model, from one of continuous exploitation of resources to the search for solutions to reduce consumption. The city's efforts included a comprehensive programme of stakeholder involvement, rehabilitation of drinking water treatment and distribution infrastructure, improvement of water quality, and reform of the billing system. After 12 years, the city has managed to deduce its total consumption by nearly 30% and improve the quality of its water very significantly. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 149-165 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.533969 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.533969 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:149-165 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jun Xia Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Xia Author-Name: Yong-Yong Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yong-Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Chesheng Zhan Author-X-Name-First: Chesheng Author-X-Name-Last: Zhan Author-Name: Ai Zhong Ye Author-X-Name-First: Ai Zhong Author-X-Name-Last: Ye Title: Water Quality Management in China: The Case of the Huai River Basin Abstract: This paper addresses the importance of water quality management and the impacts of water pollution control and water development projects. The case study of the Huai River Basin is an example of the major challenges on water quality management that China is facing, and why water quality management will play a key role on its sustainable use and management. Three urgent issues for the Huai River Basin are identified: water and ecosystem interactions on the river system due to the impacts of increasing pollution and water development projects; comprehensive assessment on impact of dams and sluices on changes of river flow regimes, water quality and ecosystems; and improvement of water quality, and the restoration of river ecosystems through state-of-the-art environmental monitoring and integrated water management practices. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 167-180 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.531453 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.531453 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:167-180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Safwat Abdel-Dayem Author-X-Name-First: Safwat Author-X-Name-Last: Abdel-Dayem Title: Water Quality Management in Egypt Abstract: One of the greatest water-related challenges facing Egypt is the pollution of its surface and ground water resources from agricultural, domestic and industrial sources. The cost of environmental degradation due to water quality deterioration is relatively high with serious health and quality-of-life consequences. The closed water system of the country makes it more vulnerable to quality deterioration in a northward direction. The water quality of Lake Naser upstream of the High Aswan Dam and the main stem of the River Nile from Aswan to Cairo is good and traces of pollutants, if any, are far below the levels set in the quality standards set by Law 48. However, water quality in the irrigation and drainage canals deteriorates downstream and reaches alarming levels in the Delta. Monitoring water quality of the Nile system (Lake Naser, the main Nile and its branches, irrigation canals, drains and groundwater aquifers) started as early as the 1980s. The complexity of water quality management required the development of other mechanisms including policies, institutional and governance arrangements, infrastructure for monitoring and analytic laboratories, awareness and skilled human resources. This paper describes the different aspects of water quality management in Egypt and the current state as it stands by the end of the first decade of the 21st century. It also presents the methodology used in turning several monitoring programmes managed by different institutions into one national integrated system. It argues that water quality management is multifaceted and while progress along one aspect could be significant, other aspects could be lacking due to multiple reasons, the high cost involved in pollution reduction at the source is not the least. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 181-202 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.531522 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.531522 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:181-202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. Boyd Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: Boyd Author-Name: R. Tompkins Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Tompkins Title: A New Mindset for Integrated Water Quality Management for South Africa Abstract: The aim is to develop a conceptual model for aligning water resource quality and drinking water quality management. The model is based on the premise that good water quality is in everyone's best interests. Current management approaches attach responsibility for good water quality at a high level. The integrated water quality management approach "breaks down" the management of water quality into smaller management units and establishes a horizontal and vertical reporting framework through the application of a generic business process. The business process requires the identification of critical risk factors and critical control points in each management unit. The results of the project were the development of the water use cycle, as a context for the model, and the development of a basic integrated water quality management. A case study is currently underway in the Breede River catchment of the Western Cape Province of South Africa in order to refine the proposed model. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 203-218 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.537243 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.537243 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:203-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maria Onestini Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Onestini Title: Water Quality and Health in Poor Urban Areas of Latin America Abstract: Water quality is largely absent in the water policy debate and analysis in the Latin American region. Although there is no disagreement as to the negative impact of unsafe and poor-quality water on human health, there is very little scrutiny and policy discussion on the matter. Considering data from different case studies on health and environment in poor urban areas in the region, this paper reviews some of the knowledge on water quality and human health in Latin American cities. Furthermore, conclusions as well as recommendations are drawn highlighting policy-oriented approaches to this problem. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 219-226 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.537244 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.537244 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:219-226 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: C. Martínez-Navarrete Author-X-Name-First: C. Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Navarrete Author-Name: A. Jiménez-Madrid Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jiménez-Madrid Author-Name: I. Sánchez-Navarro Author-X-Name-First: I. Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez-Navarro Author-Name: F. Carrasco-Cantos Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Carrasco-Cantos Author-Name: L. Moreno-Merino Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: Moreno-Merino Title: Conceptual Framework for Protecting Groundwater Quality Abstract: A conceptual framework is defined to establish safeguard zones in groundwater bodies intended for drinking water according to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive. For this, the foundations of a three-phase methodology within a dynamic process are proposed. The results of the first two phases are presented, which contemplate the distribution of groundwater body abstraction points as well as hydrogeological criteria, evaluation of pressures and aquifer vulnerability, in addition to the defined wellhead protection areas of abstraction points. As a final proposal, it will be necessary for competent authorities to create a recommendations and restrictions guideline, which should be integrated into the rest of the policies related to land-use planning in order to protect groundwater adequately. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 227-243 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.532476 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.532476 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:227-243 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Felipe I. Arreguín Cortés Author-X-Name-First: Felipe I. Author-X-Name-Last: Arreguín Cortés Author-Name: Enrique Mejía Maravilla Author-X-Name-First: Enrique Author-X-Name-Last: Mejía Maravilla Title: Evolution of Water Management in Mexico Abstract: The recognition of the need for an integrated and humane management of water resources has been gradually developed as a result of several major international conferences and forums. These, together with the World Water Vision, have reinforced the need for a comprehensive assessment of global freshwater resources as a basis for implementing a more integrated management of water. The recommendations suggested in the meetings and international forums have undoubtedly helped the development of water resources management in Mexico. In general, however, to implement them effectively and efficiently, it is necessary to develop financial mechanisms available to the payment capacity of each country and establish reasonable deadlines for meeting the goals. This paper analyses the impact of the recommendations arising from international meetings on water management in Mexico as well as their compliance in terms of water and wastewater management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 245-261 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.538640 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.538640 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:245-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rosario Perez-Espejo Author-X-Name-First: Rosario Author-X-Name-Last: Perez-Espejo Author-Name: Alonso Aguilar Ibarra Author-X-Name-First: Alonso Aguilar Author-X-Name-Last: Ibarra Author-Name: Jose Luis Escobedo-Sagaz Author-X-Name-First: Jose Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Escobedo-Sagaz Title: Agriculture and Water Pollution: Farmers' Perceptions in Central Mexico Abstract: Agricultural nonpoint discharges represent a major problem in Mexico. However, the perception of farmers toward water-quality issues is critical for the potential acceptance of environmental measures. In order to assess farmers' perceptions on water quality and agricultural practices, questionnaires were given to 145 farmers in an irrigation district in Central Mexico. It was found that farmers do not reckon water quality in the Lerma River to be a serious environmental problem and the stated willingness to diminish the use of pesticides and fertilizers depended on farm size. Smaller farmers were more reluctant to adopt sustainable practices than bigger ones. Therefore, differentiated agro-environmental policies might be more effective for dealing with non-point source water pollution. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 263-273 Issue: 1 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.537245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.537245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:1:p:263-273 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 121-122 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.802205 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.802205 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:121-122 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Malin Falkenmark Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Falkenmark Title: Adapting to climate change: towards societal water security in dry-climate countries Abstract: Water security needs priority in adaptation to global change. Most vulnerable will be the semi-arid tropics and subtropics, home of the majority of poor and undernourished populations. Policies have to distinguish between dry spells, interannual droughts and long-term climate aridification. Four contrasting situations are distinguished with different water-scarcity dilemmas to cope with. Some countries, where the climate is getting drier, will have to adapt their water policy to sharpening water shortage. In many developing countries it will be wise to go for win-win approaches by picking the low-hanging fruit, i.e. taking measures needed in any case. A fundamental component of adaptive management will be social learning to help people recognize their interdependence and differences. Rethinking will be needed regarding how we manage water for agricultural production, integrating solutions with domestic, industrial and environmental uses. Adaptation to global change will benefit from basin management plans, defining medium- and long-term objectives. Conceptual clarity will be increasingly essential. Water - so vital in the life support system - needs to be entered into climate change convention activities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 123-136 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721714 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721714 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:123-136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Australian water policy in a climate change context: some reflections Abstract: This paper focuses on Australian water reform in a climate change context over the period between mid-2006 and end 2011, with a particular focus on the Murray Darling Basin (MDB). In Australia, during this period, the potential impacts from climate change became more central to the policy debate, and the implementation of what can be said to be a large-scale climate change adaptation programme commenced. The paper outlines the policy framework adopted by the government of the day and then draws out some of the key issues for water management against this background, and the attendant increased uncertainty. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 137-151 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.725537 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.725537 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:137-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aleix Serrat-Capdevila Author-X-Name-First: Aleix Author-X-Name-Last: Serrat-Capdevila Author-Name: Juan B. Valdes Author-X-Name-First: Juan B. Author-X-Name-Last: Valdes Author-Name: Francina Dominguez Author-X-Name-First: Francina Author-X-Name-Last: Dominguez Author-Name: Seshadri Rajagopal Author-X-Name-First: Seshadri Author-X-Name-Last: Rajagopal Title: Characterizing the water extremes of the new century in the US South-west: a comprehensive assessment from state-of-the-art climate model projections Abstract: The impact of climate change scenarios in the hydrology of the Verde River basin (Arizona) is analyzed using an ensemble of downscaled climate model results, SPI analysis, and two hydrologic models of different complexity. To assess model uncertainty, 47 ensemble members combining simulations from 16 global climate models and 3 emission scenarios were used to provide an uncertainty envelope in the hydrologic variables. The analysis shows that simple lumped models and more complex distributed runoff models can yield similar results. Results show that under all scenarios, the distribution functions of hydrologic states will shift towards lower values and droughts will progressively become more frequent, longer and more intense. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 152-171 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721717 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721717 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:152-171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Felipe I. Arreguín-Cortés Author-X-Name-First: Felipe I. Author-X-Name-Last: Arreguín-Cortés Author-Name: Mario López-Pérez Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: López-Pérez Title: Impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle in Mexico Abstract: Mexico is implementing policies and actions aimed at mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change without compromising the country's development process. The plan is to reduce vulnerability through the implementation of the Special Programme on Climate Change 2009-2012, which includes 105 objectives and 294 goals shared among a number of national institutions. The National Water Commission (CONAGUA) is responsible for measuring the most important variables of the hydrological cycle and addressing the impact of climate change. As such, CONAGUA is in charge of attaining 41 of the 294 goals stated in the Special Programme on Climate Change, which include 37 of the goals set in the National Water Programme 2007-2012 (PNH). It is expected that since a great number of goals are shared by both schemes this can help assure their fulfilment and prove useful in working towards the sustainable use of water, mindful of climate change considerations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 172-183 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721712 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721712 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:172-183 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Domingo F. Rasilla Author-X-Name-First: Domingo F. Author-X-Name-Last: Rasilla Author-Name: Carolina Garmendia Author-X-Name-First: Carolina Author-X-Name-Last: Garmendia Author-Name: Juan Carlos García-Codron Author-X-Name-First: Juan Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: García-Codron Title: Climate change projections of streamflow in the Iberian peninsula Abstract: This contribution analyzes the impact on Iberian water resources of anthropogenic climatic change, using the output from four simulations obtained from two coupled general circulation models (HadCM2 and PCM) under the A2 and B2 emissions scenarios. The results show that the magnitude of those impacts will depend on the level of global warming and the geographical characteristics of each watershed, although a reduction in runoff, principally in spring and summer, and a change in the timing of the maximum discharge, especially in high-altitude basins, will be two the most noteworthy features. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 184-200 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721716 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721716 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:184-200 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Ramos Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Ramos Author-Name: E. Petisco Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Petisco Author-Name: J. M. Martín Author-X-Name-First: J. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Martín Author-Name: E. Rodríguez Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez Title: Downscaled climate change projections over Spain: application to water resources Abstract: Evaluation of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change for sectors sensitive to climate conditions requires climate change projections with adequate resolution, both spatial and temporal. These projections are affected by uncertainties coming from a number of sources. The probabilistic approach is the natural framework for integrating uncertainties of diverse origin in the estimation of climate evolution. Two state-of-the-art data-sets are presented, providing downscaled climate change projections over Spain based on ensembles of projections for a variety of emission scenarios, global models and downscaling techniques. Results are applied to the Spanish region of Aragón as an example of the estimation of mean and extreme precipitation changes for the twenty-first century and their uncertainty. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 201-218 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721700 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721700 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:201-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miguel Ángel García-Vera Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Ángel Author-X-Name-Last: García-Vera Title: The application of hydrological planning as a climate change adaptation tool in the Ebro basin Abstract: This paper presents an example of how expected climate change effects have been factored into hydrological planning for the Ebro River basin in Spain. Between now and 2030, a 5% reduction in the basin's water resources is foreseen, along with a drop in the hydrographs' snow component and an increase in dry periods. This article explores the several measures to help reduce the basin's vulnerability to climate change as considered in the technical component of the Ebro Basin Hydrological Plan 2010-2015. These adaptation tools include wastewater treatment, control of water intakes, water reuse, agro-environmental measures, modernization of irrigated areas, improvement of urban water supplies, removal of contaminated sediments, improvement of regulation infrastructure to ensure water supply and control inundations, optimization of hydroelectric exploitation, and improvement of drought and flood management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 219-236 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.747128 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.747128 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:219-236 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Evangelos A. Baltas Author-X-Name-First: Evangelos A. Author-X-Name-Last: Baltas Title: Measures against climate change and its impacts on water resources in Greece Abstract: This paper examines the actions toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere that Greece has implemented to comply with international conventions and the Kyoto Protocol. It also concerns the analysis and processing of climate variables and the assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources in Northern Greece and on some critical water management issues, such as reservoir storage and water supply for agriculture and domestic use. Initially, a monthly conceptual water balance model was applied to estimate runoff values in the entrance of the Polyfyto reservoir under the UKHI equilibrium scenario referring to the year 2100. It was found that the mean annual runoff, mean winter runoff and summer runoff values will be reduced. Increases of the risks associated with the annual quantities of water supply have been observed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 237-249 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721710 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721710 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:237-249 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chennat Gopalakrishnan Author-X-Name-First: Chennat Author-X-Name-Last: Gopalakrishnan Title: Water and disasters: a review and analysis of policy aspects Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the human and economic impacts of water disasters. During 2000-2010, they accounted for almost 90% of all natural disasters, 96% of the people affected (2.4 billion) and 76% of the economic damages (approximately USD1 trillion) caused by natural disasters globally. It is ironic that despite the centrality of water disasters, relatively little attention has been paid to them in the discourse on water resources. Against this backdrop, five broad groups of water policies - risk management, vulnerability assessment, capacity building and resilience, disaster risk reduction-development linkage and institutional design - were examined to determine their adequacy and effectiveness in successfully dealing with water disasters. It was found that most policies have serious shortcomings that need to be addressed. Drawing on this study, a number of specific policy recommendations are offered to correct these deficiencies. The study has further found that there is an urgent need to generate research-grounded data to support informed policy making on water disasters. With this in view, five priority research areas have been identified. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 250-271 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.756133 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.756133 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:250-271 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Giuseppe Rossi Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe Author-X-Name-Last: Rossi Author-Name: Antonino Cancelliere Author-X-Name-First: Antonino Author-X-Name-Last: Cancelliere Title: Managing drought risk in water supply systems in Europe: a review Abstract: The frequent occurrence of drought and the increasing severity of its impacts make the traditional emergency approach inadequate and call for a risk-management approach, particularly in order to reduce water shortages in water supply systems. This paper attempts to provide a review of criteria, methods and tools for the management of drought risk in water systems, beginning with a discussion of legislative and institutional frameworks for coping with drought; objectives and contents of drought-planning instruments (at strategic, tactical and emergency levels) are then discussed. The review focuses on: 1. the drought indices to be used for an effective monitoring and early warning system; 2. the methods for assessing the risk of water shortage due to drought; and 3. the measures for reducing societal vulnerability to droughts and mitigating their impacts. Better coordination of drought-preparedness planning tasks, adaptive operation of water supply systems to prevent severe shortages, and more extensive use of early drought warning are suggested. Further research needs are identified. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 272-289 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.713848 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.713848 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:272-289 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Lloyd Owen Author-X-Name-First: David Lloyd Author-X-Name-Last: Owen Title: The Singapore water story Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 290-293 Issue: 2 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.795700 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.795700 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:2:p:290-293 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Esteban de las Heras Balbás Author-X-Name-First: Esteban Author-X-Name-Last: de las Heras Balbás Title: Foreword Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 295-296 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.826564 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.826564 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:295-296 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Miguel A. García-Rubio Author-X-Name-First: Miguel A. Author-X-Name-Last: García-Rubio Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 297-300 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.828256 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.828256 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:297-300 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michael Rouse Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Rouse Title: Policy Brief: The urban water challenge Abstract: There are major challenges associated with the provision of urban water services which meet acceptable standards of service for present and future generations. Unless there is significant investment in the underground networks there will be an increasing loss of access to acceptable service. There has been a mistaken belief that water resource difficulties can be solved through "hours of day" water rationing. Successful case studies help to point the way forward. In the developed world there are wake-up calls for major investment. In many parts of the developing world the most fundamental change required is the adoption of a policy of continuous ("24/7") supply. There should be sustainable cost recovery from water charges, with subsidies being targeted to make provision for low-income groups. With rapid urbanization, water service planning has to be integrated with city planning. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 300-309 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.791568 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.791568 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:300-309 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dennis Wichelns Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Wichelns Title: Enhancing the performance of water prices and tariff structures in achieving socially desirable outcomes Abstract: Water prices can convey critical information regarding scarcity, availability, and opportunity costs. Carefully crafted water tariffs enable public officials to achieve socially desirable objectives, such as providing subsidies to poor households and discouraging inefficient water use by higher-income households and commercial customers. Yet water tariffs have not been fully successful in generating desired outcomes, particularly in urban areas of developing countries. Some of the shortcomings of water tariffs in light of the desired goals of equity, efficiency and sustainability are reviewed. Experience with increasing block-rate tariffs is highlighted, and the potential usefulness of a volume-differentiated tariff in conveying subsidies to poor households in developing countries is demonstrated. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 310-326 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721675 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721675 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:310-326 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Zetland Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Zetland Author-Name: Christopher Gasson Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Gasson Title: A global survey of urban water tariffs: are they sustainable, efficient and fair? Abstract: This paper examines the relations between tariffs and sustainability, efficiency and equity, using a unique data-set for 308 cities in 102 countries. Higher water tariffs are correlated with lower per capita consumption, smaller local populations, lower water availability, higher demand and a lower risk of shortage. Aggregating to the national level, higher tariffs are correlated with higher GDP and better governance. A different country-level analysis shows that a higher percentage of the population with water service is correlated with better governance, higher GDP and a greater risk of water shortage. The relation between water prices and service coverage is statistically inconsistent. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 327-342 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721672 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721672 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:327-342 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Lloyd Owen Author-X-Name-First: David Lloyd Author-X-Name-Last: Owen Title: Glas Cymru: lessons from nine years as a not-for-profit public-private partnership Abstract: Glas Cymru Cyfyngedig has owned Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, the private provider of water and sewerage in Wales, since 2001. It is run as a not-for-profit company for the purpose of minimizing customer tariffs and improving customer service and environmental sustainability. The financial model has largely been able to deliver these objectives, while lowering the cost of financing these operations. The model looks to be replicable as long as there is suitable political and regulatory support. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 343-351 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721671 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721671 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:343-351 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gareth Walker Author-X-Name-First: Gareth Author-X-Name-Last: Walker Title: A critical examination of models and projections of demand in water utility resource planning in England and Wales Abstract: Demand modelling plays a vital role in water resource management yet has rarely been critically reviewed. This paper adopts a critical realist framework for a historical analysis of demand modelling practices and their role in long-term water resource management in England and Wales from 1945 to 2010. It then focuses on recent domestic demand models in the English and Welsh private water sector. A critique of scientific realist assumptions regarding demand models is presented and the role of the current regulatory environment in encouraging a highly strategic use of demand models is discussed. Policy recommendations toward more effective modelling practices are made. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 352-372 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721679 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721679 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:352-372 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Germà Bel Author-X-Name-First: Germà Author-X-Name-Last: Bel Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo Author-X-Name-First: Andrés J. Author-X-Name-Last: Picazo-Tadeo Title: The dynamics of privatization and regulation of water services: a comparative study of two Spanish regions Abstract: As in other economic activities, privatization of water delivery has not resulted in the retreat of the public sector, but rather a change in the way in which the government intervenes in the water industry. This paper illustrates this situation by comparing urban water services in two Spanish regions, Andalusia and Catalonia. Water service delivery is structured very differently in these two regions with respect to private involvement, the degree of market concentration and, as a result, problems in competition. The characteristics of the two regions' respective regulatory agencies reflect the different paths taken to privatization: in Catalonia private firms have much more tradition and operate throughout the region; in Andalusia their introduction has been much more recent and limited in scope. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 373-384 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721692 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721692 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:373-384 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alberto Ruiz-Villaverde Author-X-Name-First: Alberto Author-X-Name-Last: Ruiz-Villaverde Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Andrés J. Picazo-Tadeo Author-X-Name-First: Andrés J. Author-X-Name-Last: Picazo-Tadeo Title: Public choice of urban water service management: a multi-criteria approach Abstract: Local policy makers in developed countries have to make decisions in increasingly complex scenarios. Consequently, they should use all the tools available when deciding which management option is the most suitable for urban water service, given how important that service is and the variety of criteria involved in making such a decision. This article employs 'analytic hierarchy process' techniques to perform an ex post analysis of the decision to transfer the management of the urban water service in Granada (in southern Spain) to a public-private partnership. The main conclusion is that the decision was rational, in that it was the best possible alternative considering the hierarchy of preferences at the time. Furthermore, confronting the serious financial difficulties faced by the local government took clear precedence over other aspects when the decision was taken. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 385-399 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721668 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721668 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:385-399 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Roberto Martínez-Espiñeira Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Espiñeira Author-Name: María Á. García-Valiñas Author-X-Name-First: María Á. Author-X-Name-Last: García-Valiñas Title: Adopting versus adapting: adoption of water-saving technology versus water conservation habits in Spain Abstract: Issues of water scarcity can be ameliorated through household adoption of water-saving technologies and by adaptation of consumption behaviour. In this paper the determinants of the adoption of water-efficient devices and of water-saving habits in Spain are analyzed using data from 27,000 households. This includes information on choices about self-reported conservation habits and decisions about the adoption of water-saving equipment. The findings show that educational campaigns have a strong positive effect on both decisions to undertake investments and decisions to adapt habits. These results also allow campaigns to be aimed at certain socio-economic groups identified in the econometric analysis. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 400-414 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721695 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721695 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:400-414 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Arnaud Reynaud Author-X-Name-First: Arnaud Author-X-Name-Last: Reynaud Title: Assessing the impact of price and non-price policies on residential water demand: a case study in Wisconsin Abstract: This paper reports an investigation of the impact of price policies (PP) and non-price policies (NPP) on residential water demand. Using a sample of US water utilities located in Wisconsin, residential water demand was estimated by taking into account the fact that some of the characteristics of local communities that determine PP and NPP choices may also influence residential water consumption levels. It is first shown that neglecting endogeneity of PP or NPP may lead to biased parameter estimates. Second, it is demonstrated that the policy mix (PP or NPP) may be as important as the level of prices for determining water consumption. Lastly, evidence is provided that dissemination efforts made by local communities to promote NPP drive the effectiveness of those policies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 415-433 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721670 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721670 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:415-433 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eduardo Araral Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Araral Author-Name: Yahua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yahua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Water demand management: review of literature and comparison in South-East Asia Abstract: The present paper reviews the literature on urban water demand management and compares practices in South-East Asia. Existing literature is mostly from developed economies and is concerned mainly with elasticity studies, which are not relevant to developing countries because their main problem is non-revenue water. Cities in South-East Asia employ both price and non-price mechanisms to regulate demand. Price mechanisms include increasing block tariffs, fixed, volumetric, raw water, and conservancy charges, rebates, cross-subsidies and periodic rebasing. Non-price mechanisms such as management, engineering and regulatory mechanisms, as well as public education and community involvement, play important roles. More studies are needed to establish their efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 434-450 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.826413 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.826413 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:434-450 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: María Á. García-Valiñas Author-X-Name-First: María Á. Author-X-Name-Last: García-Valiñas Author-Name: Josepa Miquel-Florensa Author-X-Name-First: Josepa Author-X-Name-Last: Miquel-Florensa Title: Water service quality in Tanzania: access and management Abstract: Problems related to water access and quality are significant in several countries around the world. Thus water management becomes a key issue, especially in developing countries, where the institutional and regulatory context is not always properly designed. The aim of this research is to analyze the residential water service in Tanzania, using data taken from several government reports and the survey "Views of the People 2007". This survey includes information on perceived problems and improvements on water services, allowing identification of the key drivers of Tanzanian households' perceptions of water services. The best-performance framework is also identified, and some policy recommendations are provided. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 451-471 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721698 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721698 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:451-471 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sonia Ferdous Hoque Author-X-Name-First: Sonia Ferdous Author-X-Name-Last: Hoque Author-Name: Dennis Wichelns Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Wichelns Title: State-of-the-art review: designing urban water tariffs to recover costs and promote wise use Abstract: Urban water tariffs vary substantially across cities and regions, for reasons that reflect water scarcity conditions, local or regional objectives, and political considerations. Comparisons of average water prices across regions are not generally meaningful, as the prices are not weighted or adjusted to account for variation in socio-economic or political characteristics. This study endeavours to describe the observed variation in water tariffs, with the goal of highlighting key features and the degree to which some tariff programs achieve local objectives. To this end, the domestic and non-domestic water and wastewater tariffs in 60 cities across 43 countries were examined. The non-weighted average of the per unit domestic water and wastewater bills in the cities considered was USD 2.10/m-super-3. The average per unit bills in Asia and Africa were generally lower than those in Western Europe, North America and Australia. On average, households spend about 1.5% of their monthly incomes on water and wastewater bills. In Asia and Africa, the average unit bills for the non-domestic sector were higher than those for the domestic sector, suggesting cross-subsidy. The study also analyzed the components of a metered tariff schedule with regard to the goals of cost recovery, demand management and affordability. The article also discusses the effectiveness of existing tariffs in addressing local challenges in the context of water pricing examples from Singapore, Los Angeles and Manila. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 472-491 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.828255 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.828255 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:472-491 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Biswas-Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas-Tortajada Title: The sound of thirst: why urban water and sanitation for all is essential, achievable and affordable Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 492-497 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.720198 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.720198 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:492-497 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ilana Cohen Author-X-Name-First: Ilana Author-X-Name-Last: Cohen Title: Water and Sanitation Services: Public Policy and Management Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 497-500 Issue: 3 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.768942 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.768942 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:3:p:497-500 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mikiyasu Nakayama Author-X-Name-First: Mikiyasu Author-X-Name-Last: Nakayama Author-Name: Miko Maekawa Author-X-Name-First: Miko Author-X-Name-Last: Maekawa Title: Economic benefits and security implications of trading hydropower through transboundary power grids in Asia Abstract: Countries with large potential for hydropower generation can seize large benefits by connecting their hydropower stations to transboundary power grids and trading electricity with other nations. Such benefits include income from selling hydropower; construction of hydropower stations not otherwise financially viable; certified emission reduction (CER) credits from a clean development mechanism as defined in the Kyoto Protocol; and allocation of more resources for environment conservation and resettler livelihood rehabilitation. Buyer countries can also reap gains from such a partnership, namely the importing of cheap electricity, diversification of energy sources to improve disaster preparedness, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and CER credits in the developing world. Possible shortcomings in terms of regional and domestic uncertainty should be addressed in designing and implementing transboundary power grids so that these impacts are prevented or mitigated. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 501-513 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.747127 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.747127 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:501-513 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yahua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yahua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Leong Ching Author-X-Name-First: Leong Author-X-Name-Last: Ching Title: Institutional legitimacy: an exegesis of normative incentives Abstract: This paper reviews the current thinking on institutions and finds that the notion of legitimacy is incompletely developed in the pervasive collective action model of new institutional economics. It argues that institutional legitimacy should be conceived as a set of normative incentives compelling people to uphold this institution and providing incentives for trust and successful institutional change. The result is a legitimacy model that allows us to better understand policy success and failures in water reform, by exploring both rules of the game and principles derived from narrative and hermeneutic analyses. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 514-525 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.787831 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.787831 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:514-525 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Economic approaches to water management in Australia Abstract: This paper focuses on the use of three economic approaches to water management in Australia that can increase the efficiency of water use and water security, thus providing a fillip to sustainability and economic growth: the establishment of water markets and water pricing; government spending; and the adoption of legislation and economic regulations promoting the development of water markets. Australia is well down the reform path, but needs to complete implementation. Australia's challenge is relevant to many countries struggling with demand and supply water imbalances, and the consequential declining environmental outcomes in rural areas and persistent water shortages in urban areas. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 526-543 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.712336 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.712336 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:526-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Onil Banerjee Author-X-Name-First: Onil Author-X-Name-Last: Banerjee Author-Name: Rosalind Bark Author-X-Name-First: Rosalind Author-X-Name-Last: Bark Title: Incentives for ecosystem service supply in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin Abstract: For Australia, the Murray-Darling Basin is a significant ecological and socioeconomic asset. During the Millennium Drought (1997 - 2010), severe ecosystem service losses provided impetus for water policy reform. With around $8.9 billion committed, the Commonwealth's two-pronged water recovery strategy is to purchase water entitlements for the environment and support investment in improving irrigation infrastructure efficiency. In this paper, we consider the design of a complementary payment for ecosystem services pathway which using water as payment can provide incentives for local ecosystem service supply. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 544-556 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.769489 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.769489 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:544-556 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Christopher A. Scott Author-X-Name-First: Christopher A. Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Author-Name: O.P. Singh Author-X-Name-First: O.P. Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Can India raise agricultural productivity while reducing groundwater and energy use? Abstract: This paper provides empirical evidence that power tariff reform with pro rata pricing and higher unit rates for electricity not only would promote equity, efficiency and sustainability in groundwater use, but also would be socio-economically viable for small-holder farmers. It shows that the arguments of "high transaction cost" and "political infeasibility" used against metering are valid only in specific regional contexts and under increasingly outmoded power-pricing and agricultural-production regimes, if one considers the recent advancements in remote sensing and the facts that overexploited regions have a low density of wells and are mostly owned by farmers who constitute a small segment of the farming community. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 557-573 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.743957 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.743957 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:557-573 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dilek Unalan Author-X-Name-First: Dilek Author-X-Name-Last: Unalan Title: Ecosystem-based management in challenging conditions: implications of a case study from north-eastern Turkey Abstract: This paper studies ways to implement ecosystem-based management (EBM) regardless of data and governance conditions. It focuses on a case study from Turkey and considers how EBM can be implemented under certain specific challenging conditions. The case study provides conceptual context diagrams of actual and hypothetical situations and then compares them using soft systems methodology. This comparison emphasizes the need for a firm political will that fully enforces regulations on the protection of water resources. The paper also recommends a productive stakeholder engagement that empowers locals and uses local knowledge to meet information requirements for progress towards EBM implementation under challenging conditions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 574-587 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.766535 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.766535 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:574-587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Matthew T. Payne Author-X-Name-First: Matthew T. Author-X-Name-Last: Payne Author-Name: Mark Griffin Smith Author-X-Name-First: Mark Griffin Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: Price determination and efficiency in the market for water rights in New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Basin Abstract: Water rights markets in the western United States have expanded over the last 40 years, as a result of population growth in the West and Southwest, and limited development of new storage. Until 2008, house prices, home construction and population growth appeared to be locked in an ever-increasing upward trend. With little historical experience to the contrary, water right market prices similarly appeared to be driven by real estate development. The collapse of the housing market in the last four years provides an opportunity to examine the connection between the real estate and water markets. It is found that Middle Rio Grande Basin water right prices are influenced by housing prices, per capita income in the buyer's county, buyer type, point of diversion, and transaction volume. However, significant price dispersion remains, raising the question of how efficiently this market is currently working. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 588-604 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.730670 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.730670 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:588-604 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ó. Flores Author-X-Name-First: Ó. Author-X-Name-Last: Flores Author-Name: A. Jiménez Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jiménez Author-Name: A. Pérez-Foguet Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Foguet Title: Monitoring access to water in rural areas based on the human right to water framework: a local level case study in Nicaragua Abstract: Much effort has gone into the recognition of the human right to water. Without doubt, this milestone influences governance and decision making processes at many scales so it is essential now to shift the discussion from the legal and conceptual framework to practice. Along this line, the article proposes a methodology for monitoring access to water in rural areas using the framework of this human right. The practicality of the approach is demonstrated by a case study carried out in Nicaragua. Different criteria of the right to water were included in surveys and structured interviews that were conducted in rural households and water committees, respectively. A discussion analyzes the advantages and challenges of using this framework. Finally, the approach provides elements for policy making that can be used by different stakeholders in the development and human rights sectors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 605-621 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.757017 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.757017 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:605-621 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco Osny Enéas da Silva Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Osny Author-X-Name-Last: Enéas da Silva Author-Name: Tanya Heikkila Author-X-Name-First: Tanya Author-X-Name-Last: Heikkila Author-Name: Francisco de Assis de Souza Filho Author-X-Name-First: Francisco de Assis Author-X-Name-Last: de Souza Filho Author-Name: Daniele Costa da Silva Author-X-Name-First: Daniele Author-X-Name-Last: Costa da Silva Title: Developing sustainable and replicable water supply systems in rural communities in Brazil Abstract: This article examines the challenges and opportunities for developing rural water supply programs that can meet multiple sustainability criteria (including social, technical/administrative and environmental criteria) and can be replicated beyond individual communities. It draws lessons from a water supply development project in Northeast Brazil, identifying how environmental and community assessments, community engagement in planning, as well as training, capacity building and monitoring can help meet sustainability criteria. The article further explores how an institutionalized planning process and partnerships with public agencies and donors are integrated into the project design to support replicability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 622-635 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.722027 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.722027 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:622-635 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Edna Guidi Gutiérrez Author-X-Name-First: Edna Guidi Author-X-Name-Last: Gutiérrez Author-Name: Francisco González Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco González Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez Author-Name: Jorge Guardiola Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Guardiola Title: Water access in Sucre, Bolivia: a case of governance deficit Abstract: Bolivia is one of the countries on the American continent with the lowest rates of access to water, a situation that has caused confrontation between civil society and water utility managers in some cities. This research describes the water access scenario in Sucre, the capital of Bolivia, together with the key challenges faced by the company that manages the water services in the city. The case of Sucre is an example of how poor water governance can generate inefficiencies in the management of the service. Taking this into consideration, policy and institutional reforms are recommended to facilitate decision making aimed at improving the current situation of access to water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 636-649 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.721677 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.721677 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:636-649 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michael E. McClain Author-X-Name-First: Michael E. Author-X-Name-Last: McClain Author-Name: Japhet J. Kashaigili Author-X-Name-First: Japhet J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kashaigili Author-Name: Preksedis Ndomba Author-X-Name-First: Preksedis Author-X-Name-Last: Ndomba Title: Environmental flow assessment as a tool for achieving environmental objectives of African water policy, with examples from East Africa Abstract: Africa has set ambitious targets for development of water resources over the coming decades. Africa Water Vision 2025 calls for a doubling of irrigated agriculture and a five-fold increase in water use for agriculture, industry, and hydropower. The ambitious development targets are framed in the context of integrated water resources management, which also seeks to simultaneously allocate sufficient water for environmental sustainability. Over the past two decades scientists have devised a number of practical and robust approaches to determine environmental water requirements in rivers and wetlands based on the objectives set in water planning. We review the most widely applied approaches to assess environmental flow requirements and consider their application in Africa through case studies in the transboundary Mara River basin of Kenya and Tanzania and the Great Ruaha River basin in Tanzania. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 650-665 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.781913 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.781913 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:650-665 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lawrence Susskind Author-X-Name-First: Lawrence Author-X-Name-Last: Susskind Title: Water and democracy: new roles for civil society in water governance Abstract: In most democratic countries, government officials make water-allocation decisions. Citizens depend on these officials and their technical advisors to take account of both technical and political considerations in determining which water uses get priority, what infrastructure investments to make and what water quality standards to apply. In many parts of the world, water users and stakeholders have additional opportunities to comment on such decisions before they are implemented. Under some circumstances, citizens can challenge water management decisions in court. This is not enough. More direct democracy, involving stakeholders before such decisions are made, can produce fairer and increasingly sustainable results. The steps in collaborative adaptive management - a form of stakeholder engagement particularly appropriate to managing complex water networks - are described in this article along with the reasons that traditional forms of representative democracy are inadequate when it comes to water policy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 666-677 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.781914 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.781914 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:666-677 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Maria Saleth Author-X-Name-First: R. Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Saleth Title: Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 678-681 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.763331 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.763331 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:678-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shahnila Islam Author-X-Name-First: Shahnila Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Title: Biofuels and rural poverty Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 681-683 Issue: 4 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.809639 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.809639 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:4:p:681-683 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kishore Mahbubani Author-X-Name-First: Kishore Author-X-Name-Last: Mahbubani Title: Foreword Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-2 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.886545 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.886545 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:1-2 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit Author-X-Name-Last: K. Biswas Title: Editorial: Infrastructure and development Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 3-7 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.891927 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.891927 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:3-7 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Water infrastructure as an essential element for human development Abstract: Infrastructure is essential for development, but by itself it will not contribute to improving the quality of life of millions of people unless it is part of an overall framework for development, economic growth, social equity and environmental protection. As mentioned by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, the absence of infrastructure has a pervasive influence on poverty, but at the same time is not a free-standing factor in lifting people from it. The focus should thus not be on physical infrastructure per se but on infrastructure as a driver for growth and sustainable development. This requires more comprehensive institutional, legal, regulatory, policy and management frameworks than the ones existing at present. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 8-19 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.888636 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.888636 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:8-19 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michael Rouse Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Rouse Title: The worldwide urban water and wastewater infrastructure challenge Abstract: There are two parts to the challenge of providing the infrastructure necessary for universal access to water and sanitation. One challenge is the extension of existing infrastructure and new infrastructure to serve all in today's urban areas and to keep up with the expected rapid growth of cities; the other is the refurbishment of existing infrastructure to maintain access to water and sanitation. Meeting the second challenge is the more costly; it is also essential to meeting the first challenge. Infrastructure is the means, not the end, with a requirement for clear policies on objectives, priorities and service standards. Delivery will require effective planning, regulation, innovation, capacity building and training. Although the infrastructure costs will be high, the benefits will be greater. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 20-27 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.882203 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.882203 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:20-27 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Colin Chartres Author-X-Name-First: Colin Author-X-Name-Last: Chartres Title: Is water scarcity a constraint to feeding Asia's growing population? Abstract: Growing population and wealth, as measured by per capita GDP, are predicted to put water resources and food production in Asia under increasing pressure over the next few decades. Critical factors include the increasing demand for animal proteins in diets and the growing need for energy. Climate change impacts may further reduce available water resources because of greater evaporation losses in some areas and storms and floods in others. If we are to overcome these significant constraints on food production, we must turn to strategies that are focused around sustainable intensification of agriculture. These include modernization of old irrigation schemes to increase water productivity, innovative concepts that capture and store flood runoff for use in agriculture, much more recycling and reuse of urban wastewater, and other efficiency-improvement techniques. However, these will not happen in a policy vacuum, and it is argued that reforms are needed in water policy, water training and water management institutions across Asia. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 28-36 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.846713 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.846713 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:28-36 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yen Hua Teo Author-X-Name-First: Yen Hua Author-X-Name-Last: Teo Title: Water services industry reforms in Malaysia Abstract: Concerted efforts to reform and transform the water industry in Malaysia began in 2006. It was a visionary effort by the federal government to ensure an adequate supply of clean water to the public and industry. A policy and institutional framework was created to re-invent and transform the water services industry into an efficient and sustainable sector that will play a pivotal role as one of the major components of economic growth. Though minor adjustments may be needed during its implementation, the overall policy direction is pragmatic and viable and has started to produce tangible outcomes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 37-46 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.846719 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.846719 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:37-46 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shuping Lu Author-X-Name-First: Shuping Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Title: Water infrastructure in China: the importance of full project life-cycle cost analysis in addressing water challenges Abstract: To address serious wastewater challenges, the government of China is investing in the rapid building of new treatment plants across the country. However, current practice often favours both cost- and energy-inefficient designs and implementation, especially in smaller cities and towns. Combining a full life cycle costing (LCC) approach with financing innovations and the identification and implementation of new technologies can reduce such inefficiencies by 50% or more. One general and two wastewater-specific case studies of new approaches to efficient infrastructure design are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 47-59 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.847760 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.847760 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:47-59 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David James Molden Author-X-Name-First: David James Author-X-Name-Last: Molden Author-Name: Ramesh Ananda Vaidya Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh Ananda Author-X-Name-Last: Vaidya Author-Name: Arun Bhakta Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Arun Bhakta Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Author-Name: Golam Rasul Author-X-Name-First: Golam Author-X-Name-Last: Rasul Author-Name: Mandira Singh Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Mandira Singh Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Title: Water infrastructure for the Hindu Kush Himalayas Abstract: The Hindu Kush-Himalayan region is the source of 10 major rivers serving over 1.3 billion people. In spite of this abundance, mountain people have limited access to water for food, households and energy. Climate change is increasing the uncertainty about water availability and the frequency of extreme weather events. To buffer seasonal variations and address growing water demand, properly planned, developed and managed infrastructure and related institutional capacities are required. They should also recognize mountain-specific issues. Priority areas include transboundary water governance, cross-border information systems, an improved knowledge base for mountain regions, and benefit sharing between mountain and downstream communities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 60-77 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.859044 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.859044 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:60-77 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Biswas-Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas-Tortajada Title: The Gujarat State-Wide Water Supply Grid: a step towards water security Abstract: Gujarat is one of India's economic powerhouses, but its geographical conditions mean that most of the state's districts face water deficits. In 2002, emergency arrangements to meet water shortages were replaced with a longer-term strategy: the construction and management of the State-Wide Water Supply Grid. This scheme moves towards connecting 47 million people to safe, potable water supplies. It has also positioned Gujarat as a pioneer in India in terms of moving towards water security and conservation, a policy choice that has boosted economic growth and made important strides towards human development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 78-90 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.871971 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.871971 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:78-90 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Dinesh Kumar Author-Name: S. Jagadeesan Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Jagadeesan Author-Name: M.V.K. Sivamohan Author-X-Name-First: M.V.K. Author-X-Name-Last: Sivamohan Title: Positive externalities of irrigation from the Sardar Sarovar Project for farm production and domestic water supply Abstract: A detailed study was conducted in six districts of Gujarat, India, in gravity- and lift-irrigated commands of the Sardar Sarovar Project to assess the direct and indirect benefits of canal irrigation. Benefits such as savings in the cost of energy used to pump groundwater for irrigation, reduction in well failures, and increased income of well irrigators from farming (crops and dairy) were remarkable. Groundwater augmented by recharge from gravity irrigation resulted in large economic returns to the well irrigators in the command areas and reduced the cost of domestic water supply in villages and towns (through improved yield of agro-wells and drinking-water wells, respectively). Canal irrigation also raised wages for workers, through enhanced agricultural labour demand along with appreciation of land markets. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 91-109 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.880228 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.880228 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:91-109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chetan Pandit Author-X-Name-First: Chetan Author-X-Name-Last: Pandit Title: Environmental over enthusiasm Abstract: India needs large dams for water storage, hydropower and flood control. It also needs long-distance inter-basin water transfers. However, India has a complex and strict environmental regulatory system which ignores a developing economy's needs and peoples' aspirations and is often impractical. This is used by activists to thwart infrastructure building, and, when faced with development slowdown, the government tries to thwart the laws they themselves have made. India's food, water and energy security, economic, and poverty-alleviation plans are in jeopardy unless environmental regulators realize that the regulations are being misused and that environmental over-enthusiasm is benefiting neither development nor the environment. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 110-120 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.871480 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.871480 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:110-120 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jacob Snell Author-X-Name-First: Jacob Author-X-Name-Last: Snell Author-Name: Daniel Prowse Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Prowse Author-Name: Ken Adams Author-X-Name-First: Ken Author-X-Name-Last: Adams Title: The changing role of hydropower: from cheap local energy supply to strategic regional resource Abstract: The role of hydropower has evolved from being a local, low-cost energy source to being a flexible resource offering a variety of ancillary services including regional frequency control and energy storage for large interconnected power systems. This paper explores this development as it relates to a North American midcontinent electrical power region. It reviews traditional benefits from hydropower in a thermal-power-dominated region and traditional efforts to quantity those benefits. With the challenges of integrating increasing quantities of variable generation such as wind and solar power, new benefits from hydropower have been identified and new methods to quantify those benefits have been developed. Recent results of a major study of the sub-hourly behaviour of a hydropower system in a Midwestern United States electrical market are reviewed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 121-134 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.860771 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.860771 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:121-134 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Harrop Prichard Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Harrop Author-X-Name-Last: Prichard Author-Name: Christopher A. Scott Author-X-Name-First: Christopher A. Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Title: Interbasin water transfers at the US-Mexico border city of Nogales, Sonora: implications for aquifers and water security Abstract: Nogales, Sonora, on the US-Mexico border, employs interbasin water and wastewater transfers to address water scarcity in the context of a rising population, a warming climate, and cross-border institutional asymmetries. A unique feature of its geography and border context is Nogales's export of wastewater both north to the US and, starting with the August 2012 commissioning of a strategically positioned wastewater treatment plant, south to the Alisos basin, which is its principal drinking-water source. Thus, when the new plant is fully operational, it will result in indirect potable reuse of effluent via recharge of the source-water aquifer. This paper finds that such strategies contribute to increased water scarcity in Nogales, and to detrimental health, livelihood and environmental impacts in the source basin, thus raising questions about interbasin transfers as a principal water management strategy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 135-151 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.755597 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.755597 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:135-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: The 2012 Murray-Darling Basin Plan - issues to watch Abstract: The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is now in place, marking a further significant step in water policy development and water reform in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin (MDB). While it is an important planning and regulatory framework in its own right, and one that should further enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of water markets in the MDB, implementation and enforcement of the plan and continued action by governments, communities and stakeholders on key reform commitments are required to ensure much-needed improvement in economic, social and environmental sustainability. This article outlines seven watch points that will affect whether the desired outcomes are achieved. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 152-163 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.787833 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.787833 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:152-163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Benjamin Docker Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin Author-X-Name-Last: Docker Author-Name: Ian Robinson Author-X-Name-First: Ian Author-X-Name-Last: Robinson Title: Environmental water management in Australia: experience from the Murray-Darling Basin Abstract: Recent water reform in Australia has focused on seeking to balance the needs of the environment and consumptive users through improved flow regimes. This is in response to declining ecological conditions, exacerbated by drought and the threat of climate change particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. A programme of environmental flows integrated through multiple governance layers and managed by an independent federal-government entity operating in the water market on behalf of the environment has been established to help rectify the decline. While a challenge for this new entity involves determining when to release, trade or carry over water in storage so as to maximize environmental outcomes, early results point to real environmental gains within a highly regulated and diverse river system. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 164-177 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.792039 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.792039 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:164-177 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Prahlad Kasturi Author-X-Name-First: Prahlad Author-X-Name-Last: Kasturi Title: Towards disaster risk reduction: a policy-focused approach to natural hazards and disasters Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 178-181 Issue: 1 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.866009 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.866009 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:1:p:178-181 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neil S. Grigg Author-X-Name-First: Neil S. Author-X-Name-Last: Grigg Title: The 2011-2012 drought in the United States: new lessons from a record event Abstract: The record-setting 2011-2012 drought was the worst in the central regions of the United States since the 1930s. Short-term impacts included crop failures, job losses, water shortages, energy impacts, navigation problems and environmental losses. The event reinforced the need for water security and preparedness through */collective actions for mitigation and response. It showed that innovations in water management can improve resilience but cannot mitigate all risks; comprehensive water-management and emergency-preparedness solutions are needed, based on effective collaboration between institutions. The main lesson of this complex and significant drought is about the need to strengthen intergovernmental cooperation and policy responses. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 183-199 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.847710 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.847710 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:183-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bellie Sivakumar Author-X-Name-First: Bellie Author-X-Name-Last: Sivakumar Title: Planning and management of shared waters: hydropolitics and hydropsychology - two sides of the same coin Abstract: Politics and human behaviour play key roles in the planning and management of shared water resources. The interactions between politics and water resources (hydropolitics) have been extensively studied, and the need to study the interactions between human behaviour and water-related activities (hydropsychology) is increasingly recognized. Although both hydropolitics and hydropsychology are useful, neither by itself is adequate across all scales of water resources and human society. This paper reasons that hydropolitics is a top-down view and hydropsychology is bottom-up, and argues for a framework to reconcile the two for a two-way and more balanced approach. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 200-210 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.841072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.841072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:200-210 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David B. Brooks Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Author-Name: Julie Trottier Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Trottier Title: De-nationalization and de-securitization of transboundary water resources: the Israeli-Palestinian case Abstract: Many people think of transboundary water in terms of national security. However, water is not, nor is it likely to become, a cause of war. Rather, the need is for water security, which implies that water management must balance the goals of efficiency, equity, sustainability and implementability. This article suggests how a joint management structure for fresh water can be designed to promote ongoing resolution of issues, and do so in a way that de-nationalizes and de-securitizes transboundary water. Though designed with the Israeli-Palestinian case in mind, the approach is applicable wherever water divides rather than unites states or peoples. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 211-223 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.849941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.849941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:211-223 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Margaret J. Vick Author-X-Name-First: Margaret J. Author-X-Name-Last: Vick Title: Steps towards an Afghanistan-Pakistan water-sharing agreement Abstract: Negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan to share the international watercourses in the Kabul Basin will involve complex networks of natural, societal and political systems. The natural systems are strongly influenced by climate change; societal interests include an economy based on agriculture; and the region in both states is subject to turmoil and insecurity. Given these complexities, the recent joint announcement by the finance ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan of plans to construct a hydropower project on the Kunar River is a significant step. However, much work remains to jointly develop and manage the waters in the Kabul Basin. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 224-229 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.886471 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.886471 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:224-229 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mariya Pak Author-X-Name-First: Mariya Author-X-Name-Last: Pak Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Author-Name: Jusipbek Kazbekov Author-X-Name-First: Jusipbek Author-X-Name-Last: Kazbekov Title: Re-examining conflict and cooperation in Central Asia: a case study from the Isfara River, Ferghana Valley Abstract: While conflict and cooperation in Central Asia are mainly focused on the larger basins (Amu and Syr Darya) and the implementation of the agreement reached directly after independence (1991), here an analysis of the history of water-sharing agreements in the Isfara Basin is presented. The paper reveals that there have been fierce negotiations and renegotiations even during the Soviet Union period between the Central Asian riparian republics; agreement was reached mainly though engineering solutions that brought more water to the basin. The paper highlights that although water-sharing agreements were reached early on, the technical capability of implementing these agreements was lacking. Similarly, even after independence, agreements had been reached but lack of water control hindered their implementation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 230-245 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837357 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837357 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:230-245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Slim Zekri Author-X-Name-First: Slim Author-X-Name-Last: Zekri Author-Name: Mushtaque Ahmed Author-X-Name-First: Mushtaque Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed Author-Name: Randa Chaieb Author-X-Name-First: Randa Author-X-Name-Last: Chaieb Author-Name: Noreddine Ghaffour Author-X-Name-First: Noreddine Author-X-Name-Last: Ghaffour Title: Managed aquifer recharge using quaternary-treated wastewater: an economic perspective Abstract: An excess of 31 million m-super-3/y of tertiary-treated wastewater is expected in Muscat, Oman, by 2015. This paper addresses the technical and cost estimation of managed aquifer recharge after reverse-osmosis treatment. The results indicate that the project is appealing from an economic perspective. The total cost varies between USD 0.353 and USD 0.550 per cubic metre, depending on the cost of electricity, the interest rate and the life span of the project. The project may face rejection from domestic users, who may be unwilling to accept mixing treated wastewater with the current water supply due to health risks. An alternative to indirect potable reuse is the installation of a separate network to service industrial users. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 246-261 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837370 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837370 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:246-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stuti Rawat Author-X-Name-First: Stuti Author-X-Name-Last: Rawat Author-Name: Aditi Mukherji Author-X-Name-First: Aditi Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji Title: Poor state of irrigation statistics in India: the case of pumps, wells and tubewells Abstract: Groundwater is the main source of irrigation in India, but there is a huge uncertainty about the number of groundwater structures. This paper compares data from four government sources on wells and tubewells, diesel pumps and electric pumps for time periods from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. There is a wide divergence in data, which is not attributable to mere time lags or definitional differences. This is a cause for concern, because lack of reliable estimates of these numbers affects realistic calculations of important variables such as groundwater extraction, electricity subsidies, and the carbon footprint of agricultural groundwater use. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 262-281 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837361 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837361 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:262-281 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Omar K.M. Ouda Author-X-Name-First: Omar K.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ouda Title: Impacts of agricultural policy on irrigation water demand: a case study of Saudi Arabia Abstract: Saudi Arabia's groundwater resources have been heavily over-exploited to achieve food self-sufficiency. The country enacted a new agricultural policy that discourages the cultivation of wheat and encourages that of vegetables and fruits. This has produced significant reductions in irrigation water demand as well as food self-sufficiency. This paper reviews the performance of the Saudi agricultural sector and presents four scenarios forecasting the new policy's long-term impacts on the use of water for agriculture. The findings show that the new policy does not support sustainable utilization of groundwater resources. Additional policy modifications are needed to optimize the combination of import and domestic production of agricultural products based on a sustainable water utilization strategy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 282-292 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.876330 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.876330 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:282-292 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Redwood Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Redwood Author-Name: Moez Bouraoui Author-X-Name-First: Moez Author-X-Name-Last: Bouraoui Author-Name: Boubaker Houmane Author-X-Name-First: Boubaker Author-X-Name-Last: Houmane Title: Rainwater and greywater harvesting for urban food security in La Soukra, Tunisia Abstract: This paper presents the findings of an integrated household water treatment and reuse system for agriculture in La Soukra, Tunisia. The researchers found that the system has an internal rate of return of 17% and a net present value range from USD 26,000 (at a 5% discount rate) to USD 11,000 (for a 10% discount rate). Benefits included more water for irrigation, reduced costs to service providers, increased agricultural production from greenhouses and expanded agricultural options. These results suggest that investments in rainwater harvesting and greywater treatment at the farm level can increase the financial feasibility of peri-urban farms, which are often faced with pressure from urban growth. The systems can also help build household resilience to broader environmental change by lowering the exposure of farmers to burdens associated with infrequent access to water and poor-quality soil. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 293-307 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837367 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837367 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:293-307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Man Purotaganon Author-X-Name-First: Man Author-X-Name-Last: Purotaganon Author-Name: Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Author-X-Name-First: Dietrich Author-X-Name-Last: Schmidt-Vogt Title: Agricultural intensification in the Bang Phluang Irrigation Scheme, Prachinburi Sub-basin, Thailand, and its impacts on water management Abstract: Thailand has embarked on river basin-focused policies to improve technical infrastructure for and participation in water management. The Bang Phluang Irrigation Scheme in Thailand's eastern region was started in 1971 to provide irrigation water, to control floods and to prevent salt-water intrusion. Farmers have increased the number of rice harvests and introduced fish and shrimp cultures. Agricultural intensification, however, has led to competition for water and to conflicts among farmers. The paper analyzes, within the context of policy and institutional change, the effects of agricultural intensification on water use, water management, conflicts, and conflict resolution. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 308-321 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837356 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837356 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:308-321 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Khaled A. Alqadi Author-X-Name-First: Khaled A. Author-X-Name-Last: Alqadi Author-Name: Lalit Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Lalit Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Water policy in Jordan Abstract: The primary problems in water quality and availability in Jordan stem from poor long-term planning. This paper looks at past and current policies related to water management, considers their weaknesses, and suggests means of improving the management and planning aspects and the need for desalination infrastructure. The major water issues in Jordan can be attributed to both policy implementation failure and a lack of on-the-ground application of regulations. This study indicates that desalination of Red Sea water can be a long-term viable option to meet the growing domestic water needs within Jordan. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 322-334 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.876234 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.876234 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:322-334 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Omar K.M. Ouda Author-X-Name-First: Omar K.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ouda Title: Water demand versus supply in Saudi Arabia: current and future challenges Abstract: Saudi Arabia is facing a chronic water-shortage problem. Demand far exceeds the sustainable yield of both conventional and non-conventional water resources. The resulting demand-supply gap is being bridged through groundwater depletion. In this paper, demand-supply gaps for the coming 20 years are projected under three scenarios: optimistic, moderate and pessimistic. Future sustainable water yields are calculated and allocated to projected water demand in the domestic, industrial and agricultural sectors. The study shows that Saudi Arabia will not be able to bridge the demand-supply gap in the near future. Intensive water demand management measures are needed in all sectors to minimize future demand-supply gaps, especially focused on the largest water consumer: the agricultural sector. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 335-344 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837363 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837363 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:335-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David W. M. Johnstone Author-X-Name-First: David W. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Johnstone Title: Regulation and reality: some reflections on 50 years of international experience in water and wastewater Abstract: Over 50 years of experience in the water sector is presented through the lens of a practitioner who has worked in over 30 countries mainly on wastewater but also on utility management, privatization and institutional development. This article tracks important developments in wastewater treatment leading to reuse but, more importantly, describes experiences where effective regulation and reality have parted company. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 345-354 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.842088 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.842088 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:345-354 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Institutional governance and regulation of water services. The essential elements Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 355-359 Issue: 2 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.901108 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.901108 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:2:p:355-359 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: IWRM revisited: from concept to implementation Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 361-363 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.937085 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.937085 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:361-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Giordano Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Giordano Author-Name: Tushaar Shah Author-X-Name-First: Tushaar Author-X-Name-Last: Shah Title: From IWRM back to integrated water resources management Abstract: Integrated water resources management provides a set of ideas to help us manage water more holistically. However, these ideas have been formalized over time in what has now become, in capitals, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), with specific prescriptive principles whose implementation is often supported by donor funding and international advocacy. IWRM has now become an end in itself, in some cases undermining functioning water management systems, in others setting back needed water reform agendas, and in yet others becoming a tool to mask other agendas. Critically, the current monopoly of IWRM in global water management discourse is shutting out alternative thinking on pragmatic solutions to existing water problems. This paper explains these issues and uses examples of transboundary water governance in general, groundwater management in India and rural-urban water transfer in China to show that there are (sometimes antithetical) alternatives to IWRM which are being successfully used to solve major water problems. The main message is that we should simply get on with pragmatic politics and solutions to the world's many individual water challenges. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 364-376 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.851521 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.851521 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:364-376 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jess Schoeman Author-X-Name-First: Jess Author-X-Name-Last: Schoeman Author-Name: Catherine Allan Author-X-Name-First: Catherine Author-X-Name-Last: Allan Author-Name: C. Max Finlayson Author-X-Name-First: C. Max Author-X-Name-Last: Finlayson Title: A new paradigm for water? A comparative review of integrated, adaptive and ecosystem-based water management in the Anthropocene Abstract: The failure of conventional approaches to achieve equitable and sustainable water management has prompted a new way of perceiving and acting with water. This is creating a 'new water paradigm' that emphasizes broader stakeholder involvement; integration of sectors, issues and disciplines; attention to the human dimensions of management; and wider recognition of the economic, ecological and cultural values of water. This article reviews three approaches arising within the new water paradigm: integrated water resources management; ecosystem-based approaches; and adaptive management. The article concludes that the strengths of each approach address different moral and ecological challenges. Combining these strengths, while minimizing tensions, may contribute to more effective water management in the Anthropocene. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 377-390 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.907087 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.907087 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:377-390 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Falkenmark Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Falkenmark Author-Name: A. Jägerskog Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Jägerskog Author-Name: K. Schneider Author-X-Name-First: K. Author-X-Name-Last: Schneider Title: Overcoming the land-water disconnect in water-scarce regions: time for IWRM to go contemporary Abstract: This article aims to analyze the relationships between water and land. It posits that there is a disconnect between land and water management that needs to be rectified. To address the major challenges the world is facing in terms of feeding itself and securing adequate access to water there is a need to revisit the integrated water resources management (IWRM) paradigm. While IWRM incorporates the link between land and water in theory, it is often ignored in practice. The authors argue that greater visibility of the land-water linkage is needed and would be encouraged by adding an L for land use, making ILWRM: integrated land and water resources management. The natural systems at play are juxtaposed with a discussion of the (water) governance challenges that they pose. Challenges stemming from increased land (and thereby water) acquisitions, as well as the transboundary perspectives of the ILWRM challenge, highlight the need to revisit and evolve our approach to providing water and food security. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 391-408 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.897157 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.897157 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:391-408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neil S. Grigg Author-X-Name-First: Neil S. Author-X-Name-Last: Grigg Title: Integrated water resources management: unified process or debate forum? Abstract: The concept of integrated water resources management (IWRM) has stimulated a productive international dialogue, but is criticized as being ambiguous or a tool of the establishment and unresponsive to important needs. However, its broad scope actually enables it to provide a common language, facilitate policy discussions, catalogue management practices, and support education and capacity building. Similar criticisms can be levelled at integrated paradigms in other sectors, and even the process of water management itself. IWRM faces challenges because water policy is often subordinated to policies of other sectors and because of the unique attributes of water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 409-422 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.877338 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.877338 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:409-422 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ruth Romer Author-X-Name-First: Ruth Author-X-Name-Last: Romer Title: Can integrated water resource management be of value to business, specifically the oil and gas sector? Abstract: Water is an important resource for both business and society; it is a cross-cutting issue and should be managed using an integrated approach. Many businesses, such as oil and gas, have global operations in multiple geographic and climatic contexts across a range of jurisdictions. This paper explores whether the conceptual framework of integrated water resource management (IWRM) is an applicable approach for business to manage water issues. There are currently limited documented experiences of the relationship between business and IWRM. This article summarizes key findings from research that was supported by King's College London. Findings indicate that although IWRM is a high-level, holistic approach, the principles can be of value. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 423-432 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.893506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.893506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:423-432 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Author-Name: Konrad Enckell Author-X-Name-First: Konrad Author-X-Name-Last: Enckell Author-Name: Marko Keskinen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Keskinen Title: Integrated water resources management: horizontal and vertical explorations and the 'water in all policies' approach Abstract: Water constitutes a sector that overlaps with many other sectors and within itself has an array of quite different interests, stakeholders with varying mind-sets and consequently notable governance challenges. Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is the recommended approach to tackle this situation. Integration - both vertical (within the sector) and horizontal (across different established sectors) - is seen as fundamental to balanced governance and policy making. IWRM has a long history, and rich experiences, both positive and negative, have been reported. This article summarizes some of this experience and concludes that both vertical and horizontal challenges are ample. To contextualize and systematize integration, a flow chart is presented for various tasks and phases of water governance, and the challenges of integration are embedded into that framework. Because water is not the only sector that overlaps with other sectors and has integration challenges, the health sector is considered to learn from its approaches. Particularly interesting is the 'health in all policies' approach. This is helpful in further developing IWRM, in particular with respect to horizontal integration, in which IWRM may particularly need development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 433-444 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.912130 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.912130 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:433-444 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nigel Watson Author-X-Name-First: Nigel Author-X-Name-Last: Watson Title: IWRM in England: bridging the gap between top-down and bottom-up implementation Abstract: Implementation of IWRM has generally been approached mechanistically, with attention focused on identifying necessary conditions and developing useful tools and techniques. In contrast, this article examines alternative approaches to implementation in their totality, using IWRM in England as a case analysis. In England, the EU Water Framework Directive has been implemented through a 'top-down' approach but a 'bottom-up' approach has been adopted for catchment management. Both the Water Framework Directive and the catchment-based approach are consistent with the goals of IWRM, but their implementation arrangements are disconnected and operate at different scales. This example suggests that cross-scale interplay and bridging institutions are critical to the successful implementation of IWRM in complex governance settings. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 445-459 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.899892 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.899892 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:445-459 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bruce Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Author-Name: Charles Priddle Author-X-Name-First: Charles Author-X-Name-Last: Priddle Author-Name: Dan Shrubsole Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Shrubsole Author-Name: Barbara Veale Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Veale Author-Name: Dan Walters Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Walters Title: Integrated water resource management: lessons from conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada Abstract: The lessons and opportunities of integrated water resource management in Ontario are described by focusing attention on conservation authorities: watershed-based agencies formed between 1946 and 1979. Six foundational principles of the programme are explained: the watershed as the management unit; local initiative; provincial-municipal partnership; a healthy environment for a healthy economy; a comprehensive approach; and cooperation and coordination. Illustrative examples from the Grand River and Halton Region conservation authorities provide the basis for conclusions. The six principles have served the integrated water resource management programme well. In addition, the ability to make difficult budgetary decisions and adapt to changing public need has contributed to the conservation authorities' success. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 460-474 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.876328 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.876328 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:460-474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Droogers Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Droogers Author-Name: Johan Bouma Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Bouma Title: Simulation modelling for water governance in basins Abstract: Accelerating future water shortages require development of operational water governance models, as illustrated by three case studies: (1) upstream-downstream interactions in the Aral Sea basin, where science acts as problem recognizer, emphasizing scoping policies; (2) impact and adaptation of climate change on water and food supply in the Middle East and North Africa, where science acts as a mediator between perspectives, emphasizing scoping and a start of implementation policies; and (3) green water credits in Kenya, where science acts as advocate, emphasizing scoping and implementation policies in close interaction with stakeholders, including impulses from applied to basic research. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 475-494 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.903771 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.903771 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:475-494 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Declan Hearne Author-X-Name-First: Declan Author-X-Name-Last: Hearne Author-Name: Bronwyn Powell Author-X-Name-First: Bronwyn Author-X-Name-Last: Powell Title: Too much of a good thing? Building social capital through knowledge transfer and collaborative networks in the southern Philippines Abstract: Meaningful engagement of diverse stakeholders is essential for ensuring support for science-based responses to complex watershed challenges. A collaborative network in the Davao river basins, in the Philippines, provides evidence of an approach that enabled integration of science into local decision making and increased bonding social capital between shared-interest groups. Insufficient attention towards bridging and linking social capital allowed bottlenecks between policy and implementation to persist. This 'dark side' of social capital was evidenced by entrenched sector positions and lower levels of trust between different interest groups. A social-learning approach is recommended to create new spaces for productive 'bridging' relationships. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 495-514 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.898579 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.898579 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:495-514 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Josselin J. Rouillard Author-X-Name-First: Josselin J. Author-X-Name-Last: Rouillard Author-Name: David Benson Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Benson Author-Name: Animesh K. Gain Author-X-Name-First: Animesh K. Author-X-Name-Last: Gain Title: Evaluating IWRM implementation success: are water policies in Bangladesh enhancing adaptive capacity to climate change impacts? Abstract: Optimizing the capacity to adapt to climate change impacts has become a critical challenge for human societies. This article therefore evaluates how integrated water resource management (IWRM) approaches help enhance adaptive capacity to climate change impacts on water resources. An evaluative framework is derived from key IWRM principles and their roles in modulating adaptive capacity. This framework is then used to evaluate IWRM implementation in Bangladesh. The analysis draws on policy documents, interviews and a survey of policy makers. Results suggest that policy principles and implementation in favour of IWRM can be a source of success but also of failure for adaptive capacity. Recommendations for amending the concept with the aim of increasing adaptive capacity are outlined. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 515-527 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.910756 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.910756 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:515-527 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lyla Mehta Author-X-Name-First: Lyla Author-X-Name-Last: Mehta Author-Name: Rossella Alba Author-X-Name-First: Rossella Author-X-Name-Last: Alba Author-Name: Alex Bolding Author-X-Name-First: Alex Author-X-Name-Last: Bolding Author-Name: Kristi Denby Author-X-Name-First: Kristi Author-X-Name-Last: Denby Author-Name: Bill Derman Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Derman Author-Name: Takunda Hove Author-X-Name-First: Takunda Author-X-Name-Last: Hove Author-Name: Emmanuel Manzungu Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Manzungu Author-Name: Synne Movik Author-X-Name-First: Synne Author-X-Name-Last: Movik Author-Name: Preetha Prabhakaran Author-X-Name-First: Preetha Author-X-Name-Last: Prabhakaran Author-Name: Barbara van Koppen Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: van Koppen Title: The politics of IWRM in Southern Africa Abstract: This article offers an approach to the study of the evolution, spread and uptake of integrated water resources management (IWRM). Specifically, it looks at the flow of IWRM as an idea in international and national fora, its translation and adoption into national contexts, and the on-the-ground practices of IWRM. Research carried out in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique provides empirical insights into the politics of IWRM implementation in southern Africa, the interface between international and national interests in shaping water policies in specific country contexts, and the on-the-ground challenges of addressing equity, redress and the reallocation of water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 528-542 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.916200 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.916200 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:528-542 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Barbara van Koppen Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: van Koppen Author-Name: Barbara Schreiner Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Schreiner Title: Moving beyond integrated water resource management: developmental water management in South Africa Abstract: This article traces the history of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in South Africa since the 1970s. It examines IWRM according to its three common pillars, which are also reflected in South Africa's National Water Act: economic efficiency, environmental sustainability, and equity. The article highlights how the principles of economic efficiency and the environment as a user in its own right emerged under apartheid, while equity was only included in the post-1994 water policies, with evolving influence on the other two principles. In 2013, the Department of Water Affairs overcame the widely documented flaws of IWRM by adopting developmental water management as its water resource management approach, aligning with the political and socio-economic goals of South Africa's democratic developmental state. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 543-558 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.912111 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.912111 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:543-558 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Clement Dorm-Adzobu Author-X-Name-First: Clement Author-X-Name-Last: Dorm-Adzobu Author-Name: Ben Yaw Ampomah Author-X-Name-First: Ben Yaw Author-X-Name-Last: Ampomah Title: Legislative and institutional reforms for water resources management in Ghana Abstract: The management of water resources among traditional societies in Ghana has been based on indigenous knowledge systems and practices. Colonial administrations subsequently vested water administration at the central level, without proper coordination, resulting in disjointed management systems. When a new constitution was adopted in 1992, constitutional requirements resulted in an overhaul of the legislative and institutional framework for water resources management. The old sector-based legislative instruments have been reviewed; a Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing has been created for policy direction; and an act of Parliament has established a Water Resources Commission to regulate and manage the utilization of Ghana's fresh-water resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 559-571 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.837359 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.837359 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:559-571 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jordi Pascual-Ferrer Author-X-Name-First: Jordi Author-X-Name-Last: Pascual-Ferrer Author-Name: Agustí Pérez-Foguet Author-X-Name-First: Agustí Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Foguet Author-Name: Jordi Codony Author-X-Name-First: Jordi Author-X-Name-Last: Codony Author-Name: Ester Raventós Author-X-Name-First: Ester Author-X-Name-Last: Raventós Author-Name: Lucila Candela Author-X-Name-First: Lucila Author-X-Name-Last: Candela Title: Assessment of water resources management in the Ethiopian Central Rift Valley: environmental conservation and poverty reduction Abstract: This article assesses the relation between water management, environmental degradation and poverty through a stakeholder analysis focused on the status and management of water resources. It draws from the situation observed in the Ethiopian Central Rift Valley, an endorheic basin south of Addis Ababa where human activities have resulted in the degradation of most freshwater ecosystems and where the vast majority of the population lives in poverty. It proposes a shift in water governance that focuses on improving economic and social welfare and enhancing environmental sustainability. This shift can help overcome some of the problems affecting the Central Rift Valley, namely: (1) the overexploitation of water resources; (2) poor water quality; and (3) the high dependency of the population on water resources to sustain their livelihoods. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 572-587 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.843410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.843410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:572-587 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Haiyan Yu Author-X-Name-First: Haiyan Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Mike Edmunds Author-X-Name-First: Mike Author-X-Name-Last: Edmunds Author-Name: Anna Lora-Wainwright Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Lora-Wainwright Author-Name: Dave Thomas Author-X-Name-First: Dave Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas Title: From principles to localized implementation: villagers' experiences of IWRM in the Shiyang River basin, Northwest China Abstract: Understanding perceptions of resource users and influencing factors that affect these perceptions has significant value in evaluating the success or failure of IWRM (integrated water resource management) reforms. This article explores villagers' experiences of China's recent powerful enforcement of IWRM and the locally perceived impacts through three in-depth case studies. Results show that neither villagers' perspectives nor the implementation processes and outcomes are monolithic. Political trust plays a key role in shaping villagers' perspectives and responses towards IWRM, which is constantly shaped and reshaped by understanding, experiences and negotiation among different stakeholders in the embedded physical, socio-economic and political environment. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 588-604 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.917949 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.917949 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:588-604 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pieter Richard van Oel Author-X-Name-First: Pieter Richard Author-X-Name-Last: van Oel Author-Name: Vincent Omondi Odongo Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Omondi Author-X-Name-Last: Odongo Author-Name: Dawit Woubishet Mulatu Author-X-Name-First: Dawit Woubishet Author-X-Name-Last: Mulatu Author-Name: Francis Kamau Muthoni Author-X-Name-First: Francis Kamau Author-X-Name-Last: Muthoni Author-Name: Jane Njeri Ndungu Author-X-Name-First: Jane Njeri Author-X-Name-Last: Ndungu Author-Name: Job Ochieng' Ogada Author-X-Name-First: Job Ochieng' Author-X-Name-Last: Ogada Author-Name: Anne van der Veen Author-X-Name-First: Anne Author-X-Name-Last: van der Veen Title: Supporting IWRM through spatial integrated assessment in the Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya Abstract: This study describes the mismatch between required knowledge and efforts by scientists and stakeholders in the Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya. In the basin, integrated water resources management (IWRM) suffers from the absence of critically relevant knowledge. This study further presents a spatial integrated assessment framework for supporting IWRM in the basin. This framework resulted from an ongoing debate between stakeholders and scientists studying the basin's issues. It builds on jointly identified indicators for sustainable governance, and their interdependency, and knowledge gaps. For IWRM in the basin this is a first important step towards a more structured debate on the implementation of IWRM. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 605-618 Issue: 3 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.920248 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.920248 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:605-618 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 619-620 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.987864 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.987864 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:619-620 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jamal Othman Author-X-Name-First: Jamal Author-X-Name-Last: Othman Author-Name: Goh Hong Lip Author-X-Name-First: Goh Hong Author-X-Name-Last: Lip Author-Name: Yaghoob Jafari Author-X-Name-First: Yaghoob Author-X-Name-Last: Jafari Title: Benefits valuation of potable water quality improvement in Malaysia: the case of Kajang Municipality Abstract: This article estimates the benefits of potable water quality improvements in Kajang Municipality in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, using the avertive cost method. Households were willing to pay MYR 322 annually to improve potable water quality. This represents about 80% of their average annual water bill. The present value of aggregate benefits over a period of 30 years at various social discount rates ranged from MYR 301 million to MYR 768 million. These estimates can be used as a reference for public investment criteria. The findings suggest that there is merit in an upward revision of water tariffs if they provide improvements in water quality. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 621-634 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2013.876851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2013.876851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:621-634 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pearly Wong Author-X-Name-First: Pearly Author-X-Name-Last: Wong Author-Name: Srikantha Herath Author-X-Name-First: Srikantha Author-X-Name-Last: Herath Title: Equity in bulk water allocation: the case of the Mahaweli Ganga Development Project in Sri Lanka Abstract: This article evaluates the equity performance of bulk water allocation as an irrigation management strategy in the Mahaweli Ganga Development Project, Sri Lanka. Through semi-structured interviews with farmers and irrigation officials, the study collected local perceptions using seven indicators: water rights; decision-making process; contribution of resources for irrigation maintenance; water allocation rules; actual water distribution; information sharing; and conflict resolution. The results highlight gaps in the institution such as the need to enhance the water rights of landless farmers, further encourage crop diversification, increase transparency in decision making, instil a risk-management approach, and strengthen accountability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 635-648 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.882196 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.882196 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:635-648 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Łukasz Wiejaczka Author-X-Name-First: Łukasz Author-X-Name-Last: Wiejaczka Author-Name: Danuta Piróg Author-X-Name-First: Danuta Author-X-Name-Last: Piróg Author-Name: Roman Soja Author-X-Name-First: Roman Author-X-Name-Last: Soja Author-Name: Małgorzata Serwa Author-X-Name-First: Małgorzata Author-X-Name-Last: Serwa Title: Community perception of the Klimkówka Reservoir in Poland Abstract: This article presents the results of a survey on how people perceive the Klimkówka storage reservoir located on the Ropa River in the Polish Carpathians. The analysis focused on establishing the role of various factors which impact the assessment of the reservoir by the local community. Community perception of the reservoir was analyzed in relation to several aspects linked to the reservoir itself, e.g. the risk of dam failure, feeling of safety, pros and cons, and how accustomed people were to the reservoir. A crucial issue was to identify how the real threat of a flood, experienced by people living below the dam, affected the way people perceived the reservoir. As a result of the analysis, a hierarchy of factors which determine people's assessment of large hydraulic structures was established. The results can be applied to determine specific measures aimed at limiting negative community perception of water infrastructure. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 649-661 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.892426 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.892426 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:649-661 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Natalie Chun Author-X-Name-First: Natalie Author-X-Name-Last: Chun Title: Increasing access to water services: a cost-recoverable pricing model Abstract: Pricing policies can serve as a low-cost and effective tool for increasing access to water and sanitation services among poor households while allowing the provider to recover costs. An empirical model is applied to contingent-valuation survey data for water services in Cebu, Philippines. Pricing policies that utilizes a low one-time connection fee and differentiates tariffs based on wealth results in a 3 to 9-fold increase in water services access by poor households over the base pricing policy. The results provide evidence that price-discrimination techniques can be important tools toward achieving greater coverage and financial solvency of important services. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 662-679 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.895926 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.895926 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:662-679 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Antoniou Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Antoniou Author-Name: N. Kathijotes Author-X-Name-First: N. Author-X-Name-Last: Kathijotes Author-Name: D.S. Spyridakis Author-X-Name-First: D.S. Author-X-Name-Last: Spyridakis Author-Name: A.N. Angelakis Author-X-Name-First: A.N. Author-X-Name-Last: Angelakis Title: Historical development of technologies for water resources management and rainwater harvesting in the Hellenic civilizations Abstract: The shortage of water in ancient Greek civilizations necessitated various collection methods and storage cisterns. In fact, rainwater harvesting dates back to Minoan times, ca. 3200-1100 BC. Since then, several types of cisterns have evolved, while a significant development appears to have occurred throughout Hellas during the Hellenistic period. In addition to the Hellenistic period, the succeeding Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman periods are discussed. Within this context, a few examples relating to characteristics of Hellenistic cisterns, conveying illustrations of the development of technology during those historical periods, are included. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 680-693 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.900401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.900401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:680-693 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Author-X-Name-First: Edmund C. Author-X-Name-Last: Penning-Rowsell Author-Name: Sally Priest Author-X-Name-First: Sally Author-X-Name-Last: Priest Author-Name: Clare Johnson Author-X-Name-First: Clare Author-X-Name-Last: Johnson Title: The evolution of UK flood insurance: incremental change over six decades Abstract: In this paper, the authors' theorizing shifts away from the catalytic role of the flood itself - or other crises - towards a deeper understanding of the relationship between change and stability, taking the example of UK flood insurance and the agreements - and the implicit policy approaches - between the actors involved: private insurers and the government. The study relies upon in-depth analysis of policy agreements governing flood insurance since the 1960s, and semi-structured interviews with six current or former flood insurance professionals. The important agents of change have been, firstly, threats to existing household insurers from new entrants unencumbered by agreements to insure all comers. Secondly, technological changes have made exposure more explicit and pricing risk both easier and less expensive. The slow pace of change and the relatively stable role of the different actors and coalitions is now clearer. Many windows of opportunity created by major flooding or financial crises have not significantly affected the pace or direction of policy change. The overriding importance of the London location for - and the profitability of - the insurance industry, both to government and to the insurers, explains the extraordinary policy stability described here. This history suggests that the UK may not be a good model for imitation elsewhere. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 694-713 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.903166 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.903166 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:694-713 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dajun Shen Author-X-Name-First: Dajun Author-X-Name-Last: Shen Title: Post-1980 water policy in China Abstract: This article reviews water policy in China since 1980. Four periods are considered: the 1980s, 1990-1998, 1998-2009 and after 2009. Based on an introduction of the broader context and the main water issues in each period, the key water policies are discussed and analyzed. Since 1980, China's water policies have experienced dramatic changes: trying to improve benefits in the face of criticism for low efficiency in the 1980s; allocating large investments acknowledging the important role of water for the economy of the country during 1990-1998; redefining the water-human relationship during 1998-2008; and providing the strictest water resources management as the definitive solution after 2009. The article presents a full range of policy solutions from infrastructure construction to non-structural instruments and from water resources development to water resources management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 714-727 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.909310 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.909310 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:714-727 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stefano Farolfi Author-X-Name-First: Stefano Author-X-Name-Last: Farolfi Author-Name: Jordi Gallego-Ayala Author-X-Name-First: Jordi Author-X-Name-Last: Gallego-Ayala Title: Domestic water access and pricing in urban areas of Mozambique: between equity and cost recovery for the provision of a vital resource Abstract: This article first presents the urban domestic water access situation in Mozambique. Then it analyzes the country's tariff system as a tool to recover water supply costs and to secure equity and affordability for the urban households served. The analysis focused on those households with in-dwelling water access (less than 50% of the urban population in Mozambique). Urban families using 5m-super-3, 10m-super-3, and 15m-super-3 of in-dwelling piped water per month pay an average of USD 0.86, 0.74, and 0.76 per m-super-3, respectively. At the national level, cost recovery is an issue because in most urban areas operation and maintenance costs are not fully covered. The average coverage ratio for the country is 0.85. The presented figures indicate that a revision of the water tariffs currently applied in Mozambique could help improve equity, affordability and cost recovery. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 728-744 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.907734 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.907734 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:728-744 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Keulertz Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Keulertz Title: Water for food security and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean: social and environmental implications for a globalized economy Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 745-746 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.980648 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.980648 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:745-746 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nishtha Manocha Author-X-Name-First: Nishtha Author-X-Name-Last: Manocha Title: Water Leaders Roundtable, Singapore International Water Week, Singapore, 3 June 2014 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 747-750 Issue: 4 Volume: 30 Year: 2014 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.967331 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.967331 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:4:p:747-750 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1011890 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1011890 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Salman M.A. Salman Author-X-Name-First: Salman M.A. Author-X-Name-Last: Salman Title: Entry into force of the UN Watercourses Convention: why should it matter? Abstract: The United Nations Watercourses Convention entered into force on 17 August 2014, following a long and complex journey that dates back to 1970 when the UN referred the matter to its legal arm, the International Law Commission. This article follows the Convention through that long and turbulent road, examines its main provisions and analyses the reasons for the delay of its entry into force. It concludes by answering the question of why entry into force of the Convention should indeed matter. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 4-16 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.952072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.952072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:4-16 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vicente Sanchez Author-X-Name-First: Vicente Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchez Author-Name: Alfonso A. Cortez-Lara Author-X-Name-First: Alfonso A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cortez-Lara Title: Minute 319 of the International Boundary and Water Commission between the US and Mexico: Colorado River binational water management implications Abstract: On 20 November 2012, Minute 319 of the International Boundary and Water Commission was signed by the commissioners of Mexico and the United States. It establishes measures for binational water management until 2017.This agreement aims to combine the efforts of officials of the two countries to find cooperative mechanisms that address water shortage in the Colorado River basin. The agreement mostly refers to the storage of Mexican water by the Hoover Dam in the United States, which, under the rule of the 1944 Water Treaty, should be suitably managed by the two countries, in view of predicted climate change impacts such as extreme drought and the consequent reduction of water availability at the basin level. This article addresses some likely implications for the signing countries regarding the implementation of measures established in the minute. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 17-27 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.922465 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.922465 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:17-27 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Furat A.M. Al-Faraj Author-X-Name-First: Furat A.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Faraj Author-Name: Miklas Scholz Author-X-Name-First: Miklas Author-X-Name-Last: Scholz Title: Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds Abstract: This article assesses the adverse impact of upstream anthropogenic regulation of a transboundary river watershed on the natural flow regime of the downstream country, by focusing on a case study: the Diyala (Sīrvān) River watershed shared between Iraq and Iran. The article explores transboundary watershed management difficulties in a three-level system called the transboundary three-scalar framework, which helps to sustainably manage water resources. The average rates of reduction in flow between 2004 and 2013 ranged from nearly 24% in February to about 77% in September. The median of the reduction of rates between June and October was 66.4%. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 28-49 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.924395 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:28-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rígel Rocha López Author-X-Name-First: Rígel Rocha Author-X-Name-Last: López Author-Name: Linden Vincent Author-X-Name-First: Linden Author-X-Name-Last: Vincent Author-Name: Edwin Rap Author-X-Name-First: Edwin Author-X-Name-Last: Rap Title: Re-engineering closing watersheds: The negotiated expansion of a dam-based irrigation system in Bolivia Abstract: The expansion of the Totora Khocha dam-based irrigation system in the Pucara watershed is a case of planned re-engineering of a closing watershed. This article shows how, when irrigation systems expand in space and across boundaries to capture new water, they also involve new claims by existing and emergent users. This results in complex processes of design, contestation and negotiated redesign, where irrigation projects are being produced by the negotiated construction of water networks. Therefore, the design process in a closing watershed is better approached as a dynamic and negotiated process of engineering than as a prescriptive mode of network building. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 50-63 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.908349 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.908349 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:50-63 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Wen Chiat Lee Author-X-Name-First: Wen Chiat Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: K. Kuperan Viswanathan Author-X-Name-First: K. Kuperan Author-X-Name-Last: Viswanathan Author-Name: Jamal Ali Author-X-Name-First: Jamal Author-X-Name-Last: Ali Title: Compensation policy in a large development project: the case of the Bakun hydroelectric dam Abstract: Compensation to indigenous communities forced to relocate as a result of a development project is examined in this study. A survey of 379 families displaced by the construction of the Bakun Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia, reveals a high level of dissatisfaction with the compensation provided. The compensation given by the government to the relocated indigenous communities was lower than they had expected. The average compensation gap (the difference between the expected compensation and the actual compensation received for land) is 20 acres per study household. This has resulted in dissatisfaction among the indigenous communities. Greater participation of indigenous communities in the compensation process is needed to reduce the compensation gap. Indigenous communities' rights and freedom to participate in the compensation process is important and should be an integral part of compensation policy for large development projects. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 64-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.914429 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.914429 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:64-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Xavier Garcia Author-X-Name-First: Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia Author-Name: David Pargament Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Pargament Title: Rehabilitating rivers and enhancing ecosystem services in a water-scarcity context: the Yarqon River Abstract: After the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, the increase in urban and agricultural water demand and the increased flow of poorly treated sewage had a severe impact in one of the most ecologically important rivers in Israel, the Yarqon. The attempt to reverse this situation began with the creation of the Yarqon River Authority in 1988. In the last 20 years, the authority has implemented or collaborated in several projects that have significantly contributed to enhancing the provision of ecological services. This article aims to analyze the case of the pollution and subsequent rehabilitation of aquatic ecosystem services in the Israeli water-scarcity context. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 73-87 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.911147 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.911147 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:73-87 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Title: Shifting to hydrological/hydrographic boundaries: a comparative assessment of national policy implementation in the Zerafshan and Ferghana Valleys Abstract: In the literature on the implementation of national policies there is an assumption that these get implemented uniformly within one country. Here, with a focus on the implementation of national policy on shifting from administrative to hydrological/hydrographic principles of water management in the Zerafshan Valley and the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan, this assumption is questioned. The case study demonstrates that national policies are resisted by lower-level bureaucrats, leading to diverse, even contradictory, outcomes of the same policy. The vested interests of a multiplicity of bureaucracies, the power of individual bureaucrats, and the discretional power given to bureaucracies in interpreting national policy are responsible for the different outcomes. The article calls for more comparative assessments across different regions for a better understanding of policy implementation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 88-105 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.914892 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.914892 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:88-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yu Chu Author-X-Name-First: Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Chu Author-Name: Keith W. Hipel Author-X-Name-First: Keith W. Author-X-Name-Last: Hipel Author-Name: Liping Fang Author-X-Name-First: Liping Author-X-Name-Last: Fang Author-Name: Huimin Wang Author-X-Name-First: Huimin Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Systems methodology for resolving water conflicts: the Zhanghe River water allocation dispute in China Abstract: This article uses the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution methodology to systematically model and analyze strategic aspects of an existing conflict over the distribution and utilization of water in the Zhanghe River basin in China. This formal systems investigation reveals that a win/win resolution occurs when the downstream provinces of Henan and Hebei agree to cooperate to purchase water at a proper price from the upstream province of Shanxi. This resolution is possible with upgraded infrastructure and with facilitation by the Zhanghe River Upstream Management Bureau. Moreover, an integrated water management system for the entire watershed is recommended. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 106-119 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.933096 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.933096 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:106-119 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hany Besada Author-X-Name-First: Hany Author-X-Name-Last: Besada Author-Name: Karolina Werner Author-X-Name-First: Karolina Author-X-Name-Last: Werner Title: An assessment of the effects of Africa's water crisis on food security and management Abstract: Food security remains one of the most pressing concerns of this century. This article explores the often overlooked role of water scarcity in food security. This is particularly important within the African context, because most states on the continent rely heavily on agriculture. The article therefore focuses on Africa, discussing triggers and practices related to water usage currently in place, as well as their impact on development. The authors offer various recommendations on how to improve and streamline policies to encourage efficient water use. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 120-133 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.905124 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.905124 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:120-133 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. Venkatachalam Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: Venkatachalam Title: Informal water markets and willingness to pay for water: a case study of the urban poor in Chennai City, India Abstract: The present study analyzes the role of informal markets in fulfilling the water requirements of poorer households in Chennai City, India. The results of a survey reveal that a significant number of poor people purchase water from informal markets and that they incur a sizeable expenditure on water purchases; some of these households are also willing to pay additional amounts for improved water supply from public sources. The results suggest that improvements in public water supply would significantly increase the welfare of the poor. The informal markets need to be regulated and monitored so that they can serve the households in a better way. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 134-145 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.920680 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.920680 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:134-145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hemnath Rao Hanumankar Author-X-Name-First: Hemnath Rao Author-X-Name-Last: Hanumankar Title: The water, energy and food security nexus: lessons from India for development Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 146-148 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.936782 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.936782 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:146-148 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shivani Ratra Author-X-Name-First: Shivani Author-X-Name-Last: Ratra Title: 'Comparing Water Governance in China & India: Challenges & Policy Options', a workshop at the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, 24-25 October 2014 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 149-150 Issue: 1 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.993022 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.993022 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:1:p:149-150 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aditi Mukherji Author-X-Name-First: Aditi Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji Author-Name: David Molden Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Molden Author-Name: Santosh Nepal Author-X-Name-First: Santosh Author-X-Name-Last: Nepal Author-Name: Golam Rasul Author-X-Name-First: Golam Author-X-Name-Last: Rasul Author-Name: Patrick Wagnon Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Wagnon Title: Himalayan waters at the crossroads: issues and challenges Abstract: The Hindu Kush Himalayas are called the water towers of Asia as they are the source of 10 major rivers and have the largest snow and ice deposits outside the two poles. Water emanating from the HKH provides food, energy and ecosystem services to up to 1.3 billion people. Climate change and socio-economic and demographic changes have put unprecedented pressure on these water resources, leading to uncertain supplies, increased demands and higher risks of extreme events like floods and droughts. The eight articles in this special issue highlight various dimensions of the Himalayan water resources by focusing on both physical and social science aspects of water management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 151-160 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1040871 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1040871 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:151-160 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Samjwal Ratna Bajracharya Author-X-Name-First: Samjwal Ratna Author-X-Name-Last: Bajracharya Author-Name: Sudan Bikash Maharjan Author-X-Name-First: Sudan Bikash Author-X-Name-Last: Maharjan Author-Name: Finu Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Finu Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Author-Name: Wanqin Guo Author-X-Name-First: Wanqin Author-X-Name-Last: Guo Author-Name: Shiyin Liu Author-X-Name-First: Shiyin Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Walter Immerzeel Author-X-Name-First: Walter Author-X-Name-Last: Immerzeel Author-Name: Basanta Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Basanta Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Title: The glaciers of the Hindu Kush Himalayas: current status and observed changes from the 1980s to 2010 Abstract: The fate of the Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers has been a topic of heated debate due to their rapid melting and retreat. The underlying reason for the debate is the lack of systematic large-scale observations of the extent of glaciers in the region owing to the high altitude, remoteness of the terrain, and extreme climatic conditions. Here we present a remote sensing-based comprehensive assessment of the current status and observed changes in the glacier extent of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. It reveals highly heterogeneous, yet undeniable impacts of climate change. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 161-173 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1005731 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1005731 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:161-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J.M. Shea Author-X-Name-First: J.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Shea Author-Name: P. Wagnon Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Wagnon Author-Name: W.W. Immerzeel Author-X-Name-First: W.W. Author-X-Name-Last: Immerzeel Author-Name: R. Biron Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Biron Author-Name: F. Brun Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Brun Author-Name: F. Pellicciotti Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Pellicciotti Title: A comparative high-altitude meteorological analysis from three catchments in the Nepalese Himalaya Abstract: Meteorological studies in high-mountain environments form the basis of our understanding of catchment hydrology and glacier accumulation and melt processes, yet high-altitude (>4000 m above sea level, asl) observatories are rare. This research presents meteorological data recorded between December 2012 and November 2013 at seven stations in Nepal, ranging in elevation from 3860 to 5360 m asl. Seasonal and diurnal cycles in air temperature, vapour pressure, incoming short-wave and long-wave radiation, atmospheric transmissivity, wind speed, and precipitation are compared between sites. Solar radiation strongly affects diurnal temperature and vapour pressure cycles, but local topography and valley-scale circulations alter wind speed and precipitation cycles. The observed diurnal variability in vertical temperature gradients in all seasons highlights the importance of in situ measurements for melt modelling. The monsoon signal (progressive onset and sharp end) is visible in all data-sets, and the passage of the remnants of Typhoon Phailin in mid-October 2013 provides an interesting case study on the possible effects of such storms on glaciers in the region. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 174-200 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1020417 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1020417 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:174-200 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Santosh Nepal Author-X-Name-First: Santosh Author-X-Name-Last: Nepal Author-Name: Arun Bhakta Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Arun Bhakta Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Title: Impact of climate change on the hydrological regime of the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins: a review of the literature Abstract: The Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins support 700 million people in Asia. The water resources are used for irrigation, drinking, industry, navigation and hydropower. This paper reviews the literature on the impact of climate change on the hydrological regime of these river basins and suggests that the different basins are likely to be affected in different ways. Climate change will have a marked affect on meltwater in the Indus Basin and may result in increased flood risk in the Brahmaputra Basin. The overall impact on annual discharge is likely to be low, but more studies are required to understand intra-annual changes and the impact of extreme events. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 201-218 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1030494 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1030494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:201-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Narendra Raj Khanal Author-X-Name-First: Narendra Raj Author-X-Name-Last: Khanal Author-Name: Pradeep Kumar Mool Author-X-Name-First: Pradeep Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Mool Author-Name: Arun Bhakta Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Arun Bhakta Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Author-Name: Golam Rasul Author-X-Name-First: Golam Author-X-Name-Last: Rasul Author-Name: Pawan Kumar Ghimire Author-X-Name-First: Pawan Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Ghimire Author-Name: Rajendra Bahadur Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Rajendra Bahadur Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Author-Name: Sharad Prasad Joshi Author-X-Name-First: Sharad Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi Title: A comprehensive approach and methods for glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment, with examples from Nepal and the transboundary area Abstract: Like other mountainous areas, Nepal is highly vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and this vulnerability has increased due to climate change. Risk reduction strategies must be based on a comprehensive risk assessment. A comprehensive methodological approach for GLOF risk assessment is described and illustrated in case studies of the potential GLOF risk posed in Nepal by four glacial lakes, one located in China. People, property and public infrastructure (including hydropower plants, roads and bridges) are vulnerable, and there is a need to integrate GLOF risk reduction strategies into national policies and programmes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 219-237 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.994116 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.994116 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:219-237 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mandira Singh Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Mandira Singh Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Author-Name: Wolfgang E. Grabs Author-X-Name-First: Wolfgang E. Author-X-Name-Last: Grabs Author-Name: Vijay R. Khadgi Author-X-Name-First: Vijay R. Author-X-Name-Last: Khadgi Title: Establishment of a regional flood information system in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: challenges and opportunities Abstract: Rapid advances in communication technology are making access to information faster, more reliable, and cheaper. At the same time, hydrological and meteorological monitoring technologies continue to improve significantly. These technological advances can be exploited to promote regional cooperation for flood risk reduction in the Hindu Kush Himalayas by providing an end-to-end flood information system. The system will function as a decision support tool for decision makers to alert vulnerable communities in a timely and accurate manner. This article provides an example of how regional cooperation has been achieved and is being promoted in the Hindu Kush Himalayas through the development of a regional flood information system. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 238-252 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1023891 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1023891 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:238-252 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ramesh Ananda Vaidya Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh Ananda Author-X-Name-Last: Vaidya Title: Governance and management of local water storage in the Hindu Kush Himalayas Abstract: The people of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region face severe seasonal water shortages due to the high variability in rainfall, and the problem is likely to be exacerbated under climate change. Small-scale local water storage options offer a means of collecting monsoon precipitation to provide for agricultural and household needs over the entire year, and they help build community resilience. Proper watershed management, with due consideration of upstream-downstream linkages, and appropriate institutional arrangements are vital for this adaptation measure to work. Active participation of local users in decisions related to water allocation and community services is essential. Planned interventions should preserve the institutional arrangements of reciprocity and cooperation among community members. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 253-268 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1020998 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1020998 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:253-268 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neera Shrestha Pradhan Author-X-Name-First: Neera Shrestha Author-X-Name-Last: Pradhan Author-Name: Suman Sijapati Author-X-Name-First: Suman Author-X-Name-Last: Sijapati Author-Name: Sagar Ratna Bajracharya Author-X-Name-First: Sagar Ratna Author-X-Name-Last: Bajracharya Title: Farmers' responses to climate change impact on water availability: insights from the Indrawati Basin in Nepal Abstract: There is a need to assess the potential impacts of climate change on agriculture in order to plan appropriate adaptation measures. Farmers are already adapting to these changes to a certain degree. This article presents a case study of rainfed and farmer-managed irrigated agriculture in the Indrawati Basin, Nepal. It describes farmers' perceptions of climate change, an analysis of historical water availability, and future projections of temperature and precipitation. Adaptation strategies already being used by farmers are identified and new ones are recommended based on primary information collected from farmers and an in-depth analysis of the climate data. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 269-283 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1033514 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1033514 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:269-283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Diana Suhardiman Author-X-Name-First: Diana Author-X-Name-Last: Suhardiman Author-Name: Floriane Clement Author-X-Name-First: Floriane Author-X-Name-Last: Clement Author-Name: Luna Bharati Author-X-Name-First: Luna Author-X-Name-Last: Bharati Title: Integrated water resources management in Nepal: key stakeholders' perceptions and lessons learned Abstract: Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been prescribed in the global water policy literature for decades. This article looks at how the concept has been applied in Nepal. It highlights the normative approach in IWRM policy formulation, the existing institutional barriers to apply it and how these resulted in the framing of IWRM 'implementation' as merely a compilation of donor-funded projects. Current discourse on IWRM highlights the need to shift the emphasis from national policy formulation to local adaptive, pragmatic approaches to IWRM. This article brings to light the need to identify potential entry points to scale up locally rooted water management approaches towards the development of nested institutional set-ups in water resources management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 284-300 Issue: 2 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 6 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1020999 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1020999 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:2:p:284-300 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tony Allan Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: Allan Author-Name: Martin Keulertz Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Keulertz Author-Name: Eckart Woertz Author-X-Name-First: Eckart Author-X-Name-Last: Woertz Title: The water-food-energy nexus: an introduction to nexus concepts and some conceptual and operational problems Abstract: This introduction sets the scene for the special issue compiled by Martin Keulertz, Eckart Woertz and Tony Allan. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 301-311 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1029118 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1029118 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:301-311 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Keulertz Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Keulertz Author-Name: Eckart Woertz Author-X-Name-First: Eckart Author-X-Name-Last: Woertz Title: Financial challenges of the nexus: pathways for investment in water, energy and agriculture in the Arab world Abstract: The Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus is a development challenge in the Arab world, particularly in the 'core nexus countries' with low to mid-incomes in which limited water endowments permit agricultural production, such as Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan and Jordan. The WEF nexus is often conceptualized in mere technocratic terms, yet politics matter in the implementation of projects that address it. Internalizing hydrological externalities or leaving them as they are and financing them as a public good requires states whose capacities have been reduced as a result of neoliberal reform. The article explores five different pathways of how Arab countries could finance green growth projects ranging from regional financial markets to concessionary loans by funds from oil rich Gulf countries. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 312-325 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1019043 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1019043 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:312-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marta Antonelli Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Antonelli Author-Name: Stefania Tamea Author-X-Name-First: Stefania Author-X-Name-Last: Tamea Title: Food-water security and virtual water trade in the Middle East and North Africa Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze the political economy of food-water security in the water-scarce Middle East and North Africa region. The study deploys the lens of virtual water trade to determine how the region's economies have met their rising food-water requirements over the past three decades. It is shown that the region's water and food security currently depend to a considerable extent on water from outside the region, 'embedded' in food imports and accessed through trade. The analysis includes blue (surface and groundwater) and green water resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 326-342 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1030496 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1030496 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:326-342 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Caroline King Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: King Author-Name: Hadi Jaafar Author-X-Name-First: Hadi Author-X-Name-Last: Jaafar Title: Rapid assessment of the water-energy-food-climate nexus in six selected basins of North Africa and West Asia undergoing transitions and scarcity threats Abstract: Existing strategies for management of water scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa negotiate a complex system of trade-offs between water, energy, and food production. The effects of rural households' green water management practices on basin-level water, energy, food and carbon stocks and flows are sketched qualitatively in six basin agro-ecosystems. The case for increased strategic support for green agricultural water management practices appears stronger when weighed from the nexus perspective, rather than purely from the point of view of water balance and food production. Trade-offs under critical transitions affecting agricultural water use are explored, and the scope for quantitative monitoring is discussed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 343-359 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1026436 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1026436 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:343-359 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Harry Verhoeven Author-X-Name-First: Harry Author-X-Name-Last: Verhoeven Title: The nexus as a political commodity: agricultural development, water policy and elite rivalry in Egypt Abstract: Thinking of the interconnections between water, food, energy and climate is nothing new in the Nile Basin; it has long been anchored in political struggles. For 200 years, Egypt's political economy has been defined by water use patterns and food security strategies that debunk the technocratic myth that rapid growth, interaction with global markets and technological modernization eliminate poor governance practices and allocative inefficiencies. In contrast, the prism of the nexus as a political commodity illuminates one of modern Egypt's most consequential dialectics: the interaction between the very particular nexus at the heart of the country's political economy, forged through factional strife and sustained by outside discourses and interests, and the economic and ecological ravages of this elite politics. Egyptian history serves as a warning. Today's conversation needs to be deconstructed in terms of how different forms of interconnectivity between water, energy and food are produced and experienced by different social groups. It reminds us to take interconnections not as given, but rather as contested and contestable outcomes from which opportunities for adaptation and transformation do not naturally emerge, but need to be struggled for. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 360-374 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1030725 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1030725 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:360-374 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Brendan Bromwich Author-X-Name-First: Brendan Author-X-Name-Last: Bromwich Title: Nexus meets crisis: a review of conflict, natural resources and the humanitarian response in Darfur with reference to the water-energy-food nexus Abstract: Darfur has been widely used as a case study by both those arguing for causality between environmental scarcity and war and those disputing it. This article challenges that approach by drawing on debates taking place within Darfur, reflecting on both the conflict and the humanitarian response. It argues that reviewing Darfur on its own terms makes a stronger basis to identify transferable lessons for interventions elsewhere. It considers water, food and energy, and finds that supporting governance is an essential theme for promoting economic recovery and laying a foundation for a well-managed water-energy-food nexus. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 375-392 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1030495 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1030495 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:375-392 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guy Jobbins Author-X-Name-First: Guy Author-X-Name-Last: Jobbins Author-Name: Jack Kalpakian Author-X-Name-First: Jack Author-X-Name-Last: Kalpakian Author-Name: Abdelouahid Chriyaa Author-X-Name-First: Abdelouahid Author-X-Name-Last: Chriyaa Author-Name: Ahmed Legrouri Author-X-Name-First: Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Legrouri Author-Name: El Houssine El Mzouri Author-X-Name-First: El Houssine Author-X-Name-Last: El Mzouri Title: To what end? Drip irrigation and the water-energy-food nexus in Morocco Abstract: This article draws on three case studies of drip irrigation adoption in Morocco to consider the water-energy-food nexus concept from a bottom-up perspective. Findings indicate that small farmers' adoption of drip irrigation is conditional, that water and energy efficiency does not necessarily reduce overall consumption, and that adoption of drip irrigation (and policies supporting it) can create winners and losers. The article concludes that, although the water-energy-food WEF nexus concept may offer useful insights, its use in policy formulation should be tempered with caution. Technical options that appear beneficial at the conceptual level can have unintended consequences in practice, and policies focused on issues of scarcity and efficiency may exacerbate other dimensions of poverty and inequality. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 393-406 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1020146 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1020146 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:393-406 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jamel Chahed Author-X-Name-First: Jamel Author-X-Name-Last: Chahed Author-Name: Mustapha Besbes Author-X-Name-First: Mustapha Author-X-Name-Last: Besbes Author-Name: Abdelkader Hamdane Author-X-Name-First: Abdelkader Author-X-Name-Last: Hamdane Title: Virtual-water content of agricultural production and food trade balance of Tunisia Abstract: This article is devoted to the assessment of Tunisian agricultural production and food trade balance water-equivalent. A linear regression model relating annual rainfall to crop yields is developed to estimate the agricultural production water-equivalent. Its implementation is based on national data for crop and animal production, leading to food demand water-equivalent quantification. Results highlight the relationship between agricultural and water policies and provide a picture of food security in the country in relation to local agricultural production, and to virtual water fluxes related to foodstuffs trade balance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 407-421 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1040543 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1040543 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:407-421 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mohammed Rachid Doukkali Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Rachid Author-X-Name-Last: Doukkali Author-Name: Caroline Lejars Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: Lejars Title: Energy cost of irrigation policy in Morocco: a social accounting matrix assessment Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the consumption and the multiplier effect of the use of energy and irrigation water for rainfed and irrigated agriculture at the national level in Morocco. Using a social accounting matrix, the direct and indirect economic effects of subsidizing energy used by agriculture were identified. The results show that irrigation water policy in Morocco, which targets 'water-saving' techniques, has increased the use of subsidized energy and that indirect effects, through energy subsidies, exceed the direct effects of agricultural subsidies. A social accounting matrix can help decision makers make the necessary trade-offs between irrigated and rainfed agriculture. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 422-435 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1036966 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1036966 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:422-435 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hadi H. Jaafar Author-X-Name-First: Hadi H. Author-X-Name-Last: Jaafar Author-Name: Rami Zurayk Author-X-Name-First: Rami Author-X-Name-Last: Zurayk Author-Name: Caroline King Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: King Author-Name: Farah Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Farah Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Author-Name: Rami Al-Outa Author-X-Name-First: Rami Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Outa Title: Impact of the Syrian conflict on irrigated agriculture in the Orontes Basin Abstract: The impact of conflict on irrigated agriculture and consequently summer crop production within conflict-affected agricultural lands was observed in the Orontes Basin. Water and energy use were reconfigured through a transition from rainfed to irrigated agricultural production over the past 20 years, but have been disrupted as the Syrian war has unfolded since 2011. Remotely sensed vegetation indices were used to determine irrigated summer crop yields during the year 2013. Findings suggest that irrigated agricultural production dropped between 15% and 30% in the Syrian portion of the basin in 2000-2013, with hotspots identifiable in Idleb, Homs, Hama, Daraa and Aleppo. The developed approach demonstrated effectiveness in quantifying and geolocating hotspots where conflicts have the strongest impact on agricultural water use, agricultural production, and eventually support relief and regional agricultural reconstruction in this and other conflict regions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 436-449 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1023892 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1023892 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:436-449 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Mulligan Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Mulligan Title: Climate change and food-water supply from Africa's drylands: local impacts and teleconnections through global commodity flows Abstract: This article uses the WaterWorld Policy Support System, coupled with a global database for commodity flows, to examine the impacts of AR4 SRES climate change scenarios on Africa's drylands and the commodity flows that originate from them. It shows that changes to precipitation and, to a lesser extent, temperature in Africa's drylands can significantly affect the potential to supply water-for-food locally and internationally. By comparing the geographical distribution of climate change with the supply chain-connected distribution of climate change, it shows how food-water impacts of climate change may affect local dryland populations but also those dependent on these flows from afar. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 450-460 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1043046 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1043046 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:450-460 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Samer Talozi Author-X-Name-First: Samer Author-X-Name-Last: Talozi Author-Name: Yasmeen Al Sakaji Author-X-Name-First: Yasmeen Author-X-Name-Last: Al Sakaji Author-Name: Amelia Altz-Stamm Author-X-Name-First: Amelia Author-X-Name-Last: Altz-Stamm Title: Towards a water-energy-food nexus policy: realizing the blue and green virtual water of agriculture in Jordan Abstract: Virtual water is an important addendum to how we view a country's water resources. This study examines the virtual water embedded in Jordan's agricultural produce and its impact on future water-energy-food policies. Blue and green virtual waters are calculated from data on rainfall, crop patterns, yields, and water requirements at the district level. Results highlight the advantages of blue water usage in the Jordan Valley and of harnessing more available green water in the Highlands, with both displaying low energy impact. Results also emphasize the high groundwater usage and energy footprint in the Desert regions, signalling a need to rein in groundwater extraction and take advantage of solar power. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 461-482 Issue: 3 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1040544 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1040544 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:461-482 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 483-485 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1094897 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1094897 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:483-485 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: John W. Groninger Author-X-Name-First: John W. Author-X-Name-Last: Groninger Author-Name: Charles M. Ruffner Author-X-Name-First: Charles M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ruffner Author-Name: Lief Christenson Author-X-Name-First: Lief Author-X-Name-Last: Christenson Title: Water resources development considerations for civilian and military institutions working in highly insecure areas: lessons from Afghanistan Abstract: Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan included an unprecedented level of international civilian and military cooperation to address water insecurity within violence-prone rural communities. However, water development projects often fell short of expectations held by Afghans and by civilian and military personnel within the International Security Assistance Force. Failure to adequately consider hydrologic principles and social realities was often to blame. Joint pre-deployment training programmes are suggested as key to effective coordination and tactical implementation to address similar problems elsewhere. Also needed are consistent use of metrics for success and the selection of appropriate interventions complementary to long-term development objectives. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 486-498 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1004304 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1004304 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:486-498 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vincent Thomas Author-X-Name-First: Vincent Author-X-Name-Last: Thomas Author-Name: Manijeh Mahmoudzadeh Varzi Author-X-Name-First: Manijeh Mahmoudzadeh Author-X-Name-Last: Varzi Title: A legal licence for an ecological disaster: the inadequacies of the 1973 Helmand/Hirmand water treaty for sustainable transboundary water resources development Abstract: This article questions whether the 1973 Helmand/Hirmand water treaty between Afghanistan and Iran is an appropriate institutional tool for sustainable water resources management in the context of transboundary water resources development. It shows that by failing to fulfil the most basic requisites for integrated water resources management and river basin management, the treaty does not ensure the integrity of the downstream agro-ecological system in the Sistan Delta. As a result, the 1973 treaty may not be the most relevant water regime for helping to balance legitimate development in upstream Afghanistan while also limiting harms to downstream Iran. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 499-518 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.1003346 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.1003346 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:499-518 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Habib Alipour Author-X-Name-First: Habib Author-X-Name-Last: Alipour Author-Name: Hossein Ghasemi Tangal Olya Author-X-Name-First: Hossein Ghasemi Tangal Author-X-Name-Last: Olya Title: Sustainable planning model toward reviving Lake Urmia Abstract: Lake Urmia (Urumieh in Persian) in north-western Iran is one of the largest permanent hyper-saline lakes in the world and the largest lake in the Middle East. It has numerous ecological, economic and social implications in terms of biodiversity, climate, species, habitat, tourism and recreation. However, during the past decade, the lake has shrunk significantly and its depth has fallen by almost 6 m. Contrary to other studies that have focused on the geomorphology of the lake, this study analyses the socio-environmental impact and provides a sustainable adaptive governance management model for its revival. This study reveals that unless various stakeholders and affected parties are actively involved in an implementable adaptive governance model, the fate of the lake will remain uncertain. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 519-539 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.949636 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.949636 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:519-539 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nir Becker Author-X-Name-First: Nir Author-X-Name-Last: Becker Author-Name: Frank A. Ward Author-X-Name-First: Frank A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: Adaptive water management in Israel: structure and policy options Abstract: Difficulties in integrating technical, economic and institutional factors present a major gap in analytical capacity to guide water policy. This article presents an integrated framework to support water policy and guide water management choices, with application to Israel. That framework rests on the theory of economic policy originally developed by Tinbergen. It sees national water challenges as consisting of external factors, constraints, policy instruments and targets. The need for a modern implementation of the theory of economic policy is motivated by emerging environmental requirements, scarce water, growing demands for domestic use, and ongoing needs to implement existing and potential peace agreements. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 540-557 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.940447 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.940447 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:540-557 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Camilla Vote Author-X-Name-First: Camilla Author-X-Name-Last: Vote Author-Name: Jonathan Newby Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Newby Author-Name: Khamphou Phouyyavong Author-X-Name-First: Khamphou Author-X-Name-Last: Phouyyavong Author-Name: Thavone Inthavong Author-X-Name-First: Thavone Author-X-Name-Last: Inthavong Author-Name: Philip Eberbach Author-X-Name-First: Philip Author-X-Name-Last: Eberbach Title: Trends and perceptions of rural household groundwater use and the implications for smallholder agriculture in rain-fed Southern Laos Abstract: In Laos, the extent of rural groundwater use is largely unknown. This paper presents results of a study conducted in Champasak province, Southern Laos, to examine rural household attitudes to groundwater use and management; and to gauge farmer perceptions of the opportunities/constraints of increased groundwater use for smallholder agriculture. Significant differences in groundwater use, total cash income and perceived groundwater quality were found. Further agricultural expansion was constrained by insufficient labour and the limited area of individual landholdings, not by the limited groundwater supply, which was the preferred source to fulfil increased demands for domestic/agricultural use. There were no groundwater regulations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 558-574 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1015071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1015071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:558-574 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Serey Sok Author-X-Name-First: Serey Author-X-Name-Last: Sok Author-Name: Xiaojiang Yu Author-X-Name-First: Xiaojiang Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Title: Adaptation, resilience and sustainable livelihoods in the communities of the Lower Mekong Basin, Cambodia Abstract: This paper analyses key contributors to sustainable livelihoods in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), Cambodia, by focusing upon villagers' access to assets, adaptation to shock and stress, and their degree of resilience to declines in natural resources. The study reveals that their access to the five assets for sustainable livelihoods is limited; that their capacity to adapt to shock and stress is low due to floods, drought and high food prices; and that their resilience to declines in natural resources is weak. Improvement in their capacity to adapt and in their resilience will be influenced by the degree to which they can access human, physical and social assets. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 575-588 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1012659 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1012659 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:575-588 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Wang Jianping Author-X-Name-First: Wang Author-X-Name-Last: Jianping Author-Name: Ma Haizhou Author-X-Name-First: Ma Author-X-Name-Last: Haizhou Title: The effectiveness of small-to-medium river basin organizations in China: a case study of the Erhai Lake Basin Management Commission Abstract: Drawing on empirical evidence from a case study conducted in the upper Mekong catchment, this article assesses the performance of the Erhai Lake Basin Management Commission, an organization mandated to control pollution and integrate the diverse interests of those individuals and communities living and working near Erhai Lake. Clear local rules, strong enforcement, practical protocols, clear responsibilities and extensive mobilization have been crucial to the success of this small river basin organization. However, the insufficient involvement of numerous important stakeholders in decision-making processes has decreased the commission's capacity to address water issues. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 589-603 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.935979 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.935979 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:589-603 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Narayanamoorthy Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanamoorthy Title: Groundwater depletion and water extraction cost: some evidence from South India Abstract: From less than 6 million ha in 1950-51, groundwater-irrigated area increased to about 45 million ha in 2010-11, which is over 62% of India's net irrigated area. But the rapid development of groundwater has brought many negative outcomes for farmers. An attempt is made in this study to find out the losers and gainers of groundwater irrigation using survey data on 234 dug-well- and bore-well-owning farmers selected from two regions having different agro-economic settings in the Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. The study shows that the dug-well- and bore-well-owning farmers had to incur a huge additional cost on account of modifications of wells in order to keep up with the falling water level. The modification cost alone accounted for about 33-48% of the real capital of bore-wells. The pumping cost of water is found to be higher for bore-wells fitted with submersible pump-sets as compared to deep bore-wells fitted with submersible pump-sets. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 604-617 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.935302 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.935302 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:604-617 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jae Chung Park Author-X-Name-First: Jae Chung Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Young-Il Song Author-X-Name-First: Young-Il Author-X-Name-Last: Song Author-Name: Yong Moon Jung Author-X-Name-First: Yong Moon Author-X-Name-Last: Jung Author-Name: Sang Jin Song Author-X-Name-First: Sang Jin Author-X-Name-Last: Song Author-Name: Daeryong Park Author-X-Name-First: Daeryong Author-X-Name-Last: Park Title: Assessment of the environmental, social and economic benefits of a water transfer tunnel in the Nakdong River, Korea Abstract: This study compares the benefits and disadvantages of two options, i.e. dam construction and a water transfer tunnel between two existing dams, with a particular focus on their effects on the natural environment and local communities and their respective economic efficiencies. It is concluded that significant advantages exist for the construction of a water transfer tunnel between two dams in Korea. This option would secure water resources in a manner that minimizes the economic, environmental and social effects of water resource development and which maximizes the utility of existing water resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 618-629 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.985820 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.985820 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:618-629 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kwadwo Owusu Author-X-Name-First: Kwadwo Author-X-Name-Last: Owusu Author-Name: Joseph Kofi Teye Author-X-Name-First: Joseph Author-X-Name-Last: Kofi Teye Title: Supplementing urban water supply with rainwater harvesting in Accra, Ghana Abstract: This article examines the challenges associated with rainwater harvesting and usage in peri-urban Accra. Data collected from 357 heads of household reveal that rainwater harvesting has the potential to supplement existing water sources in peri-urban Accra. However, high investment costs for rainwater harvesting facilities, short-term tenancy arrangements, the perception that rainwater is not clean, and the unique dry climate of the Accra Plains emerge as key challenges limiting domestic use of rainwater. Public education for house owners to invest in rainwater harvesting facilities and governmental support will be needed to increase investment in rainwater harvesting, purification and usage. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 630-639 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.927752 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.927752 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:630-639 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. De Stefano Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: De Stefano Author-Name: J.M. Fornés Author-X-Name-First: J.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Fornés Author-Name: J.A. López-Geta Author-X-Name-First: J.A. Author-X-Name-Last: López-Geta Author-Name: F. Villarroya Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Villarroya Title: Groundwater use in Spain: an overview in light of the EU Water Framework Directive Abstract: In semi-arid regions, aquifers provide a series of practical advantages that make them preferential sources of water supply. In Spain, groundwater meets about one-fifth of the total water demand and is used to irrigate over one-third of the total irrigated land. This article examines groundwater use in Spain from the perspective of the EU Water Framework Directive. Analysis of different sector uses suggests that core problems (and solutions) related to groundwater lie in agricultural uses and that the Directive's environmental requirements remain distant from reality on the ground, where economic, political and social reasons prevail on legal obligations set by national and supranational authorities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 640-656 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.938260 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.938260 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:640-656 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pilar Paneque Author-X-Name-First: Pilar Author-X-Name-Last: Paneque Author-Name: María J. Beltrán Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: J. Beltrán Title: Towards a more flexible water concession system in Spain: public water banks in Andalusia Abstract: The traditional management paradigm that has governed water policy in Spain during the last century is currently undergoing a critical process of change. Recently, regional Andalusian and national legislation have developed a new framework, where novel strategies, based on the reallocation of concessional rights, can be adopted to respond to water shortage conditions. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that could potentially affect the legal reform in Andalusia, which is targeted at developing a market-based redistribution system of water rights in the various river basins within the region. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 657-668 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.975581 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.975581 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:657-668 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: O. Tzoraki Author-X-Name-First: O. Author-X-Name-Last: Tzoraki Author-Name: M. Kritsotakis Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kritsotakis Author-Name: E. Baltas Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Baltas Title: Spatial Water Use efficiency Index towards resource sustainability: application in the island of Crete, Greece Abstract: This paper introduces a new index to test water resource sustainability in regions where groundwater is the main source of water supply. The Spatial Water Use efficiency Index (SWUI) is a geographical information system (GIS) environment index which expresses the ratio of potential available water volume (groundwater recharge minus water needs) to the respective water needs. Its low and/or negative values indicate water stress. SWUI is applied in the island of Crete, Greece, where water needs are mainly covered by groundwater abstractions. The annual water mass balance is estimated using the RIBASIM (River Basin Simulation) model. The total freshwater needs in the Cretan region reach 535 hm-super-3 annually according to the model's simulation. SWUI with values ranging from -  0.8 to 214.3 has proved to be an important visual tool towards depicting the low efficiency of the east part of the island to cover water demand and a useful decision-making tool in the sustainability evaluation of groundwater aquifers. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 669-681 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.949637 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.949637 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:669-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Poh-Ling Tan Author-X-Name-First: Poh-Ling Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Author-Name: David George Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: George Author-Name: Maria Comino Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Comino Title: Cumulative risk management, coal seam gas, sustainable water, and agriculture in Australia Abstract: Australian communities are lobbying governments to improve regulation of the Coal Seam Gas (CSG), a fast growing industry. This article examines the effect of CSG extraction on agriculture, water resources and ecosystems in Queensland where CSG development is most intense. Supporters of the industry view Queensland's regulatory framework as 'best-practice'. Whilst policy documents adopt an 'adaptive management' framework, legislation provides an enabling environment for industry, allowing unlimited volumes of groundwater to be extracted as a by-product. In an important agricultural region, the Darling Downs, irrigators who access groundwater in the same area as the CSG mining are experiencing water quality and quantity problems. Regulation provides limited 'make-good' arrangements for individuals if groundwater wells suffer impact. While potential impacts on individual wells and farmers are locally significant, there is limited recognition of cumulative risk management of CSG development at the regional scale. Contrasting two risk assessment approaches, the authors suggest a more appropriate pre-emptive regulatory framework for a stronger focus on cumulative risk management to satisfactorily address sustainable water management, irrigated agriculture and development issues. Lessons may assist other countries grappling with managing impacts on agriculture and the environment. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 682-700 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.994593 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.994593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:682-700 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Onil Banerjee Author-X-Name-First: Onil Author-X-Name-Last: Banerjee Title: Investing in recovering water for the environment in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin Abstract: Irrigated agriculture makes an important contribution to the economy of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin. Competing water demand, recurring drought and climate change have ushered in an era of water policy reform. To recover water for the environment, surface water extraction is capped and investment in irrigation infrastructure is prioritized. This article applies a computable general equilibrium model to evaluate the economic impacts of investment in irrigation in a case study of the Murrumbidgee subcatchment. Results indicate an increase in regional output, income and employment, while at the national level there is a small negative impact resulting from the transfer of resources to the basin and the crowding out of private investment. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 701-717 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.979398 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.979398 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:701-717 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bruce Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Author-Name: Kathryn Bellette Author-X-Name-First: Kathryn Author-X-Name-Last: Bellette Author-Name: Stacey Richardson Author-X-Name-First: Stacey Author-X-Name-Last: Richardson Title: 'Integrated' approaches to water and natural resources management in South Australia Abstract: In the context of criticism that the definition and scope of integrated water resources management have not been clearly defined, experience in South Australia from the early 1970s to 2014 related to a holistic and integrated approach to water and natural resources management is examined. Three different approaches have been used in South Australia, each striving to be more holistic and integrated than its predecessor. A key challenge for managers is to achieve efficient and effective implementation of related policies, programmes and plans as more aspects become incorporated into a holistic and integrated approach. A main conclusion is that to successfully implement a holistic and integrated approach it is essential to be clear what 'integrated' and 'holistic' mean, because they are not the same or interchangeable. Furthermore, integrated and focused approaches are not mutually exclusive, and can be pursued simultaneously. This conclusion questions the argument that an integrated approach inevitably leads to so many variables being considered that it becomes so complex, unwieldy and cumbersome that it leads to non-actionable initiatives. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 718-731 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.979399 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.979399 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:718-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alan Shapiro Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Shapiro Author-Name: Robert Summers Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Summers Title: The evolution of water management in Alberta, Canada: the influence of global management paradigms and path dependency Abstract: This study examines the evolution of Alberta's water management framework in response to changing demands, national policy and global paradigms. The South Saskatchewan River basin is presented as the crucible for Albertan water policy, given the severity of droughts, over-allocation, and environmental degradation. The analysis finds a distinct trend in the past two decades towards integration and sustainable management, as affirmed by the globally dominant integrated water resource management paradigm. The concept of path dependency offers valuable insight into the barriers posed by past policy frameworks to water management systems, particularly in relation to the prior-allocation system of water rights. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 732-749 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1005286 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1005286 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:732-749 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David B. Brooks Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Author-Name: Carol Maas Author-X-Name-First: Carol Author-X-Name-Last: Maas Author-Name: Oliver M. Brandes Author-X-Name-First: Oliver M. Author-X-Name-Last: Brandes Author-Name: Laura Brandes Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Brandes Title: Applying water soft path analysis in small urban areas: four Canadian case studies Abstract: Water soft paths begin from the vision that future water management has more to gain from reducing demand than from increasing supply. This article reviews three case studies of water soft path analysis in small urban areas in Canada, and one study of an urban planning process incorporating soft path concepts. The analytical studies indicate how communities can avoid the need for expansion of water infrastructure with negligible impacts on lifestyles or livelihoods. The planning study demonstrates that it is possible to introduce water soft paths early in a review, and that this will stimulate more ecologically sensitive thinking among citizens, officials and political leaders. Similar conclusions can be expected from soft path studies in urban areas elsewhere in the developed world. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 750-764 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.995265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.995265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:750-764 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Thomas LaVanchy Author-X-Name-First: G. Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: LaVanchy Author-Name: Matthew J. Taylor Author-X-Name-First: Matthew J. Author-X-Name-Last: Taylor Title: Tourism as tragedy? Common problems with water in post-revolutionary Nicaragua Abstract: This paper examines the increased demand placed on limited water resources by a rapidly growing tourism sector in Playa Gigante, Nicaragua. Results from field campaigns suggest that recharge of the local aquifer may not meet burgeoning tourism demands for water. This paper also points to initial conflicts over water between locals and tourism operations, which are further complicated by ineffective implementation of national water policies and the common pool nature of groundwater. The conclusion discusses the need for more extensive research and better implementation of water policy through community governance and collaboration. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 765-779 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.985819 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.985819 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:765-779 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Harsha Jade Puttaswamy Author-X-Name-First: Harsha Jade Author-X-Name-Last: Puttaswamy Title: Response to the Opinion article entitled 'Environmental over enthusiasm' by Chetan Pandit published in International Journal of Water Resources Development on 20 January 2014 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 780-784 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.989316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.989316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:780-784 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eckart Woertz Author-X-Name-First: Eckart Author-X-Name-Last: Woertz Author-Name: Martin Keulertz Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Keulertz Title: Conference summary: Tropical Agriculture as 'Last Frontier'? Food Import Needs of the Middle East and North Africa, Ecological Risks and New Dimensions of South-South Cooperation with Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia (Barcelona, 29-30 January 2015) Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 785-789 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1030497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1030497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:785-789 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea K. Gerlak Author-X-Name-First: Andrea K. Author-X-Name-Last: Gerlak Author-Name: Marcelo Saguier Author-X-Name-First: Marcelo Author-X-Name-Last: Saguier Title: Interdisciplinary knowledge frameworks for transboundary river basins Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 790-794 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.1003347 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2014.1003347 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:790-794 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Douglas J. Merrey Author-X-Name-First: Douglas J. Author-X-Name-Last: Merrey Title: Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 795-799 Issue: 4 Volume: 31 Year: 2015 Month: 12 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1010195 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1010195 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:4:p:795-799 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-2 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1121602 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1121602 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:1-2 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: B.J.M Goes Author-X-Name-First: B.J.M Author-X-Name-Last: Goes Author-Name: S.E. Howarth Author-X-Name-First: S.E. Author-X-Name-Last: Howarth Author-Name: R.B. Wardlaw Author-X-Name-First: R.B. Author-X-Name-Last: Wardlaw Author-Name: I.R. Hancock Author-X-Name-First: I.R. Author-X-Name-Last: Hancock Author-Name: U.N. Parajuli Author-X-Name-First: U.N. Author-X-Name-Last: Parajuli Title: Integrated water resources management in an insecure river basin: a case study of Helmand River Basin, Afghanistan Abstract: The Helmand River Basin is a closed river basin in (semi)arid southern Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Irrigation is by far the largest surface water use. Two of the three main rivers have large dams that regulate river flow for irrigation and hydropower. Water management in the basin faces a number of challenges, among which are insecurity, collapse of the river flow monitoring network in the Afghan part of the basin in 1980, inefficient operation and maintenance of existing water infrastructure, many drought years since 1999, reduced upstream water storage due to siltation of reservoirs, and a possible future reduction in snow storage as a result of a predicted temperature rise. The paper presents: (1) an overview of water resources and water management in the Helmand River Basin, where data are scarce and difficult to access; (2) a description of innovative methods used to generate simulated flow data for the basin, including the use of globally gridded data sets; (3) a discussion of how the reservoirs could be operated in light of irrigation and hydropower demand; and (4) a discussion on strengthening the transboundary cooperation between Afghanistan and Iran. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 3-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1012661 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1012661 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:3-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pooja Kanwar Author-X-Name-First: Pooja Author-X-Name-Last: Kanwar Author-Name: Stephanie Kaza Author-X-Name-First: Stephanie Author-X-Name-Last: Kaza Author-Name: William B. Bowden Author-X-Name-First: William B. Author-X-Name-Last: Bowden Title: An evaluation of Māori values in multiscalar environmental policies governing Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand Abstract: Indigenous knowledge and values are increasingly found in watershed management to engage important stakeholders in the development of modern resource management practices and policies. This paper explores the integration of Māori values in water and land policies governing Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand as a case study for this approach. Multijurisdictional documents were analysed for the inclusion of nine well-established Māori values that have applications to land, water and natural resource management. The results of this study identified the most and least commonly mentioned values in policy documents, and a scalar trend in which integration of Māori values increased as the geographic scale and jurisdiction of the respective governing policies decreased. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 26-42 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1018410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1018410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:26-42 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hugo Consciência Silvestre Author-X-Name-First: Hugo Consciência Author-X-Name-Last: Silvestre Title: Social performance in public services delivery: conceptual roots and results for the Portuguese water sector Abstract: This study explores the relationship between social performance and the sector providing the water service. The empirical analysis demonstrates that public property, the management model (in this case bureaucracy and municipal corporations), and lower organizational costs for public property and public management models do present higher social performance (lower user prices and higher quality water levels, with exceptions) levels than private firms. Policy implementations are clear: cease private firms' entrance into public services delivery until lower organizational costs, higher quality services and lower user prices are secured. This also raises discussions about neo-bureaucracies as the ideal management model for public services provision. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 43-56 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1012662 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1012662 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:43-56 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Shively Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Shively Author-Name: Anthony Thompson Author-X-Name-First: Anthony Author-X-Name-Last: Thompson Title: Stakeholder collaboration in the Columbia River Treaty Review process Abstract: The public participation element of the Columbia River Treaty Review process conducted in the United States was assessed: to what extent did it incorporate participation by basin stakeholders, how importantly did this figure in the minds of stakeholders, and what is the prospect for stakeholder concerns to be given meaningful attention by the US Department of State in deliberations and actions concerning the future of the treaty? The analysis revealed that collaboration is important to stakeholders, and the process facilitated a significant degree of collaboration. The continuation of collaboration in treaty negotiation and in post-2024 treaty implementation was recommended. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 57-76 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1018411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1018411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:57-76 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fatemeh Ghobadi Hamzekhani Author-X-Name-First: Fatemeh Ghobadi Author-X-Name-Last: Hamzekhani Author-Name: Bahram Saghafian Author-X-Name-First: Bahram Author-X-Name-Last: Saghafian Author-Name: Shahab Araghinejad Author-X-Name-First: Shahab Author-X-Name-Last: Araghinejad Title: Environmental management in Urmia Lake: thresholds approach Abstract: Urmia Lake is a vivid example of negligence in providing the environmental water requirement rooted in prolonged droughts and excessive upstream water withdrawal. The aim of this study is to propose a reclamation strategy for the lake by focusing on estimation of environmental requirement thresholds under various drought severity conditions. On the average, the lake will remain in a moderate hydrological drought condition if the business-as-usual scenario prevails. The shares of natural drought, water withdrawals and water resources development projects (i.e. dams) in recent lake inflow reduction are estimated at 45%, 40% and 15%, respectively; thus, the aggregated contribution of human-induced factors has a more significant impact on the current lake condition than that of natural drought, and a firm and consistent approach to reduce water consumption by the agricultural sector is required for lake reclamation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 77-88 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1024829 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1024829 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:77-88 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ansoumana Bodian Author-X-Name-First: Ansoumana Author-X-Name-Last: Bodian Author-Name: Alain Dezetter Author-X-Name-First: Alain Author-X-Name-Last: Dezetter Author-Name: Honoré Dacosta Author-X-Name-First: Honoré Author-X-Name-Last: Dacosta Title: Rainfall-runoff modelling of water resources in the upper Senegal River basin Abstract: The streamflow series for the upstream basin of the Senegal River is marked by considerable gaps. The objective of this article is to simulate and extend hydrological data, using the GR2M rainfall-runoff model. A sensitivity analysis of the model to rainfall and water holding capacity input data was performed. This analysis was performed after calculating catchment rainfall, mean potential evapotranspiration, and maximum, minimum and mean water holding capacity. The best combination of input data was chosen by catchment based on the Nash-Sutcliffe criterion. Then cross calibration-validation tests were performed, using the selected input data to choose model parameter sets. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 89-101 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1026435 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1026435 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:89-101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lia Bryant Author-X-Name-First: Lia Author-X-Name-Last: Bryant Author-Name: Jodie George Author-X-Name-First: Jodie Author-X-Name-Last: George Title: Examining uncertainty and trust among irrigators and regulatory bodies in the Murray-Darling Basin Abstract: Due to changing climate and water legislation in South Australia, Australia's oldest water trust, the Renmark Irrigation Trust (RIT), and the community it serves have faced unprecedented changes in water allocations. Using participatory research methods, this article examines irrigators' perceptions of risk, uncertainty and trust in relation to changing water legislation and drought. The social, cultural and regulatory relationship between irrigators and the RIT and the conditions in which trust is given are also explored. Foucault's understanding of power provides the analytical context in which we examine how power and knowledge are constituted, negotiated and reconstructed at the local level to shape trust between individuals and the RIT. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 102-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1028584 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1028584 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:102-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ida Ayu Cintya Yamaswari Author-X-Name-First: Ida Ayu Cintya Author-X-Name-Last: Yamaswari Author-Name: Jusipbek Kazbekov Author-X-Name-First: Jusipbek Author-X-Name-Last: Kazbekov Author-Name: Jonathan Lautze Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Lautze Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Title: Sleeping with the enemy? Capturing internal risks in the logical framework of a water management project Abstract: Logframes are fundamental to contemporary development. However, there are ongoing debates about their efficacy. This paper pinpoints the limitations of the logframe approach in a water project in Central Asia. Issues surrounding logframes are identified. These include addressing internal risks; the use of baseline studies for the accuracy of assumptions; the ability to adapt under an inflexible budget; and linking the logframe and contract. Findings show that rigid planning may constrain effective project implementation. Greater flexibility through embedded learning and adaptation, adjustable budgets and meaningful mainstreaming of risks may equip projects to cope with uncertainties to achieve sustainability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 116-134 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1058766 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1058766 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:116-134 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Agnes C. Rola Author-X-Name-First: Agnes C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rola Author-Name: Corazon L. Abansi Author-X-Name-First: Corazon L. Author-X-Name-Last: Abansi Author-Name: Rosalie Arcala-Hall Author-X-Name-First: Rosalie Author-X-Name-Last: Arcala-Hall Author-Name: Joy C. Lizada Author-X-Name-First: Joy C. Author-X-Name-Last: Lizada Author-Name: Ida M.L. Siason Author-X-Name-First: Ida M.L. Author-X-Name-Last: Siason Author-Name: Eduardo K. Araral Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo K. Author-X-Name-Last: Araral Title: Drivers of water governance reforms in the Philippines Abstract: This paper analyses the enabling conditions for a water governance model responsive to future Philippine water requirements. Using the stage-based approach to institutional reforms, it assesses the outcomes of previous water governance reforms, such as conflicts in customary and formal rules; urban and rural; upstream and downstream; and the contestations in water supply privatization in Metro Manila. The analysis suggests that past water governance reforms were symbolic and procedural, and structural changes to support the legal frameworks were not achieved. Based on the case findings, the authors support the current reform agenda of implementing a decentralized framework of water governance at a watershed scale. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 135-152 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1060196 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1060196 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:135-152 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dajun Shen Author-X-Name-First: Dajun Author-X-Name-Last: Shen Author-Name: Min Jin Author-X-Name-First: Min Author-X-Name-Last: Jin Title: Lake management organizations in China Abstract: The paper analyses the range of lake management organizations (LMOs) established in China and proposes management recommendations for different lake types and contexts. Based on functions, regional coverage and sectoral focus, nine LMO patterns are identified, ranging from existing agency approaches in which there is no specific lake focus or institutional responsibility to comprehensive and powerful lake basin authorities. LMO development in China faces many challenges, including a preoccupation with organizational form rather than function and objectives, duplication with existing agency functions, and insufficient lake basin management and trans-jurisdictional coordination. We therefore propose that LMOs should be tailored to specific situations and problems, drawing distinctions between plateau, urban, plain, inland and wetland lakes as well as other contexts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 153-166 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1065174 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1065174 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:153-166 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Matthew J. Kastner Author-X-Name-First: Matthew J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kastner Title: Workshop on 'Water reuse policies for direct and non-direct potable and industrial reuses', Singapore, 15-16 June 2015 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 167-170 Issue: 1 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1080154 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1080154 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:1:p:167-170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 171-171 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1141506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1141506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:171-171 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tatiana Acevedo Guerrero Author-X-Name-First: Tatiana Acevedo Author-X-Name-Last: Guerrero Author-Name: Kathryn Furlong Author-X-Name-First: Kathryn Author-X-Name-Last: Furlong Author-Name: Jeimy Arias Author-X-Name-First: Jeimy Author-X-Name-Last: Arias Title: Complicating neoliberalization and decentralization: the non-linear experience of Colombian water supply, 1909--2012 Abstract: This article presents key elements in the evolution of water supply regulation in Colombia over the twentieth century. This is novel in that it contradicts widely accepted and seemingly universal trends in water supply development. By putting apparently recent phenomena into a longer historical trajectory, we are able to nuance the idea of a unidirectional transition from centralized to decentralized governance, as well as the evolution of policies associated with neoliberalization. We find that regulatory development began at the municipal scale in the 1920s, only to be centralized mid-century. By the same token, policies typically associated with neoliberalization -- such as corporatization, full cost recovery, and volumetric metering -- began in the 1910s and 1920s and not under neoliberalism in the 1980s. The work is based on a database compiled by the authors. The database comprises municipal, departmental and state regulatory interventions from 1909 to 2012. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 172-188 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1026434 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1026434 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:172-188 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Frederiksen Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Frederiksen Title: Impacts and interaction in irrigation development in central Chile Abstract: The purpose of this study was to apply an innovative model of expansion to irrigation management and development in fruit exporting regions in central Chile. The model showed how external influences (globalization, climate, mountains) and complex adaptive systems (water conflicts, institutions and markets) influenced the evolution of irrigation development (the extension and emergence of novel properties) towards constructive (planned irrigation development) and destructive (climate change) futures. The model was simple, geometrical, consistent and future oriented. It was an innovative representation of expanding irrigation development and valuable to entrepreneurial water developers because it described the macro-scale processes involved in irrigation development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 189-202 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1065175 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1065175 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:189-202 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Saldías Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Saldías Author-Name: Stijn Speelman Author-X-Name-First: Stijn Author-X-Name-Last: Speelman Author-Name: Barbara van Koppen Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: van Koppen Author-Name: Guido van Huylenbroeck Author-X-Name-First: Guido Author-X-Name-Last: van Huylenbroeck Title: Institutional arrangements for the use of treated effluent in irrigation, Western Cape, South Africa Abstract: Wastewater is increasingly regarded as a valuable resource, but to fully and safely exploit the potential, sound institutional arrangements governing its reuse are crucial. This article presents a case study of a self-managed irrigation scheme in Western Cape, South Africa, that uses treated effluent directly, formally and safely. By applying the Institutional Analysis and Development framework, the variables within the context, action arena and patterns of interaction that have enabled this outcome are systematically identified and evaluated. Key variables include: water scarcity; an effective policy and regulatory framework; public pollution prevention awareness; self-organization; and capital-intensive water use linked to profitable markets. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 203-218 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1045970 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1045970 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:203-218 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Biswajit Mondal Author-X-Name-First: Biswajit Author-X-Name-Last: Mondal Author-Name: Alka Singh Author-X-Name-First: Alka Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: I. Sekar Author-X-Name-First: I. Author-X-Name-Last: Sekar Author-Name: M.K. Sinha Author-X-Name-First: M.K. Author-X-Name-Last: Sinha Author-Name: Suresh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Suresh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: D. Ramajayam Author-X-Name-First: D. Author-X-Name-Last: Ramajayam Title: Institutional arrangements for watershed development programmes in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: an explorative study Abstract: This study explored institutional arrangements with regard to government-sponsored watershed development programmes in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India. The appraisal of structure and role of institutions at different levels revealed adequate representation of various social groups, but the associations among stakeholder institutions as well as various resource agencies were found to be weak. A glance at the component-wise expenditure pattern showed an unequal emphasis and funding support between land--water development and livelihood activities. Responses from beneficiary respondents revealed a strong adherence to socio-economic and political issues by non-governmental organizations as well as technical issues by government organizations during implementation of the watershed programmes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 219-231 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1060195 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1060195 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:219-231 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrea Zinzani Author-X-Name-First: Andrea Author-X-Name-Last: Zinzani Title: Hydraulic bureaucracies and Irrigation Management Transfer in Uzbekistan: the case of Samarkand Province Abstract: Since the 1990s, Irrigation Management Transfer has been considered the world over to be a policy aimed at rolling back state influence in water management according to a neo-liberal approach. The initiative was endorsed by international organizations as a way of reforming the water sector in developing countries. Reflecting on this process, the role of hydraulic bureaucracies in driving reforms oriented towards IMT has often been neglected in academic debate. This article discusses the logic of IMT implementation and the establishment of Water Users' Associations (WUAs) in Uzbekistan, specifically in Samarkand province. These dynamics have been analysed over the last 10 years showing different trajectories within Uzbekistan. Data were collected through extensive fieldwork in three districts in Samarkand province. The evidence acquired shows that, on the one hand, WUAs were established to be a new structure for state control over water and agriculture, in conflict with IMT rationale, and, on the other, that WUAs were created in the province as a result of a local initiative promoted by the hydraulic bureaucracy and accepted by the national authorities due to influential power relations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 232-246 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1058765 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1058765 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:232-246 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emrah Yalcin Author-X-Name-First: Emrah Author-X-Name-Last: Yalcin Author-Name: Sahnaz Tigrek Author-X-Name-First: Sahnaz Author-X-Name-Last: Tigrek Title: Hydropower production without sacrificing environment: a case study of Ilisu Dam and Hasankeyf Abstract: The Ilisu Dam and HEPP Project, on the Tigris River in the South-Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, has been under debate for more than half a century due to its possible adverse effects on the environment. In particular, the proposed inundation of the archaeological sites around Hasankeyf has prompted strong criticism from national and international organizations. The primary reason for the administration's insistence on construction of the dam is its energy production capacity. The present study is an assessment of an alternative solution that not only saves Hasankeyf with its countless ancient monuments from inundation but also supplies the projected energy production of Ilisu Dam. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 247-266 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1031210 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1031210 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:247-266 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eric Ochieng Okuku Author-X-Name-First: Eric Ochieng Author-X-Name-Last: Okuku Author-Name: Steven Bouillon Author-X-Name-First: Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Bouillon Author-Name: Jacob Odhiambo Ochiewo Author-X-Name-First: Jacob Odhiambo Author-X-Name-Last: Ochiewo Author-Name: Fridah Munyi Author-X-Name-First: Fridah Author-X-Name-Last: Munyi Author-Name: Linet Imbayi Kiteresi Author-X-Name-First: Linet Imbayi Author-X-Name-Last: Kiteresi Author-Name: Mwakio Tole Author-X-Name-First: Mwakio Author-X-Name-Last: Tole Title: The impacts of hydropower development on rural livelihood sustenance Abstract: The existing reservoirs on the River Tana (Kenya) were mainly constructed for hydropower generation, with inadequate consideration of the long-term impacts on downstream livelihoods. We investigated the impacts of the reservoirs on people's livelihoods downstream. The results showed a few positive impacts in the vicinity of the reservoirs and numerous negative impacts downstream (i.e. reduced flood-recess agriculture and floodplain pastoralism, and escalating resource-use conflicts). Inadequate stakeholders' consultation during reservoir development was also observed. We recommend a detailed basin-wide socioeconomic assessment for future reservoir developments and controlled flood release to simulate the natural flow regime, thereby restoring indigenous flood-based livelihoods while retaining sufficient reserves for power generation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 267-285 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1056297 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1056297 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:267-285 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Bilson Obour Author-X-Name-First: Peter Bilson Author-X-Name-Last: Obour Author-Name: Kwadwo Owusu Author-X-Name-First: Kwadwo Author-X-Name-Last: Owusu Author-Name: Edmond Akwasi Agyeman Author-X-Name-First: Edmond Akwasi Author-X-Name-Last: Agyeman Author-Name: Albert Ahenkan Author-X-Name-First: Albert Author-X-Name-Last: Ahenkan Author-Name: Àngel Navarro Madrid Author-X-Name-First: Àngel Navarro Author-X-Name-Last: Madrid Title: The impacts of dams on local livelihoods: a study of the Bui Hydroelectric Project in Ghana Abstract: The construction of the Bui Dam was expected to boost socio-economic development in Ghana. This article examines the impacts of the project on the livelihoods of the local people. Data were collected using a mixed-research approach and a case-study design. The study finds that, while there have been significant improvements with respect to resettlement and compensation issues as compared to the earlier dam projects in Ghana, there are still some shortfalls. It is recommended that agriculture be improved by providing extension services and inputs to improve food security and the economic status of the local people. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 286-300 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1022892 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1022892 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:286-300 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Troy Sternberg Author-X-Name-First: Troy Author-X-Name-Last: Sternberg Title: Water megaprojects in deserts and drylands Abstract: Water megaprojects reconfigure the conception and use of desert landscapes. Driven by limited water resources, increasing demand and growing populations, projects are framed by statements of water delivered, end-users served and local benefits. Decision-making processes, socio-economic costs and environmental implications receive less attention. Research examines the motivations involved and evaluates the challenges of water megaprojects in deserts, including the Great Manmade River (Libya), the South-to-North Water Transfer Scheme (China), the Central Arizona Project (United States) and the Greater Anatolia Project (Turkey), and assesses related projects exemplifying the diversity of water projects in drylands. Their viability and efficacy depends on human motivations and interpretations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 301-320 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1012660 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1012660 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:301-320 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mari Takeda Author-X-Name-First: Mari Author-X-Name-Last: Takeda Author-Name: Athit Laphimsing Author-X-Name-First: Athit Author-X-Name-Last: Laphimsing Author-Name: Aksara Putthividhya Author-X-Name-First: Aksara Author-X-Name-Last: Putthividhya Title: Dry season water allocation in the Chao Phraya River basin, Thailand Abstract: This study examines the recent quantitative characteristics of dry season water allocation in the Chao Phraya River basin, Thailand. Previous studies have focused on inequitable allocation, where the highest priority is given to the domestic water sector and uneven irrigation water variability exists among projects in the delta. This study uses a statistical test and panel data analysis to confirm that the characteristics highlighted in previous studies remain accurate, and it discusses the source of these characteristics in order to understand the issues in water allocation in the Chao Phraya River delta. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 321-338 Issue: 2 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1055856 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1055856 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:2:p:321-338 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Christopher Napoli Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Napoli Author-Name: Berenice Garcia-Tellez Author-X-Name-First: Berenice Author-X-Name-Last: Garcia-Tellez Title: A framework for understanding energy for water Abstract: This article offers a framework for understanding how energy is used to meet water demand in countries. Specifically, the relationships between energy use and water scarcity, the location of renewable water resources, and aggregate water demand are explored. The article also examines how policy options such as water price reforms, agriculture subsidies and crop elimination may influence the energy use and energy intensity of water withdrawals. Conclusions suggest that while policy options exist, certain uncontrollable factors such as severe water scarcity or substantial freshwater abundance limit the ability of some countries to significantly improve the aggregate energy efficiency of water provision. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 339-361 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1122579 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1122579 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:339-361 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kelly Twomey Sanders Author-X-Name-First: Kelly Author-X-Name-Last: Twomey Sanders Title: The energy trade-offs of adapting to a water-scarce future: case study of Los Angeles Abstract: Increasing water competition, population growth and global climate change will intensify the tension between water and energy resources in arid climates of the world, since energy costs underscore the challenges facing water security in dry regions. In few places is the tension between water and energy resources more pronounced than in Los Angeles, California. This article analyzes the city’s current water supply and estimates its future energy requirements based on water supply projections from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Results suggest that while increasing local water management strategies could reduce the future energy intensity of the water supply, an increased reliance on water transfers could worsen its future energy intensity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 362-378 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1095079 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1095079 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:362-378 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Steven John Kenway Author-X-Name-First: Steven John Author-X-Name-Last: Kenway Author-Name: Ka Leung Lam Author-X-Name-First: Ka Leung Author-X-Name-Last: Lam Title: Quantifying and managing urban water-related energy use systemically: case study lessons from Australia Abstract: In this paper, three Australian case studies contribute to improved understanding of water-related energy quantification and management. A systems analysis of urban water in South East Queensland (Case Study 1) demonstrates the energy impact of water end use. In Melbourne (Case Study 2), water--energy interlinkages are explored within households. Finally, Case Study 3 in Sydney shows how abatement curves can help guide management action. Collectively, the case studies provide new information for least-cost solutions and simultaneous water and energy efficiency. The work highlights the need for frameworks to characterize and evaluate both the direct and indirect energy influences of urban water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 379-397 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1132195 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1132195 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:379-397 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P.W. Gerbens-Leenes Author-X-Name-First: P.W. Author-X-Name-Last: Gerbens-Leenes Title: Energy for freshwater supply, use and disposal in the Netherlands: a case study of Dutch households Abstract: This study presents energy requirements for Dutch household water: 10.2 GJ per capita per year, which includes 9.3 GJ (92%) for heating water, 0.6 GJ (6%) for water supply, and 0.2 GJ for wastewater treatment (2%). The top three energy consumers include shower water (58%), dishwasher water (9%) and washing machine water (8%). The Netherlands, a water-abundant country, expends far more energy to heat water for households than to supply municipal water, or to treat and dispose of wastewater. Policies to make water chains more sustainable should focus on use, rather than supply and disposal. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 398-411 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1127216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1127216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:398-411 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Christopher Napoli Author-X-Name-First: Christopher Author-X-Name-Last: Napoli Author-Name: Bertrand Rioux Author-X-Name-First: Bertrand Author-X-Name-Last: Rioux Title: Evaluating the economic viability of solar-powered desalination: Saudi Arabia as a case study Abstract: This article constructs a cost calculator to estimate the economic competitiveness of solar-powered desalination in Saudi Arabia. Solar desalination is defined as a plant that obtains solar energy from a closed system. This is done to focus the investigation on desalination technologies, rather than the efficacy of replacing conventional energy sources with renewables in an integrated electricity grid. The results suggest that current options for solar-powered desalination are not cost-competitive compared to incumbent technologies in Saudi Arabia. The article offers insight into where costs must decrease before solar technologies are economically competitive in the country. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 412-427 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1109499 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1109499 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:412-427 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Kartalidis Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kartalidis Author-Name: E. Tzen Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Tzen Author-Name: E. Kampragkou Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Kampragkou Author-Name: D. Assimacopoulos Author-X-Name-First: D. Author-X-Name-Last: Assimacopoulos Title: Responding to water challenges in Greece through desalination: energy considerations Abstract: Desalination technology, and reverse osmosis in particular, is used by several island authorities in Greece to address water scarcity. However, this is a highly energy-intensive technique, requiring the consumption of significant quantities of fossil fuels. The case of Syros Island is presented, to demonstrate the strong water--energy link in the operation of desalination plants. The article also discusses the use of renewable energy sources as a means for reducing the energy intensity of desalination. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 428-441 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1091290 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1091290 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:428-441 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Javier Alarcón Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Alarcón Author-Name: Alberto Garrido Author-X-Name-First: Alberto Author-X-Name-Last: Garrido Author-Name: Luis Juana Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Juana Title: Modernization of irrigation systems in Spain: review and analysis for decision making Abstract: This article presents a method for analyzing the economic feasibility of modernizing irrigation systems. By using substitution relationships between two variables, one can determine irrigation performance and farm profit ​above which modernization would be justified from an economic point of view; ​and also the  investments and energy consumption up to which modernization could be considered cost-effective. By means of representative average values, this method is applied to the now widespread conversion from surface irrigation to drip irrigation in Spain. Two conclusions are drawn. First, modernization may, in some instances, be justified only if more productive crop patterns are implemented. Second, saving water is a cheaper option than using an alternative resource only under certain conditions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 442-458 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1123142 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1123142 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:442-458 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dawit Mekonnen Author-X-Name-First: Dawit Author-X-Name-Last: Mekonnen Author-Name: Afreen Siddiqi Author-X-Name-First: Afreen Author-X-Name-Last: Siddiqi Author-Name: Claudia Ringler Author-X-Name-First: Claudia Author-X-Name-Last: Ringler Title: Drivers of groundwater use and technical efficiency of groundwater, canal water, and conjunctive use in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System Abstract: This paper explores the major determinants of heavy reliance on groundwater and the extent to which conjunctive use of ground and surface water affects the production efficiency of Pakistan’s irrigators. The results show that the major drivers of groundwater use in Pakistan’s agriculture are the variability and uncertainty associated with surface water delivery and that any effort to address the groundwater--energy nexus challenge should first consider fixing the problems associated with surface water supplies. The findings also suggest that having access to groundwater does not directly translate into improvements in technical efficiency of production. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 459-476 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1133402 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1133402 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:459-476 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Xi Li Author-X-Name-First: Xi Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Jie Liu Author-X-Name-First: Jie Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Chunmiao Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Chunmiao Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Author-Name: Guoyi Han Author-X-Name-First: Guoyi Author-X-Name-Last: Han Author-Name: Holger Hoff Author-X-Name-First: Holger Author-X-Name-Last: Hoff Title: Energy for water utilization in China and policy implications for integrated planning Abstract: Significant energy resources are needed for traditional and nontraditional water utilization in China. Yet the interlinkages between water and energy have not received adequate attention in the country. To address this gap, this article disaggregates and quantifies the magnitude and direction of energy and water flows in China at the national level through Sankey diagrams. Spatial distributions of energy use by different components of the water supply were further mapped at the provincial level to discern regional differences. The results of this study show that the total energy consumption by water abstraction, treatment and distribution, as well as waste treatment and reuse, amounts to 193.5 TWh of electricity, or about 4% of the total national electricity usage. The outcome of this study offers important policy implications for integrated water and energy planning and management and will contribute to achieving the goal of low-energy water utilization in the future. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 477-494 Issue: 3 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1133403 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1133403 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:3:p:477-494 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Joo Hee Ng Author-X-Name-First: Peter Joo Hee Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Title: Foreword Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 495-496 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1148014 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1148014 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:495-496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Preface Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 497-499 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1181473 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1181473 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:497-499 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Choon Nam Ong Author-X-Name-First: Choon Author-X-Name-Last: Nam Ong Title: Reused water policies for potable use Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 500-502 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1179177 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1179177 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:500-502 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Joseph A. Cotruvo Author-X-Name-First: Joseph A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cotruvo Title: Potable water reuse history and a new framework for decision making Abstract: As populations and water demand increase, more sustainable water sources are needed. Wastewater reuse is a major opportunity. Treated wastewater is available for non-potable applications and drinking water production. Direct potable reuse and planned indirect potable reuse provide sustainable drinking water; other reuse applications can offset current drinking water uses at lower cost due to lower end-use quality requirements. There is some public reluctance to choose potable reuse, but planned reuse projects provide drinking water of higher quality than typical natural sources. Guidance is available to assure safe and high-quality reused water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 503-513 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1099520 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1099520 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:503-513 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Choon Nam Ong Author-X-Name-First: Choon Nam Author-X-Name-Last: Ong Title: Water reuse, emerging contaminants and public health: state-of-the-art analysis Abstract: This article addresses the issue of quality in reused water for potable purpose. The concerns of potential presence of pathogens and inorganic and organic constituents in the reused water and their health implications are discussed. Presently, there are no specific or international guidelines or standards for treatment or monitoring when municipal wastewater is used for potable purpose. Research to advance the safety, reliability and economic sustainability of reuse is also lacking. When assessing the risks associated with reclaimed water, the potential of production failure and reliability also needs to be addressed and mitigated. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 514-525 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1096765 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1096765 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:514-525 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David A. Lloyd Owen Author-X-Name-First: David A. Author-X-Name-Last: Lloyd Owen Title: Public--private partnerships in the water reuse sector: a global assessment Abstract: Unlike contracts involving water provision, involving the private sector in water reuse projects is not seen as politically contentious. Water reuse remains a small element of public--private partnership contracts in general, but their frequency of use has increased, notably since 2005. These contracts are typically awarded in middle-to-high-income countries, and there is a relation between contract awards and water stress. In terms of population served, 5% of contracts were awarded in areas without water stress and 77% in areas with high water stress. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 526-535 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1137211 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1137211 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:526-535 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rosario Sanchez-Flores Author-X-Name-First: Rosario Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchez-Flores Author-Name: Adam Conner Author-X-Name-First: Adam Author-X-Name-Last: Conner Author-Name: Ronald A. Kaiser Author-X-Name-First: Ronald A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kaiser Title: The regulatory framework of reclaimed wastewater for potable reuse in the United States Abstract: Water scarcity, climate change, population growth and rising infrastructure costs have opened the door for unconventional or ‘new’ water sources. Reclaimed water reuse has historically been practised for potable use in the United States as de facto water reuse or unplanned indirect water reuse. The increasing number of planned indirect water reuse projects in the country and the approval of the first direct potable reuse projects have exposed the limitations of the regulatory system at the national and state levels. These limitations pose barriers and/or add uncertainty to the viability of potable water reuse. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 536-558 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1129318 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1129318 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:536-558 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: John Fawell Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Fawell Author-Name: Kristell Le Corre Author-X-Name-First: Kristell Author-X-Name-Last: Le Corre Author-Name: Paul Jeffrey Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jeffrey Title: Common or independent? The debate over regulations and standards for water reuse in Europe Abstract: Although unplanned water reuse has been practised across Europe for decades, multiple stresses on water supply and demand over recent years have led to the development of many planned reuse schemes. Despite this development, the legislative and regulatory regimes required to underpin a growing water reuse sector have arguably failed to emerge. The reasons for this and the cases for and against pan-European water reuse regulations are explored and debated. The conclusions highlight several challenges for politicians and policy makers if appropriate regulatory systems and water quality standards are to be provided which support the embryonic European water reuse sector. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 559-572 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1138399 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1138399 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:559-572 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Policy issues confronting Australian urban water reuse Abstract: Urban water security in Australia’s major cities is now very high, reflecting in part recent policy interventions. Important indirect potable water reuse projects were completed but no direct potable reuse project was undertaken and none seems likely in the near term. Governments have much to learn from decisions to build very large desalination and recycling plants, particularly around timing and scale. Future water reuse decisions are likely to have a much greater commercial focus. Policies and regulations giving more flexibility to decentralized provision of water-related services could result in further growth of climate-resilient water resources and non-potable reuse. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 573-589 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1090901 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1090901 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:573-589 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Olivia Jensen Author-X-Name-First: Olivia Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen Author-Name: Xudong Yu Author-X-Name-First: Xudong Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Title: Wastewater reuse in Beijing: an evolving hybrid system Abstract: Water reuse capacity in Beijing has developed rapidly along hybrid lines, with a small number of large-scale plants connected to a network backbone and a large number of small-scale plants in less densely developed areas. This article examines whether Beijing’s reuse system meets the objectives of effectiveness and sustainability, employing a new data-set of water reuse facilities for the city. It finds that reuse development in Beijing has so far been largely supply-driven and the desirable attributes of a hybrid system may only be achieved as greater attention is given to demand aspects of water reuse. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 590-610 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1148589 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1148589 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:590-610 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hannah Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hannah Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Thai Pin Tan Author-X-Name-First: Thai Pin Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Title: Singapore’s experience with reclaimed water: NEWater Abstract: NEWater, Singapore’s reclaimed water, has enabled Singapore to sustainably meet its growing water demand despite limited land for water catchment and storage. While technology provided this water reuse solution, strong political will, good governance and effective public engagement were key to Singapore’s success in supplying NEWater for indirect potable use and direct nonpotable use. A multiple-barrier process including dual-membrane filtration and UV disinfection, complemented by a strict operating philosophy and comprehensive water quality management programme, ensures reliable delivery of good-quality NEWater even as the supply capacity expands. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 611-621 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1120188 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1120188 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:611-621 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. van Rensburg Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rensburg Title: Overcoming global water reuse barriers: the Windhoek experience Abstract: Water scarcity is a reality, with a recent UN report estimating that about half of the global population could be facing water shortages by 2030. This has focused attention on existing sources and what could be done to maximize potential. Water reuse, in particular direct potable reuse (DPR), has enjoyed a somewhat turbulent history globally. Despite this, the City of Windhoek has been practising DPR for more than 45 years, and this commentary presents globally accepted barriers standing in the way of DPR and attempts to explore ways to overcome these given the experience in Windhoek. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 622-636 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1129319 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1129319 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:622-636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Leong Ching Author-X-Name-First: Leong Author-X-Name-Last: Ching Title: A lived-experience investigation of narratives: recycled drinking water Abstract: Recycled drinking water (RDW) represents a cost-effective and technologically reliable source of urban water. Yet it remains one of the least implemented solutions because of emotional and psychological difficulties -- the human dimension of the ‘yuck factor’, which has been empirically identified as statistically significant. Researchers have therefore recently expanded water research in RDW to include the psychology of users. This study builds on this effort by using the lived-experience methodology for the first time on RDW. Investigating the case of Singapore, the method reveals an ‘insider’s view’ of key stakeholders, and uncovers human-scale narratives and experiences within the discourses of technology, economics of water supply, and ecological realities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 637-649 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1126235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1126235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:637-649 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anna Hurlimann Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Hurlimann Author-Name: Sara Dolnicar Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Dolnicar Title: Public acceptance and perceptions of alternative water sources: a comparative study in nine locations Abstract: Public acceptance of recycled water, desalinated water and rainwater is compared across nine international locations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Norway and United States (specifically in Los Angeles). An online study was conducted in 2012, with 200 participants recruited to be representative of their respective location (1800 in total). The study investigated participants’ intended use of and perceptions of alternative water sources. Results indicate that respondents clearly differentiate between alternative water sources. Water source preference varied between water use purposes. Significant differences were found between locations in the percentage of respondents willing to use alternative water sources. Additionally the study found significant differences across locations in perceptions held of five water sources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 650-673 Issue: 4 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1143350 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1143350 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:4:p:650-673 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dan Shrubsole Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Shrubsole Author-Name: Dan Walters Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Walters Author-Name: Barbara Veale Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Veale Author-Name: Bruce Mitchell Author-X-Name-First: Bruce Author-X-Name-Last: Mitchell Title: Integrated Water Resources Management in Canada: the experience of watershed agencies Abstract: Water agencies from 7 of the 10 Canadian provinces shared their experiences regarding history, successes, challenges and lessons learned with integrated watershed management. Based on these contributions, it is clear that an integrated approach does not mean ‘all-encompassing’. Rather, it proposes desirable and feasible solutions through a systems approach based on sound technical information (e.g. biophysical and socio-economic), public engagement and monitoring. The roles of all participants must be clearly defined in order to promote success and facilitate implementation. Enduring and emerging challenges, such as adequate capacity and financing, engagement with Aboriginal communities and other stakeholders, and successful implementation, are identified. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 349-359 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1244048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1244048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:349-359 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Charley Worte Author-X-Name-First: Charley Author-X-Name-Last: Worte Title: Integrated watershed management and Ontario’s conservation authorities Abstract: In Ontario, integrated watershed management has evolved into a fragmented, multi-agency environment that has made effective management difficult. In the 1990s, two approaches emerged – a local voluntary approach based on informal agency partnerships, and a regulatory approach established in provincial legislation. This paper describes the successes, challenges and lessons learned by drawing upon the experiences of Ontario’s conservation authorities. Key lessons learned include the need for an interactive planning cycle and a multi-stakeholder decision-making process. While significant progress has been made in the practical application of integrated watershed management, significant challenges remain including the lack of a comprehensive policy and inadequate resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 360-374 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1217403 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1217403 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:360-374 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Barbara Veale Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Author-X-Name-Last: Veale Author-Name: Sandra Cooke Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Cooke Title: Implementing integrated water management: illustrations from the Grand River watershed Abstract: The Grand River watershed is the largest in southern Ontario. Poor water quality, floods and drought experienced in the 1930s prompted the formation of the Grand River Conservation Authority. While significant water improvements have been achieved, the Grand River faces chronic stress from the impacts of rapid population growth, land use intensification and changing climate. There is renewed commitment to address evolving water issues through integrated watershed management. This article summarizes the lessons learnt in the Grand River watershed and contends that integrated watershed management, although difficult to implement, provides a useful framework for practical application and positive results. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 375-392 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1217503 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1217503 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:375-392 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paula Scott Author-X-Name-First: Paula Author-X-Name-Last: Scott Author-Name: Brian Tayler Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Tayler Author-Name: Dan Walters Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Walters Title: Lessons from implementing integrated water resource management: a case study of the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, Ontario Abstract: This case study explores the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s experience in implementing IWRM. Successes include protecting life and property by mitigating flood and erosion hazards; building capacity through multi-stakeholder collaborations; and fostering community stewardship. Ongoing challenges include limited resources and narrow mandate for addressing broader watershed and natural resources issues; and a need to enhance relationships with First Nations. The NBMCA has learned numerous lessons on how to apply IWRM, including collaborating early and often and fostering community stewardship. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 393-407 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1216830 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1216830 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:393-407 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Natalya Melnychuk Author-X-Name-First: Natalya Author-X-Name-Last: Melnychuk Author-Name: Nelson Jatel Author-X-Name-First: Nelson Author-X-Name-Last: Jatel Author-Name: Anna L. Warwick Sears Author-X-Name-First: Anna L. Author-X-Name-Last: Warwick Sears Title: Integrated water resource management and British Columbia’s Okanagan Basin Water Board Abstract: This study examines successes and limitations of integrated water resource management (IWRM) for the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB), a basin management entity in British Columbia, Canada. Effective governance, adequate financing and scientifically informed decision making are attributes contributing to the OBWB’s IWRM success. OBWB’s IWRM challenges include meaningful engagement of First Nations, public apathy towards water governance, succession planning for retiring professionals, and management authority limitations. Constraints on the OBWB’s authority and perceived lack of need to formalize the IWRM approach will affect other local IWRM applications. The study adds a western Canadian example of basin management to IWRM practice. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 408-425 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1214909 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1214909 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:408-425 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Colleen Cuvelier Author-X-Name-First: Colleen Author-X-Name-Last: Cuvelier Author-Name: Cliff Greenfield Author-X-Name-First: Cliff Author-X-Name-Last: Greenfield Title: The integrated watershed management planning experience in Manitoba: the local conservation district perspective Abstract: Manitoba has abundant freshwater resources, and developing and implementing integrated watershed management plans is essential to ensure a healthy future. This article provides an assessment of progress in Manitoba since the early 1990s (Mitchell and Shrubsole, 1994) regarding integrated watershed management plans. It explains current conditions, including the structural framework, governance, public consultations and First Nations participation, along with examples of experiences, successes, failures, and lessons learnt. The Water Protection Act, proclaimed in 2006, empowered conservation districts to develop and implement integrated watershed management plans as the water planning authority, and represents the most significant change. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 426-440 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1217504 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1217504 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:426-440 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Levi Cliche Author-X-Name-First: Levi Author-X-Name-Last: Cliche Author-Name: Lindsey Freeman Author-X-Name-First: Lindsey Author-X-Name-Last: Freeman Title: Applying integrated watershed management in Nova Scotia: a community-based perspective from the Clean Annapolis River Project Abstract: This article examines integrated watershed management in the Annapolis River basin in Nova Scotia from the perspective of a community-based watershed organization. It draws on the experiences of the Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP) to provide a case study of the financial, institutional, human, political and social capacity of a small non-governmental organization in implementing integrated watershed management. CARP’s guiding principles of utilizing science, leadership and community engagement to achieve ecologically healthy watersheds align with an integrated watershed management approach. Using examples of CARP’s programming and projects, this article describes the successes and challenges encountered in the implementation of community-based integrated watershed management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 441-457 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238344 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238344 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:441-457 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Judy Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Judy Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Author-Name: Mark Bennett Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Bennett Title: Integrated watershed management in the Bow River basin, Alberta: experiences, challenges, and lessons learned Abstract: Alberta’s Bow River is heavily engineered and hard-working, supplying water to almost 1.5 million people, while meeting the needs of hydropower, agriculture, tourism and irrigation industries upstream and downstream of Calgary. Working together since 1992, the Bow River Basin Council, a voluntary multi-stakeholder organization, with government representatives at the table, has developed watershed management plans as decision-support tools; provided a forum for relationship and trust building; shared information; and co-generated knowledge. Difficult challenges became opportunities for collaborative learning by doing. The processes involved in integrated watershed management were as important as the plans that emerged. Implementing plan objectives remains the greatest challenge. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 458-472 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238345 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238345 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:458-472 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kailyn Burke Author-X-Name-First: Kailyn Author-X-Name-Last: Burke Title: The Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal Action Program: implementing integrated watershed management in Newfoundland and Labrador Abstract: The Northeast Avalon Atlantic Coastal Action Program (NAACAP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting watersheds and coastal environments through research, education, community engagement and strong cross-sectoral partnerships. NAACAP’s mission statement establishes the principles of integrated watershed management, which drive the efforts of the organization: local initiatives; partnerships and collaboration; watershed basis; and aquatic health. Central to NAACAP’s successes are strong partnerships with industry, other non-profits and local, provincial and federal governments. This is key to overcoming the ongoing anthropogenic and organizational challenges faced by NAACAP in the application of integrated watershed management in the Northeast Avalon region of Newfoundland and Labrador. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 473-488 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238346 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238346 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:473-488 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marie-Claude Leclerc Author-X-Name-First: Marie-Claude Author-X-Name-Last: Leclerc Author-Name: Michel Grégoire Author-X-Name-First: Michel Author-X-Name-Last: Grégoire Title: Implementing integrated watershed management in Quebec: examples from the Saint John River Watershed Organization Abstract: Water management in the province of Quebec has evolved rapidly in recent years. Public consultation led the provincial government to adopt a Quebec Water Policy in 2002, which was reinforced with the passing of the Quebec Water Act in 2009. This legislative tool enabled the creation of 40 watershed organizations responsible for implementing integrated watershed management (IWM). This article explains the context in which IWM has evolved in the province of Quebec. It also describes the successes, challenges and lessons learned by the Saint John River Watershed Organization in implementing IWM in a transboundary watershed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 489-506 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1251884 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1251884 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:489-506 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 507-507 Issue: 3 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1281992 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1281992 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:3:p:507-507 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Laura Grassini Author-X-Name-First: Laura Author-X-Name-Last: Grassini Title: Participatory water governance between theories and practices: learning from a community-based initiative in India Abstract: Despite increasing convergence on the social learning concept as a theoretical foundation of collaborative practices for water governance, this article shows the pitfalls of its uncritical application as a normative ideal. The discussion is based on the analysis of a community-based initiative for water supply and slum upgrading in India, which is considered a best practice of good governance due to its collaborative approach. A different interpretation of the project is proposed through the analysis of its successes and failures from a community perspective. Finally, a recommendation for context-specific selection of theoretical bases for participatory practices is made. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 404-429 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1354761 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1354761 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:404-429 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah T. Romano Author-X-Name-First: Sarah T. Author-X-Name-Last: Romano Title: Transforming participation in water governance: the multisectoral alliances of rural water committees and NGOs in Nicaragua Abstract: This paper examines new forms of political participation on the part of rural water committees in Nicaragua in the mid-2000s. In particular, it explores the role of multisectoral alliances in facilitating water committees’ (1) physical mobility and political visibility, (2) political and legal capacity-building, and (3) access to state channels of representation. Contributing to theories of social capital, this case reveals a transformation of participation in water governance from locally grounded collective action for water management to engagement in public policy processes. In practical terms, the paper casts lessons for improved water governance via more inclusive policy processes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 430-445 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1363722 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1363722 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:430-445 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Manuel Fischer Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Fischer Author-Name: Mario Angst Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: Angst Author-Name: Simon Maag Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Maag Title: Co-participation in the Swiss water forum network Abstract: In polycentric governance systems, actors interact in different venues, such as forums which foster cross-sectoral interaction. This analysis centres on water forums in Switzerland and on actors with multiple forum memberships, creating interactions throughout the entire forum network. Findings show that the central actors in the entire water forum network are predominantly from the public administration sector, even though members from the private sector are most numerous. Despite an emphasis on the bottom-up and self-organizing character of polycentric governance systems in the literature, this analysis shows that public administration actors still play a crucial role as network managers and brokers. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 446-464 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1374929 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1374929 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:446-464 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sanne Grotenbreg Author-X-Name-First: Sanne Author-X-Name-Last: Grotenbreg Author-Name: Mónica Altamirano Author-X-Name-First: Mónica Author-X-Name-Last: Altamirano Title: Government facilitation of external initiatives: how Dutch water authorities cope with value dilemmas Abstract: Water authorities search for new collaborations with non-governmental actors, with the aim of facilitating societal initiatives. A comparative case study was conducted to analyze the value dilemmas faced by water authorities when they choose to facilitate and how they cope with these dilemmas. The study found that the most prevalent dilemma is between traditional democratic values and efficiency-related values. In the chosen solutions, the latter seem to prevail over the former. Casuistry, cycling and hybridization are common coping mechanisms. The study shows the potential of non-governmental initiatives in the water sector while also reflecting critically on dominant administrative values. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 465-490 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1374930 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1374930 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:465-490 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sandra Ricart Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Ricart Author-Name: Antonio Rico Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Rico Author-Name: Nick Kirk Author-X-Name-First: Nick Author-X-Name-Last: Kirk Author-Name: Franca Bülow Author-X-Name-First: Franca Author-X-Name-Last: Bülow Author-Name: Anna Ribas-Palom Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Ribas-Palom Author-Name: David Pavón Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Pavón Title: How to improve water governance in multifunctional irrigation systems? Balancing stakeholder engagement in hydrosocial territories Abstract: The aim of this article is to conduct an evidence-based analysis of stakeholder engagement in decision-making processes affecting multifunctional irrigation systems. The selection of case studies has allowed us to examine different tools that promote stakeholder engagement and good governance. The case studies show how stakeholder engagement in irrigation systems shapes hydrosocial territories: (1) by reducing tension between stakeholders, (2) by redirecting regional planning and strategy, (3) by highlighting water crises, (4) by decentralizing water responsibilities, and (5) by integrating values and beliefs from different stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 491-524 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1447911 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1447911 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:491-524 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emeline Hassenforder Author-X-Name-First: Emeline Author-X-Name-Last: Hassenforder Author-Name: Delphine Clavreul Author-X-Name-First: Delphine Author-X-Name-Last: Clavreul Author-Name: Aziza Akhmouch Author-X-Name-First: Aziza Author-X-Name-Last: Akhmouch Author-Name: Nils Ferrand Author-X-Name-First: Nils Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrand Title: What’s the middle ground? Institutionalized vs. emerging water-related stakeholder engagement processes Abstract: In this day and age, it is widely argued that stakeholder engagement in water-related decision-making processes yields many benefits, including legitimacy, acceptance and trust. Key legal frameworks, such as the European Water Framework Directive and the Aarhus Convention, have spurred the emergence of formal forms of stakeholder engagement. On the other hand, many engagement processes are spontaneous and self-organized. This article investigates the strategies used in formal (government-led) and informal (bottom-up) engagement processes in search of a middle ground. To this end, case studies in the Netherlands, the United States, Uganda and Ethiopia are analyzed using the OECD’s stakeholder engagement checklist. We conclude with reflection on the ways forward to make formal and informal stakeholder engagement complementary. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 525-542 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1452722 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1452722 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:525-542 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michael Duijn Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Duijn Author-Name: Arwin van Buuren Author-X-Name-First: Arwin Author-X-Name-Last: van Buuren Author-Name: Jurian Edelenbos Author-X-Name-First: Jurian Author-X-Name-Last: Edelenbos Author-Name: Jitske van Popering-Verkerk Author-X-Name-First: Jitske Author-X-Name-Last: van Popering-Verkerk Author-Name: Ingmar Van Meerkerk Author-X-Name-First: Ingmar Author-X-Name-Last: Van Meerkerk Title: Community-based initiatives in the Dutch water domain: the challenge of double helix alignment Abstract: Community-based initiatives (CBIs) are emerging in many domains such as care, sustainable energy and water management. This paper examined three initiatives in Dutch water management, focusing on their relationship with water boards. CBIs present issues that water boards find difficult to respond to because of two reasons. First, CBIs are demarcated very differently from the formal tasks that water boards pursue. This calls for internal alignment within water boards to respond adequately. Second, CBIs necessitate external alignment with other water-managing governments. Water boards must therefore implement double helix alignment to relate productively to initiatives emerging in society. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 383-403 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1575189 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1575189 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:383-403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Arwin van Buuren Author-X-Name-First: Arwin Author-X-Name-Last: van Buuren Author-Name: Ingmar van Meerkerk Author-X-Name-First: Ingmar Author-X-Name-Last: van Meerkerk Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Understanding emergent participation practices in water governance Abstract: This introductory article discusses the proliferation of different forms of participation in water governance. It is argued that creating public value through participation can only succeed when effective co-creation between public authorities and communities emerges. However, challenges to realizing co-creation are manifold, and differ among the various types of participation. In this respect, we introduce a typology of different forms of participation, based on the distinction between top-down (invited) and bottom-up (created) participation. We use this distinction to analyze different dynamics in participatory water governance and to delve deeper into the dilemmas and trade-offs. Lastly, the various contributions to this special issue are introduced. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 367-382 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1585764 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1585764 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:367-382 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guest editors: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Guest editors: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Eduardo Araral Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Araral Title: Forthcoming Festschrift in honour of Asit K. Biswas Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 544-545 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1589720 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1589720 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:544-545 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 543-543 Issue: 3 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1589721 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1589721 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:3:p:543-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jesús Gastélum Author-X-Name-First: Jesús Author-X-Name-Last: Gastélum Title: Analysis of Arizona's Water Resources System Abstract: An analysis of Arizona's water resources system has been implemented. This study uses a qualitative system analysis approach to evaluate the most important components of the system: water supply, water demand, laws and regulations, stakeholders, decision makers, etc. Moreover, the investigation centres on some key components of the water resources system such as water conservation in active management areas (AMA), rural Arizona, population growth, and water rights transfers. This study provides insights on these important components, identifies factors that can be enhanced and offers suggestions for improving them. The overall goal of this analysis is to contribute ideas that will help to establish a more efficient and holistic programme to secure sustainable development of water resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 615-628 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.625524 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.625524 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:615-628 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Arwin van Buuren Author-X-Name-First: Arwin Author-X-Name-Last: van Buuren Author-Name: Erik-Hans Klijn Author-X-Name-First: Erik-Hans Author-X-Name-Last: Klijn Author-Name: Jurian Edelenbos Author-X-Name-First: Jurian Author-X-Name-Last: Edelenbos Title: Democratic Legitimacy of New Forms of Water Management in the Netherlands Abstract: Due to changes in the Dutch flood management paradigm, governance practices have been shifting from technocratic and state-oriented towards more collaborative governance approaches in which many governmental actors, together with private and societal actors, search out integral solutions. This shift has had an impact on how water management is legitimized. This paper evaluates two water governance processes that reflect the new management paradigm in different ways, and analyzes how these changing paradigms influence the democratic legitimacy of water governance. It is concluded that the extent to which the new paradigm is implemented influences the way in which democratic legitimacy is organized. It is also shown that new forms of democratic legitimacy do not replace existing ones but rather contribute to hybrid and contextualized forms of legitimacy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 629-645 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.627756 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.627756 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:629-645 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Macarena Dagnino Author-X-Name-First: Macarena Author-X-Name-Last: Dagnino Author-Name: Frank Ward Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: Economics of Agricultural Water Conservation: Empirical Analysis and Policy Implications Abstract: Climate change and recurrent drought in many of the world's dry places continue to inspire the search for economically attractive measures to conserve water. This study analyzes water conservation practices in irrigated agriculture in a sub-basin in North America's Rio Grande. A method is developed to estimate water savings in irrigated agriculture that result from public subsidies to farmers who convert from surface to drip irrigation. The method accounts for economic incentives affecting farmers' choices on irrigation technology, crop mix, water application, and water depletion. Findings show that farmers will invest in technologies that reduce water applications when faced with lower financial costs for converting to drip irrigation. Subsidies for drip irrigation increase farm income, raise the value of food production, and reduce the amount of water applied to crops. However, an unexpected result is that water conservation subsidies that promote conversion to drip irrigation can increase the demand for water depleted by crops. Our findings show that where water rights exist, water rights administrators will need to guard against increased depletion of the water source in the face of growing subsidies for drip irrigation. Our approach for analyzing water conservation programmes can be applied where water is scarce, irrigation is significant, food security is important, and water conservation policies are under debate. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 577-600 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.665801 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.665801 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:577-600 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yugal Joshi Author-X-Name-First: Yugal Author-X-Name-Last: Joshi Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Cleaning of the Singapore River and Kallang Basin in Singapore: Economic, Social, and Environmental Dimensions Abstract: By 1977, decades of development and inadequate long-term planning in Singapore had resulted in heavy pollution in the waterways of the city-state, threatening its very survival. This paper analyzes the strategies for cleaning the Singapore River and Kallang Basin as part of an overall development plan which aimed at sustained growth. It also analyzes the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of these strategies not only to improve the conditions of the rivers and their surroundings, but also to develop the city-state, provide its population with an improved quality of life, including a clean environment, and most importantly, propel Singapore towards the path to sustainability and economic prosperity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 647-658 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.669034 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.669034 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:647-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rosemary Burk Author-X-Name-First: Rosemary Author-X-Name-Last: Burk Author-Name: Jan Kallberg Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Kallberg Title: Rule of Capture and Urban Sprawl: A Potential Federal Financial Risk in Groundwater-Dependent Areas Abstract: This paper illustrates the potential federal financial risk created by groundwater overabstraction, rapid urbanization, competing economic interests, and institutional arrangements in groundwater-dependent areas of Texas. In the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, urban sprawl creates suburbanized rural areas reliant upon the Upper Trinity Aquifer. In the past 10 years, competition of economic interests for groundwater has intensified, as the area has experienced rapid urban sprawl combined with escalating Barnett Shale hydraulic fracturing activity, which coincided with two extreme droughts in 2006 and 2011. Urban sprawl generates business opportunities and tax revenues for state and local governments in the short term, but if groundwater overabstraction leads to land subsidence, financial risk is transferred to the federal government through increased risk exposure from federal housing loans and government-backed residential lending. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 659-673 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.683765 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.683765 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:659-673 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 696-696 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684772 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684772 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:696-696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gregory Pierce Author-X-Name-First: Gregory Author-X-Name-Last: Pierce Title: The Political Economy of Water Service Privatization in Mexico City, 1994–2011 Abstract: This paper chronicles the implementation of water service privatization to combat severe water shortage in Mexico City, also known as the Distrito Federal (DF), from 1994 to 2011. Initially, the DF's administration successfully employed private actors to provide more extensive and efficient service while retaining public control of infrastructure. Privatization in the DF was unique in its competitive service structure and the support provided it by the city's populist government. However, political manoeuvring stalled progress in contract governance, network extension, and regional coordination, suggesting the need for more robust accountability structures linking municipal and national political outcomes to household service delivery. An improved theoretical understanding of how stakeholders can collectively manage common pool resources in the urban environments of middle-income countries is also essential. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 675-691 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.685126 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.685126 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:675-691 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shahnila Islam Author-X-Name-First: Shahnila Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Title: Implications of Biofuel Policies for Water Management in India Abstract: India has developed a national biofuel policy to increase energy security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and stimulate rural development. In this policy, the government has set blending targets for mixing ethanol and biodiesel with gasoline and diesel, respectively. In India, ethanol is produced from irrigated sugar-cane while biodiesel is produced from jatropha, which is said to require no irrigation. This paper analyzes the possible impacts of an increase in sugar-cane and jatropha production on water management and use. It finds that India's biofuel policy is likely to place additional pressure on scarce water resources. Although the development of biofuels may be necessary, care must be taken to anticipate its likely impacts on water resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 601-613 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.694149 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.694149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:601-613 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kavitha Pramod Author-X-Name-First: Kavitha Author-X-Name-Last: Pramod Author-Name: Gabriel Eckstein Author-X-Name-First: Gabriel Author-X-Name-Last: Eckstein Title: Transboundary Water Resources Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 693-695 Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.713907 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.713907 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:693-695 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 4 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.736766 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.736766 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:4:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Malin Falkenmark Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Falkenmark Title: Water and human livelihood resilience: a regional-to-global outlook Abstract: This article addresses the need to profoundly expand the way we think about freshwater. Stressing water’s role as the bloodstream of the biosphere, the article highlights water’s functions in sustaining life on the planet (control, state and moisture feedback functions), the role of water partitioning changes in inducing non-linear change at multiple scales, and humanity’s influence on a social-ecological system’s capacity to adapt and continue to function. It reviews water’s roles during its journey through the upper layers of the land mass, different types of water–ecosystem interactions, and water’s roles in landscape-scale resilience building. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 181-197 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1190320 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1190320 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:181-197 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dajun Shen Author-X-Name-First: Dajun Author-X-Name-Last: Shen Author-Name: Juan Wu Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: State of the Art Review: Water pricing reform in China Abstract: This paper reviews water pricing reform in China after 1980, including framework, process, forces and considerations. China collects a water resources fee, a water supply tariff for hydraulic engineering, an urban water supply tariff, a wastewater collection and treatment tariff, and a pollutant discharge fee. The reform has been an exploration process. In theory, a comprehensive, systematic and advanced policy and framework have been developed. However, in practice, the reforms fluctuate among economic, social and environmental targets; do not comply with the reform objectives; and are heavily affected by external social and economic factors rather than by internal factors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 198-232 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1171743 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1171743 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:198-232 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hannah Baleta Author-X-Name-First: Hannah Author-X-Name-Last: Baleta Author-Name: Kevin Winter Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Winter Title: Towards a shared understanding of water security risks in the public and private sectors Abstract: This article investigates the knowledge and understanding of water risks, and how these are perceived in the private and public sectors. The article is based on a case-study catchment dominated by agricultural activity near Grabouw, in the Western Cape, South Africa. Starting with an overview of the hydrological context, the article follows with a discussion of the current water challenges and water-related risk perceptions of private- and public-sector actors. A conceptual framework is proposed, mapping the different water security risks. The article suggests that water management is improved when different actors acknowledge their shared water risks. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 233-245 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1159948 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1159948 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:233-245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julia Urquijo Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Urquijo Author-Name: David Pereira Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Pereira Author-Name: Susana Dias Author-X-Name-First: Susana Author-X-Name-Last: Dias Author-Name: Lucia De Stefano Author-X-Name-First: Lucia Author-X-Name-Last: De Stefano Title: A methodology to assess drought management as applied to six European case studies Abstract: The improvement of future responses to drought requires evaluating past management practices. This article presents a methodology to assess drought management through the analysis of six key policy dimensions. It uses a qualitative approach that combines different sources of information, including both factual data and stakeholders’ perceptions. The assessment is based on a six-case study in Europe having different spatial scales and characteristics, to capture the context-specific nature of response to drought. The results of the assessment help analyze drought management from a risk-management perspective as well as to identify key policy gaps and recommendations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 246-269 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1174106 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1174106 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:246-269 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: J. M. Kandulu Author-X-Name-First: J. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kandulu Author-Name: J. D. Connor Author-X-Name-First: J. D. Author-X-Name-Last: Connor Title: Improving the effectiveness of aid: an evaluation of prospective Mekong irrigation investments Abstract: Large irrigation systems seem to be the logical add-on investment to the hydropower projects which are being planned in the Mekong Basin. Economic evaluations of irrigation schemes to date have not considered environmental costs and uncertainties about utilization. Comparisons between economic returns and poverty alleviation benefits from irrigation and from investments in other sectors are also sparse. A benefit–cost analysis of prospective irrigation investments in Lao PDR considering all these factors found that farm-scale irrigation investments performed better than large-scale investments. The benefit–cost ratio and head-count poverty reduction from large-scale irrigation investment were also substantially lower than for education, road construction and agricultural research and development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 270-291 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1188060 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1188060 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:270-291 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: S. Multsch Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Multsch Author-Name: A. S. Alquwaizany Author-X-Name-First: A. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Alquwaizany Author-Name: O. A. Alharbi Author-X-Name-First: O. A. Author-X-Name-Last: Alharbi Author-Name: M. Pahlow Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pahlow Author-Name: H.-G. Frede Author-X-Name-First: H.-G. Author-X-Name-Last: Frede Author-Name: L. Breuer Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: Breuer Title: Water-saving strategies for irrigation agriculture in Saudi Arabia Abstract: Agriculture policy changes in Saudi Arabia are investigated by water footprint (WF) assessment. WF is calculated with the model SPARE:WATER for 3758 irrigated sites. The WF of agriculture areas (WFarea, km3 yr−1) has decreased (–17%) since the year 2000 to 13.84 km3 yr−1 (2011), which is mainly caused by the reduction of cropland by –33%. Nevertheless, water consumption per field has increased about 16%, which can be attributed to the cultivation of fodder crops (+12%). A scenario analysis revealed that a shifting cropping pattern towards less fodder crops reduces WFarea by –15%, and implementing improved irrigation technology leads to a combined reduction of up to 32% Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 292-309 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1168286 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1168286 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:292-309 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emmanuel M. Akpabio Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel M. Author-X-Name-Last: Akpabio Author-Name: Eti-ido S. Udofia Author-X-Name-First: Eti-ido S. Author-X-Name-Last: Udofia Title: Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria’s public spaces: the political economy angle Abstract: Water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services in public spaces are examined from the political economy perspective in Nigeria. Through field observations and interviews, the study observed that WaSH practices at public spaces are less than optimal on account of poor or outright absence of necessary WaSH infrastructure and weak or non-existent regulation and enforcement of necessary standards, among other challenges. Socio-economic factors related to the category of users and the proprietary interests of specific spaces largely accounted for WaSH services inequality. It is argued that the failure of the state to guarantee functional WaSH infrastructure and enforce standard practices opens space for differentiated practices and standards consistent with specific interests. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 310-325 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1189814 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1189814 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:310-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pradeep K. Naik Author-X-Name-First: Pradeep K. Author-X-Name-Last: Naik Title: Water crisis in Africa: myth or reality? Abstract: Water is an issue that relates to all aspects of human development in Africa, including health, agriculture, education, economics, and even peace and stability. But the perception that Africa has perpetual water scarcity and is heading towards water crisis is challenged by a significant number of water professionals. Although most agree that Africa suffers from economic water scarcity, physical water scarcity could possibly be controlled with better water management. The large amount of international aid granted annually to Africa is a subject of criticism. This article examines the water crisis in Africa, whether it is a myth or reality, and reasons thereof, and suggests remedial measures. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 326-339 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1188266 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1188266 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:326-339 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shaofeng Jia Author-X-Name-First: Shaofeng Author-X-Name-Last: Jia Author-Name: Qiubo Long Author-X-Name-First: Qiubo Author-X-Name-Last: Long Author-Name: Wenhua Liu Author-X-Name-First: Wenhua Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: The fallacious strategy of virtual water trade Abstract: Since the concept of virtual water was put forward, there has been an increasing number of papers on the topic, as a result of which virtual water is now being mainstreamed in the water policy world. Unfortunately, virtual water trade strategy as a solution to water shortages is wrong and fallacious. Although the virtual water trade theory is considered a descendant of the comparative advantage theory of economics, it is in fact an over-simplification, going from the truth to fallacy. To make decisions of virtual water trade based on only one production factor, water, though there are many other production factors that influence the allocation of resources at the same time, is misleading theoretically and practically. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 340-347 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1180591 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1180591 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:340-347 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 348-348 Issue: 2 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1281978 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1281978 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:2:p:348-348 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1272208 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1272208 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Olivia Jensen Author-X-Name-First: Olivia Author-X-Name-Last: Jensen Title: Public–private partnerships for water in Asia: a review of two decades of experience Abstract: This article reviews the development of public–private partnerships (PPP) in water services in Asia over the last two decades and situates the Asian experience within the wider global context. Through a comparative analysis of PPP data from two different sources, the article highlights the critical issue of how ‘private’ is defined in understanding the extent of PPP in Asia, due to the important role played by enterprises under mixed public and private ownership. The article identifies cyclical patterns of development of PPP in the water sector across countries and the use of hybrid contractual and institutional arrangements for PPPs. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 4-30 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1121136 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1121136 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:4-30 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Joost Buurman Author-X-Name-First: Joost Author-X-Name-Last: Buurman Author-Name: Marjolein J. P. Mens Author-X-Name-First: Marjolein J. P. Author-X-Name-Last: Mens Author-Name: Ruben J. Dahm Author-X-Name-First: Ruben J. Author-X-Name-Last: Dahm Title: Strategies for urban drought risk management: a comparison of 10 large cities Abstract: Sustainable development of cities requires robust water supply systems, yet many cities need to resort to ad hoc measures when faced with a drought. This article aims to explore how cities can do better in reducing the risk of water shortage due to drought. To that end, a classification of drought measures in urban water supply systems is proposed, and then applied to 10 cities that recently faced a drought. We find that these cities used a relatively limited number and variety of measures. The classification can help cities evaluate different types of measures for reducing long-term water stress and limit the impact of extreme droughts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 31-50 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1138398 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1138398 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:31-50 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Brendon Solik Author-X-Name-First: Brendon Author-X-Name-Last: Solik Author-Name: Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Author-X-Name-First: Edmund C. Author-X-Name-Last: Penning-Rowsell Title: Adding an implementation phase to the framework for flood policy evolution: insights from South Africa Abstract: South African flood risk management policy changed radically after the end of apartheid (1994), with the Disaster Management Act of 2002 promoting a modern proactive approach. However, policy document research and two case studies show an implementation deficit. The ‘crises and catalysts’ theoretical framework used to analyze flood policy evolution needs more attention to implementation issues and the learning involved. Future flood policy change in South Africa or elsewhere should ensure that the process of learning is purposefully embedded within the structures, procedures and practices that are promoted to facilitate policy implementation, rather than being left to chance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 51-68 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1142860 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1142860 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:51-68 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Xiaozhi Xiang Author-X-Name-First: Xiaozhi Author-X-Name-Last: Xiang Author-Name: Jesper Svensson Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Author-X-Name-Last: Svensson Author-Name: Shaofeng Jia Author-X-Name-First: Shaofeng Author-X-Name-Last: Jia Title: Will the energy industry drain the water used for agricultural irrigation in the Yellow River basin? Abstract: This article employs the case of the Yellow River basin to advance understanding of the water–energy–food nexus by demonstrating how the country’s energy and agriculture sectors are competing for limited water supplies and by quantifying the future water demands in the two sectors. The results show that in 2030 the water demands for food and energy are likely to increase by less than 4 km3 and 1 km3, respectively, in the Yellow River basin. The analysis suggests that agricultural water savings and inter-basin water transfers are the main ways to ensure sufficient water flows through the basin to fulfil demand for both sectors while preserving the natural ecosystems. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 69-80 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1159543 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1159543 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:69-80 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yizi Shang Author-X-Name-First: Yizi Author-X-Name-Last: Shang Author-Name: Jianhua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Yuntao Ye Author-X-Name-First: Yuntao Author-X-Name-Last: Ye Author-Name: Xiaohui Lei Author-X-Name-First: Xiaohui Author-X-Name-Last: Lei Author-Name: Jiaguo Gong Author-X-Name-First: Jiaguo Author-X-Name-Last: Gong Author-Name: Hongwang Shi Author-X-Name-First: Hongwang Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Title: An analysis of the factors that influence industrial water use in Tianjin, China Abstract: This study identifies the driving forces behind maximizing Tianjin’s industrial water use efficiency in China. For this purpose, a decomposition method is developed to quantify the degree of the impact of each factor. The results show that industrial expansion was responsible for an increase in annual water use of 78 million m³, while technical advances and water efficiency measures contributed annual water savings of about 76 million m³. Further, the results highlight that Tianjin has not considered the rise in water efficiency to be the primary goal of restructuring local industries over the past decade. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 81-92 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1164672 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1164672 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:81-92 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fei Li Author-X-Name-First: Fei Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Eran Feitelson Author-X-Name-First: Eran Author-X-Name-Last: Feitelson Title: To desalinate or divert? A comparative supply cost analysis for north coastal China Abstract: Seawater desalination is largely presented as a last resort to address water scarcity in closed basins. The question of whether seawater desalination can substitute for other costly measures, specifically large-scale diversion, has not been adequately assessed. To this end the full unit cost of supplying water to Beijing from the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the largest in the world, is compared to desalination. Desalination appears to be much more cost-efficient than diversion, even when the diversion’s environmental externalities are excluded. By implementing desalination and water management options, China could substantially reduce water costs; this suggests that desalination should not be viewed only as a last resort. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 93-110 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1143349 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1143349 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:93-110 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julian Kirchherr Author-X-Name-First: Julian Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchherr Author-Name: Katrina J. Charles Author-X-Name-First: Katrina Author-X-Name-Last: J. Charles Author-Name: Matthew J. Walton Author-X-Name-First: Matthew J. Author-X-Name-Last: Walton Title: The interplay of activists and dam developers: the case of Myanmar’s mega-dams Abstract: Scholars investigating activism against large dam developments in Asia usually focus on those campaigning, but not on those the campaigns are aimed at – the dam developers. Yet the developers’ perspective is crucial to comprehensively understand the dynamics of social and environmental activism in South-East Asia as well as its implications for the region’s energy landscape. This article analyzes the interplay of activists and Chinese dam developers in Myanmar via case studies of the Myitsone Dam and the Mong Ton Dam. The research is based on direct scholarly interaction with both activists and dam developers. It presents evidence of change from both sides: activists have professionalized in recent years; and Chinese dam developers now attempt to engage with civil society, albeit with limited success in the two cases studied. Yet, even with these changes, conflict over dam development persists, and the country may soon face severe limitations on development options for improving energy security. The case of Bhutan is also discussed to illustrate the potential of developing Myanmar’s hydropower resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 111-131 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1179176 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1179176 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:111-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nuanchan Singkran Author-X-Name-First: Nuanchan Author-X-Name-Last: Singkran Title: Determining overall water quality related to anthropogenic influences across freshwater systems of Thailand Abstract: Overall water quality in the 48 rivers of Thailand in 2009–2017 was determined using time series and water quality index models. Water quality degradation was mainly caused by high faecal coliform bacteria (FCB) and suspended solids in the North; high nitrate-nitrogen and total phosphorus in the Northeast; and high biochemical oxygen demand and FCB, and low dissolved oxygen in the Central Plains. FCB was a major parameter affecting water quality in the East, the West, and the South. High correlations among water quality and land use variables were detected. Management guidelines are provided to improve overall water quality. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 132-151 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1142862 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1142862 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:132-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paul Hutchings Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Hutchings Author-Name: Richard Franceys Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Franceys Author-Name: Snehalatha Mekala Author-X-Name-First: Snehalatha Author-X-Name-Last: Mekala Author-Name: Stef Smits Author-X-Name-First: Stef Author-X-Name-Last: Smits Author-Name: A. J. James Author-X-Name-First: A. J. Author-X-Name-Last: James Title: Revisiting the history, concepts and typologies of community management for rural drinking water supply in India Abstract: Community management has been widely criticized, yet it continues to play a significant role in rural drinking water supply. In India, as with other ‘emerging’ economies, the management model must now adapt to meet the policy demand for ever-increasing technical sophistication. Given this context, the paper reviews the history and concepts of community management to propose three typologies that better account for the changing role of the community and external support entities found in successful cases. It argues that external support entities must be prepared to take greater responsibility for providing ongoing support to communities for ensuring continuous service delivery. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 152-169 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1145576 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1145576 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:152-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nishtha Manocha Author-X-Name-First: Nishtha Author-X-Name-Last: Manocha Author-Name: C. Joon Chuah Author-X-Name-First: C. Author-X-Name-Last: Joon Chuah Title: Water Leaders Summit 2016: Future of World’s Water beyond 2030 – a retrospective analysis Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 170-178 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1244643 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1244643 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:170-178 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state of the art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 179-179 Issue: 1 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1282688 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1282688 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:179-179 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Resilience in major Australian cities: assessing capacity and preparedness to respond to extreme weather events Abstract: The article examines the resilience of major Australian cities to extreme weather events. It reviews how and how well six of the largest Australian cities have responded to some recent water-related crises, covering droughts, floods and extreme storm events. It discusses examples of the preparedness for specific events, the immediate reaction to the event, the policy responses, and some of the more important challenges that remain. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 632-651 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1244049 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1244049 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:632-651 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Winston T. L. Chow Author-X-Name-First: Winston T. L. Author-X-Name-Last: Chow Title: The impact of weather extremes on urban resilience to hydro-climate hazards: a Singapore case study Abstract: Changing frequencies and intensities of extreme weather events directly affect settlement vulnerability; when combined with rapid urbanization, these factors also influence urban resilience to climate-related hazards. This article documents how urban resilience can generally be maximized, before examining how it is impacted by extreme hydro-climatic events (i.e. droughts and floods), with a specific case examination for Singapore. In particular, analysis of Singapore’s climate from 1950 to 2015 indicates (1) a warmer environment, and (2) recent periods of more intense surface dryness. Lastly, this article suggests how specific climate information regarding extreme event attribution can aid municipal stakeholders involved in urban resilience policy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 510-524 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1335186 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1335186 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:510-524 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Louis Lebel Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Lebel Author-Name: Phimphakan Lebel Author-X-Name-First: Phimphakan Author-X-Name-Last: Lebel Title: Policy narratives help maintain institutional traps in the governance of floods in Thailand Abstract: The governance of floods in urbanizing regions of Thailand is significantly constrained by institutional traps. Comparisons of the impacts and governance responses to major flood events in Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok in 2005–06 and 2011 suggests that there has been very little policy learning. Institutional traps remain as important now as they were more than a decade ago. Dominant policy narratives help maintain institutional traps by promoting solutions that reduce organizational risks, like the transfer of responsibilities to local communities, or reflect organizational interests and professional norms. Policy narratives will need to be challenged or transformed if progress in building urban resilience to floods is to be made. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 616-631 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1336989 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1336989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:616-631 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Scott Moore Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Moore Title: The political economy of flood management reform in China Abstract: This article examines the political economy factors that are likely to shape China’s attempts to reform its approach to managing floods, particularly by implementing integrated flood risk management (IFRM). IFRM emphasizes the use of structural and non-structural measures to reduce flood risk, rather than simply seeking to control flooding. For China, reducing flood risk is increasingly important in light of urbanization and climate change. However, a number of political economy issues, especially the division of power between central and local levels of government, create considerable challenges for flood management reform. This article examines China’s approach to implementing IFRM in light of existing political economy constraints and the institutional framework for flood management. It argues that effective flood management reform requires addressing common challenges, including interjurisdictional and intersectoral coordination and stakeholder participation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 566-577 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1348937 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1348937 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:566-577 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jialiang Cai Author-X-Name-First: Jialiang Author-X-Name-Last: Cai Author-Name: Matti Kummu Author-X-Name-First: Matti Author-X-Name-Last: Kummu Author-Name: Venla Niva Author-X-Name-First: Venla Author-X-Name-Last: Niva Author-Name: Joseph H. A. Guillaume Author-X-Name-First: Joseph H. A. Author-X-Name-Last: Guillaume Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Title: Exposure and resilience of China’s cities to floods and droughts: a double-edged sword Abstract: China’s rapid urbanization in areas prone to flood or drought events can be seen as a double-edged sword. Urbanization enlarges the population exposed to these hazards, but the resulting socio-economic development also helps build resilience. This article quantifies flood occurrence, drought severity, and related resilience in 81 cities in Mainland China. The extent of flood exposure was notable, both in absolute terms as well as in relation to the drought-prone urban population. China needs to integrate urban flood/drought policy making with sustainable urbanization policy making to best contribute to minimizing flood and drought risks in its cities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 547-565 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1353411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1353411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:547-565 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Daniel R. Richards Author-X-Name-First: Daniel R. Author-X-Name-Last: Richards Author-Name: Peter J. Edwards Author-X-Name-First: Peter J. Author-X-Name-Last: Edwards Title: Using water management infrastructure to address both flood risk and the urban heat island Abstract: Two important environmental challenges for many cities are to prevent flooding after heavy rain, and to minimize warming due to the urban heat island effect. There is a close link between these two phenomena, as rainfall intensity increases with rising air temperature. The two problems of flood management and urban warming therefore need to be tackled together. In particular, management strategies that contribute to reducing urban temperatures should be recognized as a means of reducing flood risk, especially in regions prone to intense rainfall. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 490-498 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1357538 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1357538 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:490-498 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Caroline King-Okumu Author-X-Name-First: Caroline Author-X-Name-Last: King-Okumu Author-Name: Bashir Jillo Author-X-Name-First: Bashir Author-X-Name-Last: Jillo Author-Name: John Kinyanjui Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Kinyanjui Author-Name: Ibrahim Jarso Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Jarso Title: Devolving water governance in the Kenyan Arid Lands: from top-down drought and flood emergency response to locally driven water resource development planning Abstract: The Kenyan Constitution calls for a devolved response to the stewardship of water and other natural resources. A case study based on planners’ experiences illustrates the shift towards a governance approach that is inclusive, integrates available technologies to achieve resilience to both flood and drought, and works across scales from the settlement to the catchment. Devolution is a slow process, and the challenges are many. Recent observations show that increasing local agency in water resource development is helping alleviate drought and flood emergencies. Nevertheless, more concerted action is still needed from the centre. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 675-697 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1357539 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1357539 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:675-697 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Filip Babovic Author-X-Name-First: Filip Author-X-Name-Last: Babovic Author-Name: Vladan Babovic Author-X-Name-First: Vladan Author-X-Name-Last: Babovic Author-Name: Ana Mijic Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Mijic Title: Antifragility and the development of urban water infrastructure Abstract: Antifragility is a system property that results in systems becoming increasingly resistant to external shocks by being exposed to them. These systems have the counter-intuitive property of benefiting from uncertain conditions. This paper presents one of the first known applications of antifragility to water infrastructure systems and outlines the development of antifragility at the city scale through the use of local governance, data collection and a bimodal strategy for infrastructure development. The systems architecture presented results in a management paradigm that can deliver reliable water systems in the face of highly uncertain future conditions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 499-509 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1369866 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1369866 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:499-509 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Liping Dai Author-X-Name-First: Liping Author-X-Name-Last: Dai Author-Name: Rebecca Wörner Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca Author-X-Name-Last: Wörner Author-Name: Helena F. M. W. van Rijswick Author-X-Name-First: Helena F. M. W. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rijswick Title: Rainproof cities in the Netherlands: approaches in Dutch water governance to climate-adaptive urban planning Abstract: Due to increasingly frequent incidents of pluvial flooding of public spaces and private properties, climate-adaptive building and urban water management are gaining momentum in Dutch water governance. This study assesses the Dutch approach to urban water management by looking at the governance approaches of three of the largest Dutch municipalities: Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht. By analyzing the municipalities’ governance approaches in a holistic way, paying attention to knowledge, organization and implementation, the research provides good practices in terms of different aspects of resilience as well as lessons regarding setting performance indicators in service levels, clarifying responsibility division, applying binding rules instead of soft policies, and more. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 652-674 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1372273 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1372273 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:652-674 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Liping Dai Author-X-Name-First: Liping Author-X-Name-Last: Dai Author-Name: Helena F. M. W. van Rijswick Author-X-Name-First: Helena F. M. W. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rijswick Author-Name: Peter P. J. Driessen Author-X-Name-First: Peter P. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen Author-Name: Andrea M. Keessen Author-X-Name-First: Andrea M. Author-X-Name-Last: Keessen Title: Governance of the Sponge City Programme in China with Wuhan as a case study Abstract: In 2015, China’s national government initiated a Sponge City Programme to address its urban flood issues. A sponge city is a city built around the concept of managing water in an ecologically sustainable way. The intention is to improve urban resilience through rainwater capture, storage and use. This article applies a four-mode governance framework to analyze the programme. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the programme implementation and provides recommendations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 578-596 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1373637 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1373637 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:578-596 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kris Hartley Author-X-Name-First: Kris Author-X-Name-Last: Hartley Title: Environmental resilience and intergovernmental collaboration in the Pearl River Delta Abstract: Water resource management is a crucial issue in the rapidly urbanizing Pearl River Delta. Numerous studies have examined transboundary water management, but those focusing on Hong Kong are largely technical, with little consideration for political dynamics or collaboration. This study’s contribution is a systematic analysis of water governance in China’s ‘one country–two systems’ setting. Through interviews and historical analysis, the study applies Ostrom’s Institutional Analysis and Development framework to a setting with political complexity and environmental vulnerability. The principal finding is that cooperation on supply infrastructure reflects a regional interdependence that builds the multiparty trust needed for more strategic governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 525-546 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1382334 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1382334 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:525-546 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tien L. T. Du Author-X-Name-First: Tien L. T. Author-X-Name-Last: Du Author-Name: Duong D. Bui Author-X-Name-First: Duong D. Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Joost Buurman Author-X-Name-First: Joost Author-X-Name-Last: Buurman Author-Name: Xuan T. Quach Author-X-Name-First: Xuan T. Author-X-Name-Last: Quach Title: Towards adaptive governance for urban drought resilience: the case of Da Nang, Vietnam Abstract: To address drought risks and risks of water shortages in cities it is essential to build resilience. Acknowledging that this is a process initiated by actors and institutions, this article presents a framework to analyze dynamics in the governance system for urban water services. The framework is applied to Da Nang, a drought-prone city in central Vietnam, to explore the elements and factors in the urban water sector that enhance or inhibit resilience to drought and find potential strategies to build resilience. The study finds that the framework has been helpful in identifying where changes and systematic interventions are needed to enhance resilience. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 597-615 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1438886 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1438886 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:597-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Larry Harrington Author-X-Name-First: Larry Author-X-Name-Last: Harrington Title: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: improving water services in cities affected by extreme weather events Abstract: This article discusses how key risks from extreme weather events might affect progress towards meeting Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 11 in cities in developing countries. It outlines the magnitude of the existing shortfall in safe water and sanitation services, and how climate change will exacerbate existing problems. It argues that the performance of many governments thus far has lacked urgency and purpose. Unless governments in particular become more committed, with redoubled effort, the goals are unlikely to be achieved. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 475-489 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1464902 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1464902 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:475-489 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 473-474 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1475886 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1475886 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:473-474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 698-698 Issue: 4 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1478519 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1478519 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:4:p:698-698 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial, January 2019 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1545369 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1545369 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aysegül Kibaroglu Author-X-Name-First: Aysegül Author-X-Name-Last: Kibaroglu Title: State-of-the-art review of transboundary water governance in the Euphrates–Tigris river basin Abstract: This article reviews the state of the art of transboundary water governance in the Euphrates–Tigris river basin, which is characterized by both political confrontation and cooperative institutional development. First, research on the physical characteristics of the basin is presented, with references to the literature on large-scale water development projects that underpin transboundary water interactions. Then, contending approaches to transboundary water governance are discussed, with specific references to the evolution of institutions. Finally, bearing in mind that transboundary water governance in the basin occurs in volatile political circumstances, current issues such as control of the water infrastructure by non-state violent actors and protection of water during armed conflict are scrutinized. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 4-29 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1408458 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1408458 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:4-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Edith Kauffer Author-X-Name-First: Edith Author-X-Name-Last: Kauffer Title: Contrasting water securities: the Mexican state facing downstream stakeholders in the Suchiate transboundary river basin Abstract: Based on extensive interviews, fieldwork and archival research conducted in southern Mexico, this article explores and analyzes contrasting water-security perspectives of diverse stakeholders in flood-prone portions of the transboundary Suchiate River basin. Complexities of transboundary water issues along an international river that is also a border produce power relationships between the Mexican state and inhabitants, plus historical tensions with riparian neighbour Guatemala, and diverse meanings among local stakeholders. The Mexican state conceptualizes water security as a conventional national-security issue, whereas the basin’s rural inhabitants consider it a matter of human security, albeit in diverse ways that provoke internal conflicts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 30-48 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1393400 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1393400 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:30-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah Acquah Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Acquah Author-Name: Frank A. Ward Author-X-Name-First: Frank A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: Water policy interventions for food security in Afghanistan Abstract: Afghanistan is a headwater state that contributes supplies to several countries in Central and South Asia. However, despite being a water source, it faces the challenge of establishing its own storage infrastructure and water-sharing methods to protect its food security. This article investigates impacts on the Afghan agricultural sector resulting from enhanced reservoir storage capacity and better-performing water-sharing methods. An integrated systems analysis is formulated to analyze the economic performance of both interventions. Results reveal that both interventions show the highest capacity to improve food security in conditions where water supply shows the greatest natural fluctuations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 49-70 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1399108 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1399108 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:49-70 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Judy Stewart Author-X-Name-First: Judy Author-X-Name-Last: Stewart Author-Name: Mary Ellen Tyler Author-X-Name-First: Mary Ellen Author-X-Name-Last: Tyler Title: Bridging organizations and strategic bridging functions in environmental governance and management Abstract: Strategic bridging functions performed by three voluntary, multi-stakeholder bridging organizations engaged in environmental governance and management in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada, are examined. Structured interviews revealed how the bridging organizations influenced an increase in municipal participation in regional-scale environmental governance and management activities. Bridging organizations connect stakeholders who would otherwise not be connected. They identify shared values and issues of concern, build trusting relationships, co-create knowledge, resolve conflict, and contribute to social learning processes. Social network structure is made visible through social network graphs. The legitimacy of natural resource management plans co-created through strategic bridging processes is also addressed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 71-94 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1389697 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1389697 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:71-94 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Reg C. Whiten Author-X-Name-First: Reg C. Author-X-Name-Last: Whiten Title: Setting the stage for IWRM: the case of the upper Kiskatinaw River, British Columbia Abstract: Integrated Water Resources Management has gained prominence in British Columbia due to growing concerns about drinking water quality and supply and risks from cumulative land-use and climate change. Experiences are examined in the upper Kiskatinaw River of the Peace River basin and the source watershed for the city of Dawson Creek. Though there is no formal decision-making capacity, efforts led by the city have focused on balancing intensive resource industry development activity with its stewardship objectives despite not having a formal role in watershed governance. Through investments in planning, characterization and monitoring, the city is well positioned now to further achieve facilitating interest-based solutions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 95-109 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1419126 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1419126 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:95-109 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emrah Yalcin Author-X-Name-First: Emrah Author-X-Name-Last: Yalcin Author-Name: Sahnaz Tigrek Author-X-Name-First: Sahnaz Author-X-Name-Last: Tigrek Title: The Tigris hydropower system operations: the need for an integrated approach Abstract: The Tigris hydropower system is analyzed through an integrated operational policy. The operation algorithm is formulated in terms of non-linear programming to maximize energy production while satisfying water demands in the basin. The system is optimized for different cases, and the effects of system modifications in terms of the reservoir volume of Ilisu Dam and the demand constraints are examined. In addition, the state of the Garzan subsystem is analyzed to explore plant utilization when optimizing the entire system operations. The results show the necessity of such an integrated operation plan to supply water demands in the basin. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 110-125 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1369867 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1369867 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:110-125 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hella Ben Brahim-Neji Author-X-Name-First: Hella Author-X-Name-Last: Ben Brahim-Neji Author-Name: Salvador Del Saz-Salazar Author-X-Name-First: Salvador Author-X-Name-Last: Del Saz-Salazar Author-Name: Adel Besrour Author-X-Name-First: Adel Author-X-Name-Last: Besrour Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Title: Estimating willingness to pay for desalinated seawater: the case of Djerba Island, Tunisia Abstract: Water scarcity can be a growth-limiting factor. Non-conventional water resources, such as desalinated water, represent an alternative means of guaranteeing access to water while reducing water stress. In this study, a contingent valuation survey carried out in Djerba Island, Tunisia, allows the joint modelling of two decisions: societal support for the construction of a desalination plant and households’ willingness to pay for desalinated water. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no study to date has addressed this relationship. We find that although a clear majority of households are in favour of using desalinated water, far fewer are willing to pay for it. The article concludes that it is worth studying willingness to pay for desalinated water in developing countries in order to avoid investing in projects where it is doubtful that costs will be recouped. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 126-144 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1377060 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1377060 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:126-144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sanchari Ghosh Author-X-Name-First: Sanchari Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh Title: Droughts and water trading in the western United States: recent economic evidence Abstract: Recent droughts in the western United States have encouraged the growth of spot markets for water trading in states like California, which witnessed $95 million worth of water exchanged through these transfers during 2009. This article uses water transaction data from Water Strategist Monthly to investigate the effect of droughts on the volume of water transferred in four western states. A statistically significant effect of drought intensity on the volume and price of water is seen. Multiyear leases and sales have a larger effect than annual leases on the amount of water transferred annually. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 145-159 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1411252 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1411252 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:145-159 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Javier Alarcón Luque Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Alarcón Luque Author-Name: Luis Juana Sirgado Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Juana Sirgado Title: Water demand related to availability and price in an irrigation district in the Segura Basin Abstract: A methodology is presented to determine the demand of water to alternative sources, given the benefit functions of irrigation water in each unit of demand, and assuming that farmers will buy water if the price is less than the marginal benefit. In the study area, the benefits of farmers are estimated based on the availability of conventional water resources, the water allocation made and the sale price of desalinated water. If the price of desalinated water is €0.43/m3 and water is allocated optimally in the irrigation units, the demand for water would increase to cover up to 69% of the water needs in the entire irrigated areas. The highest associated benefits would be attained with the lowest water prices and the lowest initial availability of water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 160-174 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1404971 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1404971 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:160-174 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 175-175 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1545372 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1545372 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:175-175 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-1 Issue: 1 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1487517 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1487517 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:1-1 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Scott Moore Author-X-Name-First: Scott Author-X-Name-Last: Moore Title: China’s domestic hydropolitics: an assessment and implications for international transboundary dynamics Abstract: This article reviews the dynamics of conflict and cooperation between sub-national administrative jurisdictions in China, and assesses the implications of these dynamics for its transboundary waterways. The article argues that domestic hydropolitics can rival the international variety in both complexity and contentiousness. This is especially true in China because of its marked fiscal-economic decentralization, which creates considerable interjurisdictional conflict. These internal politics may help explain tension between China and its neighbours over transboundary rivers, and future research should attempt to more fully link the domestic and international arenas. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 732-746 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1313157 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1313157 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:732-746 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julian Kirchherr Author-X-Name-First: Julian Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchherr Title: Conceptualizing Chinese engagement in South-East Asian dam projects: evidence from Myanmar’s Salween River Abstract: Chinese engagement in South-East Asian dam projects is usually conceptualized by scholars as directly driven by China’s political leadership as part of a larger package whose terms would only be favourable to the Chinese party. This article argues against this notion, conceptualizing Chinese engagement in South-East Asian dam projects as engagement that can also be directly driven by a Chinese dam developer in a standalone project whose terms are favourable to all contractual parties involved. The cases of the Mong Ton and Hat Gyi dams on Myanmar’s Salween River, which feature the involvement of the Chinese dam developers China Three Gorges Corporation and Sinohydro, are presented as evidence for this latter conceptualization. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 812-828 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1322942 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1322942 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:812-828 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Frauke Urban Author-X-Name-First: Frauke Author-X-Name-Last: Urban Author-Name: Giuseppina Siciliano Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppina Author-X-Name-Last: Siciliano Author-Name: Johan Nordensvard Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Nordensvard Title: China’s dam-builders: their role in transboundary river management in South-East Asia Abstract: This article investigates China’s role as the world’s largest builder of and investor in large dams, focussing on the Greater Mekong Sub-Region in South-East Asia. It addresses the role Chinese actors play in dam-building as well as the environmental, social, economic and political implications by drawing on case studies from Cambodia and Vietnam. The article finds that China’s dam-building is perceived very differently in different countries of South-East Asia. In Cambodia, the dams in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region are considered instruments of economic growth and development, whereas downstream in Vietnam the dams are seen as potentially undermining national growth, development and security. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 747-770 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1329138 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1329138 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:747-770 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eugene Simonov Author-X-Name-First: Eugene Author-X-Name-Last: Simonov Author-Name: Eugene Egidarev Author-X-Name-First: Eugene Author-X-Name-Last: Egidarev Title: Intergovernmental cooperation on the Amur River basin management in the twenty-first century Abstract: This article describes several important topics in river management relationships between the Chinese, Mongolian and Russian governments, such as hydropower, water transfer and flood control, to illustrate various less known aspects of transboundary river basin management patterns in the Amur River basin. This is intended to establish a baseline account of transboundary water management in this shared river basin in the wake of major changes dictated by China’s wider transboundary and domestic policies such as the Belt and Road Initiative and Ecological Civilization and to consider to what extent the emerging shifts in environmental and development policies have already been manifested in cooperation on the transboundary river. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 771-791 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1344122 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1344122 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:771-791 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Edward Grumbine Author-X-Name-First: R. Edward Author-X-Name-Last: Grumbine Title: Using transboundary environmental security to manage the Mekong River: China and South-East Asian Countries Abstract: Environmental security, broadly defined as integrated analysis of the social and ecological aspects of environmental problems, is gaining influence as nations begin to expand beyond traditional conceptions of national security. The Mekong River basin provides an instructive example of challenges to the evolution of environmental security in Asia. An overview of six main security stressors – ecosystem degradation, food, energy, water, development, and climate change – reveals the need for transboundary governance reform. China may be in a position to undertake new leadership in the Mekong, which could result in more cooperation, but only if that leadership embraces more deliberative and inclusive behaviour. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 792-811 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1348938 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1348938 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:792-811 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anamika Barua Author-X-Name-First: Anamika Author-X-Name-Last: Barua Author-Name: Sumit Vij Author-X-Name-First: Sumit Author-X-Name-Last: Vij Author-Name: Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Mirza Author-X-Name-Last: Zulfiqur Rahman Title: Powering or sharing water in the Brahmaputra River basin Abstract: This article examines the power interplay that shapes the transboundary water interaction in the Brahmaputra River basin. The article provides two key insights based on data sharing and bilateralism aspects. First, the lack of a standard, hydrological data-sharing mechanism has created a sense of mistrust between riparians. Second, bilateralism and power asymmetry between the riparian countries has created a sense of unilateral control over the Brahmaputra River. This article concludes that due to regional geo-politics, issues of sovereignty, and unequal power, negotiation for a multilateral basin-wide treaty at this moment is a non-starter in the Brahmaputra basin. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 829-843 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1403892 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1403892 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:829-843 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hongzhou Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Hongzhou Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Mingjiang Li Author-X-Name-First: Mingjiang Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: A process-based framework to examine China’s approach to transboundary water management Abstract: As China emerges as a regional and global power and its interest in utilizing the transboundary water resources within its borders continues to grow, a better understanding of China’s policies and practices towards transboundary waters is of critical importance. Scholars have explored various approaches to the study of this subject, including the legal perspective, the socioeconomic-environmental lens, the foreign relations/neighbourhood diplomacy angle, and international relations theories. Each approach has its merits and weaknesses. On the basis of all the existing analytical studies, this article proposes a process-based framework to study China’s policies towards transboundary water management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 705-731 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1476225 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1476225 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:705-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hongzhou Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Hongzhou Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Mingjiang Li Author-X-Name-First: Mingjiang Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 699-704 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1499201 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1499201 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:699-704 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 844-844 Issue: 5 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1507112 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1507112 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:844-844 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Linda Estelí Méndez-Barrientos Author-X-Name-First: Linda Estelí Author-X-Name-Last: Méndez-Barrientos Author-Name: Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink Author-X-Name-First: Jeltsje Sanne Author-X-Name-Last: Kemerink Author-Name: Philippus Wester Author-X-Name-First: Philippus Author-X-Name-Last: Wester Author-Name: François Molle Author-X-Name-First: François Author-X-Name-Last: Molle Title: Commercial farmers’ strategies to control water resources in South Africa: an empirical view of reform Abstract: This article shows how large-scale commercial farmers, individually and collectively, are responding to land and water reform processes in the Thukela River basin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. With a high degree of innovative agency, commercial farmers have effectively executed four strategies, enabling them to adapt and use their access to resources to neutralize multiple water reform efforts that once promised to be catalysts for inclusive change in the post-apartheid era. It is likely that policy alone will not facilitate the envisioned transformation, if local practices are not sufficiently understood and anticipated by the governmental officials charged with the implementation of water reform processes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 245-258 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1253544 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1253544 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:245-258 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mo Wang Author-X-Name-First: Mo Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Dong Qing Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Dong Qing Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Appan Adhityan Author-X-Name-First: Appan Author-X-Name-Last: Adhityan Author-Name: Wun Jern Ng Author-X-Name-First: Wun Jern Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Author-Name: Jian Wen Dong Author-X-Name-First: Jian Wen Author-X-Name-Last: Dong Author-Name: Soon Keat Tan Author-X-Name-First: Soon Keat Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Title: Conventional and holistic urban stormwater management in coastal cities: a case study of the practice in Hong Kong and Singapore Abstract: This study compares stormwater management in two coastal cities: Hong Kong and Singapore. Hong Kong adopted conventional urban stormwater management for flood control and embraced hard-engineering infrastructure in the scheme. In contrast, Singapore has put in place a series of holistic management practices to manage urban runoff. By comparing the stormwater management practices in these two cities, the differences in approaches to non-structural and structural practices were elucidated. Life cycle costing and environmental benefit analysis indicate that holistic urban stormwater management can lead to higher economic efficiency, sustainability and environmental friendliness, compared to conventional urban stormwater management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 192-212 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1258355 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1258355 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:192-212 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Arnout van Soesbergen Author-X-Name-First: Arnout Author-X-Name-Last: van Soesbergen Author-Name: Mark Mulligan Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Mulligan Title: Potential outcomes of multi-variable climate change on water resources in the Santa Basin, Peru Abstract: Water resources in the Santa Basin in the Peruvian Andes are increasingly under pressure from climate change and population increase. Impacts of temperature-driven glacier retreat on streamflow are better studied than those of precipitation changes, yet present and future water resources are mostly dependent on precipitation, which is more difficult to predict with climate models. This study combines a broad range of projections from climate models with a hydrological model (WaterWorld), showing a general trend towards an increase in water availability due to precipitation increases over the basin. However, high uncertainties in these projections necessitate basin-wide policies aimed at increased adaptability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 150-165 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1259101 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1259101 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:150-165 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Liang Emlyn Yang Author-X-Name-First: Liang Emlyn Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Faith Ka Shun Chan Author-X-Name-First: Faith Ka Shun Author-X-Name-Last: Chan Author-Name: Jürgen Scheffran Author-X-Name-First: Jürgen Author-X-Name-Last: Scheffran Title: Climate change, water management and stakeholder analysis in the Dongjiang River basin in South China Abstract: This article proposes a systematic analysis of water management and allocation on the scale of a river basin, considering climate impacts and stakeholder networks in the Dongjiang River basin in South China. Specific approaches are integrated to explore various subtopics. Findings indicate a slight increase of precipitation in the basin and strong fluctuations in this century due to climate extremes, which may lead to seasonal or quality-related water shortages. It is highlighted that alternative options for holistic water management are needed in the basin, and participatory water allocation mechanisms and establishment of a basin-wide management framework could be helpful. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 166-191 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1264294 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1264294 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:166-191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: V. Ratna Reddy Author-X-Name-First: V. Ratna Author-X-Name-Last: Reddy Author-Name: A. Narayanamoorthy Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanamoorthy Author-Name: Nitin Bassi Author-X-Name-First: Nitin Author-X-Name-Last: Bassi Author-Name: A. J. James Author-X-Name-First: A. J. Author-X-Name-Last: James Title: Rainfed areas: poor definition and flawed solutions Abstract: This article questions the criterion used by government of India to classify agricultural areas into ‘rainfed’ and ‘irrigated’, merely on the basis of percentage of area under irrigation, in spite of the vast differences in the biophysical and socio-economic characteristics between areas classified as ‘rainfed’. This criterion fails to consider the agro-climate and hydro-meteorology of the area, which decide whether crops can be grown under rainfed conditions or require irrigation. Watershed development interventions, which are usually prescribed for agricultural development of rainfed areas, are bound to fail when rainfall is low and aridity is high, and strategically, interventions should be based on agro-ecology and hydro-meteorology. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 278-291 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1278680 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1278680 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:278-291 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ali Alsamawi Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Alsamawi Author-Name: Joy Murray Author-X-Name-First: Joy Author-X-Name-Last: Murray Author-Name: Jorge Gómez-Paredes Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez-Paredes Author-Name: Rachel C. Reyes Author-X-Name-First: Rachel C. Author-X-Name-Last: Reyes Title: Exporting water from the desert? An analysis of the virtual water content of Saudi Arabian agricultural exports Abstract: This study applies input-output analysis to evaluate and trace Saudi Arabia’s virtual water exports arising from exports of agricultural products. Saudi Arabia’s total virtual exports in 2011 were around 2.42 km3, mainly to neighbouring Arab countries. This amount is enough to meet the water demand of the country’s entire population. Agricultural exports seem economically beneficial only because they rely on groundwater; however, since the indirect cost of desalinating equivalent amounts of water for domestic purposes is much higher, a better strategy would have been to direct those water resources towards domestic needs. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 292-304 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1294051 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1294051 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:292-304 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Craig D. Broadbent Author-X-Name-First: Craig D. Author-X-Name-Last: Broadbent Author-Name: Richard L. Bernknopf Author-X-Name-First: Richard L. Author-X-Name-Last: Bernknopf Author-Name: David S. Brookshire Author-X-Name-First: David S. Author-X-Name-Last: Brookshire Title: A conceptual market framework for water-bound nitrate pollution Abstract: The conversion of bottomland hardwood and swamp forests to irrigated agriculture has had problematic consequences for water bodies. Many of these problems can be linked to the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers to increase crop production. To date, there is little monitoring of nitrogen use in watersheds, which may be due to large fixed costs. Using market-based techniques which have addressed previous environmental challenges, with remotely sensed data to track a pollutant’s source, may be one alternative, by incentivizing nitrogen users to behave according to abatement costs traced back to the point of origin of a pollutant. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 213-228 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1296349 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1296349 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:213-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cara Baldwin Author-X-Name-First: Cara Author-X-Name-Last: Baldwin Author-Name: Lori Bradford Author-X-Name-First: Lori Author-X-Name-Last: Bradford Author-Name: Meghan K. Carr Author-X-Name-First: Meghan K. Author-X-Name-Last: Carr Author-Name: Lorne E. Doig Author-X-Name-First: Lorne E. Author-X-Name-Last: Doig Author-Name: Timothy D. Jardine Author-X-Name-First: Timothy D. Author-X-Name-Last: Jardine Author-Name: Paul D. Jones Author-X-Name-First: Paul D. Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Author-Name: Lalita Bharadwaj Author-X-Name-First: Lalita Author-X-Name-Last: Bharadwaj Author-Name: Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt Author-X-Name-First: Karl-Erich Author-X-Name-Last: Lindenschmidt Title: Ecological patterns of fish distribution in the Slave River Delta region, Northwest Territories, Canada, as relayed by traditional knowledge and Western science Abstract: Indigenous community members along the Slave River in Canada have voiced their concerns for the health of ecosystems under pressure from resource extraction, hydroelectric development and global climate change. We present a test case of traditional knowledge and scientific results about the spawning and migration patterns of fish in the Slave River and Delta. This dual knowledge system approach elucidates the broader connectivity of local study regions and can improve monitoring programmes by extending beyond the usual context/confines of the present or recent past, increasing the spatial and temporal range of system information. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 305-324 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1298516 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1298516 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:305-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vongai G. Murugani Author-X-Name-First: Vongai G. Author-X-Name-Last: Murugani Author-Name: Joyce M. Thamaga-Chitja Author-X-Name-First: Joyce M. Author-X-Name-Last: Thamaga-Chitja Title: Livelihood assets and institutions for smallholder irrigation farmer market access in Limpopo, South Africa Abstract: Despite having access to irrigation water, many smallholder irrigation farmers in rural South Africa remain subsistence-oriented, with little market participation. Their tangible and intangible assets influence production and market access. Largely qualitative data collected in rural Limpopo Province show that the farmers’ tangible assets supported production but in some instances restricted them from producing efficiently. Likewise, their intangible assets mostly limited their capacity to produce efficiently, to find markets or to organize themselves. These farmers’ tangible assets need to be upgraded and their intangible assets need strengthening to increase production capacity and marketing efficiency. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 259-277 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1301249 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1301249 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:259-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aime Tsinda Author-X-Name-First: Aime Author-X-Name-Last: Tsinda Author-Name: Pamela Abbott Author-X-Name-First: Pamela Author-X-Name-Last: Abbott Author-Name: Jonathan Chenoweth Author-X-Name-First: Jonathan Author-X-Name-Last: Chenoweth Author-Name: Steve Pedley Author-X-Name-First: Steve Author-X-Name-Last: Pedley Author-Name: Maurice Kwizera Author-X-Name-First: Maurice Author-X-Name-Last: Kwizera Title: Improving sanitation in informal settlements of East African cities: hybrid of market and state-led approaches Abstract: This paper analyzes how sanitation can be improved in the informal settlements of East African cities through a hybrid model. Qualitative research was carried out in eight settlements in three cities. Findings show that all cities apply a hybrid model (with some variation) when providing improved sanitation to their residents. Sanitation services were available in all cities, but there was no evidence of the state actively organizing a functioning sanitation market in Kampala or Kisumu. This implies that a hybrid model with a strong and committed developmental state is the right choice in the context of the informal settlements of East African cities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 229-244 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1310090 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1310090 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:229-244 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 325-325 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1406593 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1406593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:325-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Impacts of megatrends on the global water landscape Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 147-149 Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1429905 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1429905 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:147-149 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ei-ei Issue: 2 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1433556 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1433556 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:2:p:ei-ei Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Title: Conference Report Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 621-624 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.593026 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.593026 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:621-624 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Juan Sainz-Borgo Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Sainz-Borgo Title: Transboundary Water Management in Venezuela Abstract: This paper's objective is to present an overview of the Venezuelan management of transboundary basins. It covers Venezuelan agreements with three neighbouring countries: Colombia, Brazil and Guyana. The Venezuelan management of the transboundary basins is based on equity. Nevertheless, this concept will depend on three main aspects: territorial sovereignty, inland waterways, and environmental conservation. Each of these factors will depend on the scenario of the country in which it is been considered. The main developments, in terms of international law, are under the framework of the Colombian relations. In the case of Brazil, it is under the framework of the multilateral agreement on the Amazon River. Guyana's agenda concerning river basins is more complex, as a result of the territorial dispute under UN Secretary General's supervision. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 555-576 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.593027 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.593027 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:555-576 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Brooks Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Author-Name: Jamie Linton Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Linton Title: Governance of Transboundary Aquifers: Balancing Efficiency, Equity and Sustainability Abstract: Though most rules developed for governance of transboundary surface water will also apply to transboundary aquifers, adjustment is necessary to account for, among other things, paucity of data about aquifers, their sensitivity to contamination, and their potential to be treated as open access resources. This article explores those differences, and then suggests approaches to building institutions who can implement the rules. Experience shows that it is better to focus on future needs rather than past uses, to give priority to protection of the aquifer, and to use market instruments as tools to achieve rather than to propose results. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 431-462 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.593117 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.593117 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:431-462 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luiz Amore Author-X-Name-First: Luiz Author-X-Name-Last: Amore Title: The Guarani Aquifer: From Knowledge to Water Management Abstract: This article points out the main Guarani Aquifer Project results, related to knowledge development, groundwater management instruments, and institutional arrangements, to keep the cooperation process among countries. A new level of knowledge on the aquifer geometry and functioning permits a common comprehension of main problems and focus on the local management necessities. All products and achievements were developed with strong participation of the four involved countries, supported by all governmental levels and civil society organizations. The project's institutional arrangement is a seed of the next phase co-operation process between countries, with the implementation of the approved Strategic Action Programme (SAP). Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 463-476 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.593125 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.593125 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:463-476 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vicente Sánchez-Munguía Author-X-Name-First: Vicente Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez-Munguía Title: The US–Mexico Border: Conflict and Co-operation in Water Management Abstract: Water has become a topic of general concern to governments and society worldwide. Mexico and the United States are no exception, especially considering that the border between the two countries is located in an area not only characterized by drought and low rainfall, but also by the growth of the population living on both sides and the impacts of industrial development projects and increased pressure on water demand. The two countries share major surface water basins under an international treaty that was signed in 1944, but this treaty does not include the groundwater. Competition for water within each country has been growing, and also between the two countries, creating potential for possible conflicts, but has also resulted in close co-operation. This paper analyzes how the two countries work to reduce conflict and enhance co-operation in terms of managing water scarcity. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 577-593 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.594032 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.594032 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:577-593 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: B. Mulligan Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Mulligan Author-Name: G. Eckstein Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Eckstein Title: The Silala/Siloli Watershed: Dispute over the Most Vulnerable Basin in South America Abstract: The dispute over the Silala (or Siloli) Basin, shared by Bolivia and Chile, illustrates the importance of history, the role of indigenous communities, and the effects of differences in national socio-economic philosophies informing water resource management in international negotiations concerning transboundary watercourses, regardless of their size. The Silala case provides an illuminating example of the overlap between surface and groundwater regimes, and the range of interpretations states can uphold regarding this complex interaction. The objective of this paper is to present a brief case study, including a physical description, historical review, summary of current status, and discussion of the legal context of the transboundary Silala Basin. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 595-606 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.595363 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.595363 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:595-606 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lilian del Castillo Author-X-Name-First: Lilian Author-X-Name-Last: del Castillo Title: The La Plata Basin System against the Background of Other Basin Organizations Abstract: The institutional structure of the large South American La Plata River basin started with the 1969 La Plata Basin Treaty, and it is at present a collection of bodies and commissions which behave autonomously. The treaty is not driven towards the comprehensive water management of the basin, and its purposes remain ambitious while at the same time rather declamatory. A few other river basins share La Plata Basin features, among them the Amazon, Congo, Danube, Mekong, and Nile Basins, and are analyzed in order to draw a fruitful comparison and to extract lessons learned out of their experience. Institutional architecture, decision-making structure, and funding are identified as decisive elements relevant for the efficient development of the La Plata Basin and sibling river basins organizations. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 511-537 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.595364 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.595364 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:511-537 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: B. Braga Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Braga Author-Name: P. Varella Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Varella Author-Name: H. Gonçalves Author-X-Name-First: H. Author-X-Name-Last: Gonçalves Title: Transboundary Water Management of the Amazon Basin Abstract: In this paper the Amazon Basin is presented and its hydrology and natural environment are described. Monitoring this large river basin is necessary and becomes more and more important when different scientific institutions show alarming forecasts of increase in temperature and decrease in precipitation in the basin as a result of climate change. The monitoring scheme developed by Brazil and its neighbours shows the importance of this activity and its role as a mechanism to improve co-operation among countries in the basin. The institutional mechanism for transboundary river basin management is the Amazon Basin Co-operation Treaty, signed by the nine countries of the basin. This treaty is described and can serve as a good example of how this type of problem can be tackled in other regions of the world. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 477-496 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.595382 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.595382 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:477-496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Claudio Laboranti Author-X-Name-First: Claudio Author-X-Name-Last: Laboranti Title: Pilcomayo River Basin Institutional Structure Abstract: Water resources of the Pilcomayo River Basin are shared between three countries: Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. It is a transboundary basin. It has several and significant peculiarities from the physical viewpoints (hydrological, sedimentological and geomorphological), as well as from the point of view of its people, cultures, ethnicity, economy, productive activities, and political and institutional organizations. The governments of the three countries decided in 1995 to begin their harmonic water management in order to resolve existing problems and to anticipate future challenges that, inevitably, would lead to the development of their peoples with a watershed management vision. This paper presents an overview of the main achievements and institutional structure of the Tri-national Commission for the development of the Pilcomayo River basin. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 539-554 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.596147 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.596147 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:539-554 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Victor Pochat Author-X-Name-First: Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Pochat Title: International Agreements, Institutions and Projects in La Plata River Basin Abstract: La Plata River basin is one of the most important river systems in the world, mainly due to its degree of development. In 1967, the Intergovernmental Co-ordinating Committee of La Plata Basin Countries (CIC) was established and, two years later, the riparian countries signed the La Plata Basin Treaty, broadly comprehensive regarding its competence, as well as a framework agreement which has facilitated the implementation of numerous bilateral or multilateral agreements that characterize the current state of co-operation. Since the 1990s, with support from international organizations, a number of projects—at sub-basin or river level—have been carried out, and, in 2001, the development of a Framework Programme for the La Plata basin was agreed. The strengthening of CIC in order to foster synergies among the different institutions and projects towards an integrated basin management approach is expected. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 497-510 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.597830 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.597830 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:497-510 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dennis Wichelns Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Wichelns Title: Assessing Water Footprints Will Not Be Helpful in Improving Water Management or Ensuring Food Security Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 607-619 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.597833 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.597833 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:607-619 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Transboundary Water Management in Latin America: Personal Reflections Abstract: Management of transboundary water bodies has been a difficult process all over the world, especially in rivers where water allocation between the co-basin countries is an important issue. Discussion on the management of such water bodies in Latin America is significantly less confrontational and accusatory when compared to most similar Asian and African bodies. Information and data sharing in Latin America is also less of a problem compared to other parts of the developing world. Whereas considerable progress has been made in managing transboundary rivers, commensurate progress on aquifers is lacking. Methodology on how to reliably forecast the impacts of interventions on such water bodies has yet to be developed, especially because of national interests, multiplicity of institutions involved, and the capacities and modus operandi. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 423-429 Issue: 03 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.610981 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.610981 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:03:p:423-429 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jie Chen Author-X-Name-First: Jie Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Hao Wu Author-X-Name-First: Hao Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Hui Qian Author-X-Name-First: Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Qian Author-Name: Xinyan Li Author-X-Name-First: Xinyan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Title: Challenges and prospects of sustainable groundwater management in an agricultural plain along the Silk Road Economic Belt, north-west China Abstract: As a major challenge in building a new and sustainable Silk Road Economic Belt, threats induced by poor groundwater management have raised stress on the groundwater resources in the Yinchuan Plain, north-west China. In the present article, an overview of groundwater development in the plain, along with the associated negative effects, is provided. A fragmented management framework is found responsible for the poor groundwater management. Efficient and effective groundwater management will require proper attention of the local authorities to the inherent interaction among various water systems. Only with enhanced cooperation, an integrated monitoring network, strengthened scientific support and active public participation can the sustainability of groundwater management of the plain be achieved. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 354-368 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238348 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238348 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:354-368 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yahua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yahua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Tingting Wan Author-X-Name-First: Tingting Author-X-Name-Last: Wan Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Structuring water rights in China: a hierarchical framework Abstract: The rapid development of China’s market economy compels the adoption of water rights and associated market mechanisms to optimize the allocation of water resources. The complexity of understanding and practising Chinese water rights is highlighted by the unique contextual characteristics of an authoritarian political regime, rapid socio-economic change and increasing scarcity of water resources. This article proposes a hierarchical framework to describe the particular water-rights structure in China based on natural resources institutional economics. It provides an analysis of emerging water markets and key factors affecting the formation of a modern water-rights system in contemporary China. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 418-433 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1378627 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1378627 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:418-433 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yubing Fan Author-X-Name-First: Yubing Author-X-Name-Last: Fan Author-Name: Seong Park Author-X-Name-First: Seong Author-X-Name-Last: Park Author-Name: Zhibiao Nan Author-X-Name-First: Zhibiao Author-X-Name-Last: Nan Title: Participatory water management and adoption of micro-irrigation systems: smallholder farmers in arid north-western China Abstract: This study investigates smallholder farmers’ participation in and knowledge of village-based water user associations in north-western China, and analyzes their interplay with membership in water associations and installation and application of micro-irrigation systems. Using farmer survey data, a multivariate probit model is built to analyze the effects of influential factors. Results show significant effects of farmers’ perceptions of water shortage and its causes, attitudes to water conservation, village-based information, and incentives on the membership in water user associations and installation and application of micro-irrigation. Policies promoting micro-irrigation adoption should target decentralized water management and facilitate farmers’ participation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 434-452 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1400424 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1400424 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:434-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dengcai Yan Author-X-Name-First: Dengcai Author-X-Name-Last: Yan Author-Name: Miao Wang Author-X-Name-First: Miao Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Haibao Wang Author-X-Name-First: Haibao Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Guoqing Shi Author-X-Name-First: Guoqing Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Title: Policy and implementation of land-based resettlement in China (1949–2014) Abstract: Since 1949, land compensation and allocation standards for rural resettlers in China have gradually improved. However, the land allocation standards that local governments promised or that were stipulated by policy were not met in practice. The factors that led to implementation gaps included the development outlook of the central government, the will of resettlers, the execution ability of the local government and the attitudes of residents in the host villages. To meet land-based resettlement goals, the government should raise the land compensation standards, and residents in the host village should share the benefits of the project. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 453-471 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1417824 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1417824 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:453-471 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Haichen Li Author-X-Name-First: Haichen Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Xiaohui Lei Author-X-Name-First: Xiaohui Author-X-Name-Last: Lei Author-Name: Yizi Shang Author-X-Name-First: Yizi Author-X-Name-Last: Shang Author-Name: Tao Qin Author-X-Name-First: Tao Author-X-Name-Last: Qin Title: Flash flood early warning research in China Abstract: Flash floods cause extensive loss of property and human life. Early warning systems present a more efficient approach to flood prevention and mitigation than engineering measures. This article reviews research on flash flood early warnings in China, including long-term prediction methods based on statistical regularity and flood mechanisms, and real-time warning indicators relying on multi-source data and automated systems. Current research shortcomings are discussed, and suggestions for future improvements are proposed. This research can provide public officials with knowledge of flash flood early warnings, influencing policy and protecting people from flash flood disasters. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 369-385 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1435409 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1435409 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:369-385 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mingyuan Wang Author-X-Name-First: Mingyuan Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Xiaohui Lei Author-X-Name-First: Xiaohui Author-X-Name-Last: Lei Author-Name: Weihong Liao Author-X-Name-First: Weihong Author-X-Name-Last: Liao Author-Name: Yizi Shang Author-X-Name-First: Yizi Author-X-Name-Last: Shang Title: Analysis of changes in flood regime using a distributed hydrological model: a case study in the Second Songhua River basin, China Abstract: This study proposes and tests a new approach to detect and analyze changes in flood regime using a distributed hydrological model (EasyDHM), using the Second Songhua River basin, China, as a case study. Model calibration and parameter sensitivity were used to represent flood regimes in a 60-year series (1954–2013), with three different flood regime periods identified. The changes in flood regime were estimated by model parameters, flood result residuals and the overall process in the hydrological model in the three periods. The results show that human activities significantly impacted flood regimes, with significant flood regime change largely attributed to increases in water storage in multiple small reservoirs. Flood volume was reduced significantly between the periods in all three watersheds. The parameters also changed in variety between the periods. The study highlights the importance of incorporating data on small-reservoir constructions in flood control systems. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 386-404 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1440538 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1440538 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:386-404 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Xiaohui Lei Author-X-Name-First: Xiaohui Author-X-Name-Last: Lei Author-Name: Hezhen Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Hezhen Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Author-Name: Yizi Shang Author-X-Name-First: Yizi Author-X-Name-Last: Shang Author-Name: Hao Wang Author-X-Name-First: Hao Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Assessing emergency regulation technology in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China Abstract: The Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project is important for China. Any sudden water pollution accident along the route would threaten normal water supply. We studied four technologies (hydrodynamic and water quality simulation, source identification, emergency regulation, and evaluation of emergency measures) and developed and implemented a decision support system that provides technical support in managing pollution accidents. The achievements, which include four technologies and a system, have practical significance for emergency management in the Middle Route as they can help deal with accidents and policy formulation, and can be applied to other water transfer projects. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 405-417 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1441707 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1441707 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:405-417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peiyue Li Author-X-Name-First: Peiyue Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Hui Qian Author-X-Name-First: Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Qian Author-Name: Jianhua Wu Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: Conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water to reduce soil salinization in the Yinchuan Plain, North-West China Abstract: Poor water resource management is an important factor in soil salinization in arid areas. In this study, the status of soil salinization and its controlling factors are summarized for the Yinchuan Plain, North-West China. The conjunctive use of surface water diverted from the Yellow River and groundwater abstracted from a shallow aquifer is proposed to alleviate soil salinization in the plain. Scenarios are designed and simulated to determine the optimal proportions at which groundwater should be exploited for irrigation in the three cities of the plain. Policies and suggestions regarding sustainable water resources and soil salinization research in the plain are recommended. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 337-353 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1443059 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1443059 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:337-353 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peiyue Li Author-X-Name-First: Peiyue Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Hui Qian Author-X-Name-First: Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Qian Title: Water resources research to support a sustainable China Abstract: Water resources are the basis for the sustainable development of China. However, the country is currently facing alarming water-related problems associated with its fast economic development and climate change. This editorial introduces briefly the status of its water resources research at the national level and the researcher level. It also introduces the research reported in this thematic issue to highlight its role in addressing flood and water-scarcity issues, improving water management in inland plains and supporting the sustainable development of the country. Finally, some further recommendations for improving water resources research in China are offered. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 327-336 Issue: 3 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 5 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1452723 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1452723 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:327-336 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jacob Hileman Author-X-Name-First: Jacob Author-X-Name-Last: Hileman Author-Name: Paul Hicks Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Hicks Author-Name: Richard Jones Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Jones Title: An alternative framework for analysing and managing conflicts in integrated water resources management (IWRM): linking theory and practice Abstract: Research on water resource conflicts needs to be better aligned with practitioner approaches to water resources development, chiefly integrated water resources management (IWRM). This paper bridges the gap between research and practice through a novel application of the social–ecological systems framework to a set of 10 conflict cases from an IWRM initiative in rural Central America. The conflicts in the empirical cases are found to be primarily the result of socio-political variables, particularly low levels of trust and social capital, and peacebuilding is suggested as a promising approach to address this suite of conflicts. The paper concludes with a proposed course of research designed to further both theoretical and applied knowledge of water resource conflicts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 675-691 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1076719 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1076719 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:675-691 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sonoko Ito Author-X-Name-First: Sonoko Author-X-Name-Last: Ito Author-Name: Sameh El Khatib Author-X-Name-First: Sameh Author-X-Name-Last: El Khatib Author-Name: Mikiyasu Nakayama Author-X-Name-First: Mikiyasu Author-X-Name-Last: Nakayama Title: Conflict over a hydropower plant project between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Abstract: Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries struggled to reach an agreement on the use of their shared fresh water resources. The conflict between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan regarding construction of the Rogun Hydropower Plant in the Amu Darya Basin seems deadlocked at present, despite copious efforts made by donor agencies. Therefore, this paper examines each country’s position using the numbers featured in the media. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 692-707 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1076381 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1076381 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:692-707 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neil S. Grigg Author-X-Name-First: Neil S. Author-X-Name-Last: Grigg Title: The business of water in a changing world: organizations, connectors and support sector Abstract: As water resources are used for an array of societal purposes, a core set of institutions manages them through a water sector with connections to other societal sectors such as food, energy and health. A framework of the sector and its connectors is presented to develop definitions and order-of-magnitude estimates of expenditures for infrastructure, equipment and service delivery mechanisms. Examples are provided for the US to represent higher-income countries and for the general case of lower-income countries. Understanding water’s business aspects can identify opportunities to improve water efficiency and lower water footprints across the global range of contextual situations. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 708-720 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1082461 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1082461 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:708-720 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Naim Haie Author-X-Name-First: Naim Author-X-Name-Last: Haie Title: Sefficiency (sustainable efficiency) of water–energy–food entangled systems Abstract: Water–energy–food (WEF) entanglement is intensifying and technology is being presented as a crucial solution. But time and again the implemented alternative manifests results contrary to the objectives of design or management. To advance water security, transparent and complete input–output methodologies are needed. Here, a Sefficiency (sustainable efficiency) framework is used to reason through systemic analyses of options for WEF schemes by using water quantity within a comprehensive water balance, and quality and benefits in a multilevel water-use system. An energy regime (cost and normalized functions) and Sefficiency compute performance of four cases that show flaws both conceptually and practically in current policy and scientific tendencies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 721-737 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1070091 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1070091 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:721-737 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: G. Donoso Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Donoso Author-Name: E. Blanco Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Blanco Author-Name: G. Franco Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Franco Author-Name: J. Lira Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Lira Title: Water footprints and irrigated agricultural sustainability: the case of Chile Abstract: This paper estimates the agricultural production water footprint (WF) of Chile, assessing green, blue and grey WFs of the main agricultural products for the main productive regions, taking into account climatic and soil differences. Chile’s agricultural production blue WF is geographically concentrated in the lower portion of the Northern Dry Pacific and Central Chile area, which present less water availability. Thus, irrigated agricultural production in Chile, a semiarid country, is characterized by high water stress. In this scenario, public policies are required to incentivize better water management in order to reduce water vulnerability while boosting development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 738-748 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1070710 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1070710 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:738-748 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hyun Woo Kim Author-X-Name-First: Hyun Woo Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Ming-Han Li Author-X-Name-First: Ming-Han Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Hyun Kim Author-X-Name-First: Hyun Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Author-Name: Hye Kyung Lee Author-X-Name-First: Hye Kyung Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Cost-benefit analysis and equitable cost allocation for a residential rainwater harvesting system in the city of Austin, Texas Abstract: This study addresses the applicability and financial feasibility of residential rainwater harvesting systems in the city of Austin, Texas. A cost-benefit analysis is used to estimate the financial return for individual households with rainwater harvesting systems. In addition, a subsidy value that could be provided by the delay of a wastewater treatment plant expansion project is investigated. The findings suggest that a residential rainwater harvesting system would not be feasible without a sufficient subsidy. The estimated subsidy is also not enough to make the cost of the harvesting system effective; however, its multi-purpose benefits are not quantified. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 749-764 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1073142 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1073142 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:749-764 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Laureen Elgert Author-X-Name-First: Laureen Author-X-Name-Last: Elgert Author-Name: Patricia Austin Author-X-Name-First: Patricia Author-X-Name-Last: Austin Author-Name: Katherine Picchione Author-X-Name-First: Katherine Author-X-Name-Last: Picchione Title: Improving water security through rainwater harvesting: a case from Guatemala and the potential for expanding coverage Abstract: Municipal infrastructure for water supply and delivery often does not reach populations in rural and peri-urban areas. This article examines rainwater harvesting as a means of increasing water security in such areas, through the case of Guachtuq, a peri-urban community outside San Cristóbal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The project team designed a rainwater harvesting system to improve three dimensions of water security: quantity, quality and access. The design was implemented for 12 households and evaluated for its contribution to water security and for the potential of expanding project coverage to the region and beyond. The system has improved water security. Several concerns remain, however, regarding the potential of expanding the project to other households in the region and beyond, including system cost, water quality and the individualization of public responsibility for water security. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 765-780 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1104499 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1104499 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:765-780 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrés Molina Author-X-Name-First: Andrés Author-X-Name-Last: Molina Author-Name: Joaquín Melgarejo Author-X-Name-First: Joaquín Author-X-Name-Last: Melgarejo Title: Water policy in Spain: seeking a balance between transfers, desalination and wastewater reuse Abstract: Decision-making in water resources management is a perennial source of political debate. When a basin suffers from a structural water shortage the possible solutions are either a transfer from another basin or the use of other unconventional resources such as those obtained through desalination or water reuse. Politics and territorial interests have given rise to undesired fluctuations in Spain’s water policy, in particular with regard to transferring water from one basin to another. However, conflicts have not prevented water management in Spain from being one of the most advanced in the world, even with its unfavourable geographical context. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 781-798 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1077103 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1077103 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:781-798 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Omar K. M. Ouda Author-X-Name-First: Omar K. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ouda Title: Treated wastewater use in Saudi Arabia: challenges and initiatives Abstract: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia considers treated wastewater a major water source and aims to achieve 100% use of treated wastewater by 2025. This article reviews Saudi Arabia’s treated wastewater utilization status to date. It also highlights the key challenges facing the authorities, such as the substantial growth in demand for wastewater services; low coverage of the existing wastewater collection, treatment, and treated wastewater use systems; and the capital investment needed for infrastructure development. Finally, the article highlights the initiatives taken thus far to tackle these challenges and recommends further initiatives towards successful achievement of Saudi Arabia’s treated wastewater utilization objective. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 799-809 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1116435 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1116435 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:799-809 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Prahlad Kasturi Author-X-Name-First: Prahlad Author-X-Name-Last: Kasturi Title: Designing Water Disaster Management Policies: Theory and Empirics Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 810-812 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1121864 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1121864 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:810-812 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rini Dutt Author-X-Name-First: Rini Author-X-Name-Last: Dutt Author-Name: Nishtha Manocha Author-X-Name-First: Nishtha Author-X-Name-Last: Manocha Title: Seminar on ‘Water Security, Climate Change and Sustainable Development’, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 12 January 2015 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 813-815 Issue: 5 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1075380 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1075380 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:5:p:813-815 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: The rapidly changing global water management landscape Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 849-851 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1376834 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1376834 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:849-851 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Filippo Civitelli Author-X-Name-First: Filippo Author-X-Name-Last: Civitelli Author-Name: Guillaume Gruère Author-X-Name-First: Guillaume Author-X-Name-Last: Gruère Title: Policy options for promoting urban–rural cooperation in water management: a review Abstract: As most cities share their water basins with rural areas, an efficient and environmentally sensible urban water management system needs to consider the interplay between urban and rural water uses. This article analyses the three main challenges at this interface: increased competition for water resources (scarcity); flood management (abundance); and freshwater quality conservation (pollution). The merit of potential policy options is discussed from an economics perspective, taking examples from successful experiences in cities around the world. The benefits and challenges arising from enhanced coordination and integration between urban and rural water management are highlighted. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 852-867 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1230050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1230050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:852-867 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lisbeth Flindt Jørgensen Author-X-Name-First: Lisbeth Author-X-Name-Last: Flindt Jørgensen Author-Name: Karen G. Villholth Author-X-Name-First: Karen G. Author-X-Name-Last: Villholth Author-Name: Jens Christian Refsgaard Author-X-Name-First: Jens Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Refsgaard Title: Groundwater management and protection in Denmark: a review of pre-conditions, advances and challenges Abstract: Denmark is making continuous efforts to attain sustainable groundwater management. With groundwater constituting virtually the only resource for all water uses, groundwater management was addressed early on and has progressed over the last century. This article gives an overview of the advances, along with past and present challenges in securing sustainable groundwater utilization. The objective is to document comprehensively the Danish case and to highlight some of the unique conditions and principles that have shaped and facilitated groundwater management in the country. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 868-889 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1225569 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225569 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:868-889 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Zetland Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Zetland Title: Desalination and the commons: tragedy or triumph? Abstract: A policy is more likely to be economically efficient when its costs and benefits fall on the same group, but politicians can allocate costs and benefits to different groups within their jurisdictional commons. This article examines the distribution of costs and benefits from desalination projects using examples from San Diego, Almería and Riyadh. The examples illustrate how mismatches between costs and benefits can persist or change as politicians adjust the policy portfolio to balance inefficiency and political risk. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 890-906 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1235015 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1235015 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:890-906 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hemesiri Kotagama Author-X-Name-First: Hemesiri Author-X-Name-Last: Kotagama Author-Name: Slim Zekri Author-X-Name-First: Slim Author-X-Name-Last: Zekri Author-Name: Rahma Al Harthi Author-X-Name-First: Rahma Author-X-Name-Last: Al Harthi Author-Name: Houcine Boughanmi Author-X-Name-First: Houcine Author-X-Name-Last: Boughanmi Title: Demand function estimate for residential water in Oman Abstract: Current subsidies to residential water users in Oman are estimated at USD 314 million/y. This study estimates the demand function for residential water in Muscat, Oman, for households living in villas. A two-stage least squares econometric model with lagged average water price was used with socio-economic variables. Price elasticity for residential water in Muscat was estimated as –2.10. This high price elasticity is explained by the large proportion of water used for outdoor purposes. This study indicates that it may be possible to manage water demand in Muscat through modifying the price of water and reforming subsidies for residential water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 907-916 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238342 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238342 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:907-916 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eefje Aarnoudse Author-X-Name-First: Eefje Author-X-Name-Last: Aarnoudse Author-Name: Wei Qu Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Qu Author-Name: Bettina Bluemling Author-X-Name-First: Bettina Author-X-Name-Last: Bluemling Author-Name: Thomas Herzfeld Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Herzfeld Title: Groundwater quota versus tiered groundwater pricing: two cases of groundwater management in north-west China Abstract: Difficulties in monitoring groundwater extraction cause groundwater regulations to fail worldwide. In two counties in north-west China local water authorities have installed smart card machines to monitor and regulate farmers’ groundwater use. Data from a household survey and in-depth interviews are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the different regulatory institutions implemented with help of the smart card machines. In the given context, groundwater quota is more effective in curbing farmers’ groundwater use than the tiered groundwater pricing. The study shows that the usefulness of smart card machines depends on their embedding in the societal context and related regulatory institutions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 917-934 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1240069 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1240069 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:917-934 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sandra Ricart Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Ricart Author-Name: Sylvie Clarimont Author-X-Name-First: Sylvie Author-X-Name-Last: Clarimont Title: Qualifying irrigation system sustainability and governance by means of stakeholder perceptions: the Neste Canal (France) Abstract: From the analysis of stakeholders’ attitudes, this article explores problems, opportunities and constraints for improving sustainability and establishing better water governance processes in the selected case study, the Neste irrigation canal (France). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by means of a new codification system for identifying the affinities and confrontations between stakeholder demands. Results revealed that there are conceptual and practical heterogeneities among the preferences of stakeholder groups regarding irrigation management, sustainable attitudes and governance promotion. These results can be used by stakeholders and the relevant authorities as a first step in customizing their interventions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 935-954 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1247346 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1247346 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:935-954 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luke Juran Author-X-Name-First: Luke Author-X-Name-Last: Juran Author-Name: Morgan C. MacDonald Author-X-Name-First: Morgan C. Author-X-Name-Last: MacDonald Author-Name: Nandita B. Basu Author-X-Name-First: Nandita B. Author-X-Name-Last: Basu Author-Name: Shane Hubbard Author-X-Name-First: Shane Author-X-Name-Last: Hubbard Author-Name: Raj Rajagopal Author-X-Name-First: Raj Author-X-Name-Last: Rajagopal Author-Name: Prema Rajagopalan Author-X-Name-First: Prema Author-X-Name-Last: Rajagopalan Author-Name: Ligy Philip Author-X-Name-First: Ligy Author-X-Name-Last: Philip Title: Development and application of a multi-scalar, participant-driven water poverty index in post-tsunami India Abstract: This article presents a modified water poverty index that captures several waterscape attributes to better understand complex issues surrounding water. Household surveys (n = 300), water quality tests (n = 375) and qualitative methods were deployed to examine 14 post-tsunami settlements in Nagapattinam and Karaikal Districts (India) through the lens of water. Data were used to develop a contextualized, participant-driven water poverty index to measure water poverty at several scales. Statistical tests revealed significant differences between the two districts (p ≤ .0001) and between rural and urban areas within each district (p ≤ .0001). Three weight schemes (one dictated entirely by research participants) produced analogous outcomes though predicated on different indicator arrangements. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 955-975 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1253543 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1253543 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:955-975 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Feng Chen Author-X-Name-First: Feng Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Qing He Author-X-Name-First: Qing Author-X-Name-Last: He Author-Name: Ermenbaev Bakytbek Author-X-Name-First: Ermenbaev Author-X-Name-Last: Bakytbek Author-Name: Shulong Yu Author-X-Name-First: Shulong Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Ruibo Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Ruibo Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Reconstruction of a long streamflow record using tree rings in the upper Kurshab River (Pamir-Alai Mountains) and its application to water resources management Abstract: A 294-year streamflow record of the upper Kurshab River was inferred from tree-ring width chronology of Turkestan juniper from the Pamir-Alai Mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The reconstructed streamflow variations were consistent with other hydrometeorological reconstructions of northern Pakistan and western Tien Shan on a decadal timescale, which demonstrate both increased and decreased streamflow intervals and trends. The new reconstruction and other hydrometeorological series successfully captured the recent wetting trend of Central Asia. Wavelet analysis indicates that decadal and interannual cycles exist in the reconstructed streamflow, which may be linked to solar activity and the North Atlantic Oscillation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 976-986 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238347 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238347 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:976-986 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yong Peng Author-X-Name-First: Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Peng Author-Name: Wei Xu Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Author-Name: Bingbing Liu Author-X-Name-First: Bingbing Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Considering precipitation forecasts for real-time decision-making in hydropower operations Abstract: This paper presents a new decision-making strategy for hydropower operations to handle uncertainty of forecasting precipitation. This strategy takes into account three basic components: uncertainty of precipitation, operation policies and a risk-evaluation model. In real-time operation, precipitations with different probabilities at different forecasting levels are obtained, and these precipitations are applied to forecast inflows using a hydrological forecasting model. Based on the forecasting inflows, the operation policies and risks with different probabilities are obtained. This study implements China’s Huanren reservoir and medium-term precipitation forecasts from the Global Forecast System to study the efficiency and stability of this strategy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 987-1002 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1219942 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1219942 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:987-1002 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pratik Pathak Author-X-Name-First: Pratik Author-X-Name-Last: Pathak Author-Name: Ajay Kalra Author-X-Name-First: Ajay Author-X-Name-Last: Kalra Author-Name: Sajjad Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Sajjad Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Title: Temperature and precipitation changes in the Midwestern United States: implications for water management Abstract: The Midwestern United States is the heartland of agriculture production, and changes in the hydro-climatology may affect both the quantity and the quality of production. Seasonal temperature and precipitation were analyzed for trends and shifts. The results indicate an increasing trend in spring temperature (6.4 °F) and summer precipitation (1.2 inches). Shifts in the variables were dominant during two periods: 1920–1930 and 1970–1990. The observed changes not only provide scientific reference for assessing the impact on water resources as a result of climate change, but also help water managers and planners in taking proactive decisions to mitigate the water stress in the region. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1003-1019 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238343 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238343 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:1003-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Orn-uma Polpanich Author-X-Name-First: Orn-uma Author-X-Name-Last: Polpanich Author-Name: Steve W. Lyon Author-X-Name-First: Steve W. Author-X-Name-Last: Lyon Author-Name: Chayanis Krittasudthacheewa Author-X-Name-First: Chayanis Author-X-Name-Last: Krittasudthacheewa Author-Name: Angela L. Bush Author-X-Name-First: Angela L. Author-X-Name-Last: Bush Author-Name: Eric Kemp-Benedict Author-X-Name-First: Eric Author-X-Name-Last: Kemp-Benedict Title: Modelling impacts of development on water resources in the Huai Sai Bat sub-basin in north-eastern Thailand with a participatory approach Abstract: Little is done to connect hydrological modelling with stakeholder participation. This study incorporates agricultural development and climatic changes within the Water Evaluation and Planning hydrological model. This is done with a participatory approach involving four scenario workshops, 400 household surveys and two focus group discussions in the period of 2010–2012 for the ungauged Huai Sai Bat sub-basin as a case study in the Mekong region. The modelling results indicate future increased streamflow during the wet (monsoon) season in response to shifts in the regional climate. Modelled land-use and management changes brought about large unmet water demands, primarily in the dry season. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1020-1040 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1322940 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1322940 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:1020-1040 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1041-1041 Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1282001 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1282001 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:1041-1041 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 6 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1380776 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1380776 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Piyush Tiwari Author-X-Name-First: Piyush Author-X-Name-Last: Tiwari Author-Name: Manisha Gulati Author-X-Name-First: Manisha Author-X-Name-Last: Gulati Title: Efficiency of Urban Water Supply Utilities in India Abstract: The two parameters of services output of water utilities are the per capita water available for consumption and the hours for which water is supplied per day. However, water utilities in India differ on the level of these outputs substantially. This paper uses the data for water utilities in 31 cities to analyse their performance in delivery of services. Using data envelopment analysis, a measure of technical efficiency for various utilities is calculated. The results indicate that water utilities can increase the delivery of water on a per capita basis and increase the hours of supply per day by about 18%. Nearly 37% of the increase in services could result from changing the scale of operation. This paper also discusses if the institutional framework within which these utilities operate has implications on their efficiency. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 361-374 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.548315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.548315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:361-374 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Karen Bakker Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Bakker Author-Name: Christina Cook Author-X-Name-First: Christina Author-X-Name-Last: Cook Title: Water Governance in Canada: Innovation and Fragmentation Abstract: This paper explores Canada's approach to water governance. It argues that fragmented governance has had negative impacts on Canada's ability to manage water resources adequately (particularly in the context of urbanization, agriculture and resource extraction), and to deal with new issues (such as climate change). Further, it argues that Canada's highly decentralized approach to water governance creates challenges of integration, coordination and data availability. The paper explores possible future strategies for innovations in water governance that may have the potential to improve water management outcomes. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 275-289 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.564969 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.564969 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:275-289 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rajendra Kondepati Author-X-Name-First: Rajendra Author-X-Name-Last: Kondepati Title: Agricultural Groundwater Management in Andhra Pradesh, India: A Focus on Free Electricity Policy and its Reform Abstract: The impact of the free electricity policy on agriculture in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP), India, is the main focus of this work. It is assumed that this policy has a very high political currency and there is, therefore, a difficultly in recalling it in the short-term. In this context, plausible reforms to this policy are explored with an objective to weed out the inefficiencies in this subsidy regime in the context of groundwater extraction and utilization. These reforms are aimed at reducing the ambit of beneficiaries of this subsidy based on their affordability and increasing the water productivity of agriculture in the state. Some examples exclude large farmers from this policy, offering free electricity conditional upon adopting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) or adopting micro-irrigation or shifting cropping patterns. These alternate policies are evaluated based on the impact on groundwater extraction, fiscal costs, equity, political feasibility, issues in implementation etc. Finally, it is suggested that the government offers free electricity conditional upon adopting water-efficient cropping practices such as the SRI as a short-term step for increasing the effectiveness of this policy and mitigating its adverse impact on groundwater extraction. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 375-386 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.564971 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.564971 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:375-386 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sudip K. Pal Author-X-Name-First: Sudip K. Author-X-Name-Last: Pal Author-Name: Adebayo J. Adeloye Author-X-Name-First: Adebayo J. Author-X-Name-Last: Adeloye Author-Name: Mukand S. Babel Author-X-Name-First: Mukand S. Author-X-Name-Last: Babel Author-Name: Ashim Das Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Ashim Author-X-Name-Last: Das Gupta Title: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Water Management Policies in Bangladesh Abstract: Water resources development and management policies initiatives in Bangladesh are primarily driven by the need for sufficient food grain production for the country's teeming population and curtailing the perennial flooding problems. It is therefore necessary to investigate whether or not these objectives are being met. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impacts of past water resources development and management strategies on agriculture, food security, flood management and socio-economic development in Bangladesh. The research is based on the historical data of the relevant parameters of the water resources management over the period 1947–2005. The outcomes of the study demonstrate that past policies and strategies of water development have resulted in significant irrigation expansion, especially through intensified groundwater utilization, which has helped to achieve the country's primary objective of self-sufficiency in food production. However, the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities still remains a challenge in the country. Similarly, the impact of the flood control policies was diverse with success mostly apparent with regard to protection against modest events, while catastrophic, extreme events still effectively defying answer. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 401-417 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.564973 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.564973 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:401-417 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Leeann De Mouche Author-X-Name-First: Leeann Author-X-Name-Last: De Mouche Author-Name: Shawn Landfair Author-X-Name-First: Shawn Author-X-Name-Last: Landfair Author-Name: Frank A. Ward Author-X-Name-First: Frank A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: Water Right Prices in the Rio Grande: Analysis and Policy Implications Abstract: Climate change, water supply limits, growing environmental values of water and worldwide population growth continue to raise the scarcity of water. These challenges have intensified the transfer of water from farms to cities. Water right transfers are an important international institution to stretch water supplies. In North America's Rio Grande Basin water right transfers are an especially important institution for meeting the growth in urban demands. Despite the importance of water right transfers as a social institution, sellers face uncertainty on the asking price, while buyers face similar uncertainty on the offer price. Weak information on water right prices stymies water transfers while limiting the future resilience of water transfers to address climate change and the need to cope with change in water supplies and demands. This paper describes the development of a database on water right prices using observed transactions from 1980 to 2007. An empirical model was developed using the data to identify important factors influencing those prices. Five water right price predictors were found to be significant: total regional urban water use, priority date of the water right, quantity of water rights offered for sale, regional reservoir storage volume, and regional farm income. Depending on the future status of food scarcity and urban water conservation programmes, water right prices in the basin could grow from zero to 27% over 2010–2020. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 291-314 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.571041 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.571041 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:291-314 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David B. Brooks Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Author-Name: Oliver M. Brandes Author-X-Name-First: Oliver M. Author-X-Name-Last: Brandes Title: Why a Water Soft Path, Why Now and What Then? Abstract: The best way to achieve a sustainable future for fresh water is to develop decision-making processes, institutions, and technologies that emphasize both efficiency and conservation. These two terms are commonly treated as synonyms, but, respectively, they reflect anthropogenic and ecological bases for making decisions. Recognizing that both perspectives are valid, this article outlines a new approach to water planning and management called the water soft path. This approach differs fundamentally from conventional, supply-based approaches. The article reviews the transfer of the original soft path concept from energy to water, and summarizes the first applications of water soft path analytics to specific geographic areas: one urban area, one province, and one watershed in Canada. The article concludes with suggestions for further research, as well as steps to improve recognition of the water soft path as a planning tool that can move management and policies towards economic, ecological, and social sustainability. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 315-344 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.571235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.571235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:315-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. M. Fisher Author-X-Name-First: R. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Fisher Author-Name: S. Russell Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Russell Title: Water Policy and Regulatory Reform in New Zealand Abstract: New Zealand faces unusual water challenges. The country relies heavily upon agricultural exports. This has resulted in the adoption of a permissive, devolved system of water management. However, the intensification of land use has resulted in significant water degradation, and stretched the capacity of local government to address competing water needs. Water resource management has largely been devolved to local government with limited national policy guidance creating further tensions. This paper summarizes recent water policy and reform in New Zealand, and discusses how central government is attempting to reinvigorate national guidance for future water management. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 387-400 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.571533 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.571533 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:387-400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Aishvarya Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Aishvarya Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Title: Conference Report Journal: Pages: 419-422 Issue: 02 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.578388 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.578388 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:02:p:419-422 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco Sáez-Fernández Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Sáez-Fernández Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Andrés Picazo-Tadeo Author-X-Name-First: Andrés Author-X-Name-Last: Picazo-Tadeo Title: Opportunity Costs of Ensuring Sustainability in Urban Water Services Abstract: This paper assesses technical performance in the water industry in the Southern European region of Andalusia, while accounting for sustainability in the management of water. This allows the opportunity cost of producing sustainability to be evaluated. Given the low cost of raw water in Spain in relation to the estimated opportunity cost of saving this natural resource, wasting water becomes a profitable strategy for utility managers from a private perspective. However, this managerial strategy has a huge social cost in an area of Europe where the sustainable management of water is a pressing need. The conclusion is that environmental policy aimed at discouraging this wasteful behaviour is urgently needed. For this reason, a suitable mix of environmental taxes on water abstraction and institutional reforms is proposed. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 693-708 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2010.548316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2010.548316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:693-708 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thi Bui Author-X-Name-First: Thi Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Pepijn Schreinemachers Author-X-Name-First: Pepijn Author-X-Name-Last: Schreinemachers Title: Resettling Farm Households in Northwestern Vietnam: Livelihood Change and Adaptation Abstract: This paper examines how a resettlement programme in northwestern Vietnam has affected the livelihood assets, strategies and outcomes of the resettled and host households. Data were collected using informal interviews, followed by a structured survey of 56 resettled and 52 host households. Results show a significant decline in natural capital for the resettled households and a lesser decline for the host households; however, both groups have partially compensated for this through land use intensification. The net income of the host households did not change significantly after resettlement, whereas the farm revenues of the resettled households fell dramatically, but, due to the compensation payments made to them, their net household income actually increased. Most compensation money has been consumed rather than invested in livelihood assets; livelihood outcomes might therefore deteriorate when the compensation payments end. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 769-785 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.593116 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.593116 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:769-785 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Abdelaziz Gohar Author-X-Name-First: Abdelaziz Author-X-Name-Last: Gohar Author-Name: Frank Ward Author-X-Name-First: Frank Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: Gains from Improved Irrigation Water Use Efficiency in Egypt Abstract: Egypt's fortunes hinge on the Nile. However, little research to date has evaluated economic efficiency improvements that could be achieved by altering Egypt's agricultural water use patterns. This study develops an integrated catchment scale framework to identify potential economic benefits that can be supported by Egypt's irrigation water use. An optimization framework is developed to identify improvements in national farm income, which can be produced with current water supplies that are compatible with Egypt's hydrological, environmental, and institutional constraints. Results suggest that limited water trading across locations and seasons can increase national farm income by up to 28%. The methods used provide a framework for informing decisions on sustainable use of land and water for improved rural livelihoods in the developing world's irrigated areas. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 737-758 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.598132 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.598132 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:737-758 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dennis Wichelns Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Wichelns Title: Do the Virtual Water and Water Footprint Perspectives Enhance Policy Discussions? Abstract: The notions of virtual water and water footprints are gaining popularity among researchers and practitioners in the field of water resources. Many of the published articles include statements suggesting that public policies regarding water allocation, agriculture, or international trade should reflect consideration of virtual water and water footprints. Yet those notions lack a scientifically tested conceptual framework and they are too narrowly defined to inform policy decisions in a meaningful way. Consumers, firms, and public officials wishing to improve water resource management need and deserve much better information than is contained in estimates of virtual water and water footprints. A more thoughtful, comprehensive approach is needed to develop policies that will truly improve the management of water and other natural resources, while also enhancing livelihoods. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 633-645 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.619894 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.619894 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:633-645 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rudy Vannevel Author-X-Name-First: Rudy Author-X-Name-Last: Vannevel Title: Consequences of Increasing Environmental Complexity in the Water Domain Abstract: The increasing complexity of environmental policy is a result of new and global environmental issues and IT developments. Global environmental impacts seem to result in new forms of governance and practices. This may require new or broader conceptual frameworks. Beside the disturbance chain (DPSIR), a well-structured process of data and information flows is also needed. Water mass and load balances also offer a lot of opportunities and may serve as a basic tool for policy measures, sustainable development or the development of complex indicators. It will be shown that balances relate in a stepwise pattern to a broad and high-level policy, making this process more efficient and effective. This approach is of practical use for integrated water management, although the description of this term should be restricted in favour of new terms dealing explicitly with governance aspects. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 677-691 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.619897 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.619897 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:677-691 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michelle Mycoo Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Mycoo Title: Conflicting Objectives of Trinidad's Water Pricing Policy: A Need for Good Water Pricing and Governance Abstract: Water pricing policy is determined by multiple, though conflicting objectives. This paper analyzes flat water charges for households based on property values, using Trinidad as a case study. A major finding is that this tariff is economically inefficient and encourages water wastage which becomes environmentally unsustainable. Also, while social equity is a main objective in using this method of water pricing, in reality this is compromised. A key contribution of this paper is that water supply is regular in many countries where flat rates are used, but Trinidad consumers suffer from water shortages. The politics of water pricing and poor governance explain this anomaly in service, economic inefficiency, social inequity, and environmentally unsustainable water management. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 723-736 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.619899 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.619899 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:723-736 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Josefina Maestu Author-X-Name-First: Josefina Author-X-Name-Last: Maestu Author-Name: Carlos Gomez Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: Gomez Title: Drivers of Economic Information in River Basin Planning Abstract: Modern water policy requires new kinds of economic information in order to improve the ability of stakeholders and water authorities to analyze the whole set of alternatives available, to provide transparency and to assess and adapt water decisions to the emerging water management challenges. Considering this, we present an overview of the main drivers of economic information in the European water policy agenda as defined by the Water Framework Directive. After a brief introduction, the paper explains how basic economic statistics have been used to carry out the economic analysis of water use for the preparation of river basin management plans. We present the strategies used to enhance the usefulness of the economic information already available. The paper ends with a reflection on what parts of the economic information gaps have been satisfactorily dealt with and what the remaining gaps are. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 665-676 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.619910 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.619910 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:665-676 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nitin Bassi Author-X-Name-First: Nitin Author-X-Name-Last: Bassi Author-Name: M. Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Can Sector Reforms Improve Efficiency? Insight from Irrigation Management Transfer in Central India Abstract: This paper discusses the implementation of the Participatory Irrigation Management Act in Central India where the responsibility of irrigation management was partially transferred to the end users through the formation of farmers' organizations. The paper focuses on various reforms carried out as per the Act, and their impacts on irrigation management. Analysis shows that such programmes will reap intended benefits, if the end users are involved in a more effective manner with greater autonomy and delegation of powers. Further, for greater effectiveness, the Participatory Irrigation Management Act needs to enable a few institutional changes, which can be more suitable for the end users. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 709-721 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.619921 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.619921 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:709-721 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andreas Haiduk Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Haiduk Author-Name: Amani Ishemo Author-X-Name-First: Amani Author-X-Name-Last: Ishemo Title: Energy Demand Considerations for the Supply of Domestic Water in Jamaica Abstract: Jamaica's water supply sector is recognized as the largest electricity consumer in the island's public sector. This paper evaluates whether replacing high-cost groundwater abstraction with surface water treatment and distribution is a viable option to minimize electricity consumption in the water sector. The findings suggest that a change from groundwater abstraction to surface water treatment and distribution by conveying surface water around the island incurs higher electricity costs compared to the present supply model (reliance on ground water). However, as part of a strategy for a more efficient water sector it is recommended that the above approach be further evaluated with more economic considerations, engineering designs and possible storage facilities to reduce the time of pumping of ground water. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 759-768 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.620457 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.620457 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:759-768 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Darrell Corkal Author-X-Name-First: Darrell Author-X-Name-Last: Corkal Author-Name: Harry Diaz Author-X-Name-First: Harry Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz Author-Name: David Sauchyn Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Sauchyn Title: Changing Roles in Canadian Water Management: A Case Study of Agriculture and Water in Canada's South Saskatchewan River Basin Abstract: This paper explores changing roles in Canadian water management, by focusing on a case study of agriculture and water in Western Canada. Challenges in water management include unequal adaptive capacity, gaps in water and climate data, locally relevant options, short- and long-term planning, among others. This empirical study offers insight for improved water management decision-making for all regions. There is a need for improving and integrating water management with climate scenarios, collecting more and better water/climate data, improving water governance and long-term planning, and developing strong communication channels between governance organizations and local communities. Positive trends towards effective and adaptive water management include the incorporation of watershed groups, basin planning, and the use of multidisciplinary approaches to guide decision-making. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 647-664 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.621103 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.621103 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:647-664 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Erratum Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 793-794 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.628838 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.628838 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:793-794 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Conference Report Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 787-791 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.630616 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.630616 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:787-791 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kevin Parris Author-X-Name-First: Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Parris Title: Improving the Information Base to Better Guide Water Resource Management Decision Making Abstract: This paper presents the main messages as well as the key recommendations presented during the OECD workshop on information base and water resource management decision making, in Zaragoza, Spain, May 2010. Findings include fundamental issues to which further attention should be paid. There is an information imbalance in many countries, with implementation of water policy initiatives often supported by little data or information. There is also the limitation of many countries to collect water information due to lack of resources and loss of expertise to collect, analyze and interpret water data. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 625-632 Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.631172 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.631172 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:625-632 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial Board Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 4 Volume: 27 Year: 2011 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.637832 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2011.637832 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:27:y:2011:i:4:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Miguel García-Rubio Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: García-Rubio Author-Name: Jorge Guardiola Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Guardiola Title: Introduction: Water Policy and Management in Spain Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 3-11 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640604 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640604 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:3-11 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marta Moren-Abat Author-X-Name-First: Marta Author-X-Name-Last: Moren-Abat Author-Name: Ana Rodríguez-Roldán Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez-Roldán Title: The Challenges of Implementing the Water Framework Directive in Spain Abstract: The paper analyses the challenges the Water Framework Directive represents for Spain. The main issues include the complexity of implementing water planning under the present institutional arrangements, the difficulties of putting into practice the principle of cost recovery, and the validation of the scientific criteria of the Directive in terms of water quality. In spite of the added difficulties resulting from the very rigid timeframe for the implementation of the Directive as well as the international economic crisis which has affected every economic and social sector in the country, the Directive is considered as an opportunity to modernize and improve water policy in Spain. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 13-18 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640606 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640606 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:13-18 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco Cabezas Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Cabezas Title: The European Water Framework Directive: A Framework? Abstract: The European Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy—in short, WFD) is probably the most ambitious and complex of all European environmental regulations. In Spain, and in some other countries, the idea has spread that the WFD involves a radical change of perspective and will obsolete the previous regulations about water. In my opinion, this mystification of the WFD is profoundly naive and reveals a lack of knowledge of history and an insufficient perspective on the global problem. In some sectors the WFD has generated a mirage and collective illusion, from which it must awaken if it wishes to advance, in an effective, non-rhetorical way, towards real improvements of the existing situation. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 19-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640608 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640608 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:19-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: María-Teresa Sánchez-Martínez Author-X-Name-First: María-Teresa Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez-Martínez Author-Name: Manuel Salas-Velasco Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Salas-Velasco Author-Name: Noelina Rodríguez-Ferrero Author-X-Name-First: Noelina Author-X-Name-Last: Rodríguez-Ferrero Title: Who Manages Spain's Water Resources? The Political and Administrative Division of Water Management Abstract: At the beginning of the 20th century, Spain introduced a pioneering system of water management by river basins, which was later endorsed by the EU Water Framework Directive. Recently, for a variety of political and administrative reasons, a number of fierce territorial disputes and debates have arisen that challenge the validity of this system. Changes have also taken place in the way water is managed, with a shift towards a more environmentally friendly approach. It is recommended that the river basin remain the basic territorial unit for any water management system, although this will require a National Water Agreement. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 27-42 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640610 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640610 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:27-42 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julio Berbel Author-X-Name-First: Julio Author-X-Name-Last: Berbel Author-Name: Solveig Kolberg Author-X-Name-First: Solveig Author-X-Name-Last: Kolberg Author-Name: Julia Martin-Ortega Author-X-Name-First: Julia Author-X-Name-Last: Martin-Ortega Title: Assessment of the Draft Hydrological Basin Plan of the Guadalquivir River Basin (Spain) Abstract: This paper evaluates and discusses the draft Hydrological Basin Plan (HBP) for the Guadalquivir river basin and its related Programme of Measures (PoM). The HBP focuses on demand management using technical and economic measures, particularly through investment in water efficiency measures. In addition, it seeks to eliminate urban point source pollution. By 2015, a sustainable water resource demand is projected if the current area of irrigated land is not expanded and if the urban waste water treatment work is completed according to Directive 91/271/CEE. It is expected that costs of implementation will be high. The total investment of the PoM is estimated to be €978 per capita per year; this investment has an annual equivalent cost of €143 per capita per year. However, it is estimated that 67% of the total investment can be recovered with special impact in increase in the cost of irrigation water by 160% and the cost of urban water by 60%. Finally, this paper ends with a discussion on the most critical points likely to hinder the HBP being used effectively as a tool for sustainable water management. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 43-55 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640875 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640875 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:43-55 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: José Gómez-Limón Author-X-Name-First: José Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez-Limón Author-Name: Andrés Picazo-Tadeo Author-X-Name-First: Andrés Author-X-Name-Last: Picazo-Tadeo Title: Irrigated Agriculture in Spain: Diagnosis and Prescriptions for Improved Governance Abstract: The objective of this paper is to diagnose the current state of irrigation in Spain in order to support government decision makers to improve the design and application of their plans for action. The analysis implemented shows that this sector faces two main challenges: the decrease in the support given by the Common Agricultural Policy (lower subsidies/incomes) and the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (stricter environmental requirements). While the survival of extensive irrigated agriculture in inland regions depends on farmers producing different crops and modernizing production techniques, littoral regions must respond with technological innovation, especially techniques that save water and help differentiate their products. Within this scenario, a public policy is justified, aimed at improving Spanish irrigation schemes looking forward to better economic performance, an increase in the efficiency of water use and the mitigation of pollution problems. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 57-72 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640876 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640876 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:57-72 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Encarna Esteban Author-X-Name-First: Encarna Author-X-Name-Last: Esteban Author-Name: José Albiac Author-X-Name-First: José Author-X-Name-Last: Albiac Title: Assessment of Nonpoint Pollution Instruments: The Case of Spanish Agriculture Abstract: Nonpoint pollution is characterized by imperfect knowledge of biophysical processes, stochastic components, and asymmetric information among agents. The design and implementation of measures to abate emissions is a difficult task because of this lack of biophysical information and the strategic behaviour of stakeholders. The development of input-intensive agriculture in Spain during the last century has created large discharges of nutrients and other harmful substances into water bodies, causing damage to aquatic ecosystems. In Spain and other European countries, the control of nonpoint pollution is a crucial step in achieving the “good” ecological status of water bodies sought by the European Water Framework Directive. The empirical findings challenge the current approach to pollution policies and call for policy efforts focused on nurturing stakeholders' collective action and on supporting the necessary institutional setting. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 73-88 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640878 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640878 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:73-88 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Miguel GarcíA-Rubio Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: GarcíA-Rubio Author-Name: Jorge Guardiola Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Guardiola Title: Urban Water Service Policies and Management in Spain: Pending Issues Abstract: In the context of a developed nation like Spain, there are still important challenges to improving urban water service. Pending issues include the insufficient supervision and control of water service management, low prices that do not foster an efficient use of water, enormous disparity in water tariff design, deterioration of water quality at origin, insufficient network renewal, high level of water losses, lack of waste water treatment plans and supply quality problems. This paper describes all these problems and proposes measures and recommendations to solve them. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 89-106 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.640927 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.640927 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:89-106 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Roberto Martínez-Espiñeira Author-X-Name-First: Roberto Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Espiñeira Author-Name: Maria García-Valiñas Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: García-Valiñas Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Title: Is the Pricing of Urban Water Services Justifiably Perceived as Unequal among Spanish Cities? Abstract: Decentralized decision making and lack of regulation lead to the existence of significant differences in the price of water for residential uses among Spanish cities. Why do these differences persist? Do they have to do with cost differentials or do they result from political and business interests? Can users perceive water tariffs as fair or is there unfairness among citizens when it comes to the access to water? We find that some of the differences are due to arbitrary decisions made by policy and business decision makers, so it is recommended that a regulation be adopted that sets criteria for guidance in tariff design, especially for lower levels of consumption within which water is considered a merit good. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 107-121 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642231 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.642231 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:107-121 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fernando Arbués Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: Arbués Author-Name: Ramón Barberán Author-X-Name-First: Ramón Author-X-Name-Last: Barberán Title: Tariffs for Urban Water Services in Spain: Household Size and Equity Abstract: The purpose of this work is to evaluate the consequences of tariffs that use sliding-scale prices to assess the aggregated consumption of households in terms of equity. Particular attention is paid to special tariffs for larger households. The study analyzes the tariffs that were in effect in Spanish provincial capitals in 2008. The results confirm that there are equity problems associated with the size of the household, particularly regarding large households. Furthermore, the results show that a large part of the special tariffs that have been adopted do not solve that equity problem. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 123-140 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.642235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:123-140 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fernando López-Vera Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: López-Vera Title: Groundwater: The Invisible Resource Abstract: Groundwater in Spain remained a free resource until 1985, when it became regulated by a complex administrative regime. This regime, together with inefficient water use, has led to overexploitation, salination and other forms of contamination of underground water supplies in some southern, south-eastern and central areas of the Iberian Peninsula. Ecologically important wetlands in these regions have also been affected. This article analyzes the causes of groundwater mismanagement and proposes a new management model based on the formation of communities of users of the same body of groundwater. These communities would share management responsibilities with the water administration authority according to a new set of norms and measures aimed at ensuring sustainable use. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 141-150 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642238 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.642238 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:141-150 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Laurent Hardy Author-X-Name-First: Laurent Author-X-Name-Last: Hardy Author-Name: Alberto Garrido Author-X-Name-First: Alberto Author-X-Name-Last: Garrido Author-Name: Luis Juana Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Juana Title: Evaluation of Spain's Water-Energy Nexus Abstract: This paper explores the water-energy nexus of Spain and offers calculations for both the energy used in the water sector and the water required to run the energy sector. The article takes a prospective approach, offering evaluations of policy objectives for biofuels and expected renewable energy sources. Approximately 5.8% of total electricity demand in Spain is due to the water sector. Irrigated agriculture is one of the Spanish water sectors that show the largest growth in energy requirements. Searches for more efficient modes of farm water use, urban waste water treatment, and the use of desalinated water must henceforth include the energy component. Furthermore, biofuel production, to the levels targeted for 2020, would have an unbearable impact on the already stressed water resources in Spain. However, growing usage of renewable energy sources is not threatened by water scarcity, but legislative measures in water allocation and water markets will be required to meet the requirements of using these sources. Some of these measures, which are pushed by regional governments, are discussed in concluding sections. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 151-170 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642240 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.642240 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:151-170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miguel García-Rubio Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Author-X-Name-Last: García-Rubio Author-Name: Jorge Guardiola Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Guardiola Title: Desalination in Spain: A Growing Alternative for Water Supply Abstract: The Spanish Mediterranean coast has a significant water deficit. In order to deal with potential shortages in the future, the AGUA programme has been constructing desalination plants since 2004. Taking into account the growing importance of desalination in Spain, the objective of this research is to offer an overview of desalination in this country, its evolution and its present situation. This paper sets out to review the legal framework, the stakeholders who participate and support this activity, the technologies employed, the production costs and the environmental impacts. Some of the factors that have helped boost the interest in desalination are political support, the implementation of more adequate technologies and the favourable evolution of the associated costs. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 171-186 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.642245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:171-186 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco González-Lodeiro Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Lodeiro Title: Foreword Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 1-2 Issue: 1 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.642248 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.642248 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:1:p:1-2 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Water quality management: a globally neglected issue Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 913-916 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1670506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1670506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:913-916 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emma Luker Author-X-Name-First: Emma Author-X-Name-Last: Luker Author-Name: Leila M. Harris Author-X-Name-First: Leila M. Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Title: Developing new urban water supplies: investigating motivations and barriers to groundwater use in Cape Town Abstract: Many cities are experiencing increasing water resource stress. In Cape Town, South Africa, surface water supplies are at a record low due to a multi-year drought crisis which began in 2015. This paper analyzes the range of motivations, possibilities and obstacles related to diversifying Cape Town’s water supply system through the upscaling of groundwater resources. Drawing on insights from local experts, it is maintained that uncertainty surrounding groundwater and drought-management practices present significant barriers to Cape Town’s ongoing water diversification efforts. This paper provides further insight and discussion for future water planning in Cape Town, as well as for other urban, water-scarce, regions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 917-937 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1509787 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1509787 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:917-937 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gehendra Kharel Author-X-Name-First: Gehendra Author-X-Name-Last: Kharel Author-Name: Rebecca Romsdahl Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca Author-X-Name-Last: Romsdahl Author-Name: Andrei Kirilenko Author-X-Name-First: Andrei Author-X-Name-Last: Kirilenko Title: Managing the wicked problem of Devils Lake flooding along the US–Canada border Abstract: The flooding of Devils Lake, North Dakota, is a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar, and yet unsolved water management issue along the US–Canada border. In this study, we define this situation as a ‘wicked problem’ and suggest a ‘green paradiplomacy’–based framework that fosters multiactor, multiscale collaboration across jurisdictions as a management strategy. We interviewed stakeholders and combined their perceptions with currently employed management strategies to assess the potential for green paradiplomacy to address the Devils Lake problem. This study may encourage further discussion of green paradiplomacy as a strategy to manage other transboundary watershed problems along the US–Canada border and elsewhere. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 938-958 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1523050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1523050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:938-958 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah L. Smiley Author-X-Name-First: Sarah L. Author-X-Name-Last: Smiley Title: Explaining improvements and continuing challenges in water access in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Abstract: The equitable and universal provision of safe and affordable water is one of the Sustainable Development Goals, but progress has been slow, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper presents a case study of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to highlight water access progress at the city scale. Using household surveys and interviews with officials, it explains improvements in hours of water availability and numbers of household water connections, but also discusses the remaining challenges with water cost and customer satisfaction. To achieve the goal of universal access, the city must further increase water production and address concerns with how water quality is monitored. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 959-976 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1513831 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1513831 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:959-976 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Javier Calatrava Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Calatrava Author-Name: David Martínez-Granados Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Granados Title: Water buybacks to recover depleted aquifers in south-east Spain Abstract: This article assesses the economic impact of implementing a public buyback of groundwater rights to eliminate non-renewable pumping in the Murcia Plateau of the Spanish Segura basin, home of some of the most depleted aquifers in Europe. We find that, regardless of the policy instrument applied, stopping non-renewable extraction would severely hit the agricultural sector. The buyback of rights would not prevent this impact but the cost of reducing extraction would be borne by the government instead of farmers, making it a potentially more successful alternative. However, the estimated cost for the public budget is very large and probably unaffordable. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 977-998 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1504756 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1504756 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:977-998 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Suresh Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Suresh Author-Name: Aditya K.S. Author-X-Name-First: Aditya Author-X-Name-Last: K.S. Author-Name: Girish Jha Author-X-Name-First: Girish Author-X-Name-Last: Jha Author-Name: Suresh Pal Author-X-Name-First: Suresh Author-X-Name-Last: Pal Title: Micro-irrigation development in India: an analysis of distributional pattern and potential correlates Abstract: In India, of late, micro-irrigation has received considerable policy focus. However, as of 2017, only about 10% of the potential area is under micro-irrigation. The present study analyzes the pattern and equity issues of distribution of micro-irrigation in India and identifies the potential correlates. The regression analysis reveals that the stage of groundwater development and agro-climatic differences significantly influence the spread of micro-irrigation. The relatively low spread of micro-irrigation in states with over-exploited groundwater needs attention. Overall, the study points to the need to revamp the current micro-irrigation development programmes, which focus excessively on subsidy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 999-1014 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1504755 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1504755 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:999-1014 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chetan Pandit Author-X-Name-First: Chetan Author-X-Name-Last: Pandit Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: India’s National Water Policy: ‘feel good’ document, nothing more Abstract: Three versions of the National Water Policy (NWP) have failed to make any perceptible difference in improving water management in India. The excuse that water is a state subject and thus central government cannot do much is not valid. States have always been a party to the formulation of the NWP. They have the freedom to modify the NWP to suit their individual requirements. Many states have adopted a state water policy. Even such state-level policies have failed to make any significant impact in improving their water management practices. Neither the NWP nor the state water policies have made any impact on practice. Reasons for the NWP basically being a paper exercise are many, including lofty drafting and policy prescriptions that are divorced from reality; lack of courage at the Water Ministry to take a firm stand on any of the provisions at either the drafting or the implementation stages; the practice of keeping specialists away from policies; and the dominance of generalists who have neither a demonstrable understanding of the complexities of the water sector nor a long-term commitment to it. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1015-1028 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1576509 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1576509 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:1015-1028 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yan Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Yan Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Title: Governing the water commons in China: from historical oriental despotism to contemporary fragmented hydraulic state Abstract: This paper explores water commons and its governance in China. Neither oriental despotism nor fragmented hydraulic state accurately describes water governance in China. Instead, a combined approach of Grand Union governance logic and polycentric policy-making analysis is proposed. The paper argues that the concept of the commons in China is dual-dimensional, with a vertical dimension of public authority and a horizontal dimension of sharing-in-common; that power structures have often been flexible, adaptive, polycentric and highly experimental; and that, correctly applied, this approach also strives to serve the common good, ensuring positive impacts for shared prosperity, while mitigating negative impacts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1029-1047 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1508989 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1508989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:1029-1047 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1048-1048 Issue: 6 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1675936 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1675936 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:1048-1048 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Jamie Pittock Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Pittock Title: Exploring the productivity and profitability of small-scale communal irrigation systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 685-689 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1326881 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1326881 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:685-689 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Andre van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: Andre Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Title: Profitability and productivity barriers and opportunities in small-scale irrigation schemes Abstract: Irrigation development in Sub-Saharan Africa has lagged significantly behind that in other developing countries. Consequently, economic development and food security are also lagging behind. Since the mid-2000s there has been a resurgence in the willingness to invest in irrigation, and Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest potential of any developing region to benefit from it. However, to gain from new investment in irrigation without repeating past failures, it is critical to develop a business model for small-scale irrigation schemes. This article explores the barriers that such a model needs to address to be successful and the opportunities this represents for irrigators’ profitability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 690-704 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1263552 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1263552 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:690-704 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Wilson de Sousa Author-X-Name-First: Wilson Author-X-Name-Last: de Sousa Author-Name: Raphaelle Ducrot Author-X-Name-First: Raphaelle Author-X-Name-Last: Ducrot Author-Name: Paiva Munguambe Author-X-Name-First: Paiva Author-X-Name-Last: Munguambe Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Andre Machava Author-X-Name-First: Andre Author-X-Name-Last: Machava Author-Name: Etevaldo Cheveia Author-X-Name-First: Etevaldo Author-X-Name-Last: Cheveia Author-Name: Joaquim Faduco Author-X-Name-First: Joaquim Author-X-Name-Last: Faduco Title: Irrigation and crop diversification in the 25 de Setembro irrigation scheme, Mozambique Abstract: Crop diversification is one way of improving the profitability of small-scale irrigation schemes. The 25 de Setembro scheme is an ideal site to analyze diversification, as it is influenced by the markets in Maputo and South Africa. This study uses information gathered from observations, discussions with irrigators and an irrigator survey. Results identified seven irrigator types with different crop diversification strategies predominantly influenced by resource constraints. Most irrigators produce traditional crops, although there are opportunities for growing crops that are more profitable. Improved extension services, to identify cropping strategies that better align with market demand, would improve profitability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 705-724 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1262246 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1262246 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:705-724 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Makarius V. Mdemu Author-X-Name-First: Makarius V. Author-X-Name-Last: Mdemu Author-Name: Nuru Mziray Author-X-Name-First: Nuru Author-X-Name-Last: Mziray Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Japhet J. Kashaigili Author-X-Name-First: Japhet J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kashaigili Title: Barriers to and opportunities for improving productivity and profitability of the Kiwere and Magozi irrigation schemes in Tanzania Abstract: Irrigation is a key strategy for food security and poverty alleviation among small farmers in Tanzania. However, the potential of irrigation to improve food security is limited by multiple barriers. This article discusses these barriers within the Kiwere and Magozi schemes. Results indicate that water supply barriers are caused by poor irrigation infrastructure and management. Lack of finance is also a critical barrier to increasing overall productivity. Finance affects farmers’ timely access to adequate supply of quality inputs and machinery and availability of transport to access inputs and profitable markets. There is evidence that these barriers have to be addressed holistically. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 725-739 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1188267 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1188267 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:725-739 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Moyo Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo Author-Name: A. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: M. Moyo Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo Author-Name: P. Chivenge Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Chivenge Author-Name: H. Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: H. Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Title: Irrigation development in Zimbabwe: understanding productivity barriers and opportunities at Mkoba and Silalatshani irrigation schemes Abstract: Productivity barriers and opportunities influencing smallholder irrigation sustainability in Zimbabwe were identified using case studies of the Silalatshani and Mkoba irrigation schemes. The major barriers were poor infrastructure and soil fertility, and poor access to farm inputs, farm implements, functioning markets and agricultural knowledge, which resulted in low yields, food insecurity and negative farm income. Most irrigated land remains unused, and marketing of produce is uncoordinated. Mobile technologies provide opportunities for market information dissemination. Institutions are needed to continuously encourage dialogue among agricultural value chain stakeholders to allow irrigators to align their operations to market demands and improve the viability of irrigation systems. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 740-754 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1175339 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1175339 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:740-754 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah Ann Wheeler Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Ann Author-X-Name-Last: Wheeler Author-Name: Alec Zuo Author-X-Name-First: Alec Author-X-Name-Last: Zuo Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Makarius Victor Mdemu Author-X-Name-First: Makarius Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Mdemu Author-Name: Andre van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: Andre Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Paiva Munguambe Author-X-Name-First: Paiva Author-X-Name-Last: Munguambe Title: An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa Abstract: This study provides an overview of extension influence on the adoption of irrigation innovations in developed and developing countries, and finds that extension plays a more significant positive role in influencing soft technology adoption in developing countries. Case studies on the nature, use and availability of extension advice in six irrigation schemes in Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are presented. The use of government extension officers varied significantly, with extension use not linked to farm outcomes. The results suggest the need to support more diverse sources of advice and to promote institutional reform in south-eastern Africa. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 755-769 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:755-769 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ana Manero Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Manero Title: Income inequality within smallholder irrigation schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: Equitable income distribution is recognized as critical for poverty reduction, particularly in developing areas. Most of the existing literature is based on region- or country-wide data; fewer empirical studies exist at community levels. This article examines income disparities within six smallholder irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique, comparing inequality at local and national levels, as well as decomposing inequality by group and by source. The results present significant contrasts between schemes and compared to national figures. This evidences that, inadvertently, nation-wide strategies may overlook high inequality at smaller scales, and thus, development policies should be tailored to the specific areas of intervention. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 770-787 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1152461 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1152461 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:770-787 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: Ikenna Mbakwe Author-X-Name-First: Ikenna Author-X-Name-Last: Mbakwe Author-Name: Nuru Ressa Mziray Author-X-Name-First: Nuru Ressa Author-X-Name-Last: Mziray Title: A soil water and solute learning system for small-scale irrigators in Africa Abstract: Better yields of high-value crops are necessary for a profitable irrigation industry in sub-Saharan Africa. We introduced two simple tools, the Chameleon soil moisture sensor and the FullStop wetting front detector, which represent soil water, nitrate and salt levels in the soil by displaying different colours. These tools form the basis of an experiential learning system for small-scale irrigators. We found that farmers quickly learned from the tools and changed their management within a short time. The cost of implementing a learning system would be a small fraction of that of building or revitalizing irrigation schemes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 788-803 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1320981 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1320981 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:788-803 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: André F. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: André F. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Peter Ramshaw Author-X-Name-First: Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Ramshaw Author-Name: Martin Moyo Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Title: Theory and application of Agricultural Innovation Platforms for improved irrigation scheme management in Southern Africa Abstract: Many small-scale irrigation systems are characterized by low yields and deteriorating infrastructure. Interventions often erroneously focus on increasing yields and rehabilitating infrastructure. Small-scale irrigation systems have many of the characteristics of complex socio-ecological systems, with many different actors and numerous interconnected subsystems. However, the limited interaction between the different subsystems and their agents prevents learning and the emergence of more beneficial outcomes. This article reports on using Agricultural Innovation Platforms to create an environment in which irrigation scheme actors can engage, experiment, learn and build adaptive capacity to increase market-related offtake and move out of poverty. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 804-823 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1321530 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1321530 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:804-823 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sithembile Ndema Mwamakamba Author-X-Name-First: Sithembile Ndema Author-X-Name-Last: Mwamakamba Author-Name: Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Author-X-Name-First: Lindiwe Majele Author-X-Name-Last: Sibanda Author-Name: Jamie Pittock Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Pittock Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Andre van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: Andre Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Paiva Munguambe Author-X-Name-First: Paiva Author-X-Name-Last: Munguambe Author-Name: Makarius Victor Mdemu Author-X-Name-First: Makarius Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Mdemu Author-Name: Japhet J. Kashaigili Author-X-Name-First: Japhet J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kashaigili Title: Irrigating Africa: policy barriers and opportunities for enhanced productivity of smallholder farmers Abstract: African governments have ambitious plans to expand irrigated agriculture, though existing smallholder schemes have largely failed to use land and water sustainably or become profitable. Six government-owned irrigation schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe were assessed to identify common policy barriers and opportunities for higher productivity among smallholder farmers. Issues like insecure land tenure systems, unclear institutional arrangements and poor access to markets have contributed to limited profitability. Reform of currently insecure land tenure, strengthening farmer organizations and reforming policies are recommended so that governments step back from scheme management and foster market linkages to enable more profitable irrigated agriculture. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 824-838 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1321531 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1321531 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:824-838 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jamie Pittock Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Pittock Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: Andre van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: Andre Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Title: Communal irrigation systems in South-Eastern Africa: findings on productivity and profitability Abstract: Significant expansion of irrigated agriculture is planned in Africa, though existing smallholder schemes perform poorly. Research at six schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe shows that a range of problems are exacerbated by poor management, with limited market linkages leading to underutilization and a lack of profit. Improving sustainability of these complex systems will require: multiple interventions at different scales; investing in people and institutions as much as hardware; clarity in governments’ objectives for their smallholder irrigation schemes; appropriate business models to enable farmers; and better market linkages. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 839-847 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1324768 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1324768 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:839-847 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 848-848 Issue: 5 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1281997 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1281997 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:848-848 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 817-818 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1239855 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1239855 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:817-818 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Barry T. Hart Author-X-Name-First: Barry T. Author-X-Name-Last: Hart Title: The Australian Murray–Darling Basin Plan: challenges in its implementation (part 1) Abstract: The latest in a set of major water reforms in the Australian Murray–Darling Basin occurred in November 2012 with completion of a new integrated water resources plan for the region (the Basin Plan). This occurred over a four-year period (2009–12) and was not without controversy. However, perhaps the most challenging part of this reform is occurring now with the implementation of the Basin Plan between 2012 and 2024. This paper discusses the key tasks to be undertaken by June 2016 and the main challenges in their implementation. A companion paper discusses the challenges in implementing the other tasks that need to be settled by 2024. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 819-834 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1083847 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1083847 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:819-834 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Barry T. Hart Author-X-Name-First: Barry T. Author-X-Name-Last: Hart Title: The Australian Murray–Darling Basin Plan: challenges in its implementation (Part 2) Abstract: The most recent major water reform in the Australian Murray–Darling Basin occurred in November 2012 with the development of a new integrated water resources plan for the region (the Basin Plan). This occurred over a four-year period (2009–12). An equally challenging part of this reform is occurring now with the implementation of the Basin Plan between 2012 and 2024. This paper discusses the challenges in implementing the key tasks that must be completed in the longer term by 2024. A companion paper discusses the challenges in implementing the more immediate tasks that must be completed by June 2016. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 835-852 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1084494 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1084494 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:835-852 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Meike Pendo Schäfer Author-X-Name-First: Meike Pendo Author-X-Name-Last: Schäfer Author-Name: Ottfried Dietrich Author-X-Name-First: Ottfried Author-X-Name-Last: Dietrich Author-Name: Boniface Mbilinyi Author-X-Name-First: Boniface Author-X-Name-Last: Mbilinyi Title: Streamflow and lake water level changes and their attributed causes in Eastern and Southern Africa: state of the art review Abstract: The objective of this review is to evaluate recent quantitative changes in streamflow and lake water levels in drainage basins of Eastern and Southern Africa. Findings indicate that the majority of analyzed case studies report decreasing streamflow or lake water levels between 1970 and 2010. The causes of change are chiefly anthropogenic, namely water withdrawal, land use and land cover change, and dams, and only to a lesser degree climate-related. However, there are distinct regional and temporal differences regarding reported changes and causes, e.g. land use and land cover change being mainly attributed to Eastern Africa, and dams to Southern Africa. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 853-880 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1091289 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1091289 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:853-880 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sayed Mohammad Nazim Uddin Author-X-Name-First: Sayed Mohammad Nazim Author-X-Name-Last: Uddin Author-Name: Annkathrin Tempel Author-X-Name-First: Annkathrin Author-X-Name-Last: Tempel Author-Name: Jan Franklin Adamowski Author-X-Name-First: Jan Franklin Author-X-Name-Last: Adamowski Author-Name: Jean Lapegue Author-X-Name-First: Jean Author-X-Name-Last: Lapegue Author-Name: Zifu Li Author-X-Name-First: Zifu Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Heinz-Peter Mang Author-X-Name-First: Heinz-Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Mang Title: Exploring alternative sources of funding for deploying sustainable sanitation technologies and services in Mongolia Abstract: One of the major challenges for deploying sustainable sanitation technologies and services around the world is financing. The present study applied both qualitative (key informant interviews) and quantitative (household survey) methods to explore sources of alternative financing in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, towards deploying sustainable sanitation technologies and services. Microfinance organizations, government subsidies and mining industries may represent potential sources of financing for the implementation of sustainable sanitation technologies and services in Mongolia. Moreover, building social capital among Ger residents and reinventing the idea of ‘corporate WASH responsibility’ could constitute new directions for the future. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 881-894 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1121137 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1121137 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:881-894 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Wenyi Du Author-X-Name-First: Wenyi Author-X-Name-Last: Du Author-Name: Yubing Fan Author-X-Name-First: Yubing Author-X-Name-Last: Fan Author-Name: Xiaowo Tang Author-X-Name-First: Xiaowo Author-X-Name-Last: Tang Title: Two-part pricing contracts under competition: the South-to-North Water Transfer Project supply chain system in China Abstract: This study analyzes the water supply chain system of the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project in China. The article compares the impacts of competition intensity on profits of two water distributors and the water supply chain system under two-part pricing contracts versus wholesale price contracts. When the upstream water supplier offers two-part pricing contracts, the water quantity and expected profits of both distributors decrease as the competition intensity increases. The expected profits of the supply chain system decrease, but are greater than the profits under wholesale price contracts. The government can control fixed costs to balance the profits of suppliers and distributors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 895-911 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1124755 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1124755 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:895-911 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ariadna Gabarda-Mallorquí Author-X-Name-First: Ariadna Author-X-Name-Last: Gabarda-Mallorquí Author-Name: Anna Ribas Palom Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Ribas Palom Title: Understanding reductions in water consumption in tourist areas: a case study of the Costa Brava, Spain Abstract: With nearly three million tourists per year, the Costa Brava (Spain) is one of the most frequently visited tourist areas on the Mediterranean coast. The aim of this article is to understand its hydrosocial cycle and to identify why water consumption per capita is decreasing in the region. Overall, this decrease is not related to a single factor. Instead, many factors, including the incorporation of technological and institutional innovations in water management, increasing levels of social awareness related to saving water, the introduction of alternative water resources, and increasing water prices, must be considered together. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 912-930 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1142861 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1142861 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:912-930 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Homero Yedra Author-X-Name-First: Homero Author-X-Name-Last: Yedra Author-Name: M. Azahara Mesa-Jurado Author-X-Name-First: M. Azahara Author-X-Name-Last: Mesa-Jurado Author-Name: Carlos A. López-Morales Author-X-Name-First: Carlos A. Author-X-Name-Last: López-Morales Author-Name: Maria M. Castillo Author-X-Name-First: Maria M. Author-X-Name-Last: Castillo Title: Economic valuation of irrigation water in south-eastern Mexico Abstract: Ongoing discussion on new water legislation in Mexico emphasizes the need to consider the economic dimension of water. Using the net income change method, in this article the economic value of irrigation water is estimated for banana cultivation in the state of Tabasco, which is a tropical region with high rainfall. The main results show that irrigated farms are 34–37% more profitable than rainfed ones with similar revenue levels, with corresponding water values of 1.48–1.75 USD/m3. These values are a proxy of farmers’ maximum willingness to pay, and can be used to inform tariff reform. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 931-943 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1133404 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1133404 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:931-943 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani Author-X-Name-First: Tinoush Author-X-Name-Last: Jamali Jaghdani Author-Name: Bernhard Brümmer Author-X-Name-First: Bernhard Author-X-Name-Last: Brümmer Title: Determinants of willingness to pay for groundwater: insights from informal water markets in Rafsanjan, Iran Abstract: This study highlights the methodological challenges in determining the value of water in informal water markets. As the decision to participate in water markets is unlikely to be random, self-selectivity is an important issue for an unbiased estimation of the participating farmers’ revealed willingness to pay. The relevance of these issues is illustrated for an informal irrigation water market in Iran. A two-stage random sampling was carried out in pistachio-growing farms which are irrigated by water from the Rafsanjan aquifer in Iran during 2008–2009. A Heckman sample selection model shows that the real willingness to pay can be less than the observed prices in an informal water market. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 944-960 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1133405 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1133405 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:944-960 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Truong Duc Toan Author-X-Name-First: Truong Duc Author-X-Name-Last: Toan Author-Name: Suzanne O’Keefe Author-X-Name-First: Suzanne Author-X-Name-Last: O’Keefe Author-Name: Lin Crase Author-X-Name-First: Lin Author-X-Name-Last: Crase Title: Farmer heterogeneity and water pricing reform: a case study from Vietnam Abstract: Water pricing has been recognized as an important policy instrument for improving the efficiency of irrigation and underpinning the sustainability of related services. However, establishing and charging the ‘right’ price is no simple task. This paper uses an exploratory factor analysis to isolate farmers’ motivations towards farming. A binary logit regression is then used to examine the relationship between motivation, household, and farmer characteristics and willingness to pay for improved irrigation services. Findings from this study suggest that a ‘one size fits all’ approach faces remote prospects of success and better targeting of reform effort is warranted. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 961-977 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1085368 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1085368 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:961-977 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hien Thanh Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Hien Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Lisa Lobry de Bruyn Author-X-Name-First: Lisa Author-X-Name-Last: Lobry de Bruyn Author-Name: Richard Koech Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Koech Title: Impact of hydropower dam development on agriculturally based livelihoods of resettled communities: a case study of Duong Hoa Commune in central Vietnam Abstract: Dam development is widespread in central Vietnam. Interviews were conducted with households that had been resettled and those that had not to determine the type of agricultural livelihoods that were re-established nine years after resettlement due to the Ta Trach reservoir project. Results showed that resettled households, despite having more forest land, were economically worse off compared with households that were not moved. This discrepancy between households was attributed to less arable land allocated to resettled households. The provision of good-quality land, able to grow crops and food trees, was essential if households were to re-establish a comparable agriculturally based livelihood. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 978-996 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1121138 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2015.1121138 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:978-996 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kim J. Zietlow Author-X-Name-First: Kim J. Author-X-Name-Last: Zietlow Author-Name: Mirja Michalscheck Author-X-Name-First: Mirja Author-X-Name-Last: Michalscheck Author-Name: Meike Weltin Author-X-Name-First: Meike Author-X-Name-Last: Weltin Title: Water conservation under scarcity conditions: testing the long-run effectiveness of a water conservation awareness campaign in Jordan Abstract: This study measures the long-run effect of the Abu Tawfeer media campaign in Jordan. Based on a representative sample (N = 367) conducted five years after the end of the campaign, a multivariate instrumental variable regression analysis shows that the campaign only marginally changed people’s water conservation awareness and behaviour. The rigorous methodological approach allows disentangling the distinct channels through which the effect of the conservation campaign was transmitted. Moreover, this is one of the first studies that comprehensively examines the role of awareness in determining water conservation behaviour. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 997-1009 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1159947 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1159947 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:997-1009 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nina Hissen Author-X-Name-First: Nina Author-X-Name-Last: Hissen Title: Transboundary Water Politics in the Developing World Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1010-1011 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1150815 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1150815 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:1010-1011 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Ratna Reddy Author-X-Name-First: V. Author-X-Name-Last: Ratna Reddy Title: Review of the book Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1012-1015 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1217770 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1217770 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:1012-1015 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thinesh Kumar Paramasilvam Author-X-Name-First: Thinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Paramasilvam Title: Report: Emerging issues facing the water–energy–food nexus in the Middle East and Asia Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1016-1019 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1171203 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1171203 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:1016-1019 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1020-1020 Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1242660 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1242660 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:1020-1020 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Editorial board Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ebi-ebi Issue: 6 Volume: 32 Year: 2016 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1240899 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1240899 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:32:y:2016:i:6:p:ebi-ebi Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ngai Chan Author-X-Name-First: Ngai Author-X-Name-Last: Chan Title: Managing Urban Rivers and Water Quality in Malaysia for Sustainable Water Resources Abstract: Rivers are rich ecosystems and sources of life, providing many functions for the survival of natural and human systems. In Malaysia, due to poor management and public apathy, they are severely degraded. Rapid development and urbanization have also overstressed and polluted them, and governance practices are mostly focused on managing water shortages, floods, and pollution. Limitations include low priority in the political agenda, inadequate economic, managerial, and human resources, poor enforcement of laws and regulations, poor public involvement, and inadequate use of non-structural measures. Recent government, private sector, and NGO partnerships, however, have shown great potential for improved management of rivers. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 343-354 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668643 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668643 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:343-354 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Soumya Balasubramanya Author-X-Name-First: Soumya Author-X-Name-Last: Balasubramanya Author-Name: Dennis Wichelns Author-X-Name-First: Dennis Author-X-Name-Last: Wichelns Title: Economic Incentives Can Enhance Policy Efforts to Improve Water Quality in Asia Abstract: This article describes the conceptual advantages of including economic incentives in the basket of policy alternatives available for motivating improvements in water quality. With a particular focus on Asia, we discuss the incentives available for encouraging reductions in point and nonpoint source pollutants in urban, rural, and peri-urban settings. Several countries in Asia are implementing some form of economic incentives, either directly, in the form of effluent taxes or subsidies, or in combination with regulatory measures that help to ensure water quality standards are achieved. We also describe the importance of institutional capacity and political will in support of economic incentives, and the increasing usefulness of incentive programmes as economies develop and expand. The discussion includes several examples of programmes in China and Thailand, along with observations from India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 217-231 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668644 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668644 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:217-231 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mukand Babel Author-X-Name-First: Mukand Author-X-Name-Last: Babel Author-Name: Aldrin Rivas Author-X-Name-First: Aldrin Author-X-Name-Last: Rivas Author-Name: Ashim Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Ashim Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Author-Name: yatsuka kataoka Author-X-Name-First: yatsuka Author-X-Name-Last: kataoka Title: Improving Groundwater Quality Management for the Sustainable Utilization of the Bangkok Aquifer System Abstract: Several measures have been implemented to address the negative environmental consequences brought about by the overexploitation of groundwater resources in the Bangkok Aquifer System. However, such measures were mainly directed to quantity issues such as resource depletion and land subsidence, whereas quality aspects seem to have been given less attention. Given that quality deterioration, mainly chloride contamination, has affected groundwater users, this article evaluates current groundwater quality management practices in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, points out the challenges, and provides some specific recommendations for the sustainable utilization of the valuable resource. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 355-371 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668645 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668645 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:355-371 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: S. Wate Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Wate Title: An Overview of Policies Impacting Water Quality and Governance in India Abstract: Water is one of the most crucial elements in developmental planning of India for the 21st century. The growth of urban megalopolises, increased industrial activity and dependence of the agricultural sector on chemicals and fertilizers has resulted in the overcharging of the carrying capacity of the water bodies to assimilate and decompose wastes. Several ambitious legal and institutional measures and projects like the Water Pollution Act, Pollution Control Boards, and the National River Action Plan have yielded no significant results. There is a need to bring about a perceivable shift in philosophy and address water problems to meet the demands of a growing population by improving efficiency, prioritizing the water demand sector-wise, and adopting policies and practices that check resource degradation. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 265-279 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668646 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668646 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:265-279 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Nickum Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Nickum Title: Exploring the Boundaries of Water Quality Management in Asia Abstract: Beginning with the case of iodine-131 detection in Tokyo's water supply in March 2011, this paper explores the boundaries of water quality management, with focus on Asian cities. Boundaries include those of definition, of measurement, of the significance of measurements, of public perceptions and trust, of disjunctures between human and natural systems, of dis-integrated water resources management, and of social and political marginality. Delineating these boundaries, most of them well known, is not a call for inaction or despair, but for clarity and recognition of the difficult road ahead. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 233-245 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668647 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668647 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:233-245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jun Xia Author-X-Name-First: Jun Author-X-Name-Last: Xia Title: An Integrated Management Approach for Water Quality and Quantity: Case Studies in North China Abstract: This paper presents a systematic concept of integrated water resources quantity and quality assessment and develops a new approach to assess available water resources for water quality management. The method considers not only environmental flow demand in a river system but also water quality objectives as determined by water service function regionalization in the river. The method was applied in North China in basins with different conditions. The results show that this integrated assessment approach provides useful information for decision making concerning allocation of available water resources under the water quality and environmental flow constraints, indicating the need to reduce wastewater loads to reach specific water quality standards. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 299-312 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668648 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668648 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:299-312 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ina Liljeström Author-X-Name-First: Ina Author-X-Name-Last: Liljeström Author-Name: Matti Kummu Author-X-Name-First: Matti Author-X-Name-Last: Kummu Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Title: Nutrient Balance Assessment in the Mekong Basin: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in a Catchment Scale Abstract: Tropical regions are typically rather poorly covered by nutrient enrichment information, despite th eir soaring population, urbanization, industrialization, and intensifying agriculture. We provide an overview of nutrient fluxes and their temporal and spatial patterns in the Mekong River for 1985–2005. Total inorganic nitrogen fluxes increased significantly, while phosphorus fluxes increased less steeply. The majority of fluxes originated from agricultural and from forest and shrubland areas. Although the Mekong is not yet facing severe water quality problems, the concurrent rapid development can be expected to accelerate nutrient enrichment. There is thus an urgent need to improve water quality monitoring and pollution control measures, and to give water quality issues more weight at the policy level. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 373-391 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668649 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668649 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:373-391 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zhongbao Xin Author-X-Name-First: Zhongbao Author-X-Name-Last: Xin Author-Name: Lishan Ran Author-X-Name-First: Lishan Author-X-Name-Last: Ran Author-Name: X. Lu Author-X-Name-First: X. Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Title: Soil Erosion Control and Sediment Load Reduction in the Loess Plateau: Policy Perspectives Abstract: The sediment load of the Loess Plateau has shown a sharp decreasing trend in the past decades. This paper gives a comprehensive review of the driving factors of the sediment decrease with respect to human activities, including soil and water conservation, dam construction, and vegetation restoration. Also presented is an overview of the main achievements of soil and water conservation and the main soil erosion control programmes implemented in the Loess Plateau. The paper concludes with suggestions for further policy modifications that could move management towards ecological sustainability and will be greatly beneficial to the regional water resources management and restoration of an eco-environmental system in the Loess Plateau. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 325-341 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.668650 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.668650 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:325-341 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dajun Shen Author-X-Name-First: Dajun Author-X-Name-Last: Shen Title: Water Quality Management in China Abstract: This paper analyzes water quality management in China in terms of legislation, institutions, and management instruments, and provides suggestions on improving the system. China has developed a separate, sectoral water quality management system where instruments including standards, function zones, permits, and charges are extensively applied. Nevertheless, problems such as lack of integrated frameworks, overlapping functions, focus on pollution control, poor implementation, and inadequate capacity limit its effectiveness. China should fully implement and reform the current system, restructure water quality management institutions, manage its water resources in a river basin context, and encourage market-based approaches. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 281-297 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.669079 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.669079 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:281-297 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alexandra Evans Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra Author-X-Name-Last: Evans Author-Name: Munir Hanjra Author-X-Name-First: Munir Author-X-Name-Last: Hanjra Author-Name: Yunlu Jiang Author-X-Name-First: Yunlu Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang Author-Name: Manzoor Qadir Author-X-Name-First: Manzoor Author-X-Name-Last: Qadir Author-Name: Pay Drechsel Author-X-Name-First: Pay Author-X-Name-Last: Drechsel Title: Water Quality: Assessment of the Current Situation in Asia Abstract: The uncontrolled release of sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural run-off continue to affect Asia. Although many Asian countries are getting closer to meeting the improved sanitation targets, much of the waste remains untreated. Comprehensive databases are rarely available and national data indicate that the water quality situation is serious. However, there are many signs of hope. Water quality monitoring efforts are improving and several countries now have systems in place that could guide other nations in the region. The efforts of basin agencies, such as the Mekong River Commission, could lead the way to transboundary or even regional assessments. Many regulatory and economic options are being tested for pollution control, but institutional and social challenges remain, in particular those related to population growth and the various ways in which it is affecting water quality across the region. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 195-216 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.669520 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.669520 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:195-216 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yuan Yu Author-X-Name-First: Yuan Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Dieudonné-Guy Ohandja Author-X-Name-First: Dieudonné-Guy Author-X-Name-Last: Ohandja Author-Name: J. Bell Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Bell Title: Institutional Capacity on Water Pollution Control of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China Abstract: This paper analyzes the role of the prevalent formal and informal institutions in Guangzhou in alleviating deteriorating water quality in the Pearl River. In addition to the dominating role of the local government, it examines the influences of other relevant factors such as the role of environmental non-governmental organizations, the media, and the impact of social and cultural norms. It concludes that the current institutional framework is not sufficiently competent to handle water pollution problems and that a multi-dimensional and cross-sectoral approach is necessary for water pollution control in the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 313-324 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.669704 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.669704 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:313-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: John Fawell Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Fawell Author-Name: Choon Ong Author-X-Name-First: Choon Author-X-Name-Last: Ong Title: Emerging Contaminants and the Implications for Drinking Water Abstract: Advancements in sensitive analytical methods now give scientists the ability to detect trace amounts of chemicals in our water sources and drinking water supplies. As a result, recent studies are revealing the presence of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, fire retardants, nanomaterials, and other substances we use at home and at work. These substances are commonly referred to as “emerging contaminants”. However, the consequences, if any, of exposure to these compounds and their mixtures at low levels is still far from clear. This article gives an overview on a topic that has attracted much media attention and attempts to suggest how the scientific community should handle the knowledge gap. This article is dedicated to the memory of Laura Fawell. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 247-263 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.672394 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.672394 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:247-263 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 191-193 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.682214 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.682214 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:191-193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: News Item Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 393-393 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.683766 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.683766 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:393-393 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kishore Mahbubani Author-X-Name-First: Kishore Author-X-Name-Last: Mahbubani Title: Foreword Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 187-189 Issue: 2 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684453 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684453 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:2:p:187-189 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hidemi Yoshida Author-X-Name-First: Hidemi Author-X-Name-Last: Yoshida Author-Name: Rampisela Agnes Author-X-Name-First: Rampisela Author-X-Name-Last: Agnes Author-Name: Mochtar Solle Author-X-Name-First: Mochtar Author-X-Name-Last: Solle Author-Name: Muh. Jayadi Author-X-Name-First: Muh. Author-X-Name-Last: Jayadi Title: A long-term evaluation of families affected by the Bili-Bili Dam development resettlement project in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Abstract: A series of surveys and interviews were conducted with families relocated from the site of the Bili-Bili Dam project in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to remote transmigration areas in the same province. At the time of the survey, all families had received their full amount of cash compensation for relocation. In addition, they had been given an opportunity to join the Transmigration Programme (TP) to receive land and houses for free; however, many suffered from hardships and their strong attachment to their homeland forced them to return. The results of this survey show that families who joined the TP did in fact use their compensation money to purchase small pieces of land and homes close to their original village. Those who were successful and saved money while living in TP areas, as well as those who sold their land in the TP areas, mostly returned to the dam vicinity and were able to purchase land and homes in that area. It is therefore concluded that this resettlement scheme was successful. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 50-58 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738495 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738495 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:50-58 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jagath Manatunge Author-X-Name-First: Jagath Author-X-Name-Last: Manatunge Author-Name: Naruhiko Takesada Author-X-Name-First: Naruhiko Author-X-Name-Last: Takesada Title: Long-term perceptions of project-affected persons: a case study of the Kotmale Dam in Sri Lanka Abstract: Many of the negative consequences of dam-related involuntary displacement of affected communities can be overcome by careful planning and by providing resettlers with adequate compensation. In this paper the resettlement scheme of the Kotmale Dam in Sri Lanka is revisited, focusing on resettlers' positive perceptions. Displaced communities expressed satisfaction when income levels and stability were higher in addition to their having access to land ownership titles, good irrigation infrastructure, water, and more opportunities for their children. However, harsh climate conditions, increased incidence of diseases and human–wildlife conflicts caused much discomfort among resettlers. Diversification away from paddy farming to other agricultural activities and providing legal land titles would have allowed them to gain more from resettlement compensation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 87-100 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738496 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738496 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:87-100 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Erhan Akça Author-X-Name-First: Erhan Author-X-Name-Last: Akça Author-Name: Ryo Fujikura Author-X-Name-First: Ryo Author-X-Name-Last: Fujikura Author-Name: Çiğdem Sabbağ Author-X-Name-First: Çiğdem Author-X-Name-Last: Sabbağ Title: Atatürk Dam resettlement process: increased disparity resulting from insufficient financial compensation Abstract: A survey of 99 resettled families displaced by construction of the Atatürk Dam in Turkey revealed that only a few of the families agreed to the resettlement plan and most of them resettled reluctantly. The compensation for this displacement was primarily monetary; however, the actual amount of the compensation did not reflect the market price of the land and most of the families presently own less land than they did prior to the resettlement. This resettlement adversely affected those who owned small parcels of land in particular, as many have stopped farming and are presently working as labourers or crop sharers. Many who owned large parcels of land were able to continue farming. The insufficient compensation offered by this project widened the disparity between these two groups. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 101-108 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:101-108 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kyoko Matsumoto Author-X-Name-First: Kyoko Author-X-Name-Last: Matsumoto Author-Name: Yu Mizuno Author-X-Name-First: Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Mizuno Author-Name: Erika Onagi Author-X-Name-First: Erika Author-X-Name-Last: Onagi Title: The long-term implications of compensation schemes for community rehabilitation: the Kusaki and Sameura dam projects in Japan Abstract: Very few studies have been conducted to analyze the long-term consequences of large infrastructure development on community rehabilitation. This study reviews the Kusaki and Sameura dam projects in Japan, which were carried out in the 1970s. This research attempted to identify factors in the compensation schemes and resettlement negotiations of these projects that affected long-term community rehabilitation and individual resettlement. The lessons learned from this study will provide valuable knowledge for developing countries where large infrastructure development has been vigorously undertaken. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 109-119 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738498 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738498 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:109-119 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bounsouk Souksavath Author-X-Name-First: Bounsouk Author-X-Name-Last: Souksavath Author-Name: Miko Maekawa Author-X-Name-First: Miko Author-X-Name-Last: Maekawa Title: The livelihood reconstruction of resettlers from the Nam Ngum 1 hydropower project in Laos Abstract: The Nam Ngum 1 hydropower project took place in the early 1970s and displaced about 23 villages and 570 households. This research focuses on two resettlement villages: Pakcheng and Phonhang. A comparison is made concerning the livelihood conditions of these two villages, resettled in 1968 and 1977, respectively. The methodology involved consultation meetings in each village and one-on-one interviews of 100 households (50 households per village). This case study has determined that in terms of family income for these two villages, Pakcheng is significantly more affluent than Phonhang. This is probably because Pakcheng is located along a main road and has far better facilities and irrigation systems. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 59-70 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738592 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738592 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:59-70 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sunardi Author-X-Name-First: Author-X-Name-Last: Sunardi Author-Name: Budhi Gunawan Author-X-Name-First: Budhi Author-X-Name-Last: Gunawan Author-Name: Jagath Manatunge Author-X-Name-First: Jagath Author-X-Name-Last: Manatunge Author-Name: Fifi Pratiwi Author-X-Name-First: Fifi Author-X-Name-Last: Pratiwi Title: Livelihood status of resettlers affected by the Saguling Dam project, 25 years after inundation Abstract: A study of the effects of the Saguling Dam project has been conducted. This paper attempts to examine the long-term effects of the dam construction on the livelihoods of the displaced people, paying special attention to any effects caused by inequality of access to resettlement schemes. The study results indicate that the majority of the resettlers perceived their livelihoods as being better after their resettlement. However, loss of jobs or conversion to less preferable or beneficial occupations caused by the project has affected their satisfaction level. In addition, inequality of access to options of the resettlement scheme has caused differences in socio-economic status among the resettlers. Furthermore, in the long term, the option has also failed to indemnify resettlers from lost livelihoods due to environmental and socio-economic constraints. For future resettlement programmes, the authors propose that policy makers should employ analysis instruments which can precisely predict long-run impacts, while local backgrounds and dynamics are important to be considered to secure the success of resettlement programmes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 25-34 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738593 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:25-34 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bounsouk Souksavath Author-X-Name-First: Bounsouk Author-X-Name-Last: Souksavath Author-Name: Mikiyasu Nakayama Author-X-Name-First: Mikiyasu Author-X-Name-Last: Nakayama Title: Reconstruction of the livelihood of resettlers from the Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos Abstract: The Nam Theun 2 (NT2) hydropower project displaced 6738 people from 17 villages and 1298 households. This research focuses on four resettlement villages. Household interviews were conducted to learn more about variations in living conditions, traditions and culture in the villages that were relocated independently compared to villages in which relocation had merged older villages together. The case study suggests that most resettlers wanted to remain exclusively with their own village members. However, it was impossible for every village to have its own resettlement location given the scarcity of the land and resources in the resettlement areas. As a result, some villages were merged with other villages in the newly developed resettlement villages. On a different note, the NT2 project provided superior compensation for the resettlers when compared with other similar projects in Laos. However, the NT2 project had insufficient land resources to satisfy the agricultural needs of the resettlers and thus created a situation where the livelihood of the villages will not be sustainable when the project concludes its support for the resettlers. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 71-86 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.738792 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.738792 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:71-86 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Syafruddin Karimi Author-X-Name-First: Syafruddin Author-X-Name-Last: Karimi Author-Name: Werry Taifur Author-X-Name-First: Werry Author-X-Name-Last: Taifur Title: Resettlement and development: a survey of two of Indonesia's Koto Panjang resettlement villages Abstract: Construction of the Koto Panjang Dam was initiated in response to the rapidly increasing demand for electricity in the central region of Sumatra, Indonesia. The process of resettling the villages affected by this construction lasted from 1991 to 2000. The economic factors related to this resettlement programme include monetary compensation, productive capacity, and appropriate distribution of income. Better-off villages (such as those where a rubber plantation was found) received a higher level of compensation and used this compensation to purchase productive assets. Increasing the level of a family's income generates better income distribution and a lower level of poverty, whereas decreasing it creates worse income distribution and a higher level of poverty. The presence of productive capacity is necessary to guarantee the success of an involuntary resettlement programme that attempts to improve the standard of living for displaced peoples. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 35-49 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.739539 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.739539 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:35-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ryo Fujikura Author-X-Name-First: Ryo Author-X-Name-Last: Fujikura Author-Name: Mikiyasu Nakayama Author-X-Name-First: Mikiyasu Author-X-Name-Last: Nakayama Title: The long-term impacts of resettlement programmes resulting from dam construction projects in Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka and Turkey: a comparison of land-for-land and cash compensation schemes Abstract: Post-project household surveys were conducted regarding 10 resettlement programmes resulting from dam construction projects in Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka and Turkey. In all cases the resettlement was completed at least 20 years ago, except for one case in Laos. Six of the programmes adopted a cash compensation scheme and the other four were based on a land-for-land compensation scheme. While the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development prefer land-for-land compensation, there was no significant difference observed concerning the effectiveness of the two compensation schemes. Cash compensation demonstrated a small advantage for farmers who wanted to change their occupation; for those who hope to move into an urban area to secure a better livelihood, cash compensation could be a better option. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 4-13 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.741032 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.741032 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:4-13 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dian Sisinggih Author-X-Name-First: Dian Author-X-Name-Last: Sisinggih Author-Name: Sri Wahyuni Author-X-Name-First: Sri Author-X-Name-Last: Wahyuni Author-Name: Pitojo Juwono Author-X-Name-First: Pitojo Author-X-Name-Last: Juwono Title: The resettlement programme of the Wonorejo Dam project in Tulungagung, Indonesia: the perceptions of former residents Abstract: The Wonorejo Dam project involuntarily relocated many families from the dam site. These resettled individuals opted to move into surrounding villages rather than to follow the transmigration scheme put in place that would have taken them beyond Java Island. Although the former residents were moved involuntarily, many of them are found to be content with their current situation and conditions. The findings of this study may help appropriate authorities enhance their social responsibility and evaluate their respective resettlement programmes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 14-24 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.743432 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.743432 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:14-24 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-3 Issue: 1 Volume: 29 Year: 2013 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.754978 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.754978 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:29:y:2013:i:1:p:1-3 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Water crisis and water wars: myths and realities Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 727-731 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1636502 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1636502 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:727-731 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Melissa McCracken Author-X-Name-First: Melissa Author-X-Name-Last: McCracken Author-Name: Aaron T. Wolf Author-X-Name-First: Aaron T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf Title: Updating the Register of International River Basins of the world Abstract: The delineation of the world’s international river basins has not been undertaken by any formal body since 1978. Researchers with the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database have attempted to fill this void through the 1999 Register, with online updates and currently with the present study. This current register delineates 310 international river basins, reflecting changes in political boundaries and increased data quality. These basins are shared by 150 countries and disputed areas, cover 47.1% of the Earth’s land surface and include 52% of the world’s population. This paper lists all international river systems, their basin areas, their riparian states and their respective territorial percentages. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 732-782 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1572497 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1572497 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:732-782 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emeline Hassenforder Author-X-Name-First: Emeline Author-X-Name-Last: Hassenforder Author-Name: Sylvain Barone Author-X-Name-First: Sylvain Author-X-Name-Last: Barone Title: Institutional arrangements for water governance Abstract: Institutional arrangements shape water-related decision making and water policies, and drive behaviours related to water sharing and use. It is therefore crucial that water researchers, policy makers and managers understand institutions. This article reviews and critically assesses the current knowledge of water-related institutional arrangements. It explains how researchers explore institutional structures, emergence and change. It details how institutions are considered as a response to social-environmental issues through design, fit and bricolage. The article concludes with the most promising topics for the future scientific agenda. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 778-802 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1431526 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1431526 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:778-802 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Sanz Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Sanz Author-Name: Jeroen Vos Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen Author-X-Name-Last: Vos Author-Name: Femke Rambags Author-X-Name-First: Femke Author-X-Name-Last: Rambags Author-Name: Jaime Hoogesteger Author-X-Name-First: Jaime Author-X-Name-Last: Hoogesteger Author-Name: Eduardo Cassiraga Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Cassiraga Author-Name: Juan José Gómez-Alday Author-X-Name-First: Juan José Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez-Alday Title: The social construction and consequences of groundwater modelling: insight from the Mancha Oriental aquifer, Spain Abstract: Groundwater flow models have been increasingly used to support policy making. A substantial amount of research has been dedicated to improving, validating and calibrating models and including stakeholders in the modelling process. However, little research has been done to analyze how the choices of model makers and steering by policy makers result in models with specific characteristics, which only allow specific modelling outcomes, and how the use of these modelling outcomes leads to specific social, economic and environmental consequences. In this study, we use the social construction of technology framework to explore the development, characteristics and uses of the groundwater model of the Mancha Oriental aquifer in Spain. The specific characteristics and functioning of this model influenced the policy implementation, implying that involving stakeholders in the development and use of models is crucial for improved democratic policy making. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 808-829 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1495619 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1495619 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:808-829 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julio Berbel Author-X-Name-First: Julio Author-X-Name-Last: Berbel Author-Name: Alfonso Expósito Author-X-Name-First: Alfonso Author-X-Name-Last: Expósito Author-Name: María M. Borrego-Marín Author-X-Name-First: María M. Author-X-Name-Last: Borrego-Marín Title: Conciliation of competing uses and stakeholder rights to groundwater: an evaluation of Fuencaliente Aquifer (Spain) Abstract: This article evaluates economic use values of groundwater and examines the trade-offs between agricultural and recreational uses of the Fuencaliente Aquifer in southern Spain. This case study is an example of the relevance of the non-market values of groundwater resources in achieving more sustainable management of groundwater resources, an issue on which there is still scarce evidence in the literature. The revealed preference of stakeholders associated with the current resource allocation (as defined by the agreed aquifer management plan) can be explained by the consideration of option values and economic non-use values (cultural and historical). Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 830-846 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1491392 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1491392 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:830-846 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ranu Sinha Author-X-Name-First: Ranu Author-X-Name-Last: Sinha Author-Name: Michael Gilmont Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Gilmont Author-Name: Robert Hope Author-X-Name-First: Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Hope Author-Name: Simon Dadson Author-X-Name-First: Simon Author-X-Name-Last: Dadson Title: Understanding the effectiveness of investments in irrigation system modernization: evidence from Madhya Pradesh, India Abstract: Investments in modernizing irrigation infrastructure are key to enhance water security for agriculture. However, outcomes of investments are insufficiently understood, limiting the future design of interventions. This article applies a fixed effects regression model to test whether modernization of irrigation systems in Madhya Pradesh leads to improvements in district-level yields and protection of yields against sub-basin rainfall variability. Findings suggest that investments fail to improve yields in districts with deficient rainfall and fail to buffer crops against monsoon variability, compared to control districts with no investments. Interventions should be designed to respond to the complexities of sub-basin rainfall variability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 847-870 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1480357 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1480357 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:847-870 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nir Becker Author-X-Name-First: Nir Author-X-Name-Last: Becker Author-Name: Asael Greenfeld Author-X-Name-First: Asael Author-X-Name-Last: Greenfeld Author-Name: Shiri Zemah Shamir Author-X-Name-First: Shiri Author-X-Name-Last: Zemah Shamir Title: Cost–benefit analysis of full and partial river restoration: the Kishon River in Israel Abstract: Restoration of rivers is important because they provide many ecosystem services. However, full restoration is costly, and with limited resources, the priority of the different elements of a restoration plan needs to be considered. In this article the benefits of separable restoration components were analyzed for the Kishon River in Israel. The proposed restoration plan contained four segments: riverbed cleaning, ecological restoration, accessibility, and sports facilities. We used non-market valuation to estimate benefits and found the full restoration programme to pass the cost–benefit test, but partial restoration to be more efficient. Based on these conclusions, different funding alternatives are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 871-890 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1501349 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1501349 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:871-890 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Chris J Perry Author-X-Name-First: Chris J Author-X-Name-Last: Perry Title: What can explain groundwater rejuvenation in Gujarat in recent years? Abstract: The groundwater build-up in recent years in Gujarat state of western India, which has been known for aquifer exploitation for many decades, had caught the attention of researchers worldwide. This article analyses the various parameters that can influence groundwater behaviour and argues that the recent water level rise in the region is due to large-scale import of surface water from the Sardar Sarovar project for irrigation along with greater rainfall. The earlier works argued that the improvement in groundwater condition is because of the massive, government-sponsored water harvesting work and the introduction of a policy to restrict power supply for well irrigation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 891-906 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1501350 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1501350 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:891-906 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Corinne Ong Pei Pei Author-X-Name-First: Corinne Ong Pei Author-X-Name-Last: Pei Title: Editors’ panel session Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 907-909 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1638102 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1638102 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:907-909 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Forthcoming Festschrift in honour of Asit K. Biswas Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 910-911 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1634874 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1634874 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:910-911 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 912-912 Issue: 5 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 9 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1634870 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1634870 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:5:p:912-912 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Water as a human right Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 509-511 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1321237 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1321237 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:509-511 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Address of his holiness Pope Francis Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 512-513 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1309790 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1309790 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:512-513 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pedro Martínez-Santos Author-X-Name-First: Pedro Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Santos Title: Does 91% of the world’s population really have “sustainable access to safe drinking water”? Abstract: Halving the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water was a core target of the Millennium Development Goals. This led to an unprecedented effort in the water sector, improving the livelihoods of millions of people. While the goal has officially been accomplished, unsuitable benchmarks have led to overstatement of the results. Indicators overemphasize improved water sources, disregarding the fact that many continue to be contaminated, unreliable or unaffordable. The alleged success needs to be reframed to avoid confusion, prevent investments from being reallocated away from the water sector and obtain more accurate estimates of water access. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 514-533 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1298517 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1298517 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:514-533 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hongbo Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Hongbo Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Vijay P. Singh Author-X-Name-First: Vijay P. Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Dongyong Sun Author-X-Name-First: Dongyong Author-X-Name-Last: Sun Author-Name: Qijun Yu Author-X-Name-First: Qijun Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Author-Name: Wei Cao Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Cao Title: Has water-saving irrigation recovered groundwater in the Hebei Province plains of China? Abstract: This study performed a quantitative evaluation of the impact of water-saving irrigation on the groundwater regime in the Hebei Province plains area. In this work, the change in groundwater regime and the contributions of precipitation and water-saving irrigation development were investigated. The results indicate that the groundwater overdraft has been mitigated to some extent, mainly due to changes in precipitation and the implementation of water-saving irrigation, with contributions of 64.3% and 35.7%, respectively, when considering only these two factors. Water-saving irrigation is accepted as an important means for reducing groundwater depletion, but should be used in conjunction with other measures. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 534-552 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1192994 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1192994 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:534-552 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Cho Nam Ng Author-X-Name-First: Cho Nam Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Author-Name: James Hans Lenzer Author-X-Name-First: James Hans Author-X-Name-Last: Lenzer Author-Name: Heping Dang Author-X-Name-First: Heping Author-X-Name-Last: Dang Author-Name: Tao Liu Author-X-Name-First: Tao Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Shenjun Yao Author-X-Name-First: Shenjun Author-X-Name-Last: Yao Title: Unpacking water conflicts: a reinterpretation of coordination problems in China’s water-governance system Abstract: In China, water conflicts have been traditionally framed as the external costs of economic development and tackled with technocratic measures. This study examines water conflicts through the lens of water diversion, water allocation and water functional zoning. It reframes water conflicts as a result of coordination problems nested in complex inter-jurisdictional interactions. With a game-theoretic illustration, it identifies that individual and group heterogeneities are two challenges to effective coordination. It argues that China’s state-centric water institutions are tailored to optimize overall social utilities, yet they constrain coordination due to insufficient costs and benefits redistribution mechanisms at the local level. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 553-569 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1197824 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1197824 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:553-569 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jan M. Fliervoet Author-X-Name-First: Jan M. Author-X-Name-Last: Fliervoet Author-Name: Riyan J. G. van den Born Author-X-Name-First: Riyan J. G. Author-X-Name-Last: van den Born Title: From implementation towards maintenance: sustaining collaborative initiatives for integrated floodplain management in the Netherlands Abstract: Collaborative governance has been introduced in the planning and implementation phases of river management, but has not yet reached the maintenance phase. In anticipation of this, this article explores how stakeholders shape collaborative initiatives aimed at maintaining multifunctional floodplains by analyzing their framing of collaboration objectives and membership structures. The case study shows that participants envisioned a shared governance structure, while no consensus was attained on the underlying collaborative objectives. Moreover, the envisioned structure revealed a tendency towards separation instead of integration, because participants abandoned the idea of public–private collaboration, which had previously been adopted in the planning and implementation phases. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 570-590 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1200962 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1200962 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:570-590 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chloe Begg Author-X-Name-First: Chloe Author-X-Name-Last: Begg Author-Name: Maximilian Ueberham Author-X-Name-First: Maximilian Author-X-Name-Last: Ueberham Author-Name: Torsten Masson Author-X-Name-First: Torsten Author-X-Name-Last: Masson Author-Name: Christian Kuhlicke Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Kuhlicke Title: Interactions between citizen responsibilization, flood experience and household resilience: insights from the 2013 flood in Germany Abstract: As increasing emphasis is placed on the importance of citizens’ taking responsibility for their own preparedness and protection against flooding, it is important to understand the relationship between responsibility and action and how current practices of responsibilization influence household resilience. Based on a survey of 889 households affected by flooding in 2013 in the states of Saxony and Bavaria, Germany, this study investigates the relationship between action and flood experience and how this experience influences whether citizens feel responsible, and therefore the likelihood that they will take action in the future. These findings have implications for household resilience as well as future research. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 591-608 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1200961 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1200961 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:591-608 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dengcai Yan Author-X-Name-First: Dengcai Author-X-Name-Last: Yan Author-Name: Guoqing Shi Author-X-Name-First: Guoqing Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Author-Name: Zijiang Hu Author-X-Name-First: Zijiang Author-X-Name-Last: Hu Author-Name: Haibao Wang Author-X-Name-First: Haibao Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Resettlement for the Danjiangkou Dam heightening project in China: planning, implementation and effects Abstract: This article examines the planning, implementation and effects of resettlement for the Danjiangkou Dam Heightening Project. In the process of planning, the local government took full account of the long-term development of resettlers. In the process of implementation, resettlers could obtain compensation, subsidy, follow-up support and counterpart support. Their living and production conditions greatly improved after resettlement. The following factors contributed to successful resettlement: a development model of industry supporting agriculture; commitment of the central government; adequate funding; sound organizational systems; efficient government management mechanisms at various levels; and the favourable geographical location of the resettlement site. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 609-627 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1216829 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1216829 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:609-627 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ali A. Obeed Al-Azawi Author-X-Name-First: Ali A. Author-X-Name-Last: Obeed Al-Azawi Author-Name: Frank A. Ward Author-X-Name-First: Frank A. Author-X-Name-Last: Ward Title: Groundwater use and policy options for sustainable management in Southern Iraq Abstract: An important challenge facing the design of sustainable aquifer management plans is weak primary data on aquifer recharge and use patterns. Weak data limit the ability of policy makers to design efficient aquifer protection plans. The objectives of this article are (1) to estimate groundwater use patterns for an important food-producing region of southern Iraq, the Bahr Al-Najaf Basin; (2) to compare groundwater use patterns with the renewable groundwater supply; and (3) to describe a sustainable groundwater policy alternative to current use patterns. For this study, original data on groundwater pumping were secured for 2006–2011. The data show a pattern of unsustainable groundwater withdrawals. A policy intervention is described in which pumping permits could be assigned to groundwater users to promote sustainable use. Allowing or encouraging the permits to be transferable through trading to higher-valued uses could reduce the economic costs of protecting the aquifer while promoting its sustainable use. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 628-648 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1213705 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1213705 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:628-648 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hatem Jemmali Author-X-Name-First: Hatem Author-X-Name-Last: Jemmali Title: Mapping water poverty in Africa using the improved Multidimensional Index of Water Poverty Abstract: This article details the application of the improved Multidimensional Index of Water Poverty, which associates human economic welfare with physical water availability to point out the degree to which water scarcity impacts African populations. The index and its components vary widely across the African continent, suggesting the need for location-specific policy interventions. These findings highlight more specifically a significant disparity in water poverty between more developed but water-scarce countries, located mainly in northern and southern Africa, and water-rich but lower-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 649-666 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1219941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1219941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:649-666 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Stavenhagen Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Stavenhagen Title: ‘Impacts of droughts and floods in cities: policies and governance’, World Water Week, Stockholm, 31 August 2016 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 667-674 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1259102 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1259102 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:667-674 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Observations on the Workshop on Water Policy Innovations, Institute of Water Policy, National University of Singapore, 6 February 2017 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 675-679 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1298999 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1298999 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:675-679 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hussam Hussein Author-X-Name-First: Hussam Author-X-Name-Last: Hussein Title: Land and hydropolitics in the Nile River Basin: challenges and new investments Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 680-682 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1299000 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1299000 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:680-682 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for state-of-the-art reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 683-683 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1281995 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1281995 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:683-683 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 684-684 Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1315939 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1315939 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:684-684 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ci-ci Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1315990 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1315990 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:ci-ci Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Corrigendum Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: cii-cii Issue: 4 Volume: 33 Year: 2017 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1322315 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1322315 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:4:p:cii-cii Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Water management in India: the multiplicity of views and solutions Abstract: There is very limited scientific evidence to support some of the ideas in the water sector that guide India’s government policies in these sectors. Further, the interdisciplinary perspective required for the design of economic instruments, institutions, and laws and regulations to implement existing policies is lacking in social scientists. This article discusses the growing debate on water management options for India, the tone and tenor of policy debate and the inconsistency. It summarizes 10 scholarly articles from various authors which reflect the multiplicity of views on water issues and solutions for water management in the country. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-15 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1351333 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1351333 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chandrakant D. Thatte Author-X-Name-First: Chandrakant D. Author-X-Name-Last: Thatte Title: Water resources development in India Abstract: India, an ancient rural and agricultural society that is rapidly modernizing, receives a fair share of its yearly precipitation in only a few days of the monsoon, with high inter-annual variability. In most of its regions, therefore, India needs to store a large proportion of its annual runoff in reservoirs for use in non-monsoon months. In spite of this strategy being in operation for the last 60 years, India’s per capita reservoir storage is relatively small, and water-use efficiency also remains low. Though the overall performance of the water sector in terms of matching of supply and demand has improved, the country remains challenged by deficiencies in laws, regulation policies and institutions, and weakened by a suboptimal work culture in politics, legislature, technocracy and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 16-27 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1364987 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1364987 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:16-27 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Chetan M. Pandit Author-X-Name-First: Chetan M. Author-X-Name-Last: Pandit Title: India’s water management debate: is the ‘civil society’ making it everlasting? Abstract: This article discusses the bias of the growing constituency of civil society activists in India against conventional water management solutions implemented by the government, and the ‘alternatives’ they champion, which force the government to enter into an endless debate with these groups. The article goes into the fundamental reasons for this bias, and identifies four types of civil society activist: ‘professional’, ‘ideologue’, ‘romantic’ and ‘doomsday prophet’. The article also argues that water bureaucracies in India should adopt evidence-based policy making, subjecting the ‘alternatives’ to the same degree of scrutiny as the conventional ones, to end the policy dilemma, while enhancing the overall quality of design, execution and management of projects for better outcomes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 28-41 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1204536 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1204536 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:28-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Proposing a solution to India’s water crisis: ‘paradigm shift’ or pushing outdated concepts? Abstract: This article is a critique of the report of the committee chaired by Dr Mihir Shah on restructuring the Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board of India. It shows that the recommendations of the committee are not based on any sound understanding of the federal nature of water administration in India, water-sector performance or the problems confronting it. The ‘paradigm shift’ in the suggested approach to water management is based on flawed analysis of the performance of surface irrigation systems and outdated concepts of irrigation efficiency, and reflects the professional bias of its members against large water infrastructure and wishful thinking about what schemes like aquifer mapping can achieve. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 42-50 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1253545 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1253545 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:42-50 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: L. Venkatachalam Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: Venkatachalam Author-Name: Kulbhushan Balooni Author-X-Name-First: Kulbhushan Author-X-Name-Last: Balooni Title: Water transfer from irrigation tanks for urban use: can payment for ecosystem services produce efficient outcomes? Abstract: Many Indian states have begun to transfer water meant for irrigation to non-agricultural purposes, but the economic and environmental consequences are not adequately understood. Transfer of water out of water bodies from rural areas not only reduces the economic welfare of the traditional water users but also reduces their incentives to manage these water bodies on a sustainable basis. The study explores the possibility of introducing the mechanism of ‘payment for ecosystem services’ at the grass-roots level in the Indian context as a return for reallocation of water from irrigation to urban uses so that it can produce a non-zero-sum outcome for villagers, farmers, urban consumers and governments. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 51-65 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1342610 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1342610 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:51-65 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. P. S. Malik Author-X-Name-First: R. P. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Malik Author-Name: Mark Giordano Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Giordano Author-Name: M. S. Rathore Author-X-Name-First: M. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Rathore Title: The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh Abstract: Drip irrigation in India has expanded slowly. One reason cited is the high capital costs facing the smallholder-dominated agricultural sector. Governments have provided capital subsidies in response. This study finds that, rather than improving access to drip, the subsidy system holds the technology back, because its technical requirements, highly bureaucratic processes and pricing incentives turn many drip providers into rent-seeking agents rather than service providers to farmers, leading to price increases of 40% or more. If capital costs are truly the constraint on drip expansion in India, alternative models to address them are available. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 66-77 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1238341 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1238341 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:66-77 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ernesto Sánchez-Triana Author-X-Name-First: Ernesto Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez-Triana Author-Name: Leonard Ortolano Author-X-Name-First: Leonard Author-X-Name-Last: Ortolano Author-Name: Tapas Paul Author-X-Name-First: Tapas Author-X-Name-Last: Paul Title: Managing water-related risks in the West Bengal Sundarbans: policy alternatives and institutions Abstract: Persistent pressures from water-related threats – sea-level rise, soil and water salinization, and flooding due to embankment overtopping and failure – have made the West Bengal Sundarbans a challenging place to live, and effects of global climate change will only worsen conditions. Four alternative policy directions are examined: business as usual; intensive rural development; short-term out-migration of residents; and embankment realignment and facilitation of voluntary, permanent out-migration. The last of these is the recommended approach. Study findings have informed ongoing deliberations to build consensus on future policy directions for reducing the region’s vulnerability to natural disasters. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 78-96 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1202099 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1202099 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:78-96 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Ratna Reddy Author-X-Name-First: V. Ratna Author-X-Name-Last: Reddy Title: Techno-institutional models for managing water quality in rural areas: case studies from Andhra Pradesh, India Abstract: This article examines the rationale, technologies, economics and institutional modalities in water quality management operations to draw lessons for designing policies for sustainable service delivery at scale. While the rationale for providing potable drinking water at affordable prices is clear, their economic viability is weak given their present scale of operations. There is a need for institutional safeguards for selection of deserving villages and water quality monitoring. It is argued that public–private–community partnerships are economically viable and sustainable. Adopting appropriate technologies could help with addressing the water quality issues in a more comprehensive manner. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 97-115 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1218755 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2016.1218755 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:97-115 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Narayanamoorthy Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanamoorthy Title: Financial performance of India’s irrigation sector: a historical analysis Abstract: India’s public irrigation sector is one of the largest in the world in terms of number of large reservoirs, total storage capacity and irrigated area. But poor financial performance has been threatening its sustainability. Hence, many changes have been introduced in the area of water pricing over the years. But studies that focus on the issue of financial recovery are scanty. Analysis presented in the article shows that despite a substantial increase in area under irrigation, there has been a consistent decline in revenue generated from irrigation fee collection across states. The recovery rate of irrigation fees has been better in less developed states than in more developed states. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 116-131 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1298998 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1298998 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:116-131 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nitin Bassi Author-X-Name-First: Nitin Author-X-Name-Last: Bassi Title: Solarizing groundwater irrigation in India: a growing debate Abstract: India is on a path to reduce its carbon emission intensity with a major thrust on increasing the grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity. However, the carbon footprint in agriculture is on the rise. Heavy subsidies for electricity and diesel to pump groundwater for irrigated agriculture, combined with lack of regulations on water withdrawal, are resulting in both groundwater over-exploitation and increased carbon emissions. Some researchers and practitioners have suggested large-scale promotion of solar pumps for well irrigation as a way to make agricultural growth carbon-neutral and groundwater use in farming sustainable. This article examines whether solar pumps for groundwater irrigation are technically feasible and economically viable in India. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 132-145 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1329137 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1329137 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:132-145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 146-146 Issue: 1 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1406592 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1406592 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:1:p:146-146 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Why water is not in the international political agenda Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 177-180 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1565154 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1565154 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:177-180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neil S. Grigg Author-X-Name-First: Neil S. Author-X-Name-Last: Grigg Title: Global water infrastructure: state of the art review Abstract: Water infrastructure is multifaceted and essential to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Major categories include dams and hydropower, water supply and sanitation, and irrigation, while stormwater, river and coastal works, and natural systems also provide valuable services. Security concerns have risen on the scale of importance globally. Integrated management approaches can balance natural and built systems, but they face institutional barriers. Research and scholarship can contribute to solutions when directed towards important issues. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 181-205 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1401919 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1401919 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:181-205 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dolores Rey Author-X-Name-First: Dolores Author-X-Name-Last: Rey Author-Name: Carlos Dionisio Pérez-Blanco Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Dionisio Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Blanco Author-Name: Alvar Escriva-Bou Author-X-Name-First: Alvar Author-X-Name-Last: Escriva-Bou Author-Name: Corentin Girard Author-X-Name-First: Corentin Author-X-Name-Last: Girard Author-Name: Ted I. E. Veldkamp Author-X-Name-First: Ted I. E. Author-X-Name-Last: Veldkamp Title: Role of economic instruments in water allocation reform: lessons from Europe Abstract: A growing number of countries are reforming their water allocation regimes through the use of economic instruments. This article analyzes the performance of economic instruments in water allocation reforms compared against their original design objectives in five European countries: England, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. We identify the strengths of, barriers to and unintended consequences of economic instruments in the varying socio-economic, legal, institutional and biophysical context in each case study area, and use this evidence to draw out underlying common guidelines and recommendations. These lessons will help improve the effectiveness of future reforms while supporting more efficient water resources allocation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 206-239 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1422702 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1422702 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:206-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ellis Adjei Adams Author-X-Name-First: Ellis Adjei Author-X-Name-Last: Adams Author-Name: Daniel Sambu Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Sambu Author-Name: Sarah L. Smiley Author-X-Name-First: Sarah L. Author-X-Name-Last: Smiley Title: Urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa: historical and emerging policies and institutional arrangements Abstract: This article synthesizes the literature on historical and emerging institutional arrangements for urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa to highlight successes, drawbacks, and opportunities for improving future water access. It traces the influence of decades-long global water initiatives on urban water-policy reforms in the region and reviews evidence on emerging community self-help and partnership models. Finally, it discusses the merits, targets and potential of Sustainable Development Goal 6 to improve urban water access in the region. The findings suggest that improving urban water supply in Sub-Saharan Africa requires innovative governance and institutional arrangements that blend the strengths of public, private and community-based water supply models. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 240-263 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1423282 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1423282 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:240-263 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eefje Aarnoudse Author-X-Name-First: Eefje Author-X-Name-Last: Aarnoudse Author-Name: Bettina Bluemling Author-X-Name-First: Bettina Author-X-Name-Last: Bluemling Author-Name: Wei Qu Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Qu Author-Name: Thomas Herzfeld Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Herzfeld Title: Groundwater regulation in case of overdraft: national groundwater policy implementation in north-west China Abstract: This article analyzes why China’s national groundwater policy is implemented in a fragmented way. The question is addressed through a comparative case-study analysis of groundwater management in north-west China. The analysis focuses on the institutional context in which local government agencies responsible for groundwater management operate. It was found that direct pressure from the central government promotes policy implementation. Yet, the distribution of surface and groundwater management responsibilities over different government agencies also influences the importance attached to groundwater regulation. In a conjunctive-use setting the integration of surface water and groundwater management facilitates effective groundwater regulation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 264-282 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1417115 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1417115 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:264-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jean-Daniel Rinaudo Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Rinaudo Author-Name: Guillermo Donoso Author-X-Name-First: Guillermo Author-X-Name-Last: Donoso Title: State, market or community failure? Untangling the determinants of groundwater depletion in Copiapó (Chile) Abstract: This article analyzes the factors that explain why groundwater can be over-exploited despite the existence of sophisticated water laws, institutions and effective state agencies responsible for water management. The analysis is based on a case study conducted in the Copiapó Valley in northern Chile. Based on an analysis of water use data, policy documents and interviews with a variety of stakeholders, the article highlights the state’s failure to perform some of its key missions and the ineffectiveness of groundwater users’ associations in water management despite a very supportive legal framework. The article concludes with some recommendations on how ensure long-term sustainable groundwater use. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 283-304 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1417116 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1417116 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:283-304 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Phimphakan Lebel Author-X-Name-First: Phimphakan Author-X-Name-Last: Lebel Author-Name: Louis Lebel Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Lebel Author-Name: Darunee Singphonphrai Author-X-Name-First: Darunee Author-X-Name-Last: Singphonphrai Author-Name: Chatta Duangsuwan Author-X-Name-First: Chatta Author-X-Name-Last: Duangsuwan Author-Name: Yishu Zhou Author-X-Name-First: Yishu Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou Title: Making space for women: civil society organizations, gender and hydropower development in the Mekong region Abstract: Large-scale hydropower development disrupts local livelihoods and resource access. Adverse impacts are often greater for women than men, but also large for children, the elderly, poorer households and ethnic minorities. Burdens of resettlement often fall disproportionately on already disadvantaged individuals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how international, national and local civil society organizations (CSOs) have addressed gender in hydropower development in the Mekong Region. Four CSO orientations are distinguished: communitarian, environmentalist, knowledge-based and feminist. Common activities of CSOs were to share information, to expand participation and to mobilize development. The extent to which these activities were promoted and appear to be making space for women depended on the types of CSOs and women and men targeted or otherwise involved. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 305-325 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1425133 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1425133 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:305-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thong Anh Tran Author-X-Name-First: Thong Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Author-Name: James Pittock Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Pittock Author-Name: Le Anh Tuan Author-X-Name-First: Le Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Tuan Title: Adaptive co-management in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: examining the interface between flood management and adaptation Abstract: The rural landscapes of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta have undergone a dramatic change, where flood management and adaptation are at the forefront. This article investigates how these synergies facilitate policy change. Drawing on qualitative information from the literature, focus group discussions, and interviews, the article argues that there are confrontational but complementary effects between them, which evolve towards adaptive co-management. Collaborative learning between local governments and farmers enables shared understanding of water management drawbacks, leading to policy change. The article recommends that more attention be given to this approach to guide strategic water policy development in the region. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 326-342 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1437713 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1437713 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:326-342 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miki Inaoka Author-X-Name-First: Miki Author-X-Name-Last: Inaoka Author-Name: Kimio Takeya Author-X-Name-First: Kimio Author-X-Name-Last: Takeya Author-Name: Shintaro Akiyama Author-X-Name-First: Shintaro Author-X-Name-Last: Akiyama Title: JICA’s policies, experiences and lessons learned on impacts of urban floods in Asia Abstract: This article describes the assistance policies of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in line with the international trend in disaster risk reduction. Through domestic experience, Japan has learnt that disaster risk reduction through structural measures and scientific and evidence-based assessment is indispensable for resilience, poverty reduction and sustainable development. Risk literacy, redundancy and continuous adaptation to situational changes are also important. In case studies of internationally known floods in Manila (2009) and Bangkok (2011), JICA gained confidence that its assistance policies are valid. The knowledge and experience of Japan and JICA have led the evolving global trend in disaster risk reduction. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 343-363 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1444980 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1444980 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:343-363 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Prahlad Kasturi Author-X-Name-First: Prahlad Author-X-Name-Last: Kasturi Title: Classic papers in natural resource economics revisited Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 363-365 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1555089 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1555089 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:363-365 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 366-366 Issue: 2 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1574373 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1574373 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:2:p:366-366 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Virpi Stucki Author-X-Name-First: Virpi Author-X-Name-Last: Stucki Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Author-Name: Muhammad Rahaman Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Rahaman Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Title: Introduction: Water and Security in Central Asia—Solving a Rubik's Cube Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 395-397 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684301 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684301 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:395-397 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Virpi Stucki Author-X-Name-First: Virpi Author-X-Name-Last: Stucki Author-Name: Suvi Sojamo Author-X-Name-First: Suvi Author-X-Name-Last: Sojamo Title: Nouns and Numbers of the Water–Energy–Security Nexus in Central Asia Abstract: Water, energy, and security form a complicated nexus in Central Asia, where domestic, regional, and international interests intertwine in numerous ways. A relatively large amount of literature exists on these three issues, either separately or in different combinations, yet it is difficult to see how the three intertwine and what their macro-level impacts might be on sustainable development, security, and the five Central Asian countries. This paper aims to understand what constitutes the water–energy–security nexus in Central Asia on the basis of definitions, indicators, and data. The nexus is also examined in the context of the broader global political economy, and gaps in current knowledge and suggestions for future research are pointed out. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 399-418 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684304 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684304 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:399-418 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jakob Granit Author-X-Name-First: Jakob Author-X-Name-Last: Granit Author-Name: Anders Jägerskog Author-X-Name-First: Anders Author-X-Name-Last: Jägerskog Author-Name: Andreas Lindström Author-X-Name-First: Andreas Author-X-Name-Last: Lindström Author-Name: Gunilla Björklund Author-X-Name-First: Gunilla Author-X-Name-Last: Björklund Author-Name: Andrew Bullock Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Bullock Author-Name: Rebecca Löfgren Author-X-Name-First: Rebecca Author-X-Name-Last: Löfgren Author-Name: George de Gooijer Author-X-Name-First: George Author-X-Name-Last: de Gooijer Author-Name: Stuart Pettigrew Author-X-Name-First: Stuart Author-X-Name-Last: Pettigrew Title: Regional Options for Addressing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea Basin Abstract: This article explores the water, energy and food nexus in Central Asia as an avenue to seek regional solutions to common challenges. A benefit-sharing scheme was in place between the countries in the Central Asia in the Soviet Union era, but since independence unilateral action has been the norm. It is concluded that a regional integrative approach would be beneficial in the water, energy and food nexus. Collaborative options include exploring existing regional frameworks with a focus on additional investment in hydropower power generation, regional power market development, irrigation reforms, and addressing regional environmental public goods such as water flows and quality. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 419-432 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684307 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684307 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:419-432 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Author-Name: Matti Kummu Author-X-Name-First: Matti Author-X-Name-Last: Kummu Title: The Major Central Asian River Basins: An Assessment of Vulnerability Abstract: Central Asia's hydrological systems and environment have undergone incomparable changes during recent decades. By using various geospatial and national databases, the socio-economic-environmental vulnerability of the region's major river basins with regard to stress factors related to governance, economy, social issues, environment, hazards, and water scarcity was assessed. A vulnerability profile for each basin was produced and compared with those of the Asia-Pacific's 10 major river basins. Each of the factors appeared quite important for the overall vulnerability. It is thus crucial to focus attention holistically on all the analyzed sectors when trying to solve the challenges in Central Asian waters. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 433-452 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684309 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684309 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:433-452 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miina Porkka Author-X-Name-First: Miina Author-X-Name-Last: Porkka Author-Name: Matti Kummu Author-X-Name-First: Matti Author-X-Name-Last: Kummu Author-Name: Stefan Siebert Author-X-Name-First: Stefan Author-X-Name-Last: Siebert Author-Name: Martina Flörke Author-X-Name-First: Martina Author-X-Name-Last: Flörke Title: The Role of Virtual Water Flows in Physical Water Scarcity: The Case of Central Asia Abstract: Water scarcity in Central Asia was analyzed by using two water scarcity indices at the scale of sub-basin areas (SBAs): water stress index (consumption-to-availability ratio) and water shortage index (water availability per capita). These indices were calculated for a baseline scenario that included virtual water flows, and again for a scenario where international trade was eliminated, thus assessing the role of virtual water flows in water scarcity. Over 80% of the study area population suffers from water stress and approximately 50% from water shortage as well. Removing virtual water flows considerably decreased water scarcity for approximately half the population. Reducing the exports of water-intensive products could thus be an option, along with other more traditional measures, for alleviating water scarcity in Central Asia. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 453-474 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684310 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684310 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:453-474 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Muhammad Rahaman Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Rahaman Title: Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Water-related Agreements in Central Asia: An Analysis Abstract: This paper analyzes the use of transboundary water resources management principles in two key regional water-related agreements in Central Asia: the Agreement on Cooperation in Joint Management, Use and Protection of Interstate Sources of Water Resources (1992) and the Statute of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (2008). These agreements incorporate several internationally recognized transboundary water resources management principles, though there are also some weaknesses. The presence of such principles in these regional agreements offers plenty of hope for the promotion of sustainable water resources management in Central Asia. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 475-491 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684311 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684311 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:475-491 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Murat Yakubov Author-X-Name-First: Murat Author-X-Name-Last: Yakubov Title: A Programme Theory Approach in Measuring Impacts of Irrigation Management Transfer Interventions: The Case of Central Asia Abstract: Irrigation management transfer (IMT) reforms in most transition economies of Central Asia have largely relied on the funding and expertise of multiple international aid providers. Such reforms are aimed at the establishment of water users associations; however, progress has remained slow and patchy due to poor aid coordination and poor knowledge regarding what works and what does not. This paper argues that a sector-wide impact study is needed to better inform and consolidate local IMT reform. Placing the discourse within the larger domain of evaluation research, this article looks into the approaches, tools, and practical implications of such an impact study. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 507-523 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684313 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684313 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:507-523 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Author-Name: Jusipbek Kazbekov Author-X-Name-First: Jusipbek Author-X-Name-Last: Kazbekov Author-Name: Firdavs Kabilov Author-X-Name-First: Firdavs Author-X-Name-Last: Kabilov Author-Name: Nozilakhon Mukhamedova Author-X-Name-First: Nozilakhon Author-X-Name-Last: Mukhamedova Title: Meso-level Cooperation on Transboundary Tributaries and Infrastructure in the Ferghana Valley Abstract: The river basin management approach in the Syr Darya basin fragmented after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. However, this approach had already created dependencies between riparian states, such as transboundary water control infrastructure. At the national level, these states hardly cooperate, but at the province and district level, especially in the Ferghana Valley, which is shared by Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, cooperation continues. This paper analyzes transboundary cooperation in the Ferghana Valley. On the periphery, conflict and cooperation still take place on both water management infrastructure and water sharing. The greatest hindrance to cooperation—border control—is outside the realm of water management, but is key given the property rights to water management infrastructure in the neighbouring riparian states. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 525-543 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684314 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684314 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:525-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Author-Name: Jusipbek Kazbekov Author-X-Name-First: Jusipbek Author-X-Name-Last: Kazbekov Author-Name: Nozilakhon Mukhamedova Author-X-Name-First: Nozilakhon Author-X-Name-Last: Mukhamedova Author-Name: Sardorbek Musayev Author-X-Name-First: Sardorbek Author-X-Name-Last: Musayev Title: Is It Possible to Shift to Hydrological Boundaries? The Ferghana Valley Meshed System Abstract: The management of water resources according to hydrological boundaries at different implementation levels (river basin, irrigation system, or water user association) is promoted internationally. This approach to water management, especially for the basin, is starting to be challenged from different perspectives: representation within basins, appropriateness for basins in the south, and the challenges of merging boundaries for surface and groundwater sources. It has been challenged only recently in relation to its appropriateness for indigenously constructed (informal) irrigation systems. To these critiques, this paper adds the historical development and originally intended purpose of engineered irrigation systems and therefore calls into question whether it is always possible to introduce hydrological boundary management in the formal systems in Central Asia. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 545-564 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684316 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684316 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:545-564 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Oliver Olsson Author-X-Name-First: Oliver Author-X-Name-Last: Olsson Author-Name: Kai Wegerich Author-X-Name-First: Kai Author-X-Name-Last: Wegerich Author-Name: Firdavs Kabilov Author-X-Name-First: Firdavs Author-X-Name-Last: Kabilov Title: Water Quantity and Quality in the Zerafshan River Basin: Only an Upstream Riparian Problem? Abstract: In discussing the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention, McCaffrey (1998) gave a theoretical example of the late-developer problem. This paper complements that theoretical example with a real case study of the Zerafshan basin in Central Asia. While McCaffrey addressed the water quantity issue in his example, the focus here also includes water pollution. The aim of the paper is to analyze some of the provisions of the mechanisms in the field of international water law—the Helsinki Rules and the UN Watercourses Convention—for water quantity and quality aspects, as well as to provide an insight into the basin regarding these two aspects. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 493-505 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684318 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684318 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:493-505 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bo Libert Author-X-Name-First: Bo Author-X-Name-Last: Libert Author-Name: Annukka Lipponen Author-X-Name-First: Annukka Author-X-Name-Last: Lipponen Title: Challenges and Opportunities for Transboundary Water Cooperation in Central Asia: Findings from UNECE's Regional Assessment and Project Work Abstract: This paper provides an overview of topical issues and problems related to transboundary water resources in Central Asia and their management in the light of the Second Assessment carried out under the UNECE Water Convention (2009– 2011) as well as experiences from ongoing projects. The conflict between water use for hydropower and for agriculture, land degradation and negatively impacted ecosystems resulting from reduced flows and degraded water quality, poor condition of the hydraulic infrastructure, and the legacy of pollution all have implications for health, economy, and stability in the region. The outdated legal framework for regional cooperation on shared waters requires improvement to help find sustainable long-term solutions for reasonable and equitable use of shared water resources. Journal: Water Resources Development Pages: 565-576 Issue: 3 Volume: 28 Year: 2012 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2012.684527 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2012.684527 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:28:y:2012:i:3:p:565-576 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kelly S. Fielding Author-X-Name-First: Kelly S. Author-X-Name-Last: Fielding Author-Name: Sara Dolnicar Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Dolnicar Author-Name: Tracy Schultz Author-X-Name-First: Tracy Author-X-Name-Last: Schultz Title: Public acceptance of recycled water Abstract: Recycling water is not new. Yet, there are many examples from around the world of recycled water projects that have failed because of public opposition. This article reviews the literature investigating factors associated with public acceptance of recycled water, as well as publicly accessible reports and case studies, which have developed or tested approaches to increase public acceptance. The article concludes by summarizing the state of knowledge in this area, and advancing key research questions relating to public acceptance of recycled water that urgently need to be investigated. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 551-586 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1419125 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1419125 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:551-586 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Louis Lebel Author-X-Name-First: Louis Author-X-Name-Last: Lebel Author-Name: Phimphakan Lebel Author-X-Name-First: Phimphakan Author-X-Name-Last: Lebel Author-Name: Chong Joon Chuah Author-X-Name-First: Chong Joon Author-X-Name-Last: Chuah Title: Governance of aquaculture water use Abstract: Successful aquaculture depends on access to sufficient water of adequate quality, and should not significantly degrade water quality or damage ecosystems in receiving waters. While water management technologies have received a lot of attention as potential solutions, many of the outstanding challenges are collective-action problems that depend on improving aquaculture governance. In high-income countries, aquaculture is often subject to multiple regulations that constrain the development of the sector, whereas in most low- and middle-income countries, regulations are fewer, less demanding or not implemented. Many of the promising and innovative governance initiatives involve a combination of rules, information and incentives, as well as negotiation among multiple stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 659-681 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1457513 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1457513 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:659-681 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Lewis Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Lewis Author-Name: Hang Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Hang Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Title: How could water markets like Australia’s work in China? Abstract: What hurdles lie in the path of the Chinese government’s plan to introduce water trading? This question is addressed by reviewing lessons from establishing water markets in Australia, and then assessing an early scheme to create them in China. In Australia, markets in water opened up over several decades, with gradual recognition of what was needed to avoid negative third-party effects. Trading there is now crucial: in drought years nearly half the water used by farmers is traded. Australia’s experience throws light on the key requirements for a water market – though markets in China will, naturally, be fashioned to suit its own conditions. The pilot work by Tsinghua University in Gansu Province has led the way in having trading at the local level in China. Compared with Australia, however, rights are not as tradeable, metering is poor, and plots are tiny. Trading has mostly been by water user associations, made up of several hundred farmers, but this dampens the incentives that make markets effective – and can upset individual farmers. Possible ways past these hurdles are discussed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 638-658 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1457514 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1457514 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:638-658 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ngai Weng Chan Author-X-Name-First: Ngai Weng Author-X-Name-Last: Chan Author-Name: Ranjan Roy Author-X-Name-First: Ranjan Author-X-Name-Last: Roy Author-Name: Chee Hui Lai Author-X-Name-First: Chee Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Lai Author-Name: Mou Leong Tan Author-X-Name-First: Mou Leong Author-X-Name-Last: Tan Title: Social capital as a vital resource in flood disaster recovery in Malaysia Abstract: This article examines the role of social capital in the form of aid from the private sector, NGOs, universities, the public and others to help flood victims cope with floods. Research methods included collecting primary data via surveys and interviews, published secondary data, participatory observations and focus group discussions. The study finds that social capital builds collaborations and partnerships among disaster organizations, mobilizes the public as disaster volunteers, strengthens community resilience and deepens family ties. Social capital also builds self-reliance, enhances coping and quickens recovery from floods. Hence, formulation and implementation of flood policies and strategies should include and maximize social capital. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 619-637 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1467312 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1467312 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:619-637 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guohua He Author-X-Name-First: Guohua Author-X-Name-Last: He Author-Name: Yong Zhao Author-X-Name-First: Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Zhao Author-Name: Jianhua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Jianhua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Haihong Li Author-X-Name-First: Haihong Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Yongnan Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Yongnan Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Author-Name: Shang Jiang Author-X-Name-First: Shang Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang Title: The water–energy nexus: energy use for water supply in China Abstract: China’s strategy to meet increasing water demand is to increase the use of inter-basin transfer water and unconventional water. This study evaluates the energy requirements of this strategy by disaggregating and quantifying the regional energy use for water supply in 2020 and 2030; the energy use in 2014 is calculated to represent the present situation. We find that the energy use for water supply in 2014 amounted to 81 billion kWh. This value is expected increase to 90 and 109 billion kWh by 2020 and 2030, respectively. In 2030, the urban domestic sector will overtake the agricultural sector as the most energy-intensive sector, with major contribution from inter-basin transfer water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 587-604 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1469401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1469401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:587-604 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Brooke Wilmsen Author-X-Name-First: Brooke Author-X-Name-Last: Wilmsen Author-Name: D. Adjartey Author-X-Name-First: D. Author-X-Name-Last: Adjartey Author-Name: A. van Hulten Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: van Hulten Title: Challenging the risks-based model of involuntary resettlement using evidence from the Bui Dam, Ghana Abstract: The Impoverishment, Risks and Reconstruction (IRR) model is arguably the most significant conceptualization of involuntary resettlement to date, strengthening the praxis of the major international financial institutions. Even so, resettlement remains synonymous with impoverishment. While commonly attributed to the failure of governments to properly implement resettlement plans, this article finds that the assumptions embedded in the IRR model are contributory. Based on interviews and focus groups at the Bui Dam resettlement in 2016, the model is useful for identifying material losses, but fails to illuminate more complex social fragmentation, extra-local dynamics and relationships of power. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 682-700 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1471390 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1471390 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:682-700 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sergio Juárez-Hernández Author-X-Name-First: Sergio Author-X-Name-Last: Juárez-Hernández Author-Name: Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Author-X-Name-First: Claudia Author-X-Name-Last: Sheinbaum Pardo Title: Irrigation energy use and related greenhouse gas emissions of maize production in Mexico Abstract: Maize is the most important crop grown in Mexico, with more than one-third of total production coming from irrigated fields. We compute irrigation energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions of different irrigated maize systems in Mexico. Calculations were based on National Agriculture and Forestry Census 2007 microdata, irrigation water requirements estimated from state-level climate data, and energy and emission coefficients from the literature. Weighted average irrigation energy and related emissions are in the range of 1.0–31.6 GJ/ha and 62.0–2,019.9 kg CO2e/ha, respectively, while country-scale estimates amount to 4.8 PJ and 305.2 Gg CO2e. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 701-723 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1482739 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1482739 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:701-723 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shaofeng Jia Author-X-Name-First: Shaofeng Author-X-Name-Last: Jia Author-Name: Yuanyuan Li Author-X-Name-First: Yuanyuan Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Aifeng Lü Author-X-Name-First: Aifeng Author-X-Name-Last: Lü Author-Name: Wenhua Liu Author-X-Name-First: Wenhua Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Wenbin Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Wenbin Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Author-Name: Jiabao Yan Author-X-Name-First: Jiabao Author-X-Name-Last: Yan Author-Name: Yuan Liang Author-X-Name-First: Yuan Author-X-Name-Last: Liang Author-Name: Xiaozhi Xiang Author-X-Name-First: Xiaozhi Author-X-Name-Last: Xiang Author-Name: Zilong Guan Author-X-Name-First: Zilong Author-X-Name-Last: Guan Title: City storm-flood events in China, 1984–2015 Abstract: This study uses web-based information to explore the spatial and temporal trends of reported city flood events for all mainland China cities from 1984 to 2015. Panel data were compiled on flooding (or the lack thereof) within China’s cities for every year in this period, and the relationship between the annual number of cities with reported flood events and possible influencing variables was analyzed. Few cities experienced flood events before 2001, but this situation then increased dramatically after 2010. In 2015, approximately 60% of China’s cities experienced a storm-flood event, which is three times as many as the government estimated in 2011. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 605-618 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1513830 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1513830 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:605-618 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 726-726 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1608673 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1608673 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:726-726 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guest editors: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Guest editors: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Eduardo Araral Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Araral Title: Forthcoming Festschrift in honour of Asit K. Biswas Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 724-725 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1608674 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1608674 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:724-725 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-1 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1609217 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1609217 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:1-1 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Objective case studies of successful urban water management Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 547-550 Issue: 4 Volume: 35 Year: 2019 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1613766 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1613766 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:547-550 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lucía Wright-Contreras Author-X-Name-First: Lucía Author-X-Name-Last: Wright-Contreras Author-Name: Julie Perkins Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Perkins Author-Name: Maria Pascual Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Pascual Author-Name: Gerard Soppe Author-X-Name-First: Gerard Author-X-Name-Last: Soppe Title: Water operators’ partnerships and their supporting role in the improvement of urban water supply in Da Nang Abstract: This work analyzes the main outcomes and success factors of the water operators’ partnership (WOP) between the Dutch water operators’ organization, VEI (formerly Vitens Evides International), and the Vietnamese water utility, Da Nang Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Dawaco), which took place from 2007 to 2010. The partnership is considered within broader international and regional funding programmes, including parallel national and regional WOPs. The article presents WOPs as key processes in larger operations of water infrastructure development and considers WOPs as relevant strategies that contribute to the improvement of urban water services at a global scale. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-26 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1625753 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1625753 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:1-26 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Radies Kusprihanto Purbo Author-X-Name-First: Radies Kusprihanto Author-X-Name-Last: Purbo Author-Name: Christine Smith Author-X-Name-First: Christine Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Author-Name: Robert J. Bianchi Author-X-Name-First: Robert J. Author-X-Name-Last: Bianchi Title: Local government and public–private partnerships: experiencing multilevel governance issues in Indonesian water supply provision Abstract: This article examines experiences with the adoption and implementation of two Indonesian water supply public–private partnerships (PPPs). It focuses on how various tiers of governments can share competencies to develop a more successful national PPP programme. The analysis is based on semi-structured interviews and reference to primary documents. We find that effective sharing of roles between governmental tiers contributes to the success of both projects in terms of bankability and marketability. However, coordination problems between government tiers contributes to significant delays in project implementation. This delay is costly given the public health issues associated with lack of access to clean drinking water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 27-49 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1625754 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1625754 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:27-49 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Kösters Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kösters Author-Name: F. Bichai Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Bichai Author-Name: K. Schwartz Author-X-Name-First: K. Author-X-Name-Last: Schwartz Title: Institutional inertia: challenges in urban water management on the path towards a water-sensitive Surabaya, Indonesia Abstract: Traditional approaches to urban water management are increasingly questioned. To understand whether the alternative water-sensitive city (WSC) paradigm is applicable in Surabaya, Indonesia, its water governance system was analyzed using semi-structured interviews with relevant stakeholders, questionnaires, and a literature review. Three main institutional obstacles to a transition towards a WSC were identified: national and local political interference; lack of institutional coordination; and the commercialization of Surabaya’s water utility. A discord between water practitioners’ individual beliefs and water management practices also makes changes towards a WSC difficult. Yet, opportunities are found where existing political goals align with elements of the WSC. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 50-68 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1662378 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1662378 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:50-68 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Y.T. Rachel Koh Author-X-Name-First: Y.T. Rachel Author-X-Name-Last: Koh Title: Attitude, behaviour and choice: the role of psychosocial drivers in water demand management in Singapore Abstract: The integration of environmental psychology into the broader domain of water demand research is a growing aspect of water policy. This article contends that effective water demand management policies can only be developed through an identification of the key psychosocial drivers of water use and conservation. By situating goal-framing theory in the context of residential water consumption in Singapore, the article analyzes the determinants of water conservation behaviour. Appealing for a shift away from policies designed to gratify people’s hedonic and gain goals, it asserts that greater priority should be placed on strengthening people’s normative goals towards water conservation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 69-87 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1617114 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1617114 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:69-87 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Joost Buurman Author-X-Name-First: Joost Author-X-Name-Last: Buurman Author-Name: Du Duong Bui Author-X-Name-First: Du Duong Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Le Thuy Tien Du Author-X-Name-First: Le Thuy Tien Author-X-Name-Last: Du Title: Drought risk assessment in Vietnamese communities using household survey information Abstract: Droughts can become disasters if the lack of water impacts vulnerable households. Yet, in many cases drought management relies on maps with relatively simple indicators based on hydro-meteorological data or measurements of other physical variables that are assumed to correlate with households’ drought exposure and vulnerability. This study contributes to more comprehensive drought risk assessments by combining a hydrological hazard indicator with socio-economic indicators for exposure and vulnerability derived from a household survey in a drought risk map for 13 communes in central Vietnam. We find that local and individual circumstances matter in drought risk assessment and that incorporating household survey information is key to understanding drought risks. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 88-105 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1557038 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1557038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:88-105 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thong Anh Tran Author-X-Name-First: Thong Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Author-Name: Le Anh Tuan Author-X-Name-First: Le Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Tuan Title: Policy transfer into flood management in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: a North Vam Nao study Abstract: Water-management practices in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta have predominantly focused on structural development (e.g., dykes) to support rice-based agricultural production. Given the existing conventional approach, however, many of these efforts have been rendered ineffective . This study adopts the policy transfer concept to investigate how the participatory approach is introduced into the local institutional system, and how it shapes the construction, operation and management of the North Vam Nao scheme. Results suggest that this allowed stakeholders to engage collaboratively in these processes. The study contributes an empirical understanding of how policy transfer enhances institutional capacity for water resources management in the delta. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 106-126 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1568862 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1568862 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:106-126 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thomas Hamer Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Hamer Author-Name: Carel Dieperink Author-X-Name-First: Carel Author-X-Name-Last: Dieperink Author-Name: Van Pham Dang Tri Author-X-Name-First: Van Pham Dang Author-X-Name-Last: Tri Author-Name: Henriëtte S. Otter Author-X-Name-First: Henriëtte S. Author-X-Name-Last: Otter Author-Name: Piet Hoekstra Author-X-Name-First: Piet Author-X-Name-Last: Hoekstra Title: The rationality of groundwater governance in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta’s coastal zone Abstract: This article assesses the rationality of the governance of the Vietnamese coastal zone’s water system. We first specify five assessment criteria, which we apply to a case study. Based on document analysis, stakeholder surveys and in-depth interviews, we found an average score on the criterion that relevant water system knowledge must be available. The scores on the criteria that water usage is systematically monitored, that the legal framework is complied with, that long-term human and wider ecological interests are addressed, and that governance is decentralized appeared to be low. The article concludes with some recommendations to change the governance system. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 127-148 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1618247 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1618247 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:127-148 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Diana Suhardiman Author-X-Name-First: Diana Author-X-Name-Last: Suhardiman Author-Name: Paul Pavelic Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Pavelic Author-Name: Oulavanh Keovilignavong Author-X-Name-First: Oulavanh Author-X-Name-Last: Keovilignavong Author-Name: Mark Giordano Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Giordano Title: Putting farmers’ strategies in the centre of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos Abstract: Groundwater use for agriculture has the potential to improve rural households’ income and reduce poverty, but the linkages are not always straightforward. Taking Laos as a case study, this article illustrates how differential access to water, land, and capital shape farmers’ livelihood strategies in two nearby, yet contrasting villages on the Vientiane Plain. It examines the factors driving farm households’ decisions to invest in groundwater for agriculture. The findings highlight the need to better understand how farmers view groundwater in relation to their farm household characteristics if groundwater is to be successfully used as a means to improve rural livelihoods. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 149-169 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1543116 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1543116 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:149-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ian G. Baird Author-X-Name-First: Ian G. Author-X-Name-Last: Baird Author-Name: Kanokwan Manorom Author-X-Name-First: Kanokwan Author-X-Name-Last: Manorom Author-Name: Aurore Phenow Author-X-Name-First: Aurore Author-X-Name-Last: Phenow Author-Name: Sirasak Gaja-Svasti Author-X-Name-First: Sirasak Author-X-Name-Last: Gaja-Svasti Title: What about the tributaries of the tributaries? Fish migrations, fisheries, dams and fishers’ knowledge in North-Eastern Thailand Abstract: The Pak Mun dam is among the most controversial hydropower projects in Thailand. However, the dam’s impacts on upriver tributaries have been neglected. We engaged fishers living in three villages along the Sebok River – a major tributary of the Mun River, upstream of the Pak Mun dam – to collect fish catch data for 24 months between 2014 and 2016. Using these data and fishers’ knowledge, the negative fishery impacts of the Pak Mun dam and the Ban Ot irrigation dam on the Sebok River were assessed. Both dams have negatively impacted Sebok River fisheries for migratory species. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 170-199 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1611549 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1611549 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:170-199 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Imad Antoine Ibrahim Author-X-Name-First: Imad Antoine Author-X-Name-Last: Ibrahim Title: Water governance in the Mekong after the Watercourses Convention 35th ratification: Multilateral or bilateral approach? Abstract: The possible negative consequences of changes that are occurring in the Mekong River because of development activities are raising concerns. Scholars have been wondering whether multilateral or bilateral water treaties can be used by the states sharing the river to protect their interests. Moreover, the UN Watercourses Convention’s entry into force has made researchers question its potential impact on the management of shared freshwaters. This article will highlight the scenarios in which multilateral or bilateral treaties can be used to manage the Mekong River, taking into account the entry into force of the Watercourses Convention. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 200-220 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1636769 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1636769 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:200-220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Tribute to Arjen Hoekstra Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 221-221 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 1 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1698797 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1698797 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:1:p:221-221 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Masagos Zulkifli Author-X-Name-First: Masagos Author-X-Name-Last: Zulkifli Title: Foreword Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 223-225 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1668259 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1668259 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:223-225 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Eduardo Araral Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Author-X-Name-Last: Araral Title: Festschrift Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 226-228 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1723246 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1723246 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:226-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Angel Gurría Author-X-Name-First: Angel Author-X-Name-Last: Gurría Title: A decade of work on water governance at the OECD: what have we learnt? Abstract: Our societies, economic systems and collective well-being depend on water security and access to water services. Yet, megatrends related to climate change, urbanization and demography are likely to generate more uncertainty about water availability and demand. Responding to these threats will require sharp actions to ensure universal access to drinking water and sanitation. Simultaneous action is also needed to invest in infrastructure and better articulate who does what, how, at which scale, and why. This article explores a decade of work on water governance at the OECD, providing key observations and lessons learnt. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 229-234 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1686344 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1686344 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:229-234 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Annie Callanan Author-X-Name-First: Annie Author-X-Name-Last: Callanan Title: The knowledge economy in the twenty-first century: a modest proposal Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 235-238 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1660070 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1660070 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:235-238 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anton Muscatelli Author-X-Name-First: Anton Author-X-Name-Last: Muscatelli Author-Name: Erin McKee Author-X-Name-First: Erin Author-X-Name-Last: McKee Author-Name: Sean McGivern Author-X-Name-First: Sean Author-X-Name-Last: McGivern Title: Scotland: a world-leading Hydro Nation Abstract: We are facing a global crisis and the status quo must change if we want to preserve our planet for future generations. The University of Glasgow was the first in Scotland to declare a climate emergency and as a progressive Scottish institution, it is our responsibility to lead the way in promoting sustainable practice. This paper looks at some key examples that provide a model for other nations to adapt their own practices for water and wastewater management. It discusses why Scotland has chosen to view water as a major financial resource for the country and how public-sector bodies collaborate effectively with communities to ensure the people of Scotland reap the benefits of green water management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 239-244 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1676203 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1676203 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:239-244 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Paul Bulcke Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Bulcke Author-Name: Samuel Vionnet Author-X-Name-First: Samuel Author-X-Name-Last: Vionnet Author-Name: Christian Vousvouras Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Vousvouras Author-Name: Ghislaine Weder Author-X-Name-First: Ghislaine Author-X-Name-Last: Weder Title: Nestlé’s corporate water strategy over time: a backward- and forward-looking view Abstract: Water is essential for the food industry, including sourcing, production, distribution and consumption. This article documents the journey taken by Nestlé with regard to water since the early 2000s. We take a deeper dive into its most recent corporate initiative, Caring for Water, and make a first attempt to quantify the impact of this initiative on the business and society, within a mindset of creating shared value. The article concludes by trying to draw out some general lessons that may be further explored to strengthen future corporate initiatives. The overall importance of collaboration is highlighted as a critical ingredient. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 245-257 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1712193 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1712193 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:245-257 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Molden Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Molden Title: Scarcity of water or scarcity of management? Abstract: This article investigates the relation between water scarcity and water management. There are many different perceptions of water scarcity, which can include the conditions of arid environments, a general lack of access to water, insufficient water at a basin scale, or difficulty in meeting competing needs. All these issues will intensify with greater consumption and climate change. Asit Biswas reminds us that the root cause of scarcity is the way water is managed. Following this wisdom, I examine different contexts of scarcity I have encountered in my work and reflect on the management challenges which drive and transform water scarcity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 258-268 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1676204 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1676204 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:258-268 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Joo Hee Ng Author-X-Name-First: Peter Joo Hee Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Author-Name: Celine Teo Author-X-Name-First: Celine Author-X-Name-Last: Teo Title: Singapore’s water challenges past to present Abstract: Problems with drought, floods and public sanitation are commonplace for any developing country. The manner in which Singapore has overcome these difficulties, however, may well be exceptional. Water scarcity was, is, and remains a trial for Singapore’s decision makers. Singapore’s water management method is distinguished by three qualities: integration, circularity and the taking of an uncommonly long view. Thus, despite nature’s poor endowment, today’s Singapore is not short of water. This is possible only because it has been realistic about its circumstances, and has used its intellect and imagination, researching continuously, and continues to muster the will to pursue hard-nosed water policies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 269-277 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1680350 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1680350 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:269-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: B. Braga Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Braga Author-Name: J. Kelman Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Kelman Title: Facing the challenge of extreme climate: the case of Metropolitan Sao Paulo Abstract: This article describes the hydrologic conditions that resulted in the most severe drought ever experienced in Metropolitan São Paulo (2014–2015). The dramatic situation was tackled by structural and non-structural initiatives by water authorities to avoid social chaos in a region home to more than 21 million people. The article also considers the post-crisis scenario when, in 2018, the metropolis was hit by another serious drought. Due to more rational consumption, a better prepared water system and the start-up of two major water transfer structures, which added new contributions from nearby basins, the critical situation was not perceived by the population. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 278-291 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1698412 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1698412 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:278-291 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shaofeng Jia Author-X-Name-First: Shaofeng Author-X-Name-Last: Jia Author-Name: Wenbin Zhu Author-X-Name-First: Wenbin Author-X-Name-Last: Zhu Title: China’s achievements of water governance over the past seven decades Abstract: Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, great achievements have been made by China in all aspects of water governance. Besides water conservancy projects, a water resources management system with Chinese characteristics has also been completed. In this article, we summarize the achievements of the past 70 years in flood control, soil and water conservation and water supply, and introduce the water governance institutions of China that sustain those achievements. This provides valuable experience and ideas for other countries that are suffering from similar water issues. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 292-310 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1709422 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1709422 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:292-310 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Author-Name: Miguel Á. García-Rubio Author-X-Name-First: Miguel Á. Author-X-Name-Last: García-Rubio Author-Name: Jorge Guardiola Author-X-Name-First: Jorge Author-X-Name-Last: Guardiola Title: Some reflections on water for residential uses in developed countries Abstract: Although the major challenges concerning access to water are found in developing countries, the problems affecting developed countries should not be overlooked. These include non-universal access for the poorest households, deterioration in the quality of water resources, and in some cases, reluctance to accept non-conventional sources of water. Faced with this situation, it is reasonable to ask whether sufficient, appropriate efforts are being made to prevent a decline in the well-being of a growing share of the population. Finding a solution to these challenges requires a holistic approach. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 311-324 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1707072 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1707072 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:311-324 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michael Rouse Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Rouse Title: Can water professionals do more? Abstract: Based on case studies, the author identifies some critical elements for successful water services. The article reviews some policy aspects, namely the need for sustainable cost recovery, that piped supply is the best option in urban areas, and that there is no viable alternative to continuous (24/7) water supply for achieving sustainable services. Although water professionals are justified in having promoted, and in continuing to promote, these policies, they have failed to communicate these critical elements to government decision makers. The author suggests a possible route to correcting this failure. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 325-337 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1685952 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1685952 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:325-337 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yutaka Takahasi Author-X-Name-First: Yutaka Author-X-Name-Last: Takahasi Author-Name: Kimio Takeya Author-X-Name-First: Kimio Author-X-Name-Last: Takeya Author-Name: Miki Inaoka Author-X-Name-First: Miki Author-X-Name-Last: Inaoka Author-Name: Wataru Ono Author-X-Name-First: Wataru Author-X-Name-Last: Ono Author-Name: Kaoru Sasaoka Author-X-Name-First: Kaoru Author-X-Name-Last: Sasaoka Title: Reflections on flood control in Japan and recommendations for developing countries Abstract: This paper describes the discussions on flood control in Japan, recently adding climate change, and the activities of the Japan International Cooperation Agency for disaster risk reduction. JICA led the negotiations of the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, as a main member of the government of Japan. The Sustainable Development Goals’ demand to ‘leave no one behind’ requires that the social system protect even the poorest people who live in disaster-prone areas. Local disaster risk reduction planning plays an indispensable role; and JICA wrote an eight-step methodology to formulate these plans. The emphasis in each country needs to shift from planning to implementation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 338-350 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1694868 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1694868 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:338-350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Thayer Scudder Author-X-Name-First: Thayer Author-X-Name-Last: Scudder Title: A retrospective analysis of Laos’s Nam Theun 2 Dam Abstract: I was appointed in 1997 at the start of the World Bank’s independent International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts for the Nam Theun 2 Dam. I made over 20 visits to Laos to carry out our analyses, before resigning in March 2014. This article concentrates on the Nakai Plateau resettlement and, where relevant, the dam’s Watershed Management and Protection Area, which included a large area between the future reservoir and the Vietnam border. It includes what I consider the main mistakes that were made during the resettlement process on the Nakai Plateau. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 351-370 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1677456 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1677456 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:351-370 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aaron T. Wolf Author-X-Name-First: Aaron T. Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf Title: What I learned from Asit Biswas about transboundary water, ethics, mentoring and, in general, how to be a better human being Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 371-376 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1674133 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1674133 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:371-376 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Malin Falkenmark Author-X-Name-First: Malin Author-X-Name-Last: Falkenmark Title: Water resilience and human life support - global outlook for the next half century Abstract: This article highlights green and blue water functions in the densely tied global water network, stabilizing the life support system and generating ecosystems and ecological services. Essential water challenges of the next half century are analyzed, identifying low-latitude dryland vulnerability and sharpening hydro-social water constraints. Attention is drawn to global warming, and the crucial roles of water and agriculture in stabilizing Holocene climate below a fatal warming of +2 °C or more. The article ends with a hydro-climatic, hydro-social and hydro-ecological outlook on how to principally navigate a resilient life support system stressed by climate change, population growth and increasing demands. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 377-396 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1693983 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1693983 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:377-396 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Claudia Pahl-Wostl Author-X-Name-First: Claudia Author-X-Name-Last: Pahl-Wostl Title: Adaptive and sustainable water management: from improved conceptual foundations to transformative change Abstract: Water resources management is far from being sustainable, despite decades of scholarly work to improve the conceptual foundations of water management practice. Arguments have been provided that paradigm shifts are needed towards more integrated and adaptive water management approaches. This article provides a critical reflection on the translation of such claims from discourse to practice. It reviews conceptual developments and discusses persistent challenges. Some developments that might trigger transformative change are highlighted. These include climate change, nexus approaches to integrated landscape management, and the role of indigenous communities. The article makes recommendations on how science can support mobilizing the transformative potential of these developments. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 397-415 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1721268 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1721268 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:397-415 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Taikan Oki Author-X-Name-First: Taikan Author-X-Name-Last: Oki Author-Name: Rose E. Quiocho Author-X-Name-First: Rose E. Author-X-Name-Last: Quiocho Title: Economically challenged and water scarce: identification of global populations most vulnerable to water crises Abstract: The best available high-resolution precipitation, GDP, available freshwater and withdrawal data sets are used in a combined global analysis of physical and economic water scarcity at 50 km resolution. We find that approximately 40.7 million people are living in areas with concurrent severe economic and water-scarcity constraints. These areas are mostly in semi-arid parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 416-428 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1698413 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1698413 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:416-428 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gabriel Eckstein Author-X-Name-First: Gabriel Author-X-Name-Last: Eckstein Title: The status of the UN Watercourses Convention: does it still hold water? Abstract: When the UN General Assembly adopted the Watercourses Convention in 1997, it was heralded as a major milestone in the evolution of international water law. Yet, more than 20 years later and five years since it came into force, enthusiasm for the instrument appears to have waned. Based on patterns in the UNGA vote and assorted ratifications, and statements of various delegates to the UN’s International Law Committee, Sixth Committee and General Assembly, positions on the convention’s text are explored to uncover possible reasons for its diminishing appeal. Other externalities are also considered in terms of the convention’s viability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 429-461 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1690979 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1690979 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:429-461 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Australian water decision making: are politicians performing? Abstract: Australia has husbanded its water resources to deliver laudable environmental and economic outcomes. But a close examination reveals some areas where decisions have resulted in poor outcomes and unsatisfactory use of public funds. This article examines some of these decisions through four case studies in which I suggest that current water infrastructure governance arrangements should be improved, through compelling politicians to place a greater focus on delivering value for money from infrastructure investments. Delivering higher-quality water services to remote indigenous communities should also be accorded a much higher priority. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 462-483 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1685950 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1685950 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:462-483 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Quentin Grafton Author-X-Name-First: R. Quentin Author-X-Name-Last: Grafton Author-Name: John Williams Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: Williams Title: Rent-seeking behaviour and regulatory capture in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia Abstract: We examine water governance in the Murray-Darling Basin using the frameworks of rent-seeking and regulatory capture. These frameworks are used to evaluate two government programmes intended to ensure an environmentally sustainable level of water diversions in the basin: targeted one-on-one purchases of water entitlements from designated sellers; and subsidies for irrigation infrastructure to increase irrigation efficiency. Deficiencies in delivering the stated environmental goals of both programmes, and questions about their ‘value for money’, are highlighted. Specific recommendations are provided about how to mitigate both rent-seeking and regulatory capture of water reform initiatives in large river basins. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 484-504 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1674132 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1674132 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:484-504 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Madiodio Niasse Author-X-Name-First: Madiodio Author-X-Name-Last: Niasse Author-Name: Olli Varis Author-X-Name-First: Olli Author-X-Name-Last: Varis Title: Quenching the thirst of rapidly growing and water-insecure cities in sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: It is in the water sector that Africa faces some of its more pressing challenges, which are exacerbated with the sprawl of megacities. The gap between water requirements and available water resources is widening. While the urbanization process is still accelerating, acute seasonal and chronic water shortages are already encountered in almost all major cities. Unless the direction is radically changed, sub-Saharan Africa is headed towards an urban water crisis of alarming proportions. Based on city experiences in Africa and comparison to those in India, we draw lessons and suggest response options for tackling urban water crisis risks in Africa. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 505-527 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1707073 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1707073 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:505-527 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mo Li Author-X-Name-First: Mo Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Vijay P. Singh Author-X-Name-First: Vijay P. Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Sustainability of water and energy use for food production based on optimal allocation of agricultural irrigation water Abstract: Food security is inextricably linked with water and energy use in irrigated agriculture. This article develops an optimization model to evaluate the sustainability of water and energy use for food production, and the coordination among water, energy and carbon footprints. A case study of Heping Irrigation District, China, demonstrates the applicability of the model. We find that 87.47, 86.12, and 83.67 million m3 of irrigation water allocation are sustainable for high, normal, and low flow levels, respectively, considering economic, social and environmental benefits. The structure of surface water and groundwater allocation remains consistent for different subareas. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 528-546 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1649129 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1649129 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:528-546 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Nitin Bassi Author-X-Name-First: Nitin Author-X-Name-Last: Bassi Author-Name: O. P. Singh Author-X-Name-First: O. P. Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Rethinking on the methodology for assessing global water and food challenges Abstract: The article delinks food security challenges from the challenge of supplying water to meet the needs of the industrial, livestock, domestic and environmental sectors to analyze the food security and water management challenges of individual nations. For this, three indices are developed: the water adequacy index, water-land index and water-land-pasture index. Their values are computed for 172 countries. The analysis suggests that the criteria for assessing the magnitude of food insecurity and water scarcity problems should include agricultural land, particularly cultivated land and pastureland, along with renewable water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 547-564 Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1707071 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1707071 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:547-564 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ci-ci Issue: 2-3 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 3 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1701319 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1701319 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:2-3:p:ci-ci Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yahua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yahua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Xun Wu Author-X-Name-First: Xun Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Innovative and transformative water policy and management in China Abstract: China has made substantial progress in transforming water governance to respond to water crises and to support rapid socio-economic development. We aim to critically and comprehensively analyze important innovations in managerial approaches, as well as new developments and associated challenges in water policies, by bringing together cutting-edge research and best practices on water resources management in contemporary China. The key lessons drawn from the transformation include improving relationships among government, market and civil society in terms of water governance, as well as introducing innovative solutions to water challenges according to the specific contexts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 565-572 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1716694 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1716694 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:565-572 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shaofeng Jia Author-X-Name-First: Shaofeng Author-X-Name-Last: Jia Author-Name: Dalong Li Author-X-Name-First: Dalong Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: A portfolio of China’s urban water governance sector: administrative system, coordination problems and policy evolution Abstract: Urban water governance in China has received increasing academic and policy attention owing to frequent urban water crises. Drawing on documentary analysis and field investigations, this article analyzes the administrative system and recent policy developments vis-à-vis urban water governance in China. It demonstrates the main problems of, and mechanisms for, interdepartmental and interjurisdictional coordination, and reviews new policy instruments addressing urgent urban water governance issues. The article argues that coordination mechanisms such as the river chief system are promising but their long-term effectiveness remains to be clarified, and more attention should be paid to policy enforcement and market mechanisms. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 573-589 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1668754 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1668754 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:573-589 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dajun Shen Author-X-Name-First: Dajun Author-X-Name-Last: Shen Author-Name: Ali Guna Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Guna Author-Name: Xiaodan He Author-X-Name-First: Xiaodan Author-X-Name-Last: He Title: Water use control system in China Abstract: China is developing a complicated three-aspect water use control system. Spatially, the system includes river basin, province, prefecture, county, permit, and individual users; temporally, it consists of annual average and annual/seasonal frameworks; and in terms of management objectives, it combines abstraction, consumption and use. Technical consistency is required in volume, space, timing, management and reliability. Application in the Yellow River basin reveals consistency problems in targets, indicators, timings and control periods. We suggest improving the system by addressing temporal and spatial inconsistencies, reforming management systems and procedures, strengthening research, and developing a water accounting system. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 590-609 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1676202 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1676202 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:590-609 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yahua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yahua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Xiangning Chen Author-X-Name-First: Xiangning Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Title: River chief system as a collaborative water governance approach in China Abstract: Despite the various water management explorations in China over the past three decades, China’s water problems remain challenging. Recently the Chinese government introduced the river chief system, a collaborative water governance approach, as an update to the previous water management system. We analyze this reform by establishing an analytical framework based on collaborative governance theory. The analysis argues that the institutional context and motivations are the external conditions influencing the collaborative governance regime and thus the outcomes of the river chief system. We conclude that the system provides effective water management tackling collaborative issues in the Chinese context, but its long-term effects and sustainability remain to be determined. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 610-630 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1680351 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1680351 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:610-630 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neng Qian Author-X-Name-First: Neng Author-X-Name-Last: Qian Author-Name: Schuyler House Author-X-Name-First: Schuyler Author-X-Name-Last: House Author-Name: Alfred M. Wu Author-X-Name-First: Alfred M. Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Xun Wu Author-X-Name-First: Xun Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: Public–private partnerships in the water sector in China: a comparative analysis Abstract: China has emerged as one of the world’s most active markets for public–private partnerships (PPP) in the water sector, while the pace of such development globally has slowed in recent years. This article investigates the dynamics of the development of PPP projects in the Chinese water sector through comparative case studies. Our findings suggest that the unwavering pursuit of PPPs as a policy instrument by the central government, water sector reforms and the effective implementation of local governments are among key factors driving the impressive growth of PPP projects in China. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 631-650 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1685951 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1685951 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:631-650 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Cho Nam Ng Author-X-Name-First: Cho Nam Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Author-Name: Xiaoxing Qi Author-X-Name-First: Xiaoxing Author-X-Name-Last: Qi Title: The Chinese characteristics of payments for ecosystem services: a conceptual analysis of water eco-compensation mechanisms Abstract: The applications of payments for ecosystem/environmental services (PES) are diverse. However, the changing characteristics of these applications in different contexts have not been adequately elucidated. This article provides a conceptual analysis of China’s water eco-compensation mechanism (ECM), a notion reported in the PES literature, through the lens of public–private, state–market, central–local and interjurisdictional relationships. It argues that the water ECM is essentially a state-centric utilitarian approach to mediating regional conflicts and inequalities. The Chinese practices of water ECM indicate an alternative approach to incentive-based conservation, highlighting the potential of integrating government-led instruments with market-oriented mechanisms in the development of a PES framework. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 651-669 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1605889 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1605889 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:651-669 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jinxia Wang Author-X-Name-First: Jinxia Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Yuting Jiang Author-X-Name-First: Yuting Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang Author-Name: Huimin Wang Author-X-Name-First: Huimin Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Qiuqiong Huang Author-X-Name-First: Qiuqiong Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Hongbo Deng Author-X-Name-First: Hongbo Author-X-Name-Last: Deng Title: Groundwater irrigation and management in northern China: status, trends, and challenges Abstract: This study uses panel data from the North China Water Resources Survey in 2004 and 2016 to update the status of groundwater. In the past two decades, groundwater irrigation has spread to more villages, but declining groundwater tables and deterioration in water quality have become more serious. Some policy measures (well-drilling permits, water quotas, water resources fees) have been implemented in an increasing number of villages, but they still only reached a small fraction of villages. Some of the responses by farmers to these challenges have accelerated groundwater extraction. Policy efforts are needed to improve the effectiveness of policy implementation and enhance sustainable groundwater use. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 670-696 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1584094 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1584094 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:670-696 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sicheng Chen Author-X-Name-First: Sicheng Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Yahua Wang Author-X-Name-First: Yahua Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Jesper Svensson Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Author-X-Name-Last: Svensson Title: How to promote effective irrigation pricing reform in northern China? Insights from the Taocheng District Abstract: There has been a growing interest in understanding the enabling conditions for the adoption of irrigation pricing reform worldwide. We enrich the literature on policy diffusion by comparing the effects of different mobilization patterns in northern China, showing how differences in incentives have hampered or fostered the spread of a collect-and-refund policy in Taocheng District. We find that the mobilization pattern of water authorities, with limited fiscal resources and weak political influence, provided little incentive for local authorities to adopt the policy. By contrast, the mobilization pattern of government chiefs mobilized local authorities to spread the policy across larger scales. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 697-715 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1656602 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1656602 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:697-715 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hui Guo Author-X-Name-First: Hui Author-X-Name-Last: Guo Author-Name: Xiangdong Chen Author-X-Name-First: Xiangdong Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Jiahong Liu Author-X-Name-First: Jiahong Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Hongjiang Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Hongjiang Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Jesper Svensson Author-X-Name-First: Jesper Author-X-Name-Last: Svensson Title: Joint analysis of water rights trading and water-saving management contracts in China Abstract: Water rights trading and water-saving management contracts are important market-oriented means to promote water conservation. This study integrates them together for a joint analysis, and puts forward a new way to optimize market-oriented water-saving services in China. This is to establish a water-saving management contracts-based water rights trading mechanism, that is, to allow trading of water saved under a management contract. We have two main findings. First, water-saving management contracts and water rights trading are highly compatible and interrelated. Second, water rights trading can be integrated into the implementation of water-saving management contracts and thereby promote their application. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 716-737 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1657808 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1657808 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:716-737 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Siao Sun Author-X-Name-First: Siao Author-X-Name-Last: Sun Author-Name: Chao Bao Author-X-Name-First: Chao Author-X-Name-Last: Bao Author-Name: Chuanglin Fang Author-X-Name-First: Chuanglin Author-X-Name-Last: Fang Title: Freshwater use in China: relations to economic development and natural water resources availability Abstract: Understanding the patterns and driving factors of water use is vital for developing adequate and sustainable water management strategies. This study examines the relations of provincial freshwater use in China to economic development and natural water availability in both space and time. The panel data model fitting results indicate that temporal variability of per capita total and sectoral water use shows an environmental Kuznets curve and is negatively correlated with water availability. In space, water availability has a significant positive effect on provincial water use. The results aids in diagnosing historical water use and elucidating relevant policy implications. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 738-756 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 7 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1653830 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1653830 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:738-756 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gbetondji Melaine Armel Nonvide Author-X-Name-First: Gbetondji Melaine Armel Author-X-Name-Last: Nonvide Author-Name: Daniel B. Sarpong Author-X-Name-First: Daniel B. Author-X-Name-Last: Sarpong Author-Name: George T-M. Kwadzo Author-X-Name-First: George T-M. Author-X-Name-Last: Kwadzo Author-Name: Henry Anim-Somuah Author-X-Name-First: Henry Author-X-Name-Last: Anim-Somuah Author-Name: Fulbert Amoussouga Gero Author-X-Name-First: Fulbert Author-X-Name-Last: Amoussouga Gero Title: Farmers’ perceptions of irrigation and constraints on rice production in Benin: a stakeholder-consultation approach Abstract: This article examines rice farmers’ perceptions of irrigation and constraints on rice production in the municipality of Malanville, Benin. Farmers’ positive perceptions of irrigation include the use of irrigation for insurance against drought, crop yield improvement, higher income, food security and poverty reduction. Analysis of constraints reveals that farmers face major constraints such as lack of agricultural credit, poor access to production inputs, inadequate knowledge of water resources management, poor access to agricultural information and markets, and flooding of fields. Specific constraints in the irrigation scheme of Malanville include the high cost of irrigation and unavailability of water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1001-1021 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1317631 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1317631 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:1001-1021 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nicolas Faysse Author-X-Name-First: Nicolas Author-X-Name-Last: Faysse Author-Name: Issam Eddine Sellika Author-X-Name-First: Issam Eddine Author-X-Name-Last: Sellika Author-Name: Jean-Daniel Rinaudo Author-X-Name-First: Jean-Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Rinaudo Author-Name: Mostafa Errahj Author-X-Name-First: Mostafa Author-X-Name-Last: Errahj Title: Participatory scenario planning for sustainable irrigated agriculture when actors seldom communicate: an experiment in Morocco Abstract: In Morocco, agricultural activities based on groundwater use increasingly face risks of aquifer overdraft and market saturation. However, farmers and public organizations responsible for agriculture and water resources rarely communicate to identify how these risks could be overcome. A participatory scenario-planning process was organized in a small region to identify a pathway towards agricultural activities that are sustainable in terms of groundwater resource use and profitability. Actors jointly determined this pathway thanks to the organization of preparatory workshops held separately with each actor before they met together, and the progressive integration of agriculture development and groundwater use in scenario design. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 982-1000 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1322500 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1322500 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:982-1000 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ellis Adjei Adams Author-X-Name-First: Ellis Adjei Author-X-Name-Last: Adams Title: Thirsty slums in African cities: household water insecurity in urban informal settlements of Lilongwe, Malawi Abstract: Over 70% of Malawi’s urban population lives in informal settlements, where households regularly face chronic water insecurity. This article utilizes mixed methods – household surveys (N = 645), field observations, focus groups and interviews – to examine household water insecurity in three urban informal settlements of Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital and largest city. The study finds that water insecurity arises from overdependence on communal water kiosks which are insufficient in number, have high nonfunctional rates, are prone to vandalism, and provide water irregularly; lack of alternative improved water sources; and a significant time burden due to long waiting times and multiple trips to water sources. The findings underscore why water insecurity in Africa’s urban informal settlements deserves urgent policy attention. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 869-887 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1322941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1322941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:869-887 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mahmuda Mutahara Author-X-Name-First: Mahmuda Author-X-Name-Last: Mutahara Author-Name: Jeroen F. Warner Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen F. Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Author-Name: Arjen E. J. Wals Author-X-Name-First: Arjen E. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Wals Author-Name: M. Shah Alam Khan Author-X-Name-First: M. Shah Alam Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Philippus Wester Author-X-Name-First: Philippus Author-X-Name-Last: Wester Title: Social learning for adaptive delta management: Tidal River Management in the Bangladesh Delta Abstract: The article analyzes Tidal River Management in Bangladesh from a social learning perspective. Four cases were investigated using participatory assessment. Knowledge acquisition through transformations in the Tidal River Management process was explored as an intended learning outcome. The study finds that social learning occurred more prominently at the individual stakeholder level and less at the collective level. For Tidal River Management to be responsive and sustainable, especially in times of increased uncertainty and climate vulnerability, more attention needs to be paid to coordination and facilitation of multi-level learning that includes all stakeholders. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 923-943 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1326880 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1326880 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:923-943 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Edoardo Borgomeo Author-X-Name-First: Edoardo Author-X-Name-Last: Borgomeo Author-Name: Jim W. Hall Author-X-Name-First: Jim W. Author-X-Name-Last: Hall Author-Name: Mashfiqus Salehin Author-X-Name-First: Mashfiqus Author-X-Name-Last: Salehin Title: Avoiding the water-poverty trap: insights from a conceptual human-water dynamical model for coastal Bangladesh Abstract: Water-related risks impact development opportunities and can trap communities in a downward spiral of economic decline. In this article, the dynamic relationship between water-related risks and economic outcomes for an embanked area in coastal Bangladesh is conceptualized. The interaction between flood events, salinity, deteriorating and poorly maintained water infrastructure, agricultural production and income is modelled. The model is used to test the effect of improvements in the reliability, operation and maintenance of the water infrastructure on agricultural incomes and assets. Results indicate that interventions can have non-marginal impacts on indicators of welfare, switching the system dynamic from a poverty trap into one of growth. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 900-922 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1331842 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1331842 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:900-922 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Daniel Goodwin Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Goodwin Author-Name: Marie Raffin Author-X-Name-First: Marie Author-X-Name-Last: Raffin Author-Name: Paul Jeffrey Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Jeffrey Author-Name: Heather M. Smith Author-X-Name-First: Heather M. Author-X-Name-Last: Smith Title: Evaluating media framing and public reactions in the context of a water reuse proposal Abstract: The public is increasingly engaging with information about water reuse proposals through the Internet. Though there are benefits to engaging the public online, there may also be challenges associated with media bias or online advocacy. This study qualitatively examines the public response (online comments, n = 1323) to online news reporting an indirect potable reuse proposal for London. The study found no evidence of the media’s framing of the event strongly shaping the unsolicited online public reactions. Findings suggest that though communications may struggle to counter longer-term news agendas, there may be benefits to experimenting with framing water safety measures and shorter-term gains. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 848-868 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1347085 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1347085 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:848-868 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ruben Jimenez-Redal Author-X-Name-First: Ruben Author-X-Name-Last: Jimenez-Redal Author-Name: Javier Soriano Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Soriano Author-Name: Natalie Holowko Author-X-Name-First: Natalie Author-X-Name-Last: Holowko Author-Name: Jabier Almandoz Author-X-Name-First: Jabier Author-X-Name-Last: Almandoz Author-Name: Francisco Arregui Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: Arregui Title: Assessing sustainability of rural gravity-fed water schemes on Idjwi Island, D.R. Congo Abstract: To assess the sustainability of rural gravity-fed water schemes on Idjwi Island, the association between four hypothesized drivers of sustainability – perceived sense of ownership, willingness to pay for maintenance, trust in the water committee, and household involvement in the project – and service reliability, the main outcome variable, was analyzed. Primary data were gathered through in-person surveys of 1253 user households. The results provide two significant insights. First, during the 5–10 years after implementation, in the presence of an external intervention, a lower perceived sense of ownership for the water system was associated with higher service reliability. This stands in contrast with much of the existing literature, which outlines a consistent positive association between sense of ownership and sustainability of rural water systems. Second, despite 77% of beneficiaries stating that they were willing to pay for maintenance service, such contributions were not forthcoming, due to lack of trust in the water committee. In this scenario, almost 42% of the water points are reported as non-functional, 5–10 years after completion. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1022-1035 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1347086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1347086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:1022-1035 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jadwiga R. Ziolkowska Author-X-Name-First: Jadwiga R. Author-X-Name-Last: Ziolkowska Title: Profitability of irrigation and value of water in Oklahoma and Texas agriculture Abstract: This article evaluates profitability of irrigated versus non-irrigated agricultural production of major crops (corn, cotton, wheat, soybeans, sorghum) in 2010 (a wet year) and 2011 (an exceptional drought year) in Oklahoma and Texas. It also estimates the economic value of water for agricultural production in both states to answer the question of added value generated with irrigation. Answering those questions is critical in the face of exceptional and severe droughts affecting Oklahoma and Texas in the past decade, in addition to steeply declining groundwater resources in the Ogalalla Aquifer. The results can help with designing mitigation and adaptation measures to water scarcity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 944-960 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1353410 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1353410 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:944-960 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Javier Calatrava Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Calatrava Author-Name: David Martínez-Granados Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Granados Title: The limited success of formal water markets in the Segura River basin, Spain Abstract: The Segura basin in south-eastern Spain is one of the most water-scarce regions in Europe. Its water economy has characteristics that constitute very favourable conditions for water market activity, and there are significant trading opportunities. However, the traded volumes have been rather small even though most of the water market activity in continental Spain is concentrated there. This paper describes the few formal water market experiences in the Segura basin since water trading was legislated on and regulated in 1999. As a result of this analysis, some hypotheses are made regarding the causes of the limited operation of this economic instrument. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 961-981 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1378628 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1378628 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:961-981 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: C. Bradley Author-X-Name-First: C. Author-X-Name-Last: Bradley Author-Name: M. J. Bowes Author-X-Name-First: M. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Bowes Author-Name: J. Brils Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Brils Author-Name: J. Friedrich Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Friedrich Author-Name: J. Gault Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Gault Author-Name: S. Groom Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Groom Author-Name: T. Hein Author-X-Name-First: T. Author-X-Name-Last: Hein Author-Name: P. Heininger Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Heininger Author-Name: P. Michalopoulos Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Michalopoulos Author-Name: N. Panin Author-X-Name-First: N. Author-X-Name-Last: Panin Author-Name: M. Schultz Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Schultz Author-Name: A. Stanica Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Stanica Author-Name: I. Andrei Author-X-Name-First: I. Author-X-Name-Last: Andrei Author-Name: A. Tyler Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Tyler Author-Name: G. Umgiesser Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Umgiesser Title: Advancing integrated research on European river–sea systems: the DANUBIUS-RI project Abstract: Research at the interface between terrestrial, riverine, estuarine and marine environments is frequently constrained by significant disciplinary and geographical boundaries. This article outlines an international initiative, DANUBIUS-RI, which aims to address these problems by facilitating biogeochemical monitoring and interdisciplinary research on river–sea systems. The scope of the project spans the environmental, social and economic sciences and was accepted into the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures roadmap in 2016. When operational, DANUBIUS-RI will offer researchers access to interdisciplinary expertise, facilities and European river–sea systems, providing a comprehensive platform for multidisciplinary research and training. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 888-899 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1399107 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2017.1399107 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:888-899 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tommy Kevin Lee Author-X-Name-First: Tommy Kevin Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Urban water sustainability: constructing infrastructure for cities and nature Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1036-1037 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1503077 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1503077 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:1036-1037 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Call for State-of-the-Art Reviews Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1038-1038 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1525108 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1525108 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:1038-1038 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Editorial Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 845-847 Issue: 6 Volume: 34 Year: 2018 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1529218 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1529218 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:6:p:845-847 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Razak Abu Author-X-Name-First: Razak Author-X-Name-Last: Abu Author-Name: Maureen G. Reed Author-X-Name-First: Maureen G. Author-X-Name-Last: Reed Author-Name: Timothy D. Jardine Author-X-Name-First: Timothy D. Author-X-Name-Last: Jardine Title: Using two-eyed seeing to bridge Western science and Indigenous knowledge systems and understand long-term change in the Saskatchewan River Delta, Canada Abstract: Although researchers now recognize that Indigenous knowledge can strengthen environmental planning and assessment, little research has empirically demonstrated how to bring together Indigenous knowledge and Western science to form a more complete picture of social-ecological change. This study attempts to fill this gap by using ‘two-eyed seeing’ – an approach that brings together Indigenous and Western perspectives on an equal basis – to collect and analyze changes in the Saskatchewan River Delta since upstream dams were built in the 1960s. Results found corroboration across the knowledge systems that operation of dams has lowered summer flows and created unnaturally high winter flows. The knowledge systems, however, diverged in some areas, such as the production of northern pike, where local residents observed abundant pike but records showed the pike commercial harvest declining to near zero. Indigenous knowledge alone provided information about berries and berry seasons. This two-eyed seeing approach can enhance environmental assessment and planning by providing a more accurate and coherent narrative of long-term social-ecological change. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 757-776 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1558050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1558050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:5:p:757-776 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Barry Hart Author-X-Name-First: Barry Author-X-Name-Last: Hart Author-Name: Erin O’Donnell Author-X-Name-First: Erin Author-X-Name-Last: O’Donnell Author-Name: Avril Horne Author-X-Name-First: Avril Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Sustainable water resources development in northern Australia: the need for coordination, integration and representation Abstract: The Australian government’s push to develop northern Australia identified water security as crucial in underpinning any new agricultural developments. Compliance of the current water resources planning frameworks in the three northern Australian jurisdictions – Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory – with the National Water Initiative is reviewed. An updated approach to water resource development in northern Australia is then proposed that could involve the Australian government taking a greater coordinating role. Four key requirements of this new approach are then discussed: new coordinating legislation (for example, a Northern Australia Water Act); greater involvement of First Nations communities; a more coordinated and integrated water resource planning process; and improved and more transparent processes for water infrastructure funding. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 777-799 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1578199 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1578199 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:5:p:777-799 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tom Scholten Author-X-Name-First: Tom Author-X-Name-Last: Scholten Author-Name: Thomas Hartmann Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Hartmann Author-Name: Tejo Spit Author-X-Name-First: Tejo Author-X-Name-Last: Spit Title: The spatial component of integrative water resources management: differentiating integration of land and water governance Abstract: Contemporary water-governance approaches lack an understanding of the differences revealed when land and water governance interact. Conflicts arise because the spatial component is less regarded in water-governance approaches. This explorative paper introduces an analytical framework for the common management of land and water along three frontiers: the vertical frontier concerns the interaction between subsurface groundwater and land uses on the surface; the horizontal frontier refers to coastlines or riverfronts; and the fluent frontier is about inundations and flood events. Rather than a panacea for all governance issues, this paper proposes a more differentiated perspective on integrative water-governance approaches. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 800-817 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1566055 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1566055 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:5:p:800-817 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: T. Yasmin Author-X-Name-First: T. Author-X-Name-Last: Yasmin Author-Name: M. Farrelly Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Farrelly Author-Name: B. C. Rogers Author-X-Name-First: B. C. Author-X-Name-Last: Rogers Title: Adaptive governance: a catalyst for advancing sustainable urban transformation in the global South Abstract: Adaptive governance has been proposed by many scholars as an approach to sustainable resource management, and has subsequently been applied in many countries. While the conceptual origins of adaptive governance have largely emerged from the global North, there has been little critical attention to the utility of adaptive governance concepts in the global South. Through a qualitative meta-analysis of adaptive governance scholarship published between 2000 and 2018, this article characterizes the key attributes of adaptive governance in the global North and examines whether these attributes are present in contemporary scholarship on the global South. In doing so, the article confirms that adaptive governance principles are present, but reveals distinctions regarding how these manifest in the global South. The article proposes a guiding framework to advance the design and implementation of future adaptive governance interventions in the global South. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 818-838 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1611548 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1611548 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:5:p:818-838 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Judith Plummer Braeckman Author-X-Name-First: Judith Author-X-Name-Last: Plummer Braeckman Author-Name: Tim Disselhoff Author-X-Name-First: Tim Author-X-Name-Last: Disselhoff Author-Name: Julian Kirchherr Author-X-Name-First: Julian Author-X-Name-Last: Kirchherr Title: Cost and schedule overruns in large hydropower dams: an assessment of projects completed since 2000 Abstract: This paper presents novel data on cost and schedule overruns in recent dam projects started and completed since 2000 and compares them with pre-existing data sets on projects started before 2000. Combining these data, a meta-data set was created of 184 cost overrun and 191 time overrun data points. For post-2000 projects, the average cost overrun was 33% and schedule overrun was 18% as compared with 46% and 37% respectively for pre-2000 projects. While a decrease in the averages was observed, the change in cost overruns is not statistically significant, whereas the change in time overruns is significant. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 839-854 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1568232 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1568232 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:5:p:839-854 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tim Foster Author-X-Name-First: Tim Author-X-Name-Last: Foster Author-Name: Sean Furey Author-X-Name-First: Sean Author-X-Name-Last: Furey Author-Name: Brian Banks Author-X-Name-First: Brian Author-X-Name-Last: Banks Author-Name: Juliet Willetts Author-X-Name-First: Juliet Author-X-Name-Last: Willetts Title: Functionality of handpump water supplies: a review of data from sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region Abstract: Handpumps are heavily relied upon for drinking water in rural areas of low- and middle-income countries, but their operation and maintenance remain problematic. This review presents updated and expanded handpump functionality estimates for 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Our results suggest that approximately one in four handpumps in sub-Saharan Africa are non-functional at any point in time, which in 2015 was roughly equivalent to 175,000 inoperative water points. Functionality statistics for Asia-Pacific countries vary widely, but data gaps preclude a robust region-wide estimate. In spite of data inconsistencies and imperfections, the results illustrate the persistent and widespread nature of rural water supply sustainability concerns. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 855-869 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1543117 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1543117 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:5:p:855-869 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Joo Hee Ng Author-X-Name-First: Peter Joo Hee Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Title: Foreword Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 871-873 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1820692 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1820692 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:871-873 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Water management in post-2020 world Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 874-878 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1837451 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1837451 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:874-878 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Richard Hoo Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Hoo Title: Managing water demand in Singapore through a systems perspective Abstract: Against a backdrop of economic and population growth, unpredictable climate patterns and rising costs, it is imperative for Singapore to complement supply-side solutions with demand-management strategies on a systemic level to ensure an efficient, adequate and sustainable supply of water for all. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 879-887 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1684245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1684245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:879-887 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Water demand reduction to help meet SDG 6: learning from major Australian cities Abstract: Sustainable Development Goal 6 seeks to address the increasing and unmet demand for water in many urban areas already struggling with inadequate water quality and supply. With climate change posing new threats, and both population growth and rural urban migration exacerbating existing issues, measures to reduce water demand sit alongside increasing water supply to address the problem. This article outlines Australia’s experience in reducing water demand in urban areas, illustrating a range of measures that could contribute to meeting this goal. Key measures have a low fiscal cost, but require attention to governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 888-908 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1638229 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1638229 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:888-908 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Sauri Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Sauri Title: The decline of water consumption in Spanish cities: structural and contingent factors Abstract: As cities will concentrate most of the world’s population and economic activities, so urban water demand will account for a large proportion of global water demand in the future. In contrast, recent empirical evidence indicates that water consumption in many cities of the developed world is declining. In this article, this decline in consumption is studied for the major Spanish cities, and some of the drivers of this decline (economic, technological and behavioural) are explored. Contingent events such as droughts and economic crises may intensify the decline in consumption, as shown for the case of Barcelona. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 909-925 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1634999 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1634999 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:909-925 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Liang Lu Author-X-Name-First: Liang Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Title: Information-based interventions for household water efficiency in England and Wales: evidence, barriers and learning opportunities Abstract: Following the call of the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in its recent Water Efficiency and Behaviour Change Rapid Evidence Assessment 2018, this article seeks to understand the key barriers to effective information-based interventions to encourage household water efficiency in England and Wales and their implications. We review the evidence on information provision to conserve water in England and Wales. We then set out the current key barriers, highlight what might have contributed to the barriers and, based on learnings from the literature, clarify some underlying confusion and suggest ways to improve. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 926-939 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1684244 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1684244 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:926-939 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sally V. Russell Author-X-Name-First: Sally V. Author-X-Name-Last: Russell Author-Name: Christof Knoeri Author-X-Name-First: Christof Author-X-Name-Last: Knoeri Title: Exploring the psychosocial and behavioural determinants of household water conservation and intention Abstract: Securing urban freshwater supplies is a major challenge for policy makers globally. This study investigated the determinants of household water conservation to identify the relative contribution of psychosocial and behavioural determinants. Using a survey of 1196 households across the UK, we found that attitudes, norms and habits play an important role in determining intention to conserve water, and that habits were the single most important predictor of water conservation intentions and self-reported water bills. Changing ingrained water conservation habits is therefore an important component of managing urban water demand. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 940-955 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1638230 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1638230 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:940-955 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Carol Nemeroff Author-X-Name-First: Carol Author-X-Name-Last: Nemeroff Author-Name: Paul Rozin Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Rozin Author-Name: Brent Haddad Author-X-Name-First: Brent Author-X-Name-Last: Haddad Author-Name: Paul Slovic Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Slovic Title: Psychological barriers to urban recycled water acceptance: a review of relevant principles in decision psychology Abstract: This paper reviews principles from decision psychology relevant to understanding and increasing acceptance of urban recycled water, and supplements existing literature by suggesting an additional factor: adaptation insensitivity. We integrate into our discussion previously unpublished results from a study conducted in 2007, which surveyed 2680 respondents in five American cities, identifying basic psychological features impacting resistance to recycled water. We focus on identifying targets for intervention, including the failure of respondents to realize that, with exposure, they would adapt to recycled water (adaptation insensitivity). Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 956-971 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1804841 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1804841 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:956-971 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: María Molinos-Senante Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: Molinos-Senante Author-Name: Alexandros Maziotis Author-X-Name-First: Alexandros Author-X-Name-Last: Maziotis Title: Drivers of productivity change in water companies: an empirical approach for England and Wales Abstract: In this study, a normalized quadratic cost function was employed to estimate total factor productivity for the water sector in England and Wales over the period 1993–2016. Productivity was then decomposed into technical change and scale effect. Technical change is further broken down into pure technical change, non-neutral technical change, and effects due to scale-augmenting technical change. The water industry increased its productivity annually by 6.1%, with 1.5% corresponding to technical change and 4.5% attributed to the scale effect. Lastly, we discuss some policy implications by linking the productivity results with the regulatory cycle. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 972-991 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1702000 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1702000 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:972-991 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Harry Seah Author-X-Name-First: Harry Author-X-Name-Last: Seah Author-Name: Nina Lee Author-X-Name-First: Nina Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Title: Technological enablers and confidence building in end-users for effective non-domestic water demand management Abstract: By 2060, 70% of Singapore’s total water demand will be used for non-domestic purposes. Effective management of this demand will allow the national water agency, PUB, to achieve significant leverage and take strides in water sustainability as land use nears capacity limits in Singapore. Uptake of water conservation projects was sluggish in the initial years due to the high upfront capital and manpower resources required for implementation, and perceived incremental benefit to business margins. Through policy reform, technological innovation and a rigorous industrial engagement strategy, PUB has since completed 45 water conservation projects and is set to achieve 14.3 million gallons per day in non-domestic water savings by the end of 2020. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 992-1013 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1695587 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1695587 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:992-1013 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stephen J. McIlwaine Author-X-Name-First: Stephen J. Author-X-Name-Last: McIlwaine Author-Name: Omar K. M. Ouda Author-X-Name-First: Omar K. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Ouda Title: Drivers and challenges to water tariff reform in Saudi Arabia Abstract: In 2015, increases in the domestic water tariff in Saudi Arabia were met with significant opposition. Although the increases were needed to address the technical and financial sustainability of the service in the context of extreme scarcity and high costs, insufficient effort was made to explain the changes and prepare the public. This paper examines the trade-offs surrounding the design of a domestic water tariff, based on economic theory and global experience, and sets out the competing factors Saudi Arabia should consider when designing a new tariff structure to provide long-term public acceptability while ensuring the service remains sustainable. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1014-1030 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1720621 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1720621 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:1014-1030 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ida Helgegren Author-X-Name-First: Ida Author-X-Name-Last: Helgegren Author-Name: Jennifer McConville Author-X-Name-First: Jennifer Author-X-Name-Last: McConville Author-Name: Graciela Landaeta Author-X-Name-First: Graciela Author-X-Name-Last: Landaeta Author-Name: Sebastien Rauch Author-X-Name-First: Sebastien Author-X-Name-Last: Rauch Title: Importance of internal factors for community-managed water and wastewater systems in Cochabamba, Bolivia Abstract: Community management is often seen as part of the solution to increase access to drinking water and wastewater management where municipal services are lacking. This article intends to increase the knowledge regarding self-organized community-managed water and wastewater systems in urban and peri-urban areas. A theory-building case-study approach, including three different neighbourhoods in Bolivia and their respective community-based organizations, was selected. Four prerequisites – leadership, agreed vision, collective action and management – and associated enabling factors connected to three distinct planning and management phases were found to be of major importance for community-managed water and wastewater systems. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1031-1053 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1616536 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1616536 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:1031-1053 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mike Muller Author-X-Name-First: Mike Author-X-Name-Last: Muller Title: Some systems perspectives on demand management during Cape Town’s 2015–2018 water crisis Abstract: Cape Town recently suffered severe water shortages triggered by a multi-year drought. These shortages were aggravated by reliance on demand management to balance supply and demand in the rapidly growing city. This article considers the interaction between the supply-side planning system and the less systematic approach used to plan and manage what is characterized as the demand-side system. Political priorities and preferences as well as perceptions of and attitudes towards risk influenced demand forecasts and development decisions. The experience illustrates the importance of a more systematic approach to demand forecasting to reduce the risk of supply failures. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1054-1072 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1667754 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1667754 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:1054-1072 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michael R. Markus Author-X-Name-First: Michael R. Author-X-Name-Last: Markus Author-Name: Eleanor Torres Author-X-Name-First: Eleanor Author-X-Name-Last: Torres Title: How OCWD made potable reuse palatable and avoided public opposition to its project Abstract: The paper provides a description of the efforts taken by the Orange County Water District (the District; OCWD) to insulate itself from public opposition to its potable reuse project, the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS). We emphasize how important it is to first understand the challenges faced by concurrent projects in Southern California, and the development and execution of OCWD’s outreach programme, which was ongoing and fluid to better anticipate and react to emerging issues. Finally, we demonstrate the importance of continued outreach efforts, outlining the various steps the District has taken to educate people about reuse benefits. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1073-1092 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1793738 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1793738 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:1073-1092 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Carlo C. Galli Author-X-Name-First: Carlo C. Author-X-Name-Last: Galli Author-Name: Christian Vousvouras Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Vousvouras Title: Nestlé caring for water Abstract: Water has been a ‘natural’ management priority for Nestlé since its beginnings, more than 150 years ago. Farmers need water to grow food, factories need water to operate, and consumers need water to prepare their dishes. Water touches every part of Nestlé’s value chain. This article describes how Nestlé’s management has made water a priority for the company over time. Nestlé has become a leading company in industrial water management in its own manufacturing facilities. However, over time, Nestlé realized that the impact of a water strategy built solely on internal excellence is limited, both from an operational and from a reputational perspective. Therefore, Nestlé has come up with a new strategy, the Caring for Water initiative, which builds on the principles of water stewardship, focusing on collective action at the level of the watershed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1093-1104 Issue: 6 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1700781 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1700781 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:6:p:1093-1104 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jamie Pittock Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Pittock Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: André van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: André Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Title: Transforming failing smallholder irrigation schemes in Africa: a theory of change Abstract: Drawing on the results of the Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa project, we assess positive transitions in smallholder irrigation schemes. The project’s theory of change is evaluated. Soil monitoring tools and agricultural innovation platforms were introduced in five irrigation schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The synergies between these interventions increased both crop yields and profitability. This empowered farmers, improved equity, and accelerated social learning and innovation. The resulting, iterative cycles of change improved governance, sustainability and socio-economic outcomes. The challenges of scaling these interventions up and out are outlined. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S1-S19 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1819776 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1819776 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S1-S19 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vibeke Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Vibeke Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Andre F. Van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: Andre F. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Rooyen Title: Why agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains low compared to the rest of the world – a historical perspective Abstract: Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa has, in recent times, remained lower than the rest of the world. Many attribute this to factors inherent to Africa and its people, such as climate, soil quality, slavery and disease. This article traces the role of agriculture through history and argues that these are not the main reasons. Before the arrival of European traders, complex agricultural systems existed, which supported food security, manufacturing and trade. External interference manipulated these systems in pursuit of export crops. Independence has not fundamentally changed this; resource and wealth extraction continue to inhibit economic development for Africans in Africa. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S20-S53 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1739512 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1739512 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S20-S53 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vibeke Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Vibeke Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: André F. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: André F. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Title: Exploring the factors causing the poor performance of most irrigation schemes in post-independence sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: This article explores the factors causing the current poor performance of most government irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa. The literature review finds that the poor performance is not primarily caused by socioeconomic and biophysical conditions inherent to sub-Saharan Africa. African farmers have adapted to diverse biophysical conditions and expanded or contracted their area under agricultural water management in response to market signals. Rather, this poor performance is predominantly linked to the production systems introduced during colonialism and developments since independence, such as agricultural policies restraining rural economic development, unsuitable irrigation technologies and agricultural practices, and international lending practices and trade arrangements. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S54-S101 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1808448 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1808448 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S54-S101 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Martin Moyo Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo Author-Name: André Van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: André Author-X-Name-Last: Van Rooyen Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Karen Parry Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Parry Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: Thabani Dube Author-X-Name-First: Thabani Author-X-Name-Last: Dube Author-Name: Mthulisi Maya Author-X-Name-First: Mthulisi Author-X-Name-Last: Maya Title: The dynamics between irrigation frequency and soil nutrient management: transitioning smallholder irrigation towards more profitable and sustainable systems in Zimbabwe Abstract: Successful irrigated agriculture is underpinned by answering two critical questions: when and how much to irrigate. This article quantifies the role of the Chameleon and the Wetting Front Detector, monitoring tools facilitating decision-making and learning about soil-water-nutrient dynamics. Farmers retained nutrients in the root zone by reducing irrigation frequency, number of siphons, and event duration. Water productivity increased by more than 100% for farmers both with and without monitoring tools. Transitioning smallholder irrigation systems into profitable and sustainable schemes requires investment in technology, farmers and institutions. Importantly, technologies need embedding in a learning environment that fosters critical feedback mechanisms, such as market constraints. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S102-S126 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1739513 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1739513 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S102-S126 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Chilundo Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Chilundo Author-Name: W. de Sousa Author-X-Name-First: W. Author-X-Name-Last: de Sousa Author-Name: E. W. Christen Author-X-Name-First: E. W. Author-X-Name-Last: Christen Author-Name: J. Faduco Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Faduco Author-Name: H. Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: H. Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: E. Cheveia Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Cheveia Author-Name: P. Munguambe Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Munguambe Author-Name: F. Jorge Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Jorge Author-Name: R. Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: A. F. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: A. F. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Title: Do agricultural innovation platforms and soil moisture and nutrient monitoring tools improve the production and livelihood of smallholder irrigators in Mozambique? Abstract: Over four years, a research-for-development project was implemented at the 25 de Setembro irrigation scheme in Mozambique. The project introduced agricultural innovation platforms to overcome barriers to production such as input and output supply chains and poorly maintained irrigation canals. Soil moisture and nutrient monitoring tools were provided so that farmers could improve their irrigation and fertilizer management. The farmers increased their crop production through the use of the tools and better irrigation infrastructure, and increased their income and overall well-being through better links to markets and new information sources facilitated by the agricultural innovation platforms. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S127-S147 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1760799 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1760799 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S127-S147 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Mdemu Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Mdemu Author-Name: L. Kissoly Author-X-Name-First: L. Author-X-Name-Last: Kissoly Author-Name: H. Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: H. Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: E. Kimaro Author-X-Name-First: E. Author-X-Name-Last: Kimaro Author-Name: E. W. Christen Author-X-Name-First: E. W. Author-X-Name-Last: Christen Author-Name: A. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: R. Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Author-Name: P. Ramshaw Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Ramshaw Title: The role of soil water monitoring tools and agricultural innovation platforms in improving food security and income of farmers in smallholder irrigation schemes in Tanzania Abstract: Smallholder irrigation is an important pathway towards better livelihoods and food security in sub-Saharan Africa. This article assesses the contribution of farmer-friendly soil and water monitoring tools, and agricultural innovation platforms, towards household income and food security in two small-scale irrigation schemes in Tanzania. Quantitative and qualitative data from farmer’s field books, household surveys and focus groups were used to assess the impacts of the two interventions. The two interventions together contributed to enhancing smallholders’ food security and household income in the two schemes, as did the agricultural innovation platform on its own. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S148-S170 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1765746 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1765746 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S148-S170 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: André F. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: André F. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Martin Moyo Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Thabani Dube Author-X-Name-First: Thabani Author-X-Name-Last: Dube Author-Name: Karen Parry Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Parry Author-Name: Richard Stirzaker Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Stirzaker Title: Identifying leverage points to transition dysfunctional irrigation schemes towards complex adaptive systems Abstract: This article explores the value of Ostrom’s socio-ecological systems framework and Meadows’s leverage point hierarchy, as structured diagnostics, to define systemic problems and avoid approaches based on linear thinking. These frameworks were applied as an ex post analysis of an irrigation scheme in Zimbabwe, drawing on the scheme’s baseline condition and the intervention outcomes. Strong leverage points, particularly those driving feedback mechanisms and institutional design, interacted with other intervention points, initiating systemic change. This analysis suggests that dysfunctional schemes can be transitioned towards complex adaptive systems by using agricultural innovation platforms to identify systemic challenges and intervention points. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S171-S198 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1747409 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1747409 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S171-S198 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Karen Parry Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Parry Author-Name: André F. van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: André F. Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Luitfred Kissoly Author-X-Name-First: Luitfred Author-X-Name-Last: Kissoly Author-Name: Martin Moyo Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Moyo Author-Name: Wilson de Sousa Author-X-Name-First: Wilson Author-X-Name-Last: de Sousa Title: The importance of learning processes in transitioning small-scale irrigation schemes Abstract: Many small-scale irrigation schemes are dysfunctional, and learning, innovation and evaluation are required to facilitate sustainable transitions. Using quantitative and qualitative data from five irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa, we analyze how learning and change arose in response to: soil monitoring tools, which triggered a deep learning cycle; and agricultural innovation platforms, which helped develop a social learning system. Knowledge generation and innovation were driven by the incentives of more profitable farming. Learning and change spread to farmers without the tools, and learning at different levels resulted in extension and governance stakeholders facilitating profound institutional change. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S199-S223 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1767542 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1767542 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S199-S223 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Manero Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Manero Author-Name: H. Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: H. Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: S. Wheeler Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Wheeler Author-Name: A. Zuo Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Zuo Author-Name: M. Mdemu Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Mdemu Author-Name: A. Van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Rooyen Author-Name: M. Chilundo Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Chilundo Title: Growth and inequality at the micro scale: an empirical analysis of farm incomes within smallholder irrigation systems in Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Mozambique Abstract: The mechanisms linking growth and inequality are critical for poverty reduction, yet they remain poorly understood at the micro level, as current knowledge is dominated by country-wide studies. This article evaluates farm income growth and changes in inequality among five smallholder irrigation communities in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Over the period of study, the poorest sections of the population became better-off. Over an income growth spell, at low levels of growth, relative inequality increases, but it starts to drop as growth rises beyond a certain rate. Thus, careful design is required to ensure that pro-growth strategies also become inequality-reducing. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S224-S245 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1811959 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1811959 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S224-S245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fentahun Abebe Author-X-Name-First: Fentahun Author-X-Name-Last: Abebe Author-Name: Alec Zuo Author-X-Name-First: Alec Author-X-Name-Last: Zuo Author-Name: Sarah Ann Wheeler Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Ann Wheeler Author-Name: Henning Bjornlund Author-X-Name-First: Henning Author-X-Name-Last: Bjornlund Author-Name: Andre van Rooyen Author-X-Name-First: Andre Author-X-Name-Last: van Rooyen Author-Name: Jamie Pittock Author-X-Name-First: Jamie Author-X-Name-Last: Pittock Author-Name: Makarius Mdemu Author-X-Name-First: Makarius Author-X-Name-Last: Mdemu Author-Name: Mario Chilundo Author-X-Name-First: Mario Author-X-Name-Last: Chilundo Title: Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa Abstract: Contingent valuation is used to elicit irrigators’ willingness to pay for soil moisture tools in irrigation schemes in Africa, with various econometric methods employed to mitigate potential bias. Key results include that there is a neighbourhood effect influencing adoption, and that being located downstream and spending more on irrigation water positively and statistically significantly influenced willingness to pay for tools. The result suggests that although focusing on economic incentives and promoting farmer learning by those using the tools may promote greater adoption, there is likely to still be a need for co-investment by other bodies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: S246-S267 Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1755956 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1755956 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:S246-S267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ci-ci Issue: S1 Volume: 36 Year: 2020 Month: 10 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1791407 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1791407 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:S1:p:ci-ci Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Steven Ashley Forrest Author-X-Name-First: Steven Ashley Author-X-Name-Last: Forrest Author-Name: Elen-Maarja Trell Author-X-Name-First: Elen-Maarja Author-X-Name-Last: Trell Author-Name: Johan Woltjer Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Woltjer Title: Emerging citizen contributions, roles and interactions with public authorities in Dutch pluvial flood risk management Abstract: This article focuses on the emerging role of citizens and their increasing contributions to local pluvial flood risk management in the Netherlands. A qualitative research approach is followed with semi-structured interviews, and analysis of policy documents and media reports. A typology of physical resources and actions, knowledge and advocacy activities shows evidence of locally focused citizen contributions to pluvial flood risk management in the Dutch city of Arnhem. We find that this emerging citizen role is being shaped by traditional authority-led interactions, creative and dialogical approaches to citizen engagement, and citizen-initiated contributions that then interact with authorities. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-23 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1701999 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1701999 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:1-23 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emma Avoyan Author-X-Name-First: Emma Author-X-Name-Last: Avoyan Author-Name: Sander Meijerink Author-X-Name-First: Sander Author-X-Name-Last: Meijerink Title: Cross-sector collaboration within Dutch flood risk governance: historical analysis of external triggers Abstract: This article synthesizes the literature on Dutch flood risk governance to analyze how external conditions shaped past and present dynamics of cross-sector collaboration for integrated flood risk management in the Netherlands. It traces the extent to which policy and legal frameworks, socio-economic circumstances, political realities, power relations and conflict situations have influenced attempts at collaboration between flood safety, spatial planning, environmental protection and other sectors. Despite the growing interdependences, existing power relations between the sectors are characterized by the dominance of the water sector. Hence, cross-sector collaboration can develop as long as it does not compromise flood safety. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 24-47 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1707070 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1707070 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:24-47 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Liping Dai Author-X-Name-First: Liping Author-X-Name-Last: Dai Title: Hong Kong’s water security: a governance perspective Abstract: Traditional concerns regarding Hong Kong’s water security have centred on water quantity, quality and pricing. In contrast, this article embraces an integrative conceptualization of water security from a governance perspective. A technocratic and supply-oriented water system may overlook challenges stemming from scalar mismatches at the territorial, institutional and discursive levels, as well as at the science–policy interface. Resilience thinking could identify new areas of concern and provide contextually sensitive insights into Hong Kong’s water security, which will be subject to the restructuring of the water governance system, which concerns changing discourses, power relations and institutional mechanisms. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 48-66 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1688647 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1688647 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:48-66 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Santosh Nepal Author-X-Name-First: Santosh Author-X-Name-Last: Nepal Author-Name: Nilhari Neupane Author-X-Name-First: Nilhari Author-X-Name-Last: Neupane Author-Name: Devesh Belbase Author-X-Name-First: Devesh Author-X-Name-Last: Belbase Author-Name: Vishnu Prasad Pandey Author-X-Name-First: Vishnu Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Pandey Author-Name: Aditi Mukherji Author-X-Name-First: Aditi Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji Title: Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus Abstract: This article investigates water security in Nepal from the perspective of the water-energy-agriculture (food) nexus, focusing on pathways to water security that originate in actions and policies related to other sectors. It identifies promoting development of Nepal’s hydropower potential to provide energy for pumping as way to improve water security in agriculture. Renewable groundwater reserves of 1.4 billion cubic meters (BCM), from an estimated available balance of 6.9 BCM, could be pumped to irrigate 613,000 ha of rainfed agricultural land in the Terai plains, with a potential direct economic gain of USD 1.1 billion annually and associated benefits including promotion of energy-based industry, food security and local employment. Governance also plays an important role in addressing water security. We conclude that a nexus-based approach is required for effective water management and governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 67-93 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1694867 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1694867 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:67-93 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mark Everard Author-X-Name-First: Mark Author-X-Name-Last: Everard Author-Name: Raul Loayza Muro Author-X-Name-First: Raul Author-X-Name-Last: Loayza Muro Author-Name: Lisa Bunclark Author-X-Name-First: Lisa Author-X-Name-Last: Bunclark Author-Name: Rossi Taboada Author-X-Name-First: Rossi Author-X-Name-Last: Taboada Title: Comparative analysis of hybridized solutions to water resources management in Burkina Faso, India and Peru Abstract: Hybridization of ‘green’ and engineered infrastructure, informed by protecting or restoring catchment processes, can resolve interconnected demands on catchment ecosystems, potentially also reversing historic degradation of socio-ecological systems. Pressures are acute in water-scarce, developing regions with episodic rainfall, exacerbated by historic presumptions favouring engineered management. Comparing conditions, histories and emerging approaches in contrasting regions – the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso, Rajasthan State (India) and Ayacucho Region (Peru) – reveals similar yet distinct approaches reflecting different starting regimes. Transferrable learning about hybridizing localized, nature-based solutions and engineered technology informs the necessary transition towards a sustainable approach in these and other regions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 94-117 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1712192 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1712192 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:94-117 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Stefanos Xenarios Author-X-Name-First: Stefanos Author-X-Name-Last: Xenarios Author-Name: Murodbek Laldjebaev Author-X-Name-First: Murodbek Author-X-Name-Last: Laldjebaev Author-Name: Ronan Shenhav Author-X-Name-First: Ronan Author-X-Name-Last: Shenhav Title: Agricultural water and energy management in Tajikistan: a new opportunity Abstract: Agricultural water use in Tajikistan is largely based on mechanized irrigation pumps. The farming community cannot afford the cost of the energy used for pumping, resulting in large debts to the service provider. We propose limiting pumping facilities for five years in exchange for energy export to neighbouring countries. The energy export could cover the annual pumping expenditures, pay off agricultural debt and partly rehabilitate the irrigation network. We suggest three scenarios with different pumping energy reductions, and the relevant technical parameters of the set-aside scheme are assessed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 118-136 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1642185 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1642185 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:118-136 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Meredith Giordano Author-X-Name-First: Meredith Author-X-Name-Last: Giordano Author-Name: Susanne M. Scheierling Author-X-Name-First: Susanne M. Author-X-Name-Last: Scheierling Author-Name: David O. Tréguer Author-X-Name-First: David O. Author-X-Name-Last: Tréguer Author-Name: Hugh Turral Author-X-Name-First: Hugh Author-X-Name-Last: Turral Author-Name: Peter G. McCornick Author-X-Name-First: Peter G. Author-X-Name-Last: McCornick Title: Moving beyond ‘more crop per drop’: insights from two decades of research on agricultural water productivity Abstract: Concern over increasing water scarcity has led to the introduction of the concept of agricultural water productivity and an emphasis on interventions to achieve ‘more crop per drop’. Yet, a strong debate continues on how the concept is to be defined and used. Drawing largely from the irrigation literature, the origins of the concept and its methodological developments are reviewed, and its use in applied work over two decades is discussed. Based on this analysis of conceptual and applied research, key insights into the concept’s contributions and limitations are presented, as well as opportunities for further refinements. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 137-161 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1576508 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1576508 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:137-161 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David J. Devlaeminck Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Devlaeminck Title: Reassessing the Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers through the lens of reciprocity Abstract: In spite of groundwater’s growing importance, the 2008 Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers have yet to be fully adopted by the international community. As states contemplate the future of the draft articles, this article aims to reassess them through the lens of the legal principle of reciprocity. To do so, this article provides a framework for the analysis of law via reciprocity, followed by its application to the draft articles. Although this article primarily finds that they follow a reciprocal structure, it also identifies areas to be revisited, including sovereignty and recharge zone states. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 162-177 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1740082 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1740082 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:1:p:162-177 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: COVID-19 and clean water, sanitation and wastewater management Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 179-181 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1877956 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1877956 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:179-181 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mohammed Basheer Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Author-X-Name-Last: Basheer Author-Name: Rayyan Sulieman Author-X-Name-First: Rayyan Author-X-Name-Last: Sulieman Author-Name: Lars Ribbe Author-X-Name-First: Lars Author-X-Name-Last: Ribbe Title: Exploring management approaches for water and energy in the data-scarce Tekeze-Atbara Basin under hydrologic uncertainty Abstract: This study examines management approaches for hydropower generation and irrigation and domestic water supply for the Tekeze-Atbara, a transboundary river between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan, in above- and below-normal hydrologic conditions, considering current and future water demand scenarios. Satellite data are used to substitute for unavailable or inaccessible ground meteorological and dam data. Based on three examined coordination scenarios, the analysis finds that coordinating the management of the Sudanese dams would bring significant benefits to water supply and energy generation. An optimization analysis is necessary to reveal the full value of coordination of dams in the Tekeze-Atbara Basin. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 182-207 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1591941 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1591941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:182-207 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah Alexander Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Alexander Author-Name: Guang Yang Author-X-Name-First: Guang Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Girmachew Addisu Author-X-Name-First: Girmachew Author-X-Name-Last: Addisu Author-Name: Paul Block Author-X-Name-First: Paul Author-X-Name-Last: Block Title: Forecast-informed reservoir operations to guide hydropower and agriculture allocations in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia Abstract: Predictive hydroclimate information, coupled with reservoir system models, offers the potential to mitigate climate variability risks. Prior methodologies rely on sub-seasonal, dynamic/synthetic forecasts at short timescales, which challenge application in practice. Here, coupling a local-scale seasonal, statistical streamflow forecast with a reservoir model addresses this gap, to explore hydropower and agricultural production benefits under various operational strategies. Forecast-informed optimization of reservoir releases increases energy production (6–14%), agriculture allocations (54–68%), and net profit. Application to Ethiopia showcases a novel seasonal-scale statistical forecast coupled reservoir model that translates hydroclimatic predictions into actionable information for better management at the local scale. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 208-233 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1745159 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1745159 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:208-233 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Adegboyega B. Adeniran Author-X-Name-First: Adegboyega B. Author-X-Name-Last: Adeniran Author-Name: Katherine A. Daniell Author-X-Name-First: Katherine A. Author-X-Name-Last: Daniell Title: Transaqua: power, political change and the transnational politics of a water megaproject Abstract: Least developed countries, with their unique governance and political-economic conditions, face uncommon and under-researched transboundary hydropolitical issues. We analyze the impact of power and political change on the adoption of the Transaqua water transfer megaproject in Central Africa using process tracing and analysis of documents, interviews and fieldwork. We present the key actors and their interests and argue for the central role of the Nigerian leadership in driving Nigeria’s state power and the Lake Chad Basin Commission. Discourses of ‘legitimation’ and ‘urgency’ are two framings used to justify the Transaqua project and expedite its construction, shaping our understanding of the political strategies underlying the speedy adoption of the project. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 234-255 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1747408 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1747408 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:234-255 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Minh N. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Minh N. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Phuong T. B. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Phuong T. B. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Tri P. D. Van Author-X-Name-First: Tri P. D. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Author-Name: Vu H. Phan Author-X-Name-First: Vu H. Author-X-Name-Last: Phan Author-Name: Binh T. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Binh T. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Vu T. Pham Author-X-Name-First: Vu T. Author-X-Name-Last: Pham Author-Name: Trung H. Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Trung H. Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: An understanding of water governance systems in responding to extreme droughts in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta Abstract: In 2016, extreme drought and saline intrusion led to widespread damage and livelihood disruption for many people in the coastal region of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Through an integrated multi-step approach of literature and stakeholder analysis, focus group discussions and interviews with local governments and farmers, an understanding of the local water governance systems and their functioning is gained, providing insight into the power, interest and responsibility of multiple agencies. Development of more responsive and inclusive water governance systems, with improved early warnings and information flows during extreme events, is needed to improve the resilience and adaptation of the region. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 256-277 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1753500 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1753500 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:256-277 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Josefine Lund Schlamovitz Author-X-Name-First: Josefine Author-X-Name-Last: Lund Schlamovitz Author-Name: Per Becker Author-X-Name-First: Per Author-X-Name-Last: Becker Title: Differentiated vulnerabilities and capacities for adaptation to water shortage in Gaborone, Botswana Abstract: Employing the heuristic of intersectionality, this study analyzes household effects and responses to water shortage in Gaborone, Botswana, focusing on residents’ adaptive capacity and vulnerability. Using data collected through qualitative interviews, we find that households from all socio-economic backgrounds face various effects from water shortage and use numerous strategies to reduce exposure and impact. A key insight is that vulnerability and adaptive capacity are not equally distributed between, or within conventional social categories. Instead, the effects of water shortage are influenced by the intersection and interplay of several underlying factors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 278-299 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1756752 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1756752 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:278-299 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: B. J. M. Goes Author-X-Name-First: B. J. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Goes Author-Name: A. K. Clark Author-X-Name-First: A. K. Author-X-Name-Last: Clark Author-Name: K. Bashar Author-X-Name-First: K. Author-X-Name-Last: Bashar Title: Water allocation strategies for meeting dry-season water requirements for Ganges Kobadak Irrigation Project in Bangladesh Abstract: This article focuses on a major water use in the Ganges Basin, the Ganges Kobadak Irrigation Project in Bangladesh. The objectives of this article are to assess the present and projected irrigation water requirements, the status of the Ganges River and groundwater resources in the project area, and water allocation strategies to fulfil dry-season irrigation requirements in the short, medium and long term while taking into account competing water uses and the Ganges Treaty, an international water-sharing agreement. These objectives are achieved through an assessment of data on the irrigation project, cropping patterns, groundwater levels (1975–2013) and Ganges River flow (1910–2019). Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 300-320 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1763265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1763265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:300-320 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rochelle H. Holm Author-X-Name-First: Rochelle H. Author-X-Name-Last: Holm Author-Name: Ralph P. Hall Author-X-Name-First: Ralph P. Author-X-Name-Last: Hall Author-Name: Suresh Muthukrishnan Author-X-Name-First: Suresh Author-X-Name-Last: Muthukrishnan Author-Name: Tiwonge Munthali Author-X-Name-First: Tiwonge Author-X-Name-Last: Munthali Author-Name: Margret Sinda Author-X-Name-First: Margret Author-X-Name-Last: Sinda Title: Promoting multiple-use water services by leveraging existing rural water supply and smallholder farmer groups, Malawi Abstract: Multiple-use water services (MUS) can enhance the benefits communities receive from the productive use of water. This article uses household surveys, water samples, focus groups and key informant interviews to examine the potential of MUS in northern Malawi. Specific attention is given to the role of existing rural water supply options and knowledge held by an established smallholder rice farmer group. The study finds that expanding MUS requires: (1) forming MUS coalitions between communities, NGOs and business associations; (2) identifying appropriate MUS practices and markets; (3) undertaking community and water availability assessments; and (4) designing services aligned with these assessments. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 321-338 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1765745 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1765745 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:321-338 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Breeanna C. Prince Author-X-Name-First: Breeanna C. Author-X-Name-Last: Prince Author-Name: Luke Juran Author-X-Name-First: Luke Author-X-Name-Last: Juran Author-Name: Venkataramana Sridhar Author-X-Name-First: Venkataramana Author-X-Name-Last: Sridhar Author-Name: Anamaria Bukvic Author-X-Name-First: Anamaria Author-X-Name-Last: Bukvic Author-Name: Morgan C. MacDonald Author-X-Name-First: Morgan C. Author-X-Name-Last: MacDonald Title: A statistical and spatial analysis of water poverty using a modified Water Poverty Index Abstract: This study advances methods of measuring access to water by providing a framework that can be operationalized by practitioners to inform decision and policy making. A modified WPI was developed and deployed in India, with results indicating significant differences between WPI and many indicator scores both between and within administrative territories. Spatial analyses identified significant clustering of WPI and indicator scores, indicating that scores are not randomly distributed. Three weight schemes were applied, two of which were informed by local stakeholders. The weight schemes highlighted the subjectivity of weighting and importance of including local populations in water development and management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 339-356 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1768829 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1768829 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:339-356 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Guest editors: Prof. Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Guest editors: Prof. Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Special issue on “Global water management under COVID-19 and beyond – Challenges and lessons learned” Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 357-357 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1879476 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1879476 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:2:p:357-357 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Water as an engine for regional development Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 359-361 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1890409 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1890409 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:359-361 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: David J. Molden Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Molden Title: Hydropower as a catalyst for regional cooperation in South Asia Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 362-366 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1887558 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1887558 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:362-366 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ramesh Ananda Vaidya Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh Ananda Author-X-Name-Last: Vaidya Author-Name: David James Molden Author-X-Name-First: David James Author-X-Name-Last: Molden Author-Name: Arun Bhakta Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Arun Bhakta Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Author-Name: Nisha Wagle Author-X-Name-First: Nisha Author-X-Name-Last: Wagle Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: The role of hydropower in South Asia’s energy future Abstract: With rising energy demand in Asia, the high potential for hydropower development and the need for low-carbon energy development, hydropower would seem to have a significant role in South Asia’s energy future. However, the extent of hydropower development will depend on several risk factors, including the cost of alternative energy sources, the environmental sustainability of hydropower and social issues of equitable development. Using a risk-analysis framework, it is concluded that the future of hydropower will depend on how well policies and institutions manage the risks, facilitate efficient financial markets, and promote fair and friendly cross-border electricity trade. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 367-391 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1875809 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1875809 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:367-391 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Govinda R. Timilsina Author-X-Name-First: Govinda R. Author-X-Name-Last: Timilsina Title: Regional electricity trade for hydropower development in South Asia Abstract: This study examines the importance of enhancing cross-border transmission interconnections and regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the South Asia region and it quantifies the potential of hydropower development and trade under alternative scenarios. The paper shows that regional electricity trade is critical for the exploitation of the untapped hydropower resources in South Asia. It finds that hydropower capacity would increase by 2.7 times over the next two decades if a regional electricity market is developed. If a moderate carbon tax is added on top of it, hydropower capacity would be more than three times higher than the current level. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 392-410 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1515065 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1515065 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:392-410 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aditya Valiathan Pillai Author-X-Name-First: Aditya Valiathan Author-X-Name-Last: Pillai Author-Name: Sagar Prasai Author-X-Name-First: Sagar Author-X-Name-Last: Prasai Title: The political economy of electricity trade and hydropower development in eastern South Asia Abstract: This article frames the political economy of electricity trade and hydropower development in eastern South Asia. It distils and analyzes four crucial variables in this regard: the health of distribution companies in India; the role of hydropower in India’s ambitious turn to renewable energy; Bangladesh’s power crisis and import dependency; and the governance of regional electricity trading arrangements. It argues that progress in both electricity trade and hydropower development in the region will be incremental in the next decade, hindered by mixed demand signals and the turbulence of geopolitics. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 411-423 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1557511 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1557511 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:411-423 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. P. Haran Author-X-Name-First: V. P. Author-X-Name-Last: Haran Title: Water and hydropower cooperation in BBIN countries: policies and way forward Abstract: The BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) region was a well-integrated one till 1947, when new political boundaries were drawn. Since then, political and emotional reasons have stood in the way of regional cooperation even on mutually beneficial areas like water and energy security. But the increasing awareness among the people of the importance of regional cooperation provides an opportunity to move forward on critical issues. The article explores the current water and power situation, potential for cooperation among BBIN countries, and policy steps needed to strengthen cooperation in these areas for the benefit of the people of these countries. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 424-438 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1503076 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1503076 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:424-438 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ramesh Ananda Vaidya Author-X-Name-First: Ramesh Ananda Author-X-Name-Last: Vaidya Author-Name: Niru Yadav Author-X-Name-First: Niru Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav Author-Name: Nirjan Rai Author-X-Name-First: Nirjan Author-X-Name-Last: Rai Author-Name: Saumitra Neupane Author-X-Name-First: Saumitra Author-X-Name-Last: Neupane Author-Name: Aditi Mukherji Author-X-Name-First: Aditi Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherji Title: Electricity trade and cooperation in the BBIN region: lessons from global experience Abstract: The acute shortage of electric power in South Asia has severely hampered regional economic growth. Cross-border electricity trade – supported by appropriate policies, institutions and grid interconnections – can be a powerful tool for improving people’s livelihoods in its Bangladesh–Bhutan–India–Nepal (BBIN) region. This paper reviews four cases of regional power trade and cooperation from four different continents – Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe – and identifies six key elements that will be necessary for success in cross-border electricity trade in the BBIN region. It assesses the current status of these key elements in the BBIN countries and suggests areas for immediate intervention. Cooperation in the electricity sector in the region could be the building block for a larger regional cooperation in South Asia – and ultimately for regional economic integration. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 439-465 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1566056 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1566056 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:439-465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Golam Rasul Author-X-Name-First: Golam Author-X-Name-Last: Rasul Author-Name: Nilhari Neupane Author-X-Name-First: Nilhari Author-X-Name-Last: Neupane Author-Name: Abid Hussain Author-X-Name-First: Abid Author-X-Name-Last: Hussain Author-Name: Binaya Pasakhala Author-X-Name-First: Binaya Author-X-Name-Last: Pasakhala Title: Beyond hydropower: towards an integrated solution for water, energy and food security in South Asia Abstract: South Asia is energy-poor, water-stressed, and food-deficient, and these problems are expected to intensify with high population growth, rapid economic growth and industrialization, urbanization, and changing climate. Although the water, energy, and food security challenges are interconnected, they are dealt with in isolation, which fails to address the challenge of trade-offs and exacerbates the problems. The increased resource scarcity underlines the need for integrated solutions which ensure optimal resource use and maximize benefits. This article uses a nexus perspective to explore possible integrated solutions that support multiple uses of water at different scales and times. The analysis shows that the potential of water resources is underdeveloped and synergies between water, energy, and food are not fully harnessed. With proper coordination and management, water resources can generate multiple benefits for both upstream and downstream areas, including regional public goods such as regional connectivity and flood and drought management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 466-490 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1579705 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1579705 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:466-490 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kaoru Ogino Author-X-Name-First: Kaoru Author-X-Name-Last: Ogino Author-Name: Jongmi Son Author-X-Name-First: Jongmi Author-X-Name-Last: Son Author-Name: Mikiyasu Nakayama Author-X-Name-First: Mikiyasu Author-X-Name-Last: Nakayama Title: Effectiveness of hydropower development finance: evidence from Bhutan and Nepal Abstract: Bhutan benefits from surplus power generation and associated export revenues, whereas Nepal suffers from power shortages and import deficits. They have contrasting hydropower development, taking different approaches and relying on different sources of development finance in hydropower projects. This study analyzed effective financing approaches for feasible hydropower projects under geopolitical constraints. The lesson learned from their comparison is strategic prioritization to select and consolidate international funds. Bhutan has attracted external finance to large projects for power export. However, Nepal failed to plan and use external funds from donors and private investors, resulting in small projects for only domestic consumption. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 491-507 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1790342 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1790342 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:491-507 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Matthew I. England Author-X-Name-First: Matthew I. Author-X-Name-Last: England Author-Name: Daniel Haines Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Haines Title: Topography and the hydraulic mission: water management, river control and state power in Nepal Abstract: This paper examines the Nepali state’s role in water management over time and space. Using the hydraulic mission model, it draws on historical material, policy documents and interviews. From the 1800s, state water management concentrated on the Kathmandu Valley. The 1960s witnessed the hydraulic mission launch in the Terai lowlands through the construction of public irrigation canals. Since the 1990s, a consolidating hydraulic mission climbed into the hills and mountains through hydropower development. It is argued that, over time, topography played a determining role in the application of state power and water control through infrastructure development, and that attention to geography helps refine the hydraulic mission model. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 508-530 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1515066 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2018.1515066 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:508-530 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emily L. Pakhtigian Author-X-Name-First: Emily L. Author-X-Name-Last: Pakhtigian Author-Name: Marc Jeuland Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Jeuland Author-Name: Luna Bharati Author-X-Name-First: Luna Author-X-Name-Last: Bharati Author-Name: Vishnu Prasad Pandey Author-X-Name-First: Vishnu Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Pandey Title: The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of Western Nepal Abstract: Water resources can play significant roles in development pathways for water-endowed, low-income countries like Nepal. This article describes three visions for water resource development in the Karnali and Mahakali Basins of Western Nepal: state-led development, demand-driven development and preservation of ecosystem integrity. The analysis calls attention to water use trade-offs, including those resulting from national priorities such as infrastructure-based hydropower and irrigation, from local drinking water demand, and from environmental conservation concerns. While these visions of water resources development do diverge, common trends appear, including acknowledgment of water management’s role in expanding energy access and increasing agricultural productivity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 531-558 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1600474 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1600474 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:531-558 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Shobhakar Dhakal Author-X-Name-First: Shobhakar Author-X-Name-Last: Dhakal Author-Name: Pratik Karki Author-X-Name-First: Pratik Author-X-Name-Last: Karki Author-Name: Subina Shrestha Author-X-Name-First: Subina Author-X-Name-Last: Shrestha Title: Cross-border electricity trade for Nepal: a SWOT-AHP analysis of barriers and opportunities based on stakeholders’ perception Abstract: Endowed with over 40,000 MW of economic hydropower potential relative to its nascent domestic demand, Nepal can export electricity to its power-deficit neighbours in the BBIN (Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal) region as a strategic economic opportunity. The untapped hydro potential in Nepal, coupled with BBIN’s complementary seasonal demand patterns, difference in peak load timing, and rapidly growing growth of electricity demand in Bangladesh and India, are favourable for regional electricity cooperation, especially for Nepal. This study uses the SWOT-AHP-TOWS approach to identify the key barriers and opportunities for cross-border electricity trade and to provide insights on possible strategies for Nepal. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 559-580 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1648240 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1648240 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:3:p:559-580 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julie Trottier Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Trottier Author-Name: Anaïs Rondier Author-X-Name-First: Anaïs Author-X-Name-Last: Rondier Author-Name: Jeanne Perrier Author-X-Name-First: Jeanne Author-X-Name-Last: Perrier Title: Palestinians and donors playing with fire: 25 years of water projects in the West Bank Abstract: This article explores how Palestinian-led, donor-supported water projects have transformed societal interactions concerning water since 1994. It distinguishes spatial, institutional and sectoral trajectories of water and explores the impacts on each type of trajectory. It demonstrates that the overall impact of these projects is more than the sum of the individual projects. All together, they entail territorial change. Wastewater and reuse projects transform the largest flows and have the greatest impact on water trajectories. Overall, the recharge of the upper unconfined aquifer is compromised, with negative effects for the grass-roots farmer institutions managing it. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 695-719 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1617679 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1617679 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:695-719 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anamika Barua Author-X-Name-First: Anamika Author-X-Name-Last: Barua Author-Name: Rozemarijn ter Horst Author-X-Name-First: Rozemarijn Author-X-Name-Last: ter Horst Author-Name: Jenniver Sehring Author-X-Name-First: Jenniver Author-X-Name-Last: Sehring Author-Name: Christian Bréthaut Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Bréthaut Author-Name: Lena Salamé Author-X-Name-First: Lena Author-X-Name-Last: Salamé Author-Name: Aaron Wolf Author-X-Name-First: Aaron Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf Author-Name: Barbara Janusz Pawletta Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Janusz Author-X-Name-Last: Pawletta Author-Name: Emmanuel Manzungu Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Manzungu Author-Name: Alan Nicol Author-X-Name-First: Alan Author-X-Name-Last: Nicol Title: Universities’ partnership: the role of academic institutions in water cooperation and diplomacy Abstract: Water cooperation and diplomacy processes often rely on the tools and capacities that academic and research institutions can offer. However, groups of scientific experts in the field of water cooperation and diplomacy are often small and relatively discrete, suggesting that greater sharing of knowledge and interconnection of expertise could generate further impetus for development of this important theoretical and applied academic field. With this understanding, a network of academic institutions working on water diplomacy and cooperation called Universities’ Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy was established in 2018, and the same year it was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This opinion article discusses the role that academic and scientific institutions play in water diplomacy and cooperation, and reflects on the contribution that partners of the Universities’ Partnership can jointly make to further the cause of water cooperation and diplomacy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 746-752 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1657002 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1657002 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:746-752 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Angelica M. Moncada Author-X-Name-First: Angelica M. Author-X-Name-Last: Moncada Author-Name: Marisa Escobar Author-X-Name-First: Marisa Author-X-Name-Last: Escobar Author-Name: Angélica Betancourth Author-X-Name-First: Angélica Author-X-Name-Last: Betancourth Author-Name: Jorge J. Vélez Upegui Author-X-Name-First: Jorge J. Author-X-Name-Last: Vélez Upegui Author-Name: Jeannette Zambrano Author-X-Name-First: Jeannette Author-X-Name-Last: Zambrano Author-Name: Luis M. Alzate Author-X-Name-First: Luis M. Author-X-Name-Last: Alzate Title: Modelling water stress vulnerability in small Andean basins: case study of Campoalegre River basin, Colombia Abstract: The Campoalegre River basin and its sub-basins present water-use conflicts. This study seeks to analyze these conflicts using a disaggregated quantitative approach, so as to better understand existing and potential water stress. We find that the estimated future flows are not sufficient to meet future demand, which will create significant water stress, particularly in certain sub-basins. A tool is provided for decision makers to identify potential future water conflicts, as well as strategies to reduce system vulnerability. This study is relevant for other watersheds where pressure on water resources may intensify due to increased water demands. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 640-657 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1699780 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1699780 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:640-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ameena Kulaib Al Tenaiji Author-X-Name-First: Ameena Kulaib Author-X-Name-Last: Al Tenaiji Author-Name: Nuhu Braimah Author-X-Name-First: Nuhu Author-X-Name-Last: Braimah Author-Name: Sgouris Sgouridis Author-X-Name-First: Sgouris Author-X-Name-Last: Sgouridis Title: Impacts of farming practices on water resources sustainability for arid lands: the case of Abu Dhabi Abstract: The agricultural expansion in Abu Dhabi Emirate has increased the pressure on the emirate’s groundwater reserves, with projections that they will be completely depleted within a few decades. This study quantitatively examines the impacts of current farming practices on the sustainability of groundwater resources. Participants from 344 farms were surveyed. The study found that 76% of the farms rely on groundwater as their main source of water, with significant occurrence of low water productivity. The findings highlight the need to develop and implement effective strategies to maintain the sustainability of groundwater and agricultural development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 584-602 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1654440 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1654440 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:584-602 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jessica M. Williams Author-X-Name-First: Jessica M. Author-X-Name-Last: Williams Title: Is three a crowd? River basin institutions and the governance of the Mekong River Abstract: The Mekong River is important for South-East Asia, where it is shared by six countries and serves 70 million people. Its sensitive ecology is essential for the region’s well-being. Managing the river for economic development while protecting this ecology is challenging. This article investigates the institutions in place for governing the Mekong, as how they interact is significant for the region’s future. Institutional and state discourses regarding the Mekong and its institutions are analyzed to examine the relationships between them and with the Mekong nations, and the effects they may have on the sustainable future of the Mekong. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 720-740 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1700779 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1700779 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:720-740 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Water reuse to address water security Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 581-583 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1928911 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1928911 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:581-583 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David B. Brooks Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Author-Name: Julie Trottier Author-X-Name-First: Julie Author-X-Name-Last: Trottier Title: Moving water from last to first in the Middle East peace process Abstract: Differences about fresh water rarely if ever lead to war between neighbouring nations. However, lack of agreement about equitable water use will sooner or later disrupt water management systems. Similarly, unless fresh water is managed sustainably by both nations, their social and economic development will lag, with ultimate effects on any peace agreement. This Viewpoint describes an existing proposal for joint approaches by Israel and Palestine to managing their transboundary water, as well as current unilateral actions by the two governments that work against equitable and sustainable water management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 741-745 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1787126 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1787126 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:741-745 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Antonio Trinidad Requena Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Trinidad Requena Author-Name: Rosa María Soriano-Miras Author-X-Name-First: Rosa María Author-X-Name-Last: Soriano-Miras Author-Name: María Calvo Alba Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: Calvo Alba Title: Water resources and textile maquilas in Tehuacán Abstract: One of the effects of industrial relocation is environmental deterioration, as more contaminating stages of production which involve greater use of natural resources are relocated to developing countries. Through the case of Tehuacán, we look at the impact of the global on local political-institutional and social-environmental factors. The establishment of textile maquilas intensified contamination and led to over-exploitation, especially of water. To understand the conflicts of interest that were produced in this process, we look at their consequences and identify key factors: displacement of the indigenous population, domination of the textile industry and the conversion of Tehuacán into a ‘maquila city’. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 676-694 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1618248 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1618248 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:676-694 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Richa Shivakoti Author-X-Name-First: Richa Author-X-Name-Last: Shivakoti Author-Name: Michael Howlett Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Howlett Author-Name: Victor Fernandez Author-X-Name-First: Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Fernandez Author-Name: Sreeja Nair Author-X-Name-First: Sreeja Author-X-Name-Last: Nair Title: Governing international regime complexes through multi-level governance mechanisms: lessons from water, forestry and migration policy Abstract: Why do international regime complexes develop? Are hard-law regimes effective in integrating regime complexes for international water resources management? Are there other alternatives? This article introduces international regime complexes and argues that these form a superior alternative to hard law and traditional global integrated regimes for many global policy issues. Failure of hard law to overcome fragmentation and generate integrated policy outcomes in international forestry, migration and water resource management is presented. Additional insights are drawn from two successful cases of water management in North America to argue for international regime complexes for better multi-level governance at the regional level. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 658-675 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1662379 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1662379 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:658-675 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Matthew McCartney Author-X-Name-First: Matthew Author-X-Name-Last: McCartney Author-Name: Jake Brunner Author-X-Name-First: Jake Author-X-Name-Last: Brunner Title: Improved water management is central to solving the water-energy-food trilemma in Lao PDR Abstract: Relying on published literature, we reviewed water-energy-food issues in Lao PDR in the context of a policy shift to more sustainable ‘green growth’ and significantly increased infrastructure investment resulting from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The BRI provides the prospect for the country to address its infrastructure deficit and transform from a ‘land-locked’ to a ‘land-linked’ country. However, great care is needed to ensure that future investments do not result in further environmental degradation and harm to communities. An integrated ‘nexus’ approach, in which enhanced water management is central, is a prerequisite for more inclusive and sustainable development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 619-639 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1754175 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1754175 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:619-639 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jessica Lukawiecki Author-X-Name-First: Jessica Author-X-Name-Last: Lukawiecki Author-Name: Rhonda Gagnon Author-X-Name-First: Rhonda Author-X-Name-Last: Gagnon Author-Name: Carly Dokis Author-X-Name-First: Carly Author-X-Name-Last: Dokis Author-Name: Dan Walters Author-X-Name-First: Dan Author-X-Name-Last: Walters Author-Name: Lewis Molot Author-X-Name-First: Lewis Author-X-Name-Last: Molot Title: Meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples: a case study of Ontario’s Great Lakes Protection Act Abstract: While governments in Canada have a duty to act honourably in the development of legislative actions that may affect Aboriginal or treaty rights, Indigenous peoples’ input and knowledge have largely been excluded from the process. The Ontario provincial government recently sought to remedy this failure by engaging with Indigenous groups in the development and implementation of the Great Lakes Protection Act. Using qualitative data, this article explores the successes, challenges and lessons learned during Crown–Indigenous engagement in the development of this Act. The article concludes with recommendations on ways to strengthen processes of engagement between government and Indigenous groups. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 603-618 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1681261 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1681261 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:4:p:603-618 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Wenjie Li Author-X-Name-First: Wenjie Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Dawei Wang Author-X-Name-First: Dawei Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Shengfa Yang Author-X-Name-First: Shengfa Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Author-Name: Wei Yang Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Three Gorges Project: benefits and challenges for shipping development in the upper Yangtze River Abstract: The Three Gorges Project has benefited shipping development in the upper Yangtze River by improving the waterway channel and thus increasing ship load and port handling capacity. However, the Three Gorges lockage freight volume exceeded the designed capacity in 2011 (19 years sooner than expected), becoming a bottleneck for shipping development. For the predicted freight volume, building of a second ship lock with transit capacity of 150 million tons is suggested, and before it is built, ship organization should be optimized to increase transit capacity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 758-771 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1698411 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2019.1698411 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:758-771 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yichun Gong Author-X-Name-First: Yichun Author-X-Name-Last: Gong Author-Name: Kaiwen Yao Author-X-Name-First: Kaiwen Author-X-Name-Last: Yao Author-Name: Ruilian Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Ruilian Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Bingwen Liu Author-X-Name-First: Bingwen Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Feilong Wang Author-X-Name-First: Feilong Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Rethinking livelihood resilience after development-induced displacement and resettlement: a case study of Qianping Reservoir Abstract: To explore the livelihood problems following development-induced displacement and resettlement, this article selects 234 affected families of the Qianping Reservoir in China and builds a livelihood resilience inferred measurement model to assess and verify their livelihood resilience. The research shows that households that have a reasonable income structure or that resettled near their original residence have higher livelihood resilience. Moreover, the proportion of agricultural income and physical capital have the most significant impact on livelihood resilience compared with other socio-economic indicators. These findings can help individuals make better preparations in advance and guide governments to do well in assistance after resettlement. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 841-864 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1790340 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1790340 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:841-864 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sofie Annys Author-X-Name-First: Sofie Author-X-Name-Last: Annys Author-Name: Steven Van Passel Author-X-Name-First: Steven Author-X-Name-Last: Van Passel Author-Name: Joost Dessein Author-X-Name-First: Joost Author-X-Name-Last: Dessein Author-Name: Tesfaalem Ghebreyohannes Author-X-Name-First: Tesfaalem Author-X-Name-Last: Ghebreyohannes Author-Name: Enyew Adgo Author-X-Name-First: Enyew Author-X-Name-Last: Adgo Author-Name: Jan Nyssen Author-X-Name-First: Jan Author-X-Name-Last: Nyssen Title: Small-scale irrigation expansion along the dam-regulated Tekeze River in Northern Ethiopia Abstract: Based on extensive field information, farmer-led small-scale irrigation systems along the dam-regulated Tekeze River is investigated and the likelihood of future irrigation expansion within the area with modelled potential is discussed, considering facilitating and hampering factors. Due to dam-induced hydrologic alterations, downstream socio-ecological systems have strongly transformed as the irrigated area has quadrupled and the post-dam potential for perennial crop cultivation has attracted numerous migrant investors to the area, inducing inequalities but also providing opportunities. Future dam construction should involve tailored policy interventions to facilitate irrigation expansion, while safeguarding equal and sustainable access to water and land. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 819-840 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1808446 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1808446 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:819-840 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Buket Mesta Author-X-Name-First: Buket Author-X-Name-Last: Mesta Author-Name: O. Burak Akgun Author-X-Name-First: O. Burak Author-X-Name-Last: Akgun Author-Name: Elcin Kentel Author-X-Name-First: Elcin Author-X-Name-Last: Kentel Title: Alternative solutions for long missing streamflow data for sustainable water resources management Abstract: Sustainable water resources management requires long time series of streamflow data. In this study, a Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy rule-based (FRB) model is developed to reconstruct long periods of missing daily streamflow data which is a common problem in developing countries. The FRB model uses observations of neighbouring stream gauges, and thus is advantageous regarding data and time requirement compared to physical models. With the proper set of inputs, the FRB model provides better estimates than the hydrological model at two of the studied four stream gauges in the Meric–Ergene Basin. Filling long data-gaps with FRB models will facilitate the development of realistic water management strategies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 882-905 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1799763 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1799763 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:882-905 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Future of urban water and wastewater management: views on Singapore International Water Week Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 753-757 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1963115 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1963115 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:753-757 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ci-ci Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1945750 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1945750 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:ci-ci Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ian McNamara Author-X-Name-First: Ian Author-X-Name-Last: McNamara Author-Name: Alexandra Nauditt Author-X-Name-First: Alexandra Author-X-Name-Last: Nauditt Author-Name: Mauricio Zambrano-Bigiarini Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Zambrano-Bigiarini Author-Name: Lars Ribbe Author-X-Name-First: Lars Author-X-Name-Last: Ribbe Author-Name: Hamish Hann Author-X-Name-First: Hamish Author-X-Name-Last: Hann Title: Modelling water resources for planning irrigation development in drought-prone southern Chile Abstract: To foster poverty reduction in drought-prone Araucanía, the Chilean Irrigation Commission is planning an important expansion of irrigated areas. Scenarios incorporating climate change (2030–2059) were simulated for a pilot basin using the WEAP water allocation model, showing that larger irrigated areas, coupled with higher temperatures and less precipitation, are likely to cause severe seasonal water scarcity. As decision support for the planning of effective measures to increase drought resilience, we modelled the construction of two upstream reservoirs combined with higher irrigation efficiency. We find that unmet water demand can be reduced by up to 97.7% by these measures. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 793-818 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1768828 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1768828 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:793-818 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Samara López-Ruiz Author-X-Name-First: Samara Author-X-Name-Last: López-Ruiz Author-Name: Pablo J. Moya-Fernández Author-X-Name-First: Pablo J. Author-X-Name-Last: Moya-Fernández Author-Name: Miguel A. García-Rubio Author-X-Name-First: Miguel A. Author-X-Name-Last: García-Rubio Author-Name: Francisco González-Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco Author-X-Name-Last: González-Gómez Title: Acceptance of direct potable water reuse for domestic purposes: evidence from southern Spain Abstract: Under current Spanish law, domestic use of recycled water is only permitted during an officially declared disaster; however, it could be an option from a regulatory perspective. However, would Spaniards be willing to use recycled water in the home if necessary? This study investigates the public acceptance of recycled water use in Spanish households and identifies the determinants of acceptance. In data from 791 questionnaires administered in southern Spain, recycled water is the least acceptable option for alternative sources of water, behind both rainwater collection and desalination. Perceived health risk and environmental awareness explain the differences in acceptance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 772-792 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1799762 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1799762 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:772-792 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: María Molinos-Senante Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: Molinos-Senante Author-Name: Alexandros Maziotis Author-X-Name-First: Alexandros Author-X-Name-Last: Maziotis Title: Drivers of profitability and productivity growth in the English and Welsh water industry since privatization Abstract: In this article we investigate the relationship between productivity and profitability, and their drivers: changes in outputs, output and input prices, technical change, technical efficiency change, and scale and mark-up effects. We apply profit decomposition to the water and sewerage companies in England and Wales in 1991–2016. We find that over this period their profit and productivity increased by 4% and 2.5% per year, respectively. Technical change, scale and mark-up effects, and output and input prices contributed positively to profit growth, while the impact of technical efficiency change, although positive, was small. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 865-881 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1782851 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1782851 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:5:p:865-881 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Melinda Davies Author-X-Name-First: Melinda Author-X-Name-Last: Davies Author-Name: Nathanial Matthews Author-X-Name-First: Nathanial Author-X-Name-Last: Matthews Title: Water futures along China's Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia Abstract: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is anticipated to have wide-ranging impacts on the countries of Central Asia. This includes a significant impact to a complex and fragile water resources landscape, and the closely entwined economic, social, environmental and political context. Water resources considerations are currently not explicit in BRI policies or proposals, despite the vast variety of ways in which the initiative may interact with and influence these dynamics. This article presents an early examination of the key trade-offs and interdependencies across water management in the BRI and it includes recommendations to mitigate detrimental impact and promote sustainable delivery for the future. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 955-975 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1856049 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1856049 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:955-975 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: A. Narayanamoorthy Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanamoorthy Title: Fixing agricultural power tariff without hurting farmers Abstract: Removal of power subsidies in the agriculture sector has been a very contentious issue in India for decades. Free power and tariffs based on the connected load create incentives for farmers to use groundwater excessively and inefficiently. We argue that a pro rata tariff for electricity in the farm sector that reduces the demand for electricity and irrigation water will not only be socio-economically viable but also improve farm economy and the viability of the power sector. We also propose the use of information and communications technology to reduce the transaction cost of metering of agro wells. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1035-1039 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1823335 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1823335 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:1035-1039 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Managing impacts of extreme hydrological events on urban water services: the Australian experience Abstract: Australia experiences a wide range and increasing incidence of extreme hydrological events, including step changes in stream flows, extreme drought, bushfires followed by heavy rain, and storm events, which impact water availability and water quality. This article discusses the management of these events in the provision of water services in urban Australia. These events are being actively and effectively managed by large water service providers, covering around 80% of the population. But the experience for the remaining 20% is mixed, with smaller service providers often struggling to meet community expectations. This suggests a need for further governance reforms. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 907-928 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1808447 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1808447 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:907-928 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marc Jeuland Author-X-Name-First: Marc Author-X-Name-Last: Jeuland Author-Name: Michelle Moffa Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Moffa Author-Name: Amani Alfarra Author-X-Name-First: Amani Author-X-Name-Last: Alfarra Title: Water savings from urban infrastructure improvement and wastewater reuse: evidence from Jordan Abstract: Jordan is extremely water scarce, making careful water resources planning and management essential. This study considers the water-supply-enhancing effects of a significant urban investment, the Jordan Compact, that supports Jordan’s national objective of enhanced water reuse and efficiency. Analysis using a Water Evaluation and Planning model suggests that the Compact generated substantial water savings (averaging 7–8 MCM/y), easing shortages in urban Zarqa and Amman, as well as among irrigators in the Jordan Valley. Though the impacts appear to have fallen short of pre-Compact expectations, policy makers should consider similar improvements to ease water constraints, while incentivizing efficient water utilization. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 976-995 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1860915 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1860915 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:976-995 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David Lloyd Owen Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Lloyd Owen Title: Cybercrime, cybersecurity and water utilities Abstract: A total of 20 known cases of cybercrime attacks on water utilities have been seen in five countries between 2000 and 2021, with a steady increase in their frequency. The actual number of cyberattacks is higher, with 40 recorded in the United States in 2014–15. It is chiefly driven by organized crime and hostile state actors, along with disgruntled former employees. Vulnerabilities occur because of utilities adopting supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems without appropriate cybersecurity measures along with staff who have properly trained to be aware of phishing attacks. Threats such as these highlight the need for water utilities to have a comprehensive risk management system in operation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1021-1026 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1965965 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1965965 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:1021-1026 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ana Prieto López Author-X-Name-First: Ana Author-X-Name-Last: Prieto López Author-Name: Bibiana Duarte-Abadía Author-X-Name-First: Bibiana Author-X-Name-Last: Duarte-Abadía Author-Name: Rutgerd Boelens Author-X-Name-First: Rutgerd Author-X-Name-Last: Boelens Title: Territory in conflict: land dispossession, water grabbing and mobilization for environmental justice in southern Spain Abstract: This paper analyses the socio-territorial conflict prompted by Los Merinos: a residential–tourism project constructed in an ecological reserve that is vital to Andalusian livelihoods. It examines disputes concerning discourses, authorities and rules in order to understand the struggle over land and water. Using the echelons of rights analysis (ERA) framework, the paper scrutinizes the multiscale forces and strategies adopted by business and opposing movement networks in order to shape territory, thereby engaging local and supra-local governments. The authors’ political–ecology lens on environmental justice and territorialization enhances the understanding of the relevance of social movements in contesting the misappropriation of socio-natural environments. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 996-1020 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1854693 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1854693 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:996-1020 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Santosh Kaini Author-X-Name-First: Santosh Author-X-Name-Last: Kaini Author-Name: Santosh Nepal Author-X-Name-First: Santosh Author-X-Name-Last: Nepal Author-Name: Saurav Pradhananga Author-X-Name-First: Saurav Author-X-Name-Last: Pradhananga Author-Name: Ted Gardner Author-X-Name-First: Ted Author-X-Name-Last: Gardner Author-Name: Ashok K. Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Ashok K. Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Title: Impacts of climate change on the flow of the transboundary Koshi River, with implications for local irrigation Abstract: This study assesses climate change impacts on the hydrological regime of a river basin and its implications for future irrigation water availability in the Koshi River basin using RCPs 4.5 and 8.5 over short-term (2016-2045), mid-century (2036-2065) and end-of-century (2071-2100) periods. Average flow in the Koshi River is projected to increase. Projections of average minimum monthly river flow suggest that the areas of winter wheat and monsoon paddy rice could be increased. However, the planting period of paddy rice should be delayed by one month (July to August) to capture the expected increased water availability in the river. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 929-954 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1826292 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1826292 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:929-954 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emmanuel Van Houtte Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Author-X-Name-Last: Van Houtte Author-Name: Johan Verbauwhede Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Verbauwhede Title: Environmental benefits from water reuse combined with managed aquifer recharge in the Flemish dunes (Belgium) Abstract: The Intermunicipal Water Company of Veurne-Ambacht (IWVA) started reusing wastewater effluent for infiltration in its dune water catchment, St-André, in 2002. The treatment train at the Water Production Centre Torreele is based on a multiple-barrier approach with submerged ultrafiltration prior to reverse osmosis. The project improved the ecological values of the dunes. Recently, during longer periods of drought, the combination of reuse and managed aquifer recharge proved more robust than conventional drinking water production sites: groundwater levels at St-André remained high enough to ensure drinking water production and protect its quality. IWVA’s experience shows that water reuse can help mitigate the impact of climate change. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1027-1034 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2021 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1858035 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1858035 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:37:y:2021:i:6:p:1027-1034 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: David J. H. Blake Author-X-Name-First: David J. H. Author-X-Name-Last: Blake Author-Name: Keith Barney Author-X-Name-First: Keith Author-X-Name-Last: Barney Title: Impounded rivers, compounded injustice: contesting the social impacts of hydraulic development in Laos Abstract: Laos has rapidly expanded its hydraulic infrastructure, creating profound environmental, economic and social ruptures. We combine frameworks of environmental justice with political ecology to examine the multiple expressions of water injustice evident in three hydropower project case studies involving resettlement. We find that livelihood restoration measures have not ameliorated, but reproduced underlying problems of poverty, inequity, exclusion and coercive expressions of social injustice. These are viewed as the structural outcomes of political choices. We conclude that there is little potential for a water justice paradigm in Laos without significant reforms to the national frameworks for water governance and human rights. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 130-151 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1920373 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1920373 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:130-151 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Johana Herrera Arango Author-X-Name-First: Johana Author-X-Name-Last: Herrera Arango Author-Name: Juan Antonio Senent-De Frutos Author-X-Name-First: Juan Antonio Author-X-Name-Last: Senent-De Frutos Author-Name: Elías Helo Molina Author-X-Name-First: Elías Helo Author-X-Name-Last: Molina Title: Murky waters: the impact of privatizing water use on environmental degradation and the exclusion of local communities in the Caribbean Abstract: The effects of climate change on tropical ecosystems cannot be interpreted based on physical variables alone. Severe water shortages and deterioration of ecosystems are most acute in places where historical inequalities occur, such as unequal access to land and other goods and rights necessary for the livelihood of marginalized populations. This paper explores environmental transformations and their repercussions on water resources based on spatial analysis and fieldwork carried out in the Colombian Caribbean. We have engaged with peasant and Afro-descendant populations who have been excluded from water use and now face problems in sustaining their way of life. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 152-172 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1931052 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1931052 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:152-172 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lana D. Hartwig Author-X-Name-First: Lana D. Author-X-Name-Last: Hartwig Author-Name: Sue Jackson Author-X-Name-First: Sue Author-X-Name-Last: Jackson Author-Name: Francis Markham Author-X-Name-First: Francis Author-X-Name-Last: Markham Author-Name: Natalie Osborne Author-X-Name-First: Natalie Author-X-Name-Last: Osborne Title: Water colonialism and Indigenous water justice in south-eastern Australia Abstract: Political theorists argue that justice for cultural groups must account for socioeconomic distribution, political representation and cultural recognition. Combining this tripartite justice framework with settler colonial theory, we analyse novel data sets relating to Aboriginal peoples’ water experiences in south-eastern Australia. We construe persistent injustices as ‘water colonialism’, showing that the development of Australia’s water resources has so far delivered little economic benefit to Aboriginal peoples, who remain marginalized from decision-making. We argue that justice theories need to encompass a fourth dimension – the vitally important socio-ecological realm – if they are to serve as conceptual resources for advancing Indigenous peoples’ rights and needs. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 30-63 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1868980 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1868980 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:30-63 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: R. Quentin Grafton Author-X-Name-First: R. Quentin Author-X-Name-Last: Grafton Author-Name: Safa Fanaian Author-X-Name-First: Safa Author-X-Name-Last: Fanaian Author-Name: Gabriela Sacco Author-X-Name-First: Gabriela Author-X-Name-Last: Sacco Author-Name: Luis Liberman Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Liberman Title: Bending towards water justice: pathways for truth, reconciliation, inclusion and transformative actions Abstract: We summarize the key contributions to a special issue on water justice. We contend that there is no inevitable arc of history that bends towards justice. Water justice will only be achieved by the collective actions of individuals, institutions and communities working together with a commitment to common goals and the means to effect change. We urge all who ponder on the issues of water justice, and who read and consider the stories in this special issue, to take the next critical step to become part of the solution, and in solidarity with others, to deliver a better water world. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-10 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1952855 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1952855 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:1-10 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A. Manero Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Manero Author-Name: S. A. Wheeler Author-X-Name-First: S. A. Author-X-Name-Last: Wheeler Title: Perceptions of Tanzanian smallholder irrigators on impact pathways between water equity and socioeconomic inequalities Abstract: Irrigation is promoted as a critical strategy for rural welfare, yet fundamental questions prevail on the linkages between water, equity and inequality. Applying mixed-methods, this study investigates the impact pathways whereby water inequities are associated with socioeconomic inequalities within two Tanzanian smallholder irrigation schemes. According to irrigators’ perceptions, greater water equity would benefit the poor through improved working conditions, productivity, reliability and reduced risk. Quantitative analyses corroborate that water-dissatisfied irrigators suffered from lower yields and higher unproductive land, investment losses and yield gaps. Education, empowerment and strong governance are proposed as possible avenues towards greater water equity and inclusive growth. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 80-107 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1866506 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1866506 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:80-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rene Woods Author-X-Name-First: Rene Author-X-Name-Last: Woods Author-Name: Ian Woods Author-X-Name-First: Ian Author-X-Name-Last: Woods Author-Name: James A. Fitzsimons Author-X-Name-First: James A. Author-X-Name-Last: Fitzsimons Title: Water and land justice for Indigenous communities in the Lowbidgee Floodplain of the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia Abstract: In Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin, efforts to restore water justice for the environment have focused on environmental flows for natural values of wetlands and floodplains. But there has also been an emergence of collaborative partnerships between environmental water managers and First Nations community organizations to water ‘Country’. The A$180 million Gayini Nimmie-Caira water-saving project saw the New South Wales and Australian governments purchase 19 properties on the Lowbidgee Floodplain, together with associated water rights, with the aim of delivering environmental flows, protecting First Nations cultural heritage and ensuring long-term sustainable land management. A consortium of environmental non-governmental organizations, First Nations and scientific organizations successfully tendered for the long-term management of the 88,000 ha property, Gayini Nimmie-Caira. This case study is used here to discuss water (and land) justice from the perspective of the Nari Nari people, the Traditional Custodians of Gayini Nimmie-Caira and the applicability of this model to other regions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 64-79 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1867520 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1867520 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:64-79 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Johan Enqvist Author-X-Name-First: Johan Author-X-Name-Last: Enqvist Author-Name: Gina Ziervogel Author-X-Name-First: Gina Author-X-Name-Last: Ziervogel Author-Name: Luke Metelerkamp Author-X-Name-First: Luke Author-X-Name-Last: Metelerkamp Author-Name: John van Breda Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: van Breda Author-Name: Ntombikayise Dondi Author-X-Name-First: Ntombikayise Author-X-Name-Last: Dondi Author-Name: Thabo Lusithi Author-X-Name-First: Thabo Author-X-Name-Last: Lusithi Author-Name: Apiwe Mdunyelwa Author-X-Name-First: Apiwe Author-X-Name-Last: Mdunyelwa Author-Name: Zinzi Mgwigwi Author-X-Name-First: Zinzi Author-X-Name-Last: Mgwigwi Author-Name: Mpumelelo Mhlalisi Author-X-Name-First: Mpumelelo Author-X-Name-Last: Mhlalisi Author-Name: Siya Myeza Author-X-Name-First: Siya Author-X-Name-Last: Myeza Author-Name: Gciniwe Nomela Author-X-Name-First: Gciniwe Author-X-Name-Last: Nomela Author-Name: Ann October Author-X-Name-First: Ann Author-X-Name-Last: October Author-Name: Welekazi Rangana Author-X-Name-First: Welekazi Author-X-Name-Last: Rangana Author-Name: Maggie Yalabi Author-X-Name-First: Maggie Author-X-Name-Last: Yalabi Title: Informality and water justice: community perspectives on water issues in Cape Town’s low-income neighbourhoods Abstract: Cape Town’s water injustices are entrenched by the mismatch between government interventions and the lived realities in many informal settlements and other low-income areas. This transdisciplinary study draws on over 300 stories from such communities, showing overwhelming frustration with the municipality’s inability to address leaking pipes, faulty bills and poor sanitation. Cape Town’s interventions typically rely on technical solutions that tend to ignore or even exacerbate the complex social problems on the ground. Water justice requires attention be paid to the range of everyday realities that exist in the spectrum from formal to informal settlements. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 108-129 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1841605 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1841605 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:108-129 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jerry van den Berge Author-X-Name-First: Jerry Author-X-Name-Last: van den Berge Author-Name: Jeroen Vos Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen Author-X-Name-Last: Vos Author-Name: Rutgerd Boelens Author-X-Name-First: Rutgerd Author-X-Name-Last: Boelens Title: Water justice and Europe’s Right2Water movement Abstract: In 2013 the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Right2Water’ collected 1.9 million signatures across Europe against water privatization. It became the first ever successful ECI and has built a Europe-wide movement. Right2Water sought for Europe’s legal enforcement of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation (HRWS) as a strategic political tool to challenge European Union market policies. The paper examines the ECI from a social movement perspective. Although the European Commission subscribed that ‘water is a public good, not a commodity’, its implementation is subject to continuing politics and socio-political struggle, with growing urgency in times of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 173-191 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1898347 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1898347 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:173-191 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: William Nikolakis Author-X-Name-First: William Author-X-Name-Last: Nikolakis Author-Name: R. Quentin Grafton Author-X-Name-First: R. Quentin Author-X-Name-Last: Grafton Title: Law versus justice: the Strategic Aboriginal Water Reserve in the Northern Territory, Australia Abstract: Using a policy tracing approach, we analyse the legislating of the Strategic Aboriginal Water Reserve (SAWR) in the Northern Territory, Australia. The SAWR is a share of the consumptive pool allocated to eligible Indigenous landowners in water plan areas, providing water resources for future economic development. Drawing on parliamentary and policy sources to reveal competing interests and ideologies, and the challenges of codifying water rights, this study finds that legislating water rights alone is insufficient to achieve water justice – water justice measures must respond to power imbalances and inequities by empowering people with the capabilities to implement their rights. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 11-29 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1882406 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1882406 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:1:p:11-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Peter Joo Hee Ng Author-X-Name-First: Peter Joo Hee Author-X-Name-Last: Ng Title: Adequate, resilient and sustainable: how to run a water utility in a pandemic Abstract: Water utilities, be they public companies, state owned or departments inside city halls, are famously stolid businesses. Processing tap water or treating wastewater is just not very exciting stuff. The still raging Covid global pandemic, though, has cast a spotlight on water utilities all over the world. As producers of a commodity and purveyors of a service essential to the upkeep of public health, water utilities large and small are suddenly the centre of attention. The smooth running and assured continuation of their operations, usually taken for granted, is also under extra scrutiny. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 351-354 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1976117 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1976117 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:351-354 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Nitin Bassi Author-X-Name-First: Nitin Author-X-Name-Last: Bassi Author-Name: Mahendra Singh Verma Author-X-Name-First: Mahendra Singh Author-X-Name-Last: Verma Title: Direct delivery of electricity subsidy to farmers in Punjab: will it help conserve groundwater? Abstract: The article argues that the recently introduced model for the direct delivery of an energy subsidy to well-irrigators in Indian Punjab aimed at incentivizing them to conserve electricity and groundwater is on a weak conceptual footing. Energy quota based on connected load will only lead to the resource-rich appropriating the subsidy benefits. Reduced use of well water to irrigate paddy will not arrest depletion as a large proportion of that water returns to the aquifer. The article suggests some institutional alternatives for bringing about long-term changes in the groundwater balance of Punjab based on sound water-use hydrology and the use of technology and market forces. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 306-321 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1899900 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1899900 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:306-321 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dawn McGregor Author-X-Name-First: Dawn Author-X-Name-Last: McGregor Title: Singapore International Water Week 2021 takeaways: move over carbon, water & innovative policies need to be priorities, too Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 358-361 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1985973 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1985973 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:358-361 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Water security, climate change and COP26 Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 193-198 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2044114 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2044114 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:193-198 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 362-362 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2026028 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2026028 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:362-362 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Author-X-Name-First: Seyyed Mahmoud Author-X-Name-Last: Hashemi Author-Name: Ann Kinzig Author-X-Name-First: Ann Author-X-Name-Last: Kinzig Author-Name: Hallie Eakin Author-X-Name-First: Hallie Author-X-Name-Last: Eakin Author-Name: Joshua K. Abbott Author-X-Name-First: Joshua K. Author-X-Name-Last: Abbott Author-Name: Reza Sedaghat Author-X-Name-First: Reza Author-X-Name-Last: Sedaghat Title: Developing a socio-psychological model explaining farmers’ income diversification in response to groundwater scarcity in Iran Abstract: Income diversification is an essential livelihood strategy for farmers facing unsustainable groundwater withdrawals. This paper develops a general structural equation model that analyses socio-psychological factors that affect the intentions to adopt and the actual adoption of income diversification in response to groundwater scarcity. The developed model includes affective attitudes, instrumental attitudes and self-efficacy. This model explains 55% and 36% of the variance in intentions to pursue and the actual pursuit of income diversification among farmers in the Rafsanjan Plain, Iran, respectively. These results can inform policies for promoting income diversification, and have implications for sustaining farmers’ livelihoods and groundwater resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 283-305 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1879029 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1879029 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:283-305 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Joshua Matanzima Author-X-Name-First: Joshua Author-X-Name-Last: Matanzima Title: Thayer Scudder’s Four Stage Framework, water resources dispossession and appropriation: the Kariba case Abstract: This article considers how the colonial British government’s appropriation of the Kariba Dam historically excluded the BaTonga people from accessing the dam’s resources. Dispossession and appropriation of the Kariba Dam resulted in the impoverishment of the BaTonga of north-western Zimbabwe. In this study, impoverishment of the BaTonga is understood in relation to their failure to adequately reach Thayer ‘Ted’ Scudder’s stages 3 and 4 of the Four Stages Framework (FSF) of successful resettlement. The article argues that when people are denied access to reservoirs and their resources for both religious and socioeconomic reasons, they hardly pass through the four stages adequately. The article is based on ethnographic research and extensive document analysis conducted among the BaTonga between April and October 2017. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 322-345 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1866505 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1866505 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:322-345 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neil S. Grigg Author-X-Name-First: Neil S. Author-X-Name-Last: Grigg Title: President Biden′s Infrastructure Plan: Does it address needs of water systems in the United States? Abstract: President Joe Biden’s US$2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal in 2021 includes physical and social investments, but water systems would receive only about 5% of the total. Drinking water and wastewater systems would see a modest increase, but the US$45 billion to replace lead service lines is new. No new investments in dams and waterways were proposed. Negotiations illustrate the politicized unified budget system of the United States with differing philosophies of political parties. Ultimately, the message for water infrastructure in the United States is about the need to persevere in messaging to the public and policymakers about the continuing need for investments. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 346-350 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1951180 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1951180 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:346-350 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alexander C. Nagel Author-X-Name-First: Alexander C. Author-X-Name-Last: Nagel Author-Name: Thomas Ptak Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Ptak Title: Approaching obsolescence? A multi-criteria analysis of high-risk dams in the United States Pacific Northwest Abstract: This research uses a multi-criteria analysis tool and field site observation to critically analyse a network of dams across a single watershed in the US Pacific Northwest. The analysis offers a template to better understand some nuances and complexities involved in decision-making leading to relicensing, retrofitting or decommissioning of both powered and non-powered structures. The study focuses on 13 dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Basin Reservoir System, where the average age of structures is 62 years, exceeding a national mean of 57 years. Research outcomes can inform stakeholders who make decisions regarding America’s high-risk dam network as it rapidly approaches obsolescence. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 217-241 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1856050 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1856050 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:217-241 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Javier Calatrava Author-X-Name-First: Javier Author-X-Name-Last: Calatrava Author-Name: Victoriano Martínez-Alvarez Author-X-Name-First: Victoriano Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Alvarez Author-Name: David Martínez-Granados Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Martínez-Granados Title: Addressing aquifer overexploitation with desalinated seawater: an economic assessment of alternatives in south-eastern Spain Abstract: Spanish authorities have proposed providing external resources to substitute for non-renewable groundwater withdrawals in the south-eastern Murcia Plateau, which would require building new water infrastructure. This article assesses the supply costs and the economic impact of two alternatives, one based on supplying desalinated seawater and the other based on supplying water from the Tagus–Segura Transfer, with an innovative scheme to exchange it for desalinated seawater. It is found that farmers cannot afford the cost of either alternative. Authorities face the dilemma of either strongly subsidizing the external water supply, beyond what seems reasonable, or facing a disproportionate impact on the local economy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 199-216 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1877635 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1877635 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:199-216 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emily Reisman Author-X-Name-First: Emily Author-X-Name-Last: Reisman Author-Name: Luke Macaulay Author-X-Name-First: Luke Author-X-Name-Last: Macaulay Title: Which farms drill during drought? The influence of farm size and crop type Abstract: Excessive groundwater extraction is exacerbated by worsening droughts under climate change. Among agricultural users, well-drilling activity is not evenly distributed. The number, diameter and depth of new agricultural wells were analysed in this study in relation to farm size and land cover class during California’s 2012–16 extreme drought. The results show smaller farms drilled at higher rates, whereas larger farms drilled at comparatively greater depths and with wider wellbores. Sections dominated by permanent crops drilled at 2.4 times the rate of those dominated by annual crops, and at 24.7 times the rate of forest and rangeland dominated sections. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 262-282 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1874889 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1874889 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:262-282 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tapio S. Katko Author-X-Name-First: Tapio S. Author-X-Name-Last: Katko Title: Water resources of Italy: protection, use and control Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 355-357 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1935220 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1935220 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:355-357 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marcel Marchand Author-X-Name-First: Marcel Author-X-Name-Last: Marchand Author-Name: Ruben Dahm Author-X-Name-First: Ruben Author-X-Name-Last: Dahm Author-Name: Joost Buurman Author-X-Name-First: Joost Author-X-Name-Last: Buurman Author-Name: Subbiah Sethurathinam Author-X-Name-First: Subbiah Author-X-Name-Last: Sethurathinam Author-Name: Chris Sprengers Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Sprengers Title: Flood protection by embankments in the Brahmani–Baitarani river basin, India: a risk-based approach Abstract: Determining optimum flood protection levels is challenging in data-poor environments typical of developing countries. This study develops a risk-modelling approach to calculate current flood risks for a predominantly agricultural area in the Brahmani–Baitarani river basin in India. A combined hydrological–hydraulic model is developed together with a damage model to analyse the economic efficiency of different safety levels of embankments. The results show that more than 90% of the total flood risk would be controlled with embankments giving a protection level of once in 25 years. The study illustrates the feasibility of a relatively basic flood-risk analysis that can be applied at pre-feasibility level in a data-poor environment. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 242-261 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1899899 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1899899 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:242-261 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Walter G. Christopher Author-X-Name-First: Walter G. Author-X-Name-Last: Christopher Author-Name: Cara D. Beal Author-X-Name-First: Cara D. Author-X-Name-Last: Beal Title: Developing a best-practice model for water and wastewater services in informal urban settlements in Tanzania Abstract: This research proposes a model for enhancing the pro-poor water supply and provision of sanitation services in informal urban settlements in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The model was developed from semi-structured interviews, a rigorous literature content analysis of best-practice case studies and application of the Policy Transfer Framework. Development and adoption of a long-term strategy to mobilize financial resources and guide the water sector to develop pro-poor plans were key recommendations. While not a panacea, it is hoped that adoption of the model would significantly improve the current water supply and sanitation service delivery to informal urban settlements Dar es Salaam. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 403-425 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1909541 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1909541 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:403-425 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Emmanuel M. Akpabio Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel M. Author-X-Name-Last: Akpabio Author-Name: Evance Mwathunga Author-X-Name-First: Evance Author-X-Name-Last: Mwathunga Author-Name: John S. Rowan Author-X-Name-First: John S. Author-X-Name-Last: Rowan Title: Understanding the challenges governing Malawi’s water, sanitation and hygiene sector Abstract: This paper explores the extent to which Malawi’s national water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sector programmes align with the lived realities of Malawian people through interviews, observations and a review of secondary documents. Significant progress is unquestionably being made, but there are dangers in momentary achievements being romanticized, and under-capacity in shaping cultural practices, investing and maintaining longevity and sustainability of available infrastructures. We argue that managing the sector towards statistical summaries serves to confound well-intentioned governance frameworks and compliance regimes ultimately leaving behind a large proportion of the population without access to basic drinking water or improved sanitation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 426-446 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1897947 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1897947 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:426-446 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gabriela Cuadrado-Quesada Author-X-Name-First: Gabriela Author-X-Name-Last: Cuadrado-Quesada Author-Name: Klaas Schwartz Author-X-Name-First: Klaas Author-X-Name-Last: Schwartz Title: Governing groundwater excess: insights from a failed collaborative process in Delft, the Netherlands Abstract: Groundwater governance tends to be concerned with problems of over-extraction and pollution. Groundwater excess, which is increasingly becoming a problem in many places around the world, has largely been ignored. This article discusses groundwater excess and particularly the governance approach for engaging with groundwater excess. By discussing a case study in the Netherlands, we argue that groundwater excess has a varied impact on different actors. This varied impact and the fact that the legal framework largely ignores groundwater excess presents a significant challenge for governing groundwater resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 388-402 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1902285 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1902285 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:388-402 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Huan Wang Author-X-Name-First: Huan Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Jiejun Huang Author-X-Name-First: Jiejun Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Xuejun Cheng Author-X-Name-First: Xuejun Author-X-Name-Last: Cheng Author-Name: Han Zhou Author-X-Name-First: Han Author-X-Name-Last: Zhou Author-Name: Yanbin Yuan Author-X-Name-First: Yanbin Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan Title: Scenario simulation of water resources development and utilization based on a system dynamics model Abstract: This paper establishes a quantitative model based on the system dynamics (SD) theory to reflect the ‘socioeconomic–water–environment’ coupling system and proposes three future development scenarios. Hubei province, China, is selected to verify this model. The simulation results from 2020 to 2030 demonstrate that the pressures of water supply and demand and pollution under the sustainable development scenario are less than those under two other scenarios. It means that adjustment of the industrial structure has a relatively weaker effect on alleviating the pressure of water supply and demand. Saving water and controlling pollution should be the emphasis of current efforts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 447-463 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1908235 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1908235 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:447-463 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Christian Bréthaut Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Bréthaut Author-Name: Fatine Ezbakhe Author-X-Name-First: Fatine Author-X-Name-Last: Ezbakhe Author-Name: Melissa McCracken Author-X-Name-First: Melissa Author-X-Name-Last: McCracken Author-Name: Aaron Wolf Author-X-Name-First: Aaron Author-X-Name-Last: Wolf Author-Name: James Dalton Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Dalton Title: Exploring discursive hydropolitics: a conceptual framework and research agenda Abstract: Much has been written on hydropolitics, or on the interplays between transboundary water resource issues and politics. This article builds on recent calls for more research on the role of discourses in shaping hydropolitics. We propose a conceptual framework, inspired by critical discourse analysis, for the systematic investigation of how discursive practices construct and enact actors’ power positions in transboundary basin governance. Our framework’s added value lies in the typology of discourses we develop – that is, dominant, institutionalized, hegemonic and sanctioned – for a more precise analysis of discursive hydropolitics. We formulate a research agenda to operationalize our perspective on discursive hydropolitics and lay the groundwork for future empirical research. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 464-479 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1944845 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1944845 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:464-479 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Philip Kuriachen Author-X-Name-First: Philip Author-X-Name-Last: Kuriachen Author-Name: A. Suresh Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Suresh Author-Name: K. S. Aditya Author-X-Name-First: K. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Aditya Author-Name: P. Venkatesh Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Venkatesh Author-Name: Biswajit Sen Author-X-Name-First: Biswajit Author-X-Name-Last: Sen Author-Name: Sharath S. Yeligar Author-X-Name-First: Sharath S. Author-X-Name-Last: Yeligar Title: Irrigation development and equity implications: the case of India Abstract: This paper examines the inequity in irrigation distribution in India using a variant of Theil’s entropy measure for the period 1995–2010. The analysis reveals that the level of inequity in irrigation distribution has increased over time. Inequity has declined in canal, tank and well-irrigated systems and increased in the tube well-irrigated system. Decomposition analysis revealed that regional disparities have declined in all sources of irrigation except for tube wells. The role of property rights to groundwater, groundwater markets, energy pricing policy and competitive deepening of wells in worsening the inequity in access to groundwater resources is also discussed. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 480-496 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1912715 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1912715 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:480-496 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarah Nelson Author-X-Name-First: Sarah Author-X-Name-Last: Nelson Author-Name: Seye Abimbola Author-X-Name-First: Seye Author-X-Name-Last: Abimbola Author-Name: Sangeeta Mangubhai Author-X-Name-First: Sangeeta Author-X-Name-Last: Mangubhai Author-Name: Aaron Jenkins Author-X-Name-First: Aaron Author-X-Name-Last: Jenkins Author-Name: Stacy Jupiter Author-X-Name-First: Stacy Author-X-Name-Last: Jupiter Author-Name: Kelera Naivalu Author-X-Name-First: Kelera Author-X-Name-Last: Naivalu Author-Name: Vilisi Naivalulevu Author-X-Name-First: Vilisi Author-X-Name-Last: Naivalulevu Author-Name: Joel Negin Author-X-Name-First: Joel Author-X-Name-Last: Negin Title: Understanding the decision-making structures, roles and actions of village-level water committees in Fiji Abstract: As part of a community-based project on water-related disease in Fiji, we conducted a qualitative study to assess the decision-making structures, roles and actions of village-level water committees. Village water committees played a role in the management, operation and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure. Reactive and proactive management approaches were both present. The water committees had clear processes in place for decision-making and membership and were influenced by social and cultural norms. Men dominated water committee membership, roles and decision-making. Knowledge about governance structures and processes can be used to strengthen systems for water committees to effectively manage water access and security. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 518-535 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1916449 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1916449 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:518-535 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luis Zapana-Churata Author-X-Name-First: Luis Author-X-Name-Last: Zapana-Churata Author-Name: Hug March Author-X-Name-First: Hug Author-X-Name-Last: March Author-Name: David Sauri Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Sauri Title: Water demand management strategies in fast-growing cities. The case of Arequipa, Perú Abstract: Using a socioenvironmental perspective, this paper analyses strategies of water demand management (WDM) in Arequipa, Peru, and their perception by residents through a survey of six city districts (three in the core and three on the periphery) complemented with interviews with key stakeholders. The results show significant differences in WDM. Strategies to reduce demand through pricing are dominant. Domestic water-saving technologies are uncommon, and awareness campaigns are limited to periods of water stress. Despite differences in water access, improvements in water networks (leak repair, adequate water pressure and continuous supply) are the most demanded actions by residents. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 363-387 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1903401 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1903401 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:363-387 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maher Hamdan Author-X-Name-First: Maher Author-X-Name-Last: Hamdan Author-Name: Ahmad Abu-Awwad Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Author-X-Name-Last: Abu-Awwad Author-Name: Maher Abu-Madi Author-X-Name-First: Maher Author-X-Name-Last: Abu-Madi Title: Willingness of farmers to use treated wastewater for irrigation in the West Bank, Palestine Abstract: Limited water resources are among the main obstacles to development in Palestine. This research investigates farmers’ perceptions and willingness to use treated wastewater (TWW) for irrigation. Despite the availability of large quantities of TWW, just 11% of the interviewed farmers use it in irrigation. Just 24% of them confirmed that they had participated in awareness workshops related to TWW, but 75% stated they would be willing to use TWW for irrigation. We find that the main obstacles to the use of TWW in irrigation are availability of freshwater, non-availability of TWW and psychological aversion. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 497-517 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1908236 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1908236 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:497-517 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Meera Sahasranaman Author-X-Name-First: Meera Author-X-Name-Last: Sahasranaman Author-Name: Mahendra Singh Verma Author-X-Name-First: Mahendra Singh Author-X-Name-Last: Verma Author-Name: Saurabh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Saurabh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: A. Narayanamoorthy Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanamoorthy Title: Getting the irrigation statistics right Abstract: This study examines the importance of generating proper water accounts for large gravity-based irrigation schemes in order to assess scheme performance. It shows how the use of simplistic criteria used to assess the performance of gravity-based irrigation schemes can lead to an underestimation of the role they play in enhancing food security and agricultural production in countries such as India, which has established a huge network of irrigation canals. The paper offers specific suggestions on improving irrigation statistics that, in turn, can help in better evaluation of the returns on investments of public surface irrigation schemes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 536-543 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1921711 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1921711 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:3:p:536-543 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Min Jiang Author-X-Name-First: Min Author-X-Name-Last: Jiang Author-Name: Michael Webber Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Webber Author-Name: Jon Barnett Author-X-Name-First: Jon Author-X-Name-Last: Barnett Author-Name: Wenjing Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Wenjing Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Gang Liu Author-X-Name-First: Gang Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Making a water market intermediary: the China Water Exchange Abstract: Market intermediaries play a crucial role in stitching together necessary actors for effective systems of exchange. However, there is limited understanding of how intermediaries emerge, and contribute to, water market development. This article explains how the China Water Exchange, the country’s first and only national-level water trading platform, was catalysed by a top-down imperative consistent with China’s water governance reform path. It shows how its genesis, objectives and functions reflect the congruence of goals between its key actors, and their struggles and efforts to build trust. Our focus on interorganizational dynamics adds a new perspective to understanding water market intermediaries. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 699-716 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1889478 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1889478 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:699-716 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Serey Sok Author-X-Name-First: Serey Author-X-Name-Last: Sok Author-Name: Fenglong Wang Author-X-Name-First: Fenglong Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Nyda Chhinh Author-X-Name-First: Nyda Author-X-Name-Last: Chhinh Title: Political participation and small-scale fishery management in the Tonlé Sap, Cambodia Abstract: This paper investigates fishery governance in Tonlé Sap, Cambodia, with a specific focus on fishery management since 1963 and recent determinants of political participation. The research suggests that the policy reforms leading to the implementation of open-access fisheries have not produced satisfactory outcomes due to inequitable access to fishery resources. The results of statistical analyses reveal: the dependency of small-scale fisherfolk on fishery resources; the level of institutional support available to small-scale fisherfolk; the capacity of the local community; and the important roles fishery management initiatives play in determining the level of political participation in fishery governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 616-633 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1987201 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1987201 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:616-633 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Marleen van Rijswick Author-X-Name-First: Marleen Author-X-Name-Last: van Rijswick Author-Name: Liping Dai Author-X-Name-First: Liping Author-X-Name-Last: Dai Title: Improving connectivity in water governance: the implementation of water cooperation mechanisms in disparate political and social contexts Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 545-553 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2071848 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2071848 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:545-553 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Susanne Wuijts Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Author-X-Name-Last: Wuijts Author-Name: Lieke Friederichs Author-X-Name-First: Lieke Author-X-Name-Last: Friederichs Author-Name: Judith A. Hin Author-X-Name-First: Judith A. Author-X-Name-Last: Hin Author-Name: Franciska M. Schets Author-X-Name-First: Franciska M. Author-X-Name-Last: Schets Author-Name: Helena F. M. W. Van Rijswick Author-X-Name-First: Helena F. M. W. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Rijswick Author-Name: Peter P. J. Driessen Author-X-Name-First: Peter P. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Driessen Title: Governance conditions to overcome the challenges of realizing safe urban bathing water sites Abstract: This study aims to identify governance conditions to realize urban bathing water sites using case study material from two cities in the Netherlands. Urban waters in Europe are increasingly considered an attractive feature for bathing, but research on the realization of urban bathing water sites has been limited. We find that it is important to account for the connectivity between water systems characteristics and governance conditions to increase effectiveness in the realization of urban bathing water sites. Ambitions regarding urban bathing water sites should be addressed in a wider policy context to create co-benefits, like other ambitions related to water quality, resilience and health. An analytical framework has been developed that could be used to support development and evaluation of future urban bathing water initiatives. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 554-578 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1755617 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1755617 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:554-578 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Qidong Huang Author-X-Name-First: Qidong Author-X-Name-Last: Huang Author-Name: Hairong Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Hairong Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Jiajun Xu Author-X-Name-First: Jiajun Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Author-Name: Fang Yang Author-X-Name-First: Fang Author-X-Name-Last: Yang Title: Scalar configuration, power strategies and water governance: insights from the politics of the Yangtze-to-Huai Water Transfer Project Abstract: The paper studies the decision-making process of the Yangtze-to-Huai Water Transfer Project (YHWTP) in China to explore how governments at various levels and the public respond to spatial and jurisdictional ambiguities inherent in the incomplete decentralization of water governance. Through participatory observations, semi-structured interviews and investigation of historical records of the project, we examine scalar strategies adopted by various groups at different stages. We find that within China’s regionally decentralized authoritarian regime under centralized regulation, the scalar configurations as a result of the scalar strategies produce material consequence in the planning, designing and construction of inter-basin transfer projects. The use of such strategies transforms the existing scalar configuration, which provides a basis for further changes in the power structure. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 658-679 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1929087 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1929087 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:658-679 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tao Liu Author-X-Name-First: Tao Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Wenya Zhang Author-X-Name-First: Wenya Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: How does the Chinese government improve connectivity in water governance? A qualitative systematic review Abstract: This article presents a qualitative systematic review of English-language academic articles on approaches adopted by the Chinese government to overcome fragmentation and disconnection in water governance. We find that the Chinese government has deployed technical, institutional and discursive instruments, ranging from ‘hard’ to ‘soft’ ways, to improve connectivity between different administrative levels, functional agencies and territorially based units. Although these approaches are conducive to reconciling conflicts, boosting collaboration and bridging gaps in interjurisdictional, cross-level and cross-sectoral interactions, they also have unexpected implications for cost-effectiveness, practicality and sustainability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 717-735 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1755955 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1755955 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:717-735 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Raymond Yu Wang Author-X-Name-First: Raymond Yu Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Author-Name: Ying Peng Author-X-Name-First: Ying Author-X-Name-Last: Peng Author-Name: Yi Liu Author-X-Name-First: Yi Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Title: Explaining the sustained public participation of ENGOs in China’s water governance: A case study of the ‘civilian river chiefs’ under the theoretical framework of ‘double embeddedness’ Abstract: Although essential to successful environmental governance, public participation has been sporadic and fragmented in China. Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted in the southern Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou, this paper explores how environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) have carried out ‘civilian river chiefs’ projects as novel approaches to water governance. We propose a framework of ‘double embeddedness’, within which ENGOs have built political and social legitimacy, reciprocity, and networks that enable their sustained participation in water governance. Our findings suggest that new patterns of state–community–non-governmental organization relationships are key to understanding public participation in China’s future environmental governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 680-698 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2034601 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2034601 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:680-698 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Karianne van der Werf Author-X-Name-First: Karianne Author-X-Name-Last: van der Werf Author-Name: Herman Kasper Gilissen Author-X-Name-First: Herman Kasper Author-X-Name-Last: Gilissen Author-Name: Maarten Kleinhans Author-X-Name-First: Maarten Author-X-Name-Last: Kleinhans Author-Name: Marleen van Rijswick Author-X-Name-First: Marleen Author-X-Name-Last: van Rijswick Title: On dynamic naturalness, static regulation and human influence in the Ems-Dollard estuary Abstract: Many river systems in Europe have altered morphology and deteriorated ecosystems due to human interference. We demonstrate how conflicting interests of nature, society and economics in the Dutch–German Ems-Dollard system complicate achieving the nature restoration targeted by the EU Water Framework Directive. This article provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the natural characteristics of a water system and the practical implementation of regulation and policy in a transboundary setting. Important shortcomings of EU and national laws and directives are the static constraints for protection of demarcated habitats under EU directives, which do not do justice to natural hydro-morphodynamic processes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 596-615 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1826293 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1826293 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:596-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tong Xu Author-X-Name-First: Tong Author-X-Name-Last: Xu Title: The selective centralization in decentralization: China’s environmental vertical management reform with a case study in Hebei province Abstract: This article examines why and how China’s environmental vertical management reform has been carried out and how well it helps to improve the implementation of local policies. By applying the theoretical framework of ‘dynamics, strategy, and capacities’ in Hebei province as a case, the changes in the policy process have been fully revealed. The article concludes that the reform shows the character of selective centralization in decentralization, which facilitates the establishment of a degree of standardization in policy implementation. However, a new phenomenon of ‘selective implementation’ has been spotted which severely distorts the actual results of this reform. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 634-657 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1909542 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1909542 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:634-657 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marjolein Carolina Johanna van Eerd Author-X-Name-First: Marjolein Carolina Johanna Author-X-Name-Last: van Eerd Author-Name: Mark A. Wiering Author-X-Name-First: Mark A. Author-X-Name-Last: Wiering Title: The politics of practical implementation: reloading of information by competing coalitions in EU water governance Abstract: More open European Union policies, such as the Water Framework Directive (WFD), are often shaped on the go. ‘Bottom-up’ feedback from the implementing agencies plays an important role. How this feedback influences ongoing policies is here conceptualized as ‘reloading’. The case for the reuse of water is presented. International coalition-building proved to be important in agencies’ strategic behaviour: a clear dichotomy between Northern and Southern member states is distinguished. The receptiveness of the European Commission, the openness of the European Union policies, and societal and political attention to the issue of reuse all explain the changes in water reuse policy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 579-595 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1999218 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1999218 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:4:p:579-595 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1961696_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: A. Narayanamoorthy Author-X-Name-First: A. Author-X-Name-Last: Narayanamoorthy Author-Name: R. Suresh Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Suresh Author-Name: K. S. Sujitha Author-X-Name-First: K. S. Author-X-Name-Last: Sujitha Title: The dying oasis: a macro analysis of tank irrigation in Andhra Pradesh, India Abstract: Tanks are the important traditional source of irrigation in India. They are a low-cost source with fewer management problems, but their performance has been deteriorating over the years. Using time-series data from the periods 1960–61 to 2013–14, this paper analyses the performance of tank irrigation across the districts, regions and categories of farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India. The study shows that districts that traditionally had a large tank irrigated area have registered a sharp reduction in that area. A substantial reduction in tank irrigated area is found in the Rayalaseema region where tanks are critical for farming. Correlation analysis suggests a significantly negative impact of groundwater area on tank irrigated area in most districts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 880-896 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1961696 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1961696 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:880-896 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1924633_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Hannes Knorr Author-X-Name-First: Hannes Author-X-Name-Last: Knorr Author-Name: Insa Theesfeld Author-X-Name-First: Insa Author-X-Name-Last: Theesfeld Author-Name: Soliev Soliev Author-X-Name-First: Soliev Author-X-Name-Last: Soliev Title: License to drill: Typology of groundwater use regulations in agriculture of Uzbekistan Abstract: Global warming, deteriorating water infrastructure and transboundary factors are threatening Uzbekistan’s long-term surface water supply. Groundwater is a potential alternative for irrigation purposes. Little research is available about how farmers in Uzbekistan use groundwater for irrigation, and how formal regulations are implemented on the ground. Based on semi-structured, qualitative interviews with farmers and experts in Uzbekistan, we provide a typology of groundwater regulation, exploring the use of licences, quotas and prices that offers a structured overview of agricultural groundwater use. We further highlight how electricity is used as a proxy resource to implement groundwater regulation on the ground. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 815-835 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1924633 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1924633 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:815-835 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1921708_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Akosua Sarpong Boakye-Ansah Author-X-Name-First: Akosua Sarpong Author-X-Name-Last: Boakye-Ansah Author-Name: Klaas Schwartz Author-X-Name-First: Klaas Author-X-Name-Last: Schwartz Author-Name: Margreet Zwarteveen Author-X-Name-First: Margreet Author-X-Name-Last: Zwarteveen Title: Service differentiation as an improvement strategy for access to water in urban low-income areas: evidence from three Kenyan cities Abstract: In dealing with the challenges associated with water supply in urban low-income areas, water utilities are increasingly adopting service differentiation, which revolves around servicing different customer groups with different supply modalities. This article examines how such differentiation through the use of water kiosks and yard taps satisfies the water needs of consumers in low-income areas in three Kenyan cities. Based on an analysis of the reliability, affordability and accessibility of the water supplied, we conclude that while service differentiation has led to some improvements in access to piped connections in low-income areas, it also risks reinforcing the inequalities in access to water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 766-782 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1921708 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1921708 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:766-782 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1926936_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Murat Yakubov Author-X-Name-First: Murat Author-X-Name-Last: Yakubov Title: Small Basin Governance scheme: linking water sector reforms and governance in the Aral Sea Basin Abstract: As river basin reforms in the countries of the Aral Sea basin gain momentum, the focus is commonly on large basins. Thus, multiple interests at the sub-basin level are largely ignored, increasing the risk for potential conflicts. This research considers inland and transboundary small river watersheds to illustrate a basin governance scheme that emerged during larger basin reforms and successfully satisfies both contexts by linking governance at multiple scales. In particular, splitting river basins into smaller hydrologic constituencies to establish sub-basin councils is found to be instrumental in enhancing overall representation, stakeholder engagement, basin planning and transboundary water cooperation. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 783-814 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1926936 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1926936 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:783-814 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2110265_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Net positive and its application to water management Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 737-741 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2110265 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2110265 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:737-741 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1916448_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Koushik Chowdhury Author-X-Name-First: Koushik Author-X-Name-Last: Chowdhury Author-Name: Bhagirath Behera Author-X-Name-First: Bhagirath Author-X-Name-Last: Behera Title: Institutional dynamics and water resource management: the case of traditional water bodies in West Bengal, India Abstract: In recent years, the adverse effects of growing water scarcity on the lives and livelihoods of poor people have become a major policy concern in India. This paper reviews the effectiveness of macro-level policies for rainwater conservation and critically examines micro-level local community institutions for the sustainable management of traditional water bodies. Using Ostrom’s design principles and qualitative data from three different multipurpose tanks, the study finds that management decisions at the local level have benefited few influential members of local communities and deprived a large number of poor households from resource uses, making the local institutions ineffective. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 836-860 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1916448 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1916448 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:836-860 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1921709_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Kenji Nagata Author-X-Name-First: Kenji Author-X-Name-Last: Nagata Author-Name: Izumi Shoji Author-X-Name-First: Izumi Author-X-Name-Last: Shoji Author-Name: Tomohiro Arima Author-X-Name-First: Tomohiro Author-X-Name-Last: Arima Author-Name: Takahiro Otsuka Author-X-Name-First: Takahiro Author-X-Name-Last: Otsuka Author-Name: Kumiko Kato Author-X-Name-First: Kumiko Author-X-Name-Last: Kato Author-Name: Miha Matsubayashi Author-X-Name-First: Miha Author-X-Name-Last: Matsubayashi Author-Name: Mayu Omura Author-X-Name-First: Mayu Author-X-Name-Last: Omura Title: Practicality of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in different contexts Abstract: The significance of integrated water resources management (IWRM) is broadly recognized, but practical implementation methods are little known. This paper proposes a Practical IWRM approach that has the potential to accelerate consensus-building and problem-solving relating to water resources based on the formation of an aligned perception of natural and human-made water resource systems among stakeholders, and the establishment of a properly functioning multi-stakeholder partnership (MSP). This approach was applied in four countries – Sudan, Bolivia, Indonesia and Iran – where it has worked well in different contexts, and can be an effective methodology usable elsewhere in the field. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 897-919 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1921709 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1921709 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:897-919 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1921710_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: Rekha Bhangaonkar Author-X-Name-First: Rekha Author-X-Name-Last: Bhangaonkar Author-Name: Shailaja Fennell Author-X-Name-First: Shailaja Author-X-Name-Last: Fennell Title: Role of knowledge in the management of groundwater-use for irrigation in micro-watersheds of semi-arid India Abstract: The micro-watershed development programme in India promotes the recharging of groundwater tables to facilitate irrigation in otherwise rainfall-dependent agricultural communities. This study investigates the potential of agricultural extension agencies in encouraging the sustainable use of the common-pool resource of groundwater through local governance. Findings suggest that extension agencies strongly influence farmers’ crop choices (a representation of irrigation use), in accordance with the proposition that knowledge dissemination on groundwater use and its impact encourages collective action (U7-SES framework). Finally, farmers with higher irrigation demand are the conduit between the extension agency and community, highlighting their potential for programme management. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 861-879 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1921710 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1921710 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:861-879 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1898346_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220804T044749 git hash: 24b08f8188 Author-Name: M. Šteflová Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Šteflová Author-Name: S. H. A. Koop Author-X-Name-First: S. H. A. Author-X-Name-Last: Koop Author-Name: M. C. Fragkou Author-X-Name-First: M. C. Author-X-Name-Last: Fragkou Author-Name: H. Mees Author-X-Name-First: H. Author-X-Name-Last: Mees Title: Desalinated drinking-water provision in water-stressed regions: challenges of consumer-perception and environmental impact lessons from Antofagasta, Chile Abstract: Desalination is increasingly popular for ensuring potable water. Using the City Blueprint Approach methodology in Antofagasta, Chile, we identify the barriers, opportunities and transferable lessons that can enhance governance capacity towards the successful implementation of desalination. Antofagasta’s desalinization programme is associated with negative water-quality perceptions, environmental impacts and high energy demands. Additionally, the supply has a moderate impeding influence on water-use efficiency efforts. Consequently, we draft a priority ladder for water provision in water-scarce regions to: ensure access; reduce consumption; apply reuse; and explore renewable water resources – and if a combination of previous steps is insufficient, desalination may be applied to meet water supply shortages. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 742-765 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1898346 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1898346 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:5:p:742-765 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1929086_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Farhad Mukhtarov Author-X-Name-First: Farhad Author-X-Name-Last: Mukhtarov Author-Name: Des Gasper Author-X-Name-First: Des Author-X-Name-Last: Gasper Author-Name: Aditya Alta Author-X-Name-First: Aditya Author-X-Name-Last: Alta Author-Name: Neha Gautam Author-X-Name-First: Neha Author-X-Name-Last: Gautam Author-Name: Maria Sattwika Duhita Author-X-Name-First: Maria Sattwika Author-X-Name-Last: Duhita Author-Name: Diego Hernández Morales Author-X-Name-First: Diego Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández Morales Title: From ‘merchants and ministers’ to ‘neutral brokers’? Water diplomacy aspirations by the Netherlands – a discourse analysis of the 2011 commissioned advisory report Abstract: Water diplomacy agents typically manage tensions between promoting peace and securing self-interest. This paper conducts a discourse analysis of a commissioned policy report by a leading Netherlands think-tank that helped inform Dutch policy on water diplomacy. We first establish the importance of the report. We then identify its focus on the theme of ‘neutral broker’ and apply vocabulary analysis, argumentation analysis and metaphor analysis, together leading up to frame analysis. From this report and the larger water diplomacy literature, we propose that water diplomacy must be viewed in connection with discursive politics and trade promotion. We illustrate relevant methods for future enquiry. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1009-1031 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1929086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1929086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:1009-1031 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1910935_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: B. Muñoz-Palazon Author-X-Name-First: B. Author-X-Name-Last: Muñoz-Palazon Author-Name: P. R. Bouzas Author-X-Name-First: P. R. Author-X-Name-Last: Bouzas Author-Name: J. González-López Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: González-López Author-Name: M. Manzanera Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Manzanera Title: Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 associated with wastewater treatment: a seroprevalence study Abstract: The detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during wastewater treatment leads to concerns about whether this process may represent a focal point for the transmission of COVID-19. An epidemiological analysis, based on a COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette, performed on 134 wastewater workers from 59 wastewater treatment plants from the province of Granada (Spain) showed a seroprevalence of 8.95% in IgG for SARS-CoV-2, which is similar to the incidence rate found for the general population of the province (9.6%; 95%CI = 7.2–12.8). These findings suggest that current safety measures are sufficient for the protection of workers against SARS-CoV-2. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 928-937 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1910935 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1910935 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:928-937 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1936465_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Rahel Deribe Bekele Author-X-Name-First: Rahel Deribe Author-X-Name-Last: Bekele Author-Name: Dawit Mekonnen Author-X-Name-First: Dawit Author-X-Name-Last: Mekonnen Title: Local empowerment and irrigation devolution in Ethiopia Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of devolved irrigation water management systems and complementary irrigation technologies on collective empowerment in Ethiopia. We find that households’ monetary, in-kind and labour contributions for irrigation water provision and appropriation are more common in farmer-managed gravity irrigation schemes compared with farmer-managed pump systems and jointly managed schemes. The most frequent conflict occurrence was observed in jointly managed gravity irrigation systems, followed by farmer-managed gravity systems. Our results indicate that irrigation users’ degree of participation, decision-making capacity and strength of local governance are also affected by several household, plot, village, scheme and climatic factors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1062-1088 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1936465 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1936465 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:1062-1088 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1949699_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: José A. Gómez-Limón Author-X-Name-First: José A. Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez-Limón Author-Name: M. Dolores Guerrero-Baena Author-X-Name-First: M. Dolores Author-X-Name-Last: Guerrero-Baena Author-Name: José A. Fernández-Gallardo Author-X-Name-First: José A. Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández-Gallardo Title: Hedging the risk of hydrological drought in irrigated agriculture: the role of precautionary savings Abstract: This paper explores the viability of precautionary savings as a hydrological drought risk management instrument in irrigated agriculture. To that end, first, the drought savings account (DSA) is proposed as a personal savings account to which farmers make regular contributions, with withdrawals allowed in the event of water supply gaps to guarantee a minimum income. Second, the implementation of the proposed instrument is empirically assessed in an illustrative case study using an innovative simulation approach. Results obtained suggest the DSA is actuarially sound, supporting its implementation as a cost-effective instrument to hedge hydrological drought risk. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1089-1113 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1949699 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1949699 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:1089-1113 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1931051_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Philip E. Van Beynen Author-X-Name-First: Philip E. Author-X-Name-Last: Van Beynen Title: Value of groundwater to public supply in west-central Florida Abstract: This study provides a monetary value for groundwater by estimating the cost for the year 2020 to replace its use in public supply for 5 million people in west-central Florida, USA. The alternatives include building reservoirs and desalinization plants, water reuse, and conservation measures, with the most expensive being building more reservoirs at US$4.5 billion and least is conservation at US$840 million. This region’s regulators recognize the need to reduce the reliance on groundwater and have implemented programmes to promote the above alternatives. While water conservation is the most sustainable option, barriers related to policies and investment reduce the effectiveness of this approach. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 964-984 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1931051 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1931051 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:964-984 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1944844_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Paul R. Wyrwoll Author-X-Name-First: Paul R. Author-X-Name-Last: Wyrwoll Author-Name: R. Quentin Grafton Author-X-Name-First: R. Quentin Author-X-Name-Last: Grafton Title: Reforming for resilience: delivering ‘multipurpose hydropower’ under water and energy risks Abstract: Multipurpose hydropower reservoirs are regularly framed as water security and climate change solutions. Although multipurpose projects can and do deliver a range of water services, ‘win-win’ outcomes are not guaranteed. Emerging water and energy risks are altering the net benefits from operating reservoirs to deliver hydropower generation, water supply, flood control, or other purposes. This paper shows that new hydropower governance approaches are needed to efficiently and fairly reallocate water under risks. We demonstrate that dynamic water reallocation is fundamental to the resilience of multipurpose reservoir systems and examine three potential reforms: periodic relicensing, water tariffs, and hydropower sustainability performance bonds. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1032-1061 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1944844 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1944844 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:1032-1061 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2138135_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Future of desalination in the context of water security Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 921-927 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2138135 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2138135 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:921-927 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1940105_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Anna Robak Author-X-Name-First: Anna Author-X-Name-Last: Robak Title: Perceived vs measured water supply service: evidence from New Zealand Abstract: The aim of this research was to identify correlations between measured water supply performance attributes and consumer perceptions, to provide water suppliers with an improved understanding of the significance of consumers’ perceptions. Over 1900 New Zealand potable water consumers were surveyed and their perceptions were compared with measured aggregated attributes from their water supply system or region using logit and regression models. The analysis identified significant correlations between measured and perceived performance for all attributes. The exception is perceived protection from microorganisms, where other values such as fluoride preferences and Maori values are significant. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 938-963 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1940105 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1940105 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:938-963 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1964449_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Janez Sušnik Author-X-Name-First: Janez Author-X-Name-Last: Sušnik Author-Name: Osman Jussah Author-X-Name-First: Osman Author-X-Name-Last: Jussah Author-Name: Mohamed O. M. Orabi Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed O. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Orabi Author-Name: Muhammed C. Abubakar Author-X-Name-First: Muhammed C. Author-X-Name-Last: Abubakar Author-Name: Richmond F. Quansah Author-X-Name-First: Richmond F. Author-X-Name-Last: Quansah Author-Name: Wahid Yahaya Author-X-Name-First: Wahid Author-X-Name-Last: Yahaya Author-Name: Justin A. Adonadaga Author-X-Name-First: Justin A. Author-X-Name-Last: Adonadaga Author-Name: Carlos Cossa Author-X-Name-First: Carlos Author-X-Name-Last: Cossa Author-Name: Jose Ferrato Author-X-Name-First: Jose Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrato Author-Name: Castigo A. Cossa Author-X-Name-First: Castigo A. Author-X-Name-Last: Cossa Author-Name: Wahyono Hadi Author-X-Name-First: Wahyono Author-X-Name-Last: Hadi Author-Name: Adhi Yuniarto Author-X-Name-First: Adhi Author-X-Name-Last: Yuniarto Author-Name: Bowo Djoko Marsono Author-X-Name-First: Bowo Djoko Author-X-Name-Last: Marsono Author-Name: Alfan Purnomo Author-X-Name-First: Alfan Author-X-Name-Last: Purnomo Author-Name: Franҫoise Bichai Author-X-Name-First: Franҫoise Author-X-Name-Last: Bichai Author-Name: Chris Zevenbergen Author-X-Name-First: Chris Author-X-Name-Last: Zevenbergen Title: Comparative assessment of alternative water supply contributions across five data-scarce cities Abstract: Alternative water sources offer opportunities to contribute to the water supply to meet non-potable urban demand, closing water supply–demand gaps. Detailed assessments of these schemes are often data intensive, which can be a barrier in resource-scarce locations. A data-light approach is proposed and applied to assess the potential contribution of alternative water sources in five cities in the Global South, and to identify barriers preventing their widespread uptake. These barriers include perception, space, cost, home ownership and capacity constraints. This approach is applicable elsewhere, supporting assessment for city water planners/managers for preliminary planning to promote discussion on alternative sources to water security. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 985-1008 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2022 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1964449 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1964449 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:38:y:2022:i:6:p:985-1008 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1965964_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Cristian Jordan Author-X-Name-First: Cristian Author-X-Name-Last: Jordan Author-Name: Guillermo Donoso Author-X-Name-First: Guillermo Author-X-Name-Last: Donoso Author-Name: Stijn Speelman Author-X-Name-First: Stijn Author-X-Name-Last: Speelman Title: Irrigation subsidy policy in Chile: lessons from the allocation, uneven distribution and water resources implications Abstract: Globally irrigation subsidies are utilized to boost modernization and increase irrigation efficiency. This paper examines the effects of the irrigation subsidy programme in Chile by reviewing 32 years of allocations and exploring the drivers and consequences of the subsidy programme with a clear market approach based on competition and a state risk-free strategy. Our analysis reveals that, despite the flexibility in targeting, the results indicate an uneven allocation to smallholders’ detriment, a state inability to identify farmers’ needs, market concentration and a bias towards agricultural expansion. As long as the programme remains unaltered, it will threaten agriculture and water resources’ sustainability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 133-154 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1965964 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1965964 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:133-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1967112_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Oulavanh Keovilignavong Author-X-Name-First: Oulavanh Author-X-Name-Last: Keovilignavong Author-Name: Tuong Huy Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Tuong Huy Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Philip Hirsch Author-X-Name-First: Philip Author-X-Name-Last: Hirsch Title: Reviewing the causes of Mekong drought before and during 2019–20 Abstract: The Mekong region experienced severe droughts in 2019–20, generating alternative explanations of whether Chinese dams, climate or other drivers are the main causes. Reviewing academic journals, news outlets and online public discussions, we argue that it is important to address these differences in explanations not only between China and downstream countries but also including non-state actors, regional and external non-governmental organizations, media, think tanks, and research institutes to reveal the politics that frame the scientific debate on drought in the region. Data-sharing and collaborative research are needed to shift the discourse on drought towards a more systematic approach rather than focusing on politically expedient causal factors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 155-175 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1967112 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1967112 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:155-175 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1983778_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Karen Lebek Author-X-Name-First: Karen Author-X-Name-Last: Lebek Author-Name: Tobias Krueger Author-X-Name-First: Tobias Author-X-Name-Last: Krueger Title: Conventional and makeshift rainwater harvesting in rural South Africa: exploring determinants for rainwater harvesting mode Abstract: In underserved rural areas, domestic rainwater harvesting has been gaining importance as an alternative water source. In rural South Africa, however, less than 1% of households use conventional rainwater harvesting systems. Instead, a household survey in KwaZulu-Natal reveals that many households harvest rainwater in a makeshift manner, using homemade gutters and drums. Statistical analysis shows that high income, a brick house with straight gutters and good water services facilitate conventional rainwater harvesting, while a household with only round huts is easily trapped into makeshift rainwater harvesting. For upscaling rainwater harvesting in rural areas, housing types need to be considered. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 113-132 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1983778 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1983778 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:113-132 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1969223_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Angela Huston Author-X-Name-First: Angela Author-X-Name-Last: Huston Author-Name: Susan Gaskin Author-X-Name-First: Susan Author-X-Name-Last: Gaskin Author-Name: Jane Nabunnya Author-X-Name-First: Jane Author-X-Name-Last: Nabunnya Author-Name: Patrick Moriarty Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Moriarty Author-Name: Martin Watsisi Author-X-Name-First: Martin Author-X-Name-Last: Watsisi Title: Scenarios for public systems transition using learning alliances: the case of water supply in Uganda Abstract: Uganda’s Vision 2040 aims to modernize rural water supply through a transition from community-managed point sources to professionally managed piped water services. At the start of the transition period, a learning alliance established in Kabarole District participated in action research to develop scenarios predicting possible future development trajectories. The diversity of its membership, whose formal institutional roles spanned national, district and niche levels, increased the robustness of the strategies proposed for the adaptively managed transition of the public water service. The learning alliance has been facilitated by a non-governmental organization providing funding and expert advice; the effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 48-69 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1969223 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1969223 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:48-69 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1969222_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Maitreyee Mukherjee Author-X-Name-First: Maitreyee Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherjee Title: Carrot or stick: what motivates urban water consumption? Evidence from Southern California Abstract: California has experienced one of the most intense and prolonged droughts in its history in the last decade, prompting the state government to undertake a series of policy responses. This paper compares the impact of the 2015 urban water-use reduction mandate with respect to pre-policy voluntary conservation efforts and post-policy water consumption trends by examining utility-level water demand dynamics of the Metropolitan Water District in Southern California. The findings overall indicate that despite voluntary measures resulting in a gradual decline in urban water-use, the introduction of the regulatory stick achieved swift reduction targets that remained even after removal of the mandatory policy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-25 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1969222 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1969222 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:1-25 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1951179_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Sonia Ferdous Hoque Author-X-Name-First: Sonia Author-X-Name-Last: Ferdous Hoque Title: Socio-spatial and seasonal dynamics of small, private water service providers in Khulna district, Bangladesh Abstract: Small water service providers operating in informal markets across the Global South address critical gaps in public investments in the rural water sector. This study analyses the growth and operations of private desalination plants and distributing vendors in Khulna, Bangladesh, within the broader landscape of uncoordinated investments by government, donors and households. Household water choices and payment behaviour vary spatially and seasonally, with observable wealth differences in self-supply investments in rainwater tanks and tubewells. Monitoring and regulating informal private providers can improve sectoral coordination, increase efficiency of service delivery and unlock commercial finances against the backdrop of declining aid-based financing. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 89-112 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1951179 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1951179 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:89-112 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1969224_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Neil S. Grigg Author-X-Name-First: Neil S. Author-X-Name-Last: Grigg Title: Large-scale water development in the United States: TVA and the California State Water Project Abstract: Assessments of large-scale water resources projects in two regions of the United States provide lessons about long-term outcomes. In the humid East, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) serves multiple objectives and is the largest public power enterprise in the nation. In the West, California’s State Water Project serves nearly 27 million people and some 750,000 acres of farmland with extensive infrastructure. Assessing the outcomes of such large-scale projects requires integrated analysis and involves different value propositions. The major lessons are about government actions in river basin and public power systems development and their impacts on agriculture, urban development, and a vulnerable and changing delta ecosystem. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 70-88 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1969224 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1969224 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:70-88 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1976116_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20220907T060133 git hash: 85d61bd949 Author-Name: Benjamin P. Warner Author-X-Name-First: Benjamin P. Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Author-Name: Tucker Colvin Author-X-Name-First: Tucker Author-X-Name-Last: Colvin Author-Name: Ria Mukerji Author-X-Name-First: Ria Author-X-Name-Last: Mukerji Title: Recentralizing state power in decentralized small drinking water system governance in New Mexico, USA Abstract: We study the role of the state in small drinking water system governance in New Mexico, USA. Using interviews and demographic data, we develop a grounded theory of the political economy of public accountability in decentralized water governance. We find that the state decentralizes water governance by enforcing public accountability requirements in poor, non-white communities that do not meet its standards for drinking water provisioning. By doing so, it relieves itself of the burden of safe drinking water provisioning. We challenge the assumption that state authority is abated through decentralization and contribute to understandings of inequality in water governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 26-47 Issue: 1 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1976116 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1976116 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1:p:26-47 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1985972_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Corinne Vitale Author-X-Name-First: Corinne Author-X-Name-Last: Vitale Author-Name: Sander Meijerink Author-X-Name-First: Sander Author-X-Name-Last: Meijerink Title: Flood risk policies in Italy: a longitudinal institutional analysis of continuity and change Abstract: This paper analyses continuity and change in flood risk management policies in Italy between 1952 and 2020. By using the politicized institutional analysis and development (IAD) framework, we systematically analyse the interplay between discursive, institutional and contextual factors to explain policy continuity and change. Italian flood risk management has traditionally been state-centred and focused on flood protection infrastructure for hazard reduction. Although shock events and European Union directives have been triggers for change, the policy shift towards a risk-based approach has been hampered by strong centralism and a hostile attitude towards the differentiation of rules and practices. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 211-235 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1985972 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1985972 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:211-235 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2176655_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: United Nations water conferences: reflections and expectations Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 177-183 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2176655 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2176655 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:177-183 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1990025_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Grünwald Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Grünwald Author-Name: Yan Feng Author-X-Name-First: Yan Author-X-Name-Last: Feng Author-Name: Wenling Wang Author-X-Name-First: Wenling Author-X-Name-Last: Wang Title: Politicization of science in the Lancang–Mekong Basin: the Eyes on Earth Study Abstract: In April 2020, the Eyes on Earth published a comprehensive research study presenting new evidence about the changing dynamics of the Lancang–Mekong River water flow. The Eyes on Earth Study (EoE Study) received significant media attention and raised concerns about hydrological changes that negatively affect the downstream countries. By drawing on the politicization of science theories and using the Lancang–Mekong Cooperation and Conflict Database, we (1) provide an overview the EoE Study’s findings; (2) outline the scientific and non-scientific responses to the EoE Study’s conclusions; and (3) study various implications of the politicization of the EoE Study. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 184-210 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1990025 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1990025 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:184-210 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2016378_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: F. Bichai Author-X-Name-First: F. Author-X-Name-Last: Bichai Author-Name: P. Smeets Author-X-Name-First: P. Author-X-Name-Last: Smeets Author-Name: S. Barrette Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Barrette Author-Name: D. Deere Author-X-Name-First: D. Author-X-Name-Last: Deere Author-Name: N. J. Ashbolt Author-X-Name-First: N. J. Author-X-Name-Last: Ashbolt Author-Name: G. Ferrero Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrero Title: Water safety management during the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges, responses and guidance Abstract: Water safety plans address both routine operations and incident responses to support risk management in drinking water utilities. Their use and relevance in facing the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis were investigated via a survey distributed to water utilities and health or environmental agencies across the globe. Responses from 86 respondents from 38 countries were analysed to identify the water safety challenges faced and responses. Water safety plans appear to provide some preparedness and organizational advantages to utilities in facing the Covid-19 crisis, including stronger communication links between utilities and governing agencies. Guidance for future water safety planning is provided. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 337-359 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2016378 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.2016378 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:337-359 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1999217_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David A. Fleming-Muñoz Author-X-Name-First: David A. Author-X-Name-Last: Fleming-Muñoz Author-Name: Tira Foran Author-X-Name-First: Tira Author-X-Name-Last: Foran Author-Name: Nilhari Neupane Author-X-Name-First: Nilhari Author-X-Name-Last: Neupane Author-Name: Golam Rasul Author-X-Name-First: Golam Author-X-Name-Last: Rasul Author-Name: Shahriar M. Wahid Author-X-Name-First: Shahriar M. Author-X-Name-Last: Wahid Author-Name: David J. Penton Author-X-Name-First: David J. Author-X-Name-Last: Penton Title: Water access and household economic insecurity: conceptual framework and econometric analysis applied to rural Nepal Abstract: We develop a conceptual framework to understand linkages between water access and livelihood outcomes. We apply the framework to assess factors altering the likelihood of household indebtedness in rural Nepal, using survey data and probit statistical models. Controlling for different household characteristics, results show that in Nepal’s Kamala basin, an additional month of water adequate to sustain crops decreases by 5% the likelihood that an average household in our sample reports high indebtedness. We complement our findings by discussing interacting drivers of agricultural livelihood outcomes; options to improve water availability and access; and geographical targeting of investment in water access. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 236-254 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1999217 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1999217 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:236-254 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1991285_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lazare Nzeyimana Author-X-Name-First: Lazare Author-X-Name-Last: Nzeyimana Author-Name: Åsa Danielsson Author-X-Name-First: Åsa Author-X-Name-Last: Danielsson Author-Name: Lotta Andersson Author-X-Name-First: Lotta Author-X-Name-Last: Andersson Author-Name: Veronica Brodén Gyberg Author-X-Name-First: Veronica Brodén Author-X-Name-Last: Gyberg Title: Success and failure factors for increasing Sub-Saharan African smallholders’ resilience to drought through water management Abstract: This article analyses the success and failure factors underlying smallholder farmers’ resilience to drought in Sub-Saharan Africa based on a literature review of the period 2007–19. The analysis is guided by transformation theory, which states that transformation requires adequate preconditions in three spheres: practical, political and personal. While significant progress has occurred in the practical sphere, only moderate change characterizes the political sphere, and the most limited progress is within the personal sphere. We argue that increasing drought resilience requires innovative solutions, including components from all transformation spheres. Interactions with local stakeholders and the empowerment of smallholder farmers are essential. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 273-293 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1991285 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1991285 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:273-293 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1991287_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rulli Pratiwi Setiawan Author-X-Name-First: Rulli Pratiwi Author-X-Name-Last: Setiawan Author-Name: Gita Ghimire Author-X-Name-First: Gita Author-X-Name-Last: Ghimire Author-Name: Shinji Kaneko Author-X-Name-First: Shinji Author-X-Name-Last: Kaneko Title: The effect of information on preferences for improved household water supply in Indonesia and Nepal Abstract: Information-based interventions are increasingly used to influence preferences or behaviour. Although information does not directly influence behaviour, it is still commonly used because it is inexpensive and provides immediate impacts. The objective of this study is to compare the impacts of information provision on households’ stated preferences for improved water supply systems in Surabaya, Indonesia, and Kathmandu, Nepal. Surabaya and Kathmandu face different challenges in household water supply services. Stated preferences were elicited by using randomized conjoint analysis. In addition to the preference elicitation, the impacts of information on the willingness to pay were also estimated. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 255-272 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1991287 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1991287 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:255-272 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1996341_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Luciano Gutierrez Author-X-Name-First: Luciano Author-X-Name-Last: Gutierrez Author-Name: Giuseppe Nocella Author-X-Name-First: Giuseppe Author-X-Name-Last: Nocella Author-Name: Giorgio Ghiglieri Author-X-Name-First: Giorgio Author-X-Name-Last: Ghiglieri Author-Name: Alfredo Idini Author-X-Name-First: Alfredo Author-X-Name-Last: Idini Title: Willingness to pay for fluoride-free water in Tanzania: disentangling the importance of behavioural factors Abstract: Approximately 200 million people, mainly concentrated in rural areas of the Great East African Rift Valley, suffer from fluorosis caused by excess of fluoride naturally contained in water. This study employs the RANAS (Risk, Attitude, Norm, Ability, Self-regulation) model to understand how behavioural factors influence Tanzanian rural communities’ willingness to pay for fluoride-free water obtained from a new defluoridator device. Results show that perceived risk, knowledge, attitudes and descriptive norms significantly influence the adoption of the proposed healthy behaviour. Policy implications are discussed taking into account how rural communities could achieve equitable and affordable access to safe water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 294-313 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1996341 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1996341 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:294-313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1982680_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lubna Meempatta Author-X-Name-First: Lubna Author-X-Name-Last: Meempatta Author-Name: J. Angus Webb Author-X-Name-First: J. Angus Author-X-Name-Last: Webb Author-Name: Louise A. Keogh Author-X-Name-First: Louise A. Author-X-Name-Last: Keogh Author-Name: Avril C. Horne Author-X-Name-First: Avril C. Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Author-Name: Michael J. Stewardson Author-X-Name-First: Michael J. Author-X-Name-Last: Stewardson Title: Exploring the role and decision-making behaviour of irrigation water supply authorities in Australia Abstract: Water supply authorities (WSAs) can influence the behaviour of water users and are influential actors in water governance. Despite this, their decision-making processes and the details of their interactions with other water users are seldom explored empirically in water management research. We undertook an exploratory qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and purposive sampling with WSA officials across different institutions in south-eastern Australia. Thematic analysis revealed different water allocation decision-making phases and key factors influencing each phase. The findings highlight that the decisions made by WSAs are not only based on predefined rules, but are affected by many factors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 314-336 Issue: 2 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1982680 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1982680 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:2:p:314-336 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2014303_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Chunwen Xiao Author-X-Name-First: Chunwen Author-X-Name-Last: Xiao Author-Name: Duy Anh Le Author-X-Name-First: Duy Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Le Author-Name: Nikita Makarchev Author-X-Name-First: Nikita Author-X-Name-Last: Makarchev Title: Handwashing behaviour among adults in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional mixed methods study Abstract: Rural Vietnam has seen numerous sanitation and hygiene-related interventions. However, these have produced limited improvement in handwashing with soap. This study examines handwashing with soap practices and predictors in Giong Trom, Vietnam, based on a 792-person household survey and 78 stakeholder interviews. Descriptive statistics indicate handwashing with soap remains unsatisfactory. Regression analysis reveals its association with two contextual and five socio-psychological predictors. Interviews provide further elaboration with reference to local conditions. The findings underscore the importance of targeted multidimensional interventions, the limitations of exclusively infrastructural focuses, and the highly contextual nature of even the most popular handwashing with soap predictors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 530-547 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2014303 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.2014303 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:530-547 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2090905_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Justin Brassett Author-X-Name-First: Justin Author-X-Name-Last: Brassett Author-Name: Moldir Akmadi Author-X-Name-First: Moldir Author-X-Name-Last: Akmadi Author-Name: Troy Sternberg Author-X-Name-First: Troy Author-X-Name-Last: Sternberg Title: Seeing beyond negotiations: the impacts of the Belt and Road on Sino-Kazakh transboundary water management Abstract: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and infrastructural development has led to growing concerns regarding the future of Central Asia’s water resources. However, few attempts have been made to assess the impacts this will have on specific transboundary basins within the region. This article explores how the context of the BRI transcends its physical impacts within the Ili and Irtysh basins, creating a sanctioned discourse that forecloses the possibility of ‘successful’ negotiations at an official level. As such, pathways to transboundary water management that exist beyond the negotiations are shown to have greater plausibility and potential effectiveness. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 361-381 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2090905 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2090905 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:361-381 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2089100_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Nabil Kherbache Author-X-Name-First: Nabil Author-X-Name-Last: Kherbache Author-Name: François Molle Author-X-Name-First: François Author-X-Name-Last: Molle Title: Causes and consequences of the Macta basin closure, Algeria Abstract: The Macta River basin in Algeria is under pressure. A water accounting of the basin demonstrates the severity of the crisis, with a net water depletion rate estimated at 93–142%, depending on the assumptions made. This reflects the overexploitation of the aquifers whose annual depletion is estimated at between 86 and 126 Mm3. This paper first discusses the causes of basin overbuilding and the over-allocation of water, and then analyses the economic, social and environmental consequences. It calls for a stricter water accounting of river basins in Algeria as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its SDG 6 are implemented. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 382-403 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2089100 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2089100 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:382-403 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2093170_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Laura A. Warner Author-X-Name-First: Laura A. Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Author-Name: John M. Diaz Author-X-Name-First: John M. Author-X-Name-Last: Diaz Title: High impact water conservation: factors explaining residents’ intent to reduce irrigated area in the yard Abstract: As water scarcity worsens, social scientists seek strategies that facilitate water conservation behaviours. This study analyses the factors driving engagement in a high-impact behaviour in residential landscapes, eliminating irrigated areas in one’s yard, to guide future social marketing efforts to reduce water usage. Feelings of internal commitment (i.e., personal norms) had the strongest relationship with this behaviour followed by social pressure (i.e., subjective norms), demonstrating the influence perceived personal and societal obligations have on water conservation. Practitioners, policymakers and scientists working on urban water issues should focus on these normative influences to ensure proliferation of the identified practice. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 507-529 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2093170 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2093170 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:507-529 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2078288_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Richard Nunes Author-X-Name-First: Richard Author-X-Name-Last: Nunes Author-Name: Nicholas Fielmua Author-X-Name-First: Nicholas Author-X-Name-Last: Fielmua Title: Institutional bricolage in community-based water management: some insights from non-representational theory Abstract: Drawing on non-representational theory, using as an example the work of Gilles Deleuze, we offer a complementary perspective on critical institutionalism. We examine four case studies of community-based water management in the Upper West Region of Ghana, which has empowered communities and encouraged democratically accountable approaches, while also underpinning discriminatory practices. We find this can be attributed to institutional bricolage, but we argue that non-representational theory also provides an alternative orientation to our data. It allows the agency of disempowered individuals to be recast as acts of hope. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 404-432 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2078288 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2078288 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:404-432 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2004882_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Liliana Ferreira Santos Author-X-Name-First: Liliana Ferreira Author-X-Name-Last: Santos Author-Name: Maria Adriana Cardoso Author-X-Name-First: Maria Adriana Author-X-Name-Last: Cardoso Author-Name: Ana Fonseca Galvão Author-X-Name-First: Ana Fonseca Author-X-Name-Last: Galvão Title: Storm water systems’ performance: assessment framework application to Portuguese water utilities Abstract: Performance assessment is recognized as an important management tool for urban water systems. This article describes the application of a performance assessment framework for storm water systems, in collaboration with two Portuguese urban water utilities. A performance assessment system was built for each water utility, including objectives, assessment criteria and performance metrics. The results showed the existence of areas vulnerable to flooding occurrences and the need for investment in rehabilitation. The application of the performance assessment framework supports the identification of systems’ vulnerabilities and priorities for intervention. Opportunities and suggestions for improving data collection procedures are identified. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 459-484 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2004882 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.2004882 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:459-484 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2041407_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Indranil De Author-X-Name-First: Indranil Author-X-Name-Last: De Author-Name: Soumyadip Chattopadhyay Author-X-Name-First: Soumyadip Author-X-Name-Last: Chattopadhyay Author-Name: Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan Author-X-Name-First: Hippu Salk Kristle Author-X-Name-Last: Nathan Author-Name: Prabhat Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Prabhat Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Akhilesh Parey Author-X-Name-First: Akhilesh Author-X-Name-Last: Parey Author-Name: Subhasish Dutta Author-X-Name-First: Subhasish Author-X-Name-Last: Dutta Title: Structural and institutional arrangements impacting collective actions in WUAs of West Bengal, India Abstract: This study provides empirical evidence of major debates in collective action theory concerning resource and member heterogeneity by conducting a survey on 63 randomly selected water-user associations promoted by the West Bengal state government of India. The functioning and governance of these institutions were evaluated by efficiency in resource mobilization (collection of membership fees), members’ perception of transparency and democratic decision-making, and dependency on third-party involvement in the future. The study finds that a larger command area, larger proportion of smaller farmers, optimum membership fee, frequent general body meetings, certain documentation, and power structure improve the functioning and governance indicators. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 433-458 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2041407 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2041407 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:433-458 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2015683_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Esther Mendoza Author-X-Name-First: Esther Author-X-Name-Last: Mendoza Author-Name: Giuliana Ferrero Author-X-Name-First: Giuliana Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrero Author-Name: Yness March Slokar Author-X-Name-First: Yness March Author-X-Name-Last: Slokar Author-Name: Xavier Amores Author-X-Name-First: Xavier Author-X-Name-Last: Amores Author-Name: Arianna Azzellino Author-X-Name-First: Arianna Author-X-Name-Last: Azzellino Author-Name: Gianluigi Buttiglieri Author-X-Name-First: Gianluigi Author-X-Name-Last: Buttiglieri Title: Water management practices in Euro-Mediterranean hotels and resorts Abstract: The Mediterranean region, which is one of the world’s leading tourist destinations, is vulnerable to climate change and impacted by human water demand. Tourism is recognized as a major water-consuming sector, and the growth in tourism establishments has been matched by a growth in water demand. Hotels represent the highest water consumption rates in the tourist sector. In this study, a survey was carried out in the Mediterranean region. Responses from 80 hotels of different categories and countries were gathered, discussed and compared regarding water supply, water consumption and monitoring, water-saving strategies, and environmental awareness and willingness for future improvements. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 485-506 Issue: 3 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2015683 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.2015683 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:3:p:485-506 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2192571_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David B. Brooks Author-X-Name-First: David B. Author-X-Name-Last: Brooks Title: Fighting for water: resisting privatization in Europe Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 686-689 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2192571 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2192571 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:686-689 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2078287_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Truong Duc Toan Author-X-Name-First: Truong Duc Author-X-Name-Last: Toan Author-Name: Nguyen Tuan Anh Author-X-Name-First: Nguyen Tuan Author-X-Name-Last: Anh Title: Investigating factors attracting the participation of the private sector in rural water supply in Vietnam Abstract: This paper overviews Vietnam’s outcomes in implementing policies in the rural water supply and then applies a Delphi technique to determine the key factors in attracting the private sector in the context. Five factors were identified, including: government commitments; a unit at the central level to support projects; an authority at the local level to promote the activities of projects; guaranteed financial capacity to support projects; and a legal framework for the realization of projects. The findings from this study provide insights that may promote the participation of the private sector in Vietnam. The paper offers some lessons for other developing countries to pursue similar approaches. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 595-615 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2078287 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2078287 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:595-615 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2092841_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: John D. Pisaniello Author-X-Name-First: John D. Author-X-Name-Last: Pisaniello Author-Name: Joanne L. Tingey-Holyoak Author-X-Name-First: Joanne L. Author-X-Name-Last: Tingey-Holyoak Author-Name: Marcus J. Wishart Author-X-Name-First: Marcus J. Author-X-Name-Last: Wishart Author-Name: Kimberley N. Lyon Author-X-Name-First: Kimberley N. Author-X-Name-Last: Lyon Author-Name: Esteban Boj García Author-X-Name-First: Esteban Author-X-Name-Last: Boj García Title: Funding dam safety regulation: an international comparative analysis and example application in Australia Abstract: Dam failures that cause significant adverse downstream impacts continue to occur globally. Hence, effective, adequately resourced dam safety regulation is critical for the safety of dams and downstream communities. This paper explores options for regulatory funding and resourcing according to a selected set of relevant key factors along a continuum of dam safety assurance. An international comparative analysis of 15 jurisdictional case studies against the key factors identifies trends representing indicative precedents. A procedure is developed to help identify increasingly relevant precedents for guiding target jurisdictions on potentially suitable options. Illustrative application to a real case in Australia is provided. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 637-662 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2092841 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2092841 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:637-662 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2102463_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Patrick Decker Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: Decker Title: Solving water: multi-stakeholder collaboration will accelerate a water-secure future Abstract: Multi-stakeholder collaboration is the solution for a more water-secure future. Communities continue to grapple with stresses such as water accessibility, affordability and resiliency. This by-line discusses the serious need to modernize infrastructure and adopt new innovative technologies, which can alleviate the pressures facing communities and water utilities. The capabilities available across industry, academia, government and the private sector can discover and fund new solutions for the challenges caused by climate change. Water challenges can be a thing of the past with passionate, innovative and collaborative people working together as strong advocates for new approaches and creative solutions to solve water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 681-685 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2102463 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2102463 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:681-685 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2222989_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Reimagining water management Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 549-556 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2222989 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2222989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:549-556 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2128078_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Shafiq Ahmad Author-X-Name-First: Shafiq Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmad Author-Name: Guoqing Shi Author-X-Name-First: Guoqing Author-X-Name-Last: Shi Author-Name: Mohammad Zaman Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Zaman Title: Resettlement delays in the Dasu Hydropower Project: assessing impacts on the affected people and communities Abstract: This case study of the Dasu Hydropower Project in Pakistan investigates the impacts of delays in resettlement on project-affected people. The analyses presented here suggest that delays in the implementation of resettlement plans lead to additional socio-economic, environmental and psychological impacts on local communities. In addition, temporary resettlement of some households prior to relocation and resettlement at the planned sites aggravated these impacts, further complicating planned resettlement. The authors argue in favour of resettlement ahead of any civil works to reduce negative project impacts. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 663-680 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2128078 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2128078 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:663-680 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2109604_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Clare M. Stephens Author-X-Name-First: Clare M. Author-X-Name-Last: Stephens Author-Name: Michelle Ho Author-X-Name-First: Michelle Author-X-Name-Last: Ho Author-Name: Susanne Schmeidl Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Author-X-Name-Last: Schmeidl Author-Name: Hung T. Pham Author-X-Name-First: Hung T. Author-X-Name-Last: Pham Author-Name: Andrew P. Dansie Author-X-Name-First: Andrew P. Author-X-Name-Last: Dansie Author-Name: Gregory L. Leslie Author-X-Name-First: Gregory L. Author-X-Name-Last: Leslie Author-Name: Lucy A. Marshall Author-X-Name-First: Lucy A. Author-X-Name-Last: Marshall Title: International capacity building to achieve SDG6: insights from longitudinal analysis of five water operator partnerships Abstract: In pursuit of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, water operator partnerships (WOPs) have grown in popularity. However, the literature supporting their effectiveness is lacking. We conducted mid-term interviews and surveys with five participating utilities in a Viet Nam–Australia WOP, followed by post-programme interviews with two managing associations and 10 utilities. We found that while partnerships initially focused on technical training, the need for broader institutional learning emerged as participants gained experience. Communication and relationship-building were consistently reported as success factors for achieving desired outcomes. Expanding the scope to involve governance and policy organizations, together with funding to collaboratively implement upgrades, could enhance future programmes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 557-575 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2109604 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2109604 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:557-575 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2136145_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Yongping Wei Author-X-Name-First: Yongping Author-X-Name-Last: Wei Author-Name: Shuanglei Wu Author-X-Name-First: Shuanglei Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Author-Name: Zhixiang Lu Author-X-Name-First: Zhixiang Author-X-Name-Last: Lu Author-Name: Ray Ison Author-X-Name-First: Ray Author-X-Name-Last: Ison Author-Name: Andrew Western Author-X-Name-First: Andrew Author-X-Name-Last: Western Author-Name: Murugesu Sivapalan Author-X-Name-First: Murugesu Author-X-Name-Last: Sivapalan Title: Unfolding the complexity in water reallocation decision-making in the Heihe River Basin, China Abstract: Water reallocation decision-making is a challenge faced by most river basins around the world. In this study, a system thinking framework was developed to structurally unfold the complex interactions of water reallocations with societal, economic and ecological subsystems in the Heihe River Basin in China. The results indicate that ecological degradations appeared much later than economic development. Slow-changing societal values and limited considerations of technological development and government regulations towards environmental protection contributed to the weak and untimely responses of water reallocations to ecological degradation. This framework can assist in strategic water reallocation decision-making in river basins. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 576-594 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2136145 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2136145 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:576-594 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2021866_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: M. Dinesh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: M. Dinesh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Saurabh Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Saurabh Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Nitin Bassi Author-X-Name-First: Nitin Author-X-Name-Last: Bassi Title: Factors influencing groundwater behaviour and performance of groundwater-based water supply schemes in rural India Abstract: This study investigates the factors influencing groundwater behaviour during the monsoon using data on rainfall, pre-monsoon depth of the water levels, groundwater level fluctuations, aquifer specific yield, and soil infiltration characteristics. It shows the effect of pre-monsoon depth of the water levels along with rainfall, soil infiltration and specific yield in controlling recharge during the monsoon. It also explores the factors influencing the performance of drinking water schemes. It shows that the intensity of irrigation demand, extent of gravity-based surface irrigation, aquifer storage space, and the aquifer recharge potential are important determinants for the sustainability of the groundwater-based drinking water schemes. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 616-636 Issue: 4 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 07 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2021866 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.2021866 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:4:p:616-636 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2136144_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Sergio Arturo Rentería-Guevara Author-X-Name-First: Sergio Arturo Author-X-Name-Last: Rentería-Guevara Author-Name: Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza Author-X-Name-First: Jesús Gabriel Author-X-Name-Last: Rangel-Peraza Author-Name: Antonio Jesús Sanhouse-García Author-X-Name-First: Antonio Jesús Author-X-Name-Last: Sanhouse-García Author-Name: Fernando García-Páez Author-X-Name-First: Fernando Author-X-Name-Last: García-Páez Author-Name: Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones Author-X-Name-First: Yaneth A. Author-X-Name-Last: Bustos-Terrones Author-Name: Cuauhtémoc Franco-Ochoa Author-X-Name-First: Cuauhtémoc Author-X-Name-Last: Franco-Ochoa Title: Unsustainable use of surface water due to water balance miscalculation: the Culiacán River basin, Mexico Abstract: The development of instruments for the administration of water use is a pending issue in both developing and developed countries. UNESCO has published guidance on determining water availability in Latin American and Caribbean countries. We applied this method to the Culiacán River basin, the most significant basin in Mexico for agricultural productivity. We find that surface water availability has been overestimated due to the inclusion of non-physical terms in the water balance equation, miscalculation of natural runoff and the omission of ecological water flow. Thus, unsustainable surface water use is allowed based on a miscalculation of physical water availability. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 746-772 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2136144 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2136144 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:746-772 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2218492_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Kiran Kumari Bhattarai Author-X-Name-First: Kiran Kumari Author-X-Name-Last: Bhattarai Author-Name: John FitzGibbon Author-X-Name-First: John Author-X-Name-Last: FitzGibbon Author-Name: Laxmi Prasad Pant Author-X-Name-First: Laxmi Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Pant Title: Rethinking collaborative governance to enhance legitimacy co-production: a multipurpose rural–urban water transfer in Nepal Abstract: This study examines the Sundarijal Water Supply System in Nepal, which involves over a century of experience on a multipurpose water supply project. Research findings suggest that the liberal idea of justice as fairness in the distribution of risks and benefits fails to appreciate the political nature of state interventions to transfer rural water for urban municipal use. The research rejects the neoliberal idea of procedural justice as creating non-argumentative spaces for decision-making common in collaborative governance in favour of the political ecological approach to developing argumentative spaces to facilitate contested co-production of legitimacy. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 846-868 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2218492 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2218492 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:846-868 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2131362_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: T. Yasmin Author-X-Name-First: T. Author-X-Name-Last: Yasmin Author-Name: S. Dhesi Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Dhesi Author-Name: I. Kuznetsova Author-X-Name-First: I. Author-X-Name-Last: Kuznetsova Author-Name: R. Cooper Author-X-Name-First: R. Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Author-Name: S. Krause Author-X-Name-First: S. Author-X-Name-Last: Krause Author-Name: I. Lynch Author-X-Name-First: I. Author-X-Name-Last: Lynch Title: A system approach to water, sanitation, and hygiene resilience and sustainability in refugee communities Abstract: This study conducted an in-depth systematic review of literature to explore the context of water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sustainability and resilience in refugee communities. Our results indicate growing concerns, given the two-decade waiting period for refugees to achieve repatriation/integration into host communities, and the bulk of their accommodation is largely in the Global South. This makes the sustainability of WaSH increasingly complex and depends on understanding the roles and interdependences among the factors in each specific refugee camp, and recognizes that it is not ‘one-size-fits-all’ solutions and the sustainability of one camp might not be suitable for other camps. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 691-723 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2131362 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2131362 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:691-723 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2165048_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Rosario Gómez Author-X-Name-First: Rosario Author-X-Name-Last: Gómez Author-Name: Hans-Peter Weikard Author-X-Name-First: Hans-Peter Author-X-Name-Last: Weikard Title: Cooperative water-sharing agreements between highlands and drylands: the Tambo-Santiago-Ica river basin in Peru Abstract: Inefficient water allocations in river basins limit economic benefits and feed conflicts. We study how institutional change triggered by investments and new technologies can improve water-use efficiency and mitigate conflicts. We develop a bargaining framework to analyse the Peruvian Tambo–Santiago–Ica river basin, which has important economic and social inequalities. We model agents’ welfare changes when joint investments are implemented that are instrumental in overcoming conflict. While upstream communities are poor and rely on rainfed agriculture and cattle-raising, downstream agricultural producers are well-off and produce high-value crops. We find that joint investments can increase both regions’ payoffs and gains from cooperation can be strengthened by side-payments. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 796-818 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2165048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2165048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:796-818 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2163478_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Arundhati Deka Author-X-Name-First: Arundhati Author-X-Name-Last: Deka Author-Name: Natasha Hazarika Author-X-Name-First: Natasha Author-X-Name-Last: Hazarika Author-Name: Sumit Vij Author-X-Name-First: Sumit Author-X-Name-Last: Vij Author-Name: Anamika Barua Author-X-Name-First: Anamika Author-X-Name-Last: Barua Author-Name: Emanuele Fantini Author-X-Name-First: Emanuele Author-X-Name-Last: Fantini Title: Media reporting on conflicts and cooperation: what does it mean for the Brahmaputra basin? Abstract: This article analyses the media reporting on conflicts and cooperation in the Brahmaputra River basin. We used 2437 newspaper articles published between 2010 and 2020 from the four riparians (China, India, Bhutan and Bangladesh) to explain the science–media interlinkages and what print media reports on conflicts and cooperation. We have found that most articles focus on conflicts, especially relating to hydropower development, data and information asymmetry, and disaster governance. There is limited media reporting on the avenues of cooperation such as informal water diplomacy, collaborative research opportunities, and the community and the culture that brings the riparians together. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 819-845 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2163478 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2163478 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:819-845 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2020517_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: The Editors Title: Correction Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: ci-ci Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.2020517 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.2020517 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:ci-ci Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2207684_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Lekumok Kironyi Author-X-Name-First: Lekumok Author-X-Name-Last: Kironyi Author-Name: Jeremia Makindara Author-X-Name-First: Jeremia Author-X-Name-Last: Makindara Author-Name: Torben Birch-Thomsen Author-X-Name-First: Torben Author-X-Name-Last: Birch-Thomsen Title: Domestic practices for accessing water and rural-urban transformations: example of emerging urban centres in Tanzania Abstract: The transition from rural to urban spurred by population growth and housing densification has implications for the planning of service provisions, not least domestic water supplies. The objective of this paper is to document the status of domestic water access and examine existing options for domestic water provision along the rural–urban transition. The study employs a combination of research methods in both data collection and analysis. Given the dual character (rural–urban) of the emerging urban centres, there is limited distinction in the domestic water services provided since they tend to be in between the two, in a state of transition. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 869-894 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2207684 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2207684 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:869-894 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2142203_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Leroy Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Leroy Author-Name: Gerardo Bocco Author-X-Name-First: Gerardo Author-X-Name-Last: Bocco Author-Name: Sara Barrasa García Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Barrasa García Title: Smallholder farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to water scarcity in an irrigated system in Chiapas, Mexico Abstract: This paper explores smallholder farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to water scarcity in an irrigated system in south-eastern Mexico. Data from 85 farmers in four communities were collected through semi-structured interviews. The results show that farmers’ adaptations are stimulated by their perceptions of the causes and dynamics of water scarcity. Findings also reveal that differences in perceptions of, and adaptations to, water scarcity within communities are due to characteristics such as irrigation techniques, water intake location, productive systems and access to groundwater. This study recommends the implementation of policies based on local conditions to cope with water scarcity. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 773-795 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2142203 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2142203 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:773-795 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2174360_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Tony Cavoli Author-X-Name-First: Tony Author-X-Name-Last: Cavoli Author-Name: Sasidaran Gopalan Author-X-Name-First: Sasidaran Author-X-Name-Last: Gopalan Author-Name: Ilke Onur Author-X-Name-First: Ilke Author-X-Name-Last: Onur Author-Name: Stefanos Xenarios Author-X-Name-First: Stefanos Author-X-Name-Last: Xenarios Title: Does financial inclusion improve sanitation access? Empirical evidence from low- and middle-income countries Abstract: The existing literature does not probe the extent to which promoting financial inclusion can provide an enabling environment to improve access to sanitation services, which is one of the integral objectives of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. This paper empirically examines if traditional and digital financial inclusion can influence access to sanitation services for 84 low- and middle-income countries covering the period 2000–17. Our results establish that both indicators of traditional and digital financial inclusion generate a strong, positive and robust influence on access to sanitation services in lower and middle-income countries, especially in rural areas. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 724-745 Issue: 5 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 09 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2174360 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2174360 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:5:p:724-745 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1870937_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Hanifeh Rigi Author-X-Name-First: Hanifeh Author-X-Name-Last: Rigi Author-Name: Jeroen F. Warner Author-X-Name-First: Jeroen F. Author-X-Name-Last: Warner Title: Pakistan’s representation of transboundary water as a security issue Abstract: The South Asia region is one of the most unstable in the world, having experienced multiple wars. In recent years, water disputes have intensified between this region’s countries, including Pakistan and India, as water is intertwined with their security and has been securitized. Indeed, securitization is one of the strategies that has the power of representation of water as a security issue. The study examines how Pakistan has represented the Indus transboundary waters as a security issue through linguistic constructs, especially to motivate domestic audiences. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 939-962 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1870937 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1870937 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:939-962 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1949966_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David J. H. Blake Author-X-Name-First: David J. H. Author-X-Name-Last: Blake Title: Unsettling bureaucratic designs: inter-bureaucratic competition and patrimonialism in the pursuit of Thailand’s hydraulic mission Abstract: There appear to be relatively few studies examining the emergence and persistence of hydraulic bureaucracies (hydrocracies) in specific national contexts. This paper addresses this perceived lacuna by considering the case of the century-old Royal Irrigation Department (RID) in Thailand. Drawing upon the concept of ‘bureaucratic patrimonialism’, this paper seeks to disentangle some of the political economy issues surrounding the RID’s rise and prolonged national dominance. It pays special attention to inter-bureaucratic competition amid calls for water sector reform and how the RID has successfully negotiated these challenges through changing political regimes of the last century. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 986-1006 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1949966 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1949966 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:986-1006 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2062707_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Edoardo Borgomeo Author-X-Name-First: Edoardo Author-X-Name-Last: Borgomeo Author-Name: Bill Kingdom Author-X-Name-First: Bill Author-X-Name-Last: Kingdom Author-Name: Judith Plummer-Braeckman Author-X-Name-First: Judith Author-X-Name-Last: Plummer-Braeckman Author-Name: Winston Yu Author-X-Name-First: Winston Author-X-Name-Last: Yu Title: Water infrastructure in Asia: financing and policy options Abstract: How should the world deal with the problem of insufficient water infrastructure financing? Here we attempt to answer this question in the context of Asia. We estimate investment needs in water infrastructure to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to be in the range of US$120–330 billion/year until 2030, compared with current investment of US$40–50 billion/year. Closing this financing gap is not just a matter of spending more, but also spending with greater quality and efficiency considering competing national policy goals and the distinctive characteristics of water infrastructure that make its financing more challenging. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 895-914 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2062707 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2062707 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:895-914 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1999216_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Etsuko Yasui Author-X-Name-First: Etsuko Author-X-Name-Last: Yasui Author-Name: Brian A. Kayes Author-X-Name-First: Brian A. Author-X-Name-Last: Kayes Title: Community-driven disaster risk reduction: a case study of flood risk management in Brandon, MB, Canada Abstract: Recurrent disaster experiences can motivate communities to initiate risk management as part of their resilience mechanism if there is appropriate support to assist their shared commitment and goals. This scenario was evident in the City of Brandon's (Manitoba, Canada) response to the 1-in-300-year high-water event during the spring of 2011. This study examined how this small prairie city/community achieved the creation and preservation of locally driven flood risk management practice, and the critical role of the Brandon Emergency Support Team (BEST), a community-based disaster risk management organization, in facilitating enhanced risk awareness towards protecting the city from flooding. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1016-1038 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1999216 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1999216 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:1016-1038 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1949965_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Aiste Klimasauskaite Author-X-Name-First: Aiste Author-X-Name-Last: Klimasauskaite Author-Name: Alon Tal Author-X-Name-First: Alon Author-X-Name-Last: Tal Title: ‘Water is politics everywhere’: the use of emphasis frames to communicate multilateral water development project Abstract: Research implies that emphasis frames control preferences. Little is known, however, about how stakeholders frame water. How is water framed in decision-making and -shaping rooms? Therefore, we explore the Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance framing. We compile two data sets: (1) 18 in-depth interviews, archival data; and (2) 10 documents. For data analysis, we use qualitative and quantitative approaches – coding with Atlas.ti and text analysis with Voyant Tools. In the results, we juxtapose dominant and marginal frames, frequencies, and descriptive examples. Findings reveal which actors activate and spread salient frames, concealing pressing issues and sustaining old power structures. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 963-985 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1949965 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1949965 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:963-985 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1873107_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: Liang Yuan Author-X-Name-First: Liang Author-X-Name-Last: Yuan Author-Name: Weijun He Author-X-Name-First: Weijun Author-X-Name-Last: He Author-Name: Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu Author-X-Name-First: Dagmawi Mulugeta Author-X-Name-Last: Degefu Author-Name: Zhongchi Wan Author-X-Name-First: Zhongchi Author-X-Name-Last: Wan Author-Name: Thomas Stephen Ramsey Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Stephen Author-X-Name-Last: Ramsey Author-Name: Xia Wu Author-X-Name-First: Xia Author-X-Name-Last: Wu Title: A system dynamics simulation model for water conflicts in the Zhanghe River Basin, China Abstract: This article presents a model that simulates the dynamics of water demand, water supply and the instability of water allocation schemes at the national river basin scale during water scarcity. The Zhanghe River Basin in China is used as a case study to demonstrate the model. The optimum solution, minimizing water allocation instability, allocated most of the river’s water to the downstream sub-basin, with most of the water assigned for downstream use allocated to Anyang city. The results show that the socioeconomic–environmental dynamics of the stakeholders in a water-sharing problem should be taken into account when allocating water. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1039-1055 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1873107 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1873107 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:1039-1055 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1991780_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: James Horne Author-X-Name-First: James Author-X-Name-Last: Horne Title: Water’s role in MDB regional development Abstract: Managing scarce water resources has been central to the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) regional development story. The article puts water into a broader context of key drivers in development in the MDB. In addition to water markets and water policy, key issues include climate change, the changing relative resilience and viability of urban centres, the role of government, the impact of technological change, underlying exogenously set commodity prices and exchange rates. All these factors have had a significant impact on development, some with little discussion but others, such as water, have been contested and bitterly fought over. The article also examines these drivers and how they might affect future development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 915-938 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1991780 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1991780 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:915-938 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1856051_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20230119T200553 git hash: 724830af20 Author-Name: David Lloyd Owen Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Lloyd Owen Title: Water use efficiency: box ticking or a valid approach? Abstract: Water-use efficiency (WUE) enables the comparison of the value generated from water between countries, industries and companies, and over time. Such comparisons can overlook crucial underlying differences. How can WUE be best used as a comparator? Increases in WUE assumed that water consumption has become decoupled from economic growth. This overlooks structural changes and globalization resulting in water-intensive activities being eased out of WUE reporting. Incomplete participation in corporate WUE surveys and the absence of external verification should also be considered. This paper explores ways of developing more valid WUE comparators and the value of WUE for investors concerned about water risk. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1007-1015 Issue: 6 Volume: 39 Year: 2023 Month: 11 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1856051 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2020.1856051 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:39:y:2023:i:6:p:1007-1015 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2207686_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Sandra Ricart Author-X-Name-First: Sandra Author-X-Name-Last: Ricart Author-Name: Rubén Villar-Navascués Author-X-Name-First: Rubén Author-X-Name-Last: Villar-Navascués Author-Name: María Reyes Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: Reyes Author-Name: Antonio M. Rico-Amorós Author-X-Name-First: Antonio M. Author-X-Name-Last: Rico-Amorós Author-Name: María Hernández-Hernández Author-X-Name-First: María Author-X-Name-Last: Hernández-Hernández Author-Name: Elena Toth Author-X-Name-First: Elena Author-X-Name-Last: Toth Author-Name: Cristiana Bragalli Author-X-Name-First: Cristiana Author-X-Name-Last: Bragalli Author-Name: Mattia Neri Author-X-Name-First: Mattia Author-X-Name-Last: Neri Author-Name: Bas Amelung Author-X-Name-First: Bas Author-X-Name-Last: Amelung Title: Water–tourism nexus research in the Mediterranean in the past two decades: a systematic literature review Abstract: The water–tourism nexus requires better knowledge, management and governance to address environmental and societal challenges. This review takes stock of the approaches used to address this nexus in the Mediterranean from 2000 to 2020. Bibliometric and exploratory content analysis targeted tourism impacts on water supply, determinants of water consumption, and water-saving mechanisms and technologies. A fundamental insight is that the literature remains rather water centric and technical, paying little attention to behavioural change and stakeholder action. Promising avenues to reinforce sustainable water use include transdisciplinary approaches and integrated tools such as hydrosocial cycle analysis, concept mapping and agent-based modelling. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 57-83 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2207686 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2207686 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:57-83 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2292448_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Title: Groundwater: an unseen, overused and unappreciated resource Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 1-6 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2292448 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2024.2292448 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:1-6 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_1914003_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: R. Quentin Grafton Author-X-Name-First: R. Quentin Author-X-Name-Last: Grafton Title: Dead in the water: a very angry book about our greatest environmental catastrophe … the death of the Murray–Darling Basin Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 145-148 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2021.1914003 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2021.1914003 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:145-148 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2163624_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Alhassan Ibrahim Author-X-Name-First: Alhassan Author-X-Name-Last: Ibrahim Author-Name: Katharine Bartsch Author-X-Name-First: Katharine Author-X-Name-Last: Bartsch Author-Name: Ehsan Sharifi Author-X-Name-First: Ehsan Author-X-Name-Last: Sharifi Title: Waterways transformation and green stormwater infrastructure: enabling governance for Adelaide’s River Torrens Catchment, Australia Abstract: This paper explores the enabling governance conditions for implementing green stormwater infrastructure to transform waterways. Using Australia’s largest integrated stormwater management project in Adelaide’s River Torrens Catchment as a case study, we explore four key governance dimensions and their shifts over time: actors, rules of the game, discourse, and resources and power. Overall, 11 enablers emerged from these dimensions. These include collaboration and coordination, bipartisan support, regulation enforcement, knowledge and beliefs, leadership and expertise, and incremental funding. The paper reflects on the prevalence of these factors and provides recommendations to revitalize polluted waterways and address riverine flood risk. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 33-56 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2163624 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2163624 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:33-56 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2267695_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Nicolás Pineda-Pablos Author-X-Name-First: Nicolás Author-X-Name-Last: Pineda-Pablos Title: Salt for Mexico, fresh water for Arizona? A Mexican perspective on the project of a mega-desalination plant in the Gulf of California Abstract: This viewpoint contends that the Arizona project, aimed at constructing a mega-desalination plant in the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez), in Mexico, with the intention of exporting desalinated water to Arizona, poses an imminent threat to the environment. It points out that this project lacks a necessary environmental impact statement and has not received approval from Mexican authorities. Additionally, there appears to be no sufficient provision for compensating for the potential harm to natural resources, and the approval by the Mexican authorities remains unlikely. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 140-144 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2267695 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2267695 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:140-144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2062706_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Ahmad Hamidov Author-X-Name-First: Ahmad Author-X-Name-Last: Hamidov Author-Name: Ulan Kasymov Author-X-Name-First: Ulan Author-X-Name-Last: Kasymov Author-Name: Naiba Allahverdiyeva Author-X-Name-First: Naiba Author-X-Name-Last: Allahverdiyeva Author-Name: Christian Schleyer Author-X-Name-First: Christian Author-X-Name-Last: Schleyer Title: Governance of technological innovations in water and energy use in Uzbekistan Abstract: Increasing water and energy demand in agriculture due to changing climatic conditions and high resource consumption is widespread in Central Asia. Under these constraints, compounded by lack of irrigation water, farmers are opting to use drainage water for crop production, with negative consequences. Focusing on Uzbekistan, we evaluate the governance of farmer adoption of selected technological innovations (i.e., constructed wetlands and biogas) to improve crop productivity while providing water and energy savings. We build upon farmers’ expressed views of the strategic decisions they would take regarding constructed wetlands and biogas plants. We use institutional analysis to identify relevant action situations, highlight potential institutional complementarity between these situations, and indicate promising areas for policy intervention. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 123-139 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2062706 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2062706 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:123-139 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2184650_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Sophie Pieternel de Bruin Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Pieternel Author-X-Name-Last: de Bruin Author-Name: Susanne Schmeier Author-X-Name-First: Susanne Author-X-Name-Last: Schmeier Author-Name: Rens van Beek Author-X-Name-First: Rens Author-X-Name-Last: van Beek Author-Name: Marijn Gulpen Author-X-Name-First: Marijn Author-X-Name-Last: Gulpen Title: Projecting conflict risk in transboundary river basins by 2050 following different ambition scenarios Abstract: This study presents three global scenario projections of conflict risk in transboundary river basins by combining scenario projection data on risks identified in the existing literature. Under a business-as-usual scenario, 920 million people are projected to live in very high to high conflict-risk basins by 2050. In the low ambition scenario, this number decreases to 724 million people, while in the high ambition scenario, it decreases to 536 million. Large basins with specifically high conflict risk are the Juba–Shibeli, Lake Turkana, Indus and Irrawaddy. These findings hope to inform water diplomacy, conflict prevention and mitigation support for basins at risk. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 7-32 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2184650 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2184650 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:7-32 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2147149_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Joyce Valdovinos Author-X-Name-First: Joyce Author-X-Name-Last: Valdovinos Author-Name: Karol Yañez Soria Author-X-Name-First: Karol Author-X-Name-Last: Yañez Soria Title: Urban water governance in Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic Abstract: This article discusses whether the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst for change in urban water governance in Mexico. We analyse the National Water Commission’s action plan; the private firm Veolia’s use of digital technologies and strategic partnerships in Aguascalientes; and the grassroots activities of the Bajo Tierra Virtual Museum in Queretaro. We argue that the pandemic had no real impact on the first two cases since their initiatives were circumscribed by centralized and market-oriented structures, but constituted an opportunity for Bajo Tierra to gain visibility and recognition to transition towards more adaptive forms of water governance. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 84-104 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2147149 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2022.2147149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:84-104 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2232048_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20231214T103247 git hash: d7a2cb0857 Author-Name: Maria Molinos-Senante Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Molinos-Senante Author-Name: Alexandros Maziotis Author-X-Name-First: Alexandros Author-X-Name-Last: Maziotis Author-Name: Ramon Sala-Garrido Author-X-Name-First: Ramon Author-X-Name-Last: Sala-Garrido Author-Name: Manuel Mocholi-Arce Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Mocholi-Arce Title: Assessment of the economic and water leakage efficiency in Chilean urban water utilities Abstract: This study evaluates the economic and water leakage efficiency (ELE) of a sample of Chilean water companies using efficiency analysis trees (EAT). The potential savings in operating costs and leakage could reach a level of 58%. This is equivalent to a reduction in operating costs of £391.5 million per year and in water leakage of 20.6 million cubic metres per year. A downward trend in ELE scores was observed from 2007 to 2018. It was revealed that customer density and the source of raw water had a statistically significant impact on the ELE of water companies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 105-122 Issue: 1 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 01 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2232048 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2232048 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:1:p:105-122 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2238085_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Hana Müllerová Author-X-Name-First: Hana Author-X-Name-Last: Müllerová Author-Name: Tereza Snopková Author-X-Name-First: Tereza Author-X-Name-Last: Snopková Author-Name: Jiří Zicha Author-X-Name-First: Jiří Author-X-Name-Last: Zicha Title: Water policy and legislative responses to climate change in the Czech Republic Abstract: The recurring floods and droughts in the Czech Republic show that climate change requires far-reaching changes in water management. We analyse the responses already reflected in Czech water policy and legislation at three levels: strategic, statutory and constitutional. We first describe the substantial changes that have been satisfactorily introduced into the Czech government’s policies. We then trace the far less successful developments in the law, which have so far essentially been limited to drought plans and restrictions on water extraction during droughts. At the core, we concentrate on the political attempts to constitutionalize water protection. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 268-283 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2238085 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2238085 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:268-283 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2321702_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Asit K. Biswas Author-X-Name-First: Asit K. Author-X-Name-Last: Biswas Title: Malin Falkenmark: an extraordinary water scientist Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 149-152 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2321702 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2024.2321702 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:149-152 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2268214_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Francisco J. Sarabia-Sanchez Author-X-Name-First: Francisco J. Author-X-Name-Last: Sarabia-Sanchez Author-Name: Juan Manuel Bruno Author-X-Name-First: Juan Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Bruno Author-Name: Isabel P. Riquelme Author-X-Name-First: Isabel P. Author-X-Name-Last: Riquelme Title: Individuals’ resistance to saving water: the cases of Argentina and Spain Abstract: Water management requires the participation of individuals who still seem to be reluctant to perform water-saving behaviours. Considering their country-specific water contexts, we analyse whether individuals’ water-saving behaviours depend on their resistance to change. Argentines and Spaniards (n = 1068) participated in two online surveys conducted using two panels and individuals whom interviewers recruited. Both resistance to change and perceived risk positively and significantly affect individuals’ water-saving behaviours. By contrast, the country of origin does not moderate water-saving behaviours. We discuss these findings’ scholarly and water policy implications at the national and supranational levels. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 194-212 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2268214 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2268214 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:194-212 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2252529_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Kaushal Chapagain Author-X-Name-First: Kaushal Author-X-Name-Last: Chapagain Author-Name: Mukand S. Babel Author-X-Name-First: Mukand S. Author-X-Name-Last: Babel Author-Name: Daniel Karthe Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Author-X-Name-Last: Karthe Author-Name: Jürgen Stamm Author-X-Name-First: Jürgen Author-X-Name-Last: Stamm Title: Integrated assessment of water–energy–food nexus: conceptual framework and application to the Ping River basin, Thailand Abstract: Water, energy and food are the three foremost vital resources that need to be protected for human existence and sustainable development. The study develops an indicator-based framework for integrated assessment of the water–energy–food nexus at the river basin scale. The framework is designed to have three successive levels for the assessment. The proposed three-tiered assessment framework can aid concerned resources management authorities to evaluate the water–energy–food nexus and also to identify the action required to enhance resource productivities. The suitability of the framework is demonstrated through its application to the Ping River basin in Thailand. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 284-318 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2252529 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2252529 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:284-318 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2235438_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Manuel Mocholi-Arce Author-X-Name-First: Manuel Author-X-Name-Last: Mocholi-Arce Author-Name: Ramon Sala-Garrido Author-X-Name-First: Ramon Author-X-Name-Last: Sala-Garrido Author-Name: Maria Molinos-Senante Author-X-Name-First: Maria Author-X-Name-Last: Molinos-Senante Author-Name: Alexandros Maziotis Author-X-Name-First: Alexandros Author-X-Name-Last: Maziotis Title: Measuring and decomposing profit efficiency changes of water utilities: a case study for Chile Abstract: Estimating profit inefficiency and its drivers is highly relevant for water utilities and water regulators to reduce water tariffs. We employed a novel methodological approach to compute profit inefficiency and changes to profit efficiency based on the Luenberger productivity indicator. This empirical application focused on the water industry in Chile from 2010 to 2018. Estimated average profit inefficiency was 43.6%, with the main contributor being allocative inefficiency (35.7%). In contrast, the effect of technical inefficiency was more limited (7.9%). Changes to profit efficiency differed among full private and concessionary utilities, with averages of 0.021 and 0.002, respectively. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 252-267 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2235438 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2235438 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:252-267 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2236245_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Abdulaziz I. Almulhim Author-X-Name-First: Abdulaziz I. Author-X-Name-Last: Almulhim Author-Name: Ismaila Rimi Abubakar Author-X-Name-First: Ismaila Rimi Author-X-Name-Last: Abubakar Title: Understanding household attitudes to water conservation in Saudi Arabia: towards sustainable communities Abstract: In regions with limited freshwater resources, water conservation is crucial for sustainable resource management. This study investigates the links between household attitudes, information sources and water conservation policies in Saudi Arabia. The results reveal that over half the participants agree that water must be conserved, but three-quarters disagree they are obliged to conserve water. Water conservation behaviours were significantly associated with socio-economic characteristics. The study highlights the importance of human attitudes in developing effective water conservation strategies and complementing top-down public awareness approaches with bottom-up programmes using school curricula. This study can inform policymakers in designing effective water conservation policies. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 174-193 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2236245 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2236245 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:174-193 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2238844_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Ali Torabi Haghighi Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Torabi Haghighi Author-Name: Mehdi Mazaheri Author-X-Name-First: Mehdi Author-X-Name-Last: Mazaheri Author-Name: Siamak Amiri Author-X-Name-First: Siamak Author-X-Name-Last: Amiri Author-Name: Sahand Ghadimi Author-X-Name-First: Sahand Author-X-Name-Last: Ghadimi Author-Name: Roohollah Noori Author-X-Name-First: Roohollah Author-X-Name-Last: Noori Author-Name: Mourad Oussalah Author-X-Name-First: Mourad Author-X-Name-Last: Oussalah Author-Name: Alireza Gohari Author-X-Name-First: Alireza Author-X-Name-Last: Gohari Author-Name: Mojtaba Noury Author-X-Name-First: Mojtaba Author-X-Name-Last: Noury Author-Name: Ali Akbar Hekmatzadeh Author-X-Name-First: Ali Akbar Author-X-Name-Last: Hekmatzadeh Author-Name: Björn Klöve Author-X-Name-First: Björn Author-X-Name-Last: Klöve Title: Water or mirage? Nightmare over dams and hydropower across Iran Abstract: This study examines the influence of human activities and climate variability on 86 dams and hydropower across Iran. The term ‘mirage water’ is introduced to estimate the impact of these factors on inflow. Data analysis shows that out of 1729 m3s−1 of mirage water, 705 m3s−1 are contributed by anthropogenic activities and 1024 m3s−1 by precipitation deficits. This indicates that some parts of Iran’s strategic investments in water resources management over the past 60 years have failed. The study underscores the necessity for enhanced management practices and infrastructure investments to ensure sustainable water resources in arid and semi-arid regions. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 234-251 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2238844 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2238844 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:234-251 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2236727_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Sophie Lountain Author-X-Name-First: Sophie Author-X-Name-Last: Lountain Author-Name: Bethany Cooper Author-X-Name-First: Bethany Author-X-Name-Last: Cooper Author-Name: Lin Crase Author-X-Name-First: Lin Author-X-Name-Last: Crase Author-Name: Michael Burton Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Burton Title: Is policy convergence required to improve women’s empowerment in agriculture? Evidence from West Bengal Abstract: Farmers’ use of agricultural technology is necessary for reducing poverty. However, women make up most poor smallholder farmers in India and are generally unable to access relevant opportunities. Tandem to supporting women farmers in technology adoption is increasing their empowerment. While women’s empowerment has been on policy agendas in India for several years, progress has been slow and results are mixed. Using primary data from West Bengal, this study finds that female farmers with access to agricultural technologies will likely have social advantages over those without, but institutional and social support is necessary to facilitate real empowerment and overall development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 213-233 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2236727 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2236727 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:213-233 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2266733_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Lauri Ahopelto Author-X-Name-First: Lauri Author-X-Name-Last: Ahopelto Author-Name: Suvi Sojamo Author-X-Name-First: Suvi Author-X-Name-Last: Sojamo Author-Name: Antti Belinskij Author-X-Name-First: Antti Author-X-Name-Last: Belinskij Author-Name: Niko Soininen Author-X-Name-First: Niko Author-X-Name-Last: Soininen Author-Name: Marko Keskinen Author-X-Name-First: Marko Author-X-Name-Last: Keskinen Title: Water governance for water security: analysing institutional strengths and challenges in Finland Abstract: The relationship between water security and water governance across different water-using sectors remains under-researched. We apply the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Water Governance Indicator Framework with revised principles and criteria to analyse three sectors critical to water security in Finland: bioeconomy, mining and water infrastructure. Our findings indicate that water security as a concept helps to both assess and clarify governance priorities, while well-functioning governance with engagement of key actors is a prerequisite for broader water security. Given the differing interests and emerging pressures related to water, ensuring water security requires well-resourced public sector agencies to coordinate interaction across sectors and actors. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 153-173 Issue: 2 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 03 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2266733 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2266733 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:2:p:153-173 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2233645_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Manh Hung Do Author-X-Name-First: Manh Hung Author-X-Name-Last: Do Author-Name: Trung Thanh Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Trung Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Title: Weather shocks, irrigation development and poverty: evidence from rural Northeast Thailand and Central Vietnam Abstract: Water is critical for agriculture in developing countries and climate change has created more extreme weather events. In this study, we examine the role of villages’ year-round irrigation in ensuring households’ irrigation to cope with weather shocks and investigate the effects of irrigation on income and poverty of rural households. Our results show that the availability of villages’ year-round irrigation significantly increases the share of irrigated land area at the household level, which leads to higher crop income and household income, and lower poverty. Therefore, developing year-round irrigation is recommended. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 463-486 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2233645 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2233645 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:463-486 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2196351_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Hongyun Zheng Author-X-Name-First: Hongyun Author-X-Name-Last: Zheng Author-Name: Wanglin Ma Author-X-Name-First: Wanglin Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Author-Name: David Boansi Author-X-Name-First: David Author-X-Name-Last: Boansi Author-Name: Victor Owusu Author-X-Name-First: Victor Author-X-Name-Last: Owusu Title: Farmers’ perceptions, adoption and impacts of integrated water management technology under changing climate Abstract: This study investigates the correlations between Chinese banana farmers’ perceptions of integrated water management technology (IWMT) and their adoption behaviours and examines the impact of IWMT adoption on farm performance. The results revealed that farmers’ IWMT adoption correlates significantly with their perceptions of whether IWMT adoption can help reduce farm workload, fertilizer and water, the extent to which the technology is easier to operate, and the extent to which the technology can generate higher economic benefits than furrow irrigation technology. IWMT adoption significantly increases banana yields, gross revenue, net returns and irrigation frequency, but does not significantly affect irrigation expenditure. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 425-447 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2196351 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2196351 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:425-447 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2207694_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Bekele A. Shiferaw Author-X-Name-First: Bekele A. Author-X-Name-Last: Shiferaw Author-Name: V. Ratna Reddy Author-X-Name-First: V. Ratna Author-X-Name-Last: Reddy Author-Name: Bharat Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Bharat Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Title: Groundwater governance under climate change in India: lessons based on evaluation of World Bank interventions Abstract: Groundwater is the single largest source of water for irrigation and domestic use in India. Climate change further exacerbates the threat of depletion, reducing food security and increasing the vulnerabilities of resource users. Governance is complicated by externalities associated with its attributes as an invisible and fluid resource which create problems of rivalry and exclusion. Based on theory-based case studies for evaluation of selected World Bank projects, we analyse challenges for groundwater governance and identify factors that contribute to depletion. It highlights the need for integrating and balancing demand and supply-side approaches, including water-efficient irrigation and climate-smart practices. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 401-424 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2207694 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2207694 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:401-424 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2244086_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Souryabrata Mohapatra Author-X-Name-First: Souryabrata Author-X-Name-Last: Mohapatra Author-Name: Dukhabandhu Sahoo Author-X-Name-First: Dukhabandhu Author-X-Name-Last: Sahoo Author-Name: Auro Kumar Sahoo Author-X-Name-First: Auro Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Sahoo Author-Name: Basil Sharp Author-X-Name-First: Basil Author-X-Name-Last: Sharp Author-Name: Le Wen Author-X-Name-First: Le Author-X-Name-Last: Wen Title: Heterogeneous climate effect on crop yield and associated risks to water security in India Abstract: This study uses the Just–Pope approach to investigate the effects of seasonal weather variables and extremes on the mean yield and yield variability of rice, bajra, chickpea, groundnut and sugarcane in India during the period 1990–2015. Results reveal that changes in rainfall and evapotranspiration across seasons largely affect mean yields for most crops, including bajra, chickpea and groundnut. However, high summer rainfall and low monsoon evapotranspiration extremes reduce groundnut and chickpea yield variability. Considering the importance of water availability to crop yields, this study suggests improving irrigation and water reallocation and management to reduce the severity of seasonal climate effects. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 345-378 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2244086 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2244086 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:345-378 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2197080_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Junpeng Li Author-X-Name-First: Junpeng Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Wanglin Ma Author-X-Name-First: Wanglin Author-X-Name-Last: Ma Author-Name: Julio Cesar Botero-R Author-X-Name-First: Julio Cesar Author-X-Name-Last: Botero-R Author-Name: Phong Quoc Luu Author-X-Name-First: Phong Author-X-Name-Last: Quoc Luu Title: Mechanization in land preparation and irrigation water productivity: insights from rice production Abstract: This study investigates how and to what extent mechanization in land preparation (MLP) can help improve irrigation water productivity (IWP) (measured as rice yield per unit volume of irrigation water). We employed an endogenous treatment regression model to estimate the 2021 China Land Economic Survey (CLES) data collected from Jiangsu province, China. The results reveal that MLP adoption increases IWP significantly; a higher IWP is determined by whether or not farmers adopt MLP rather than through which channel they access their farm machines; the effects of MLP adoption on IWP are monotonically increasing across the selected quantiles. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 379-400 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2197080 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2197080 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:379-400 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2207674_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Thong Anh Tran Author-X-Name-First: Thong Anh Author-X-Name-Last: Tran Author-Name: Brian Robert Cook Author-X-Name-First: Brian Robert Author-X-Name-Last: Cook Title: Water retention for agricultural resilience in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: towards integrated ‘grey–green’ solutions Abstract: Emerging climate-development processes jeopardize water supply, especially in the Global South. In the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, disrupted water flows driven by climate change and hydropower development have caused water scarcity, threatening agricultural systems in both upstream and coastal areas. Based on insights from desk reviews, stakeholder workshops and interviews with local informants, this paper argues that while grey (engineered) solutions take precedence in addressing water scarcity, securing water sustainability (water retention) for agricultural resilience demands integrated ‘grey–green’ (engineered-nature-based) solutions. This paper suggests demands for translating this approach into the water governance framework for the delta’s agricultural development. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 532-553 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2207674 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2207674 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:532-553 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2332222_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Jeetendra Prakash Aryal Author-X-Name-First: Jeetendra Prakash Author-X-Name-Last: Aryal Author-Name: Dil B. Rahut Author-X-Name-First: Dil B. Author-X-Name-Last: Rahut Author-Name: Tetsushi Sonobe Author-X-Name-First: Tetsushi Author-X-Name-Last: Sonobe Author-Name: Cecilia Tortajada Author-X-Name-First: Cecilia Author-X-Name-Last: Tortajada Author-Name: Panharoth Chhay Author-X-Name-First: Panharoth Author-X-Name-Last: Chhay Title: Water resource management in agriculture for achieving food and water security in Asia Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 319-322 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2332222 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2024.2332222 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:319-322 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2224459_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Pritha Datta Author-X-Name-First: Pritha Author-X-Name-Last: Datta Author-Name: Bhagirath Behera Author-X-Name-First: Bhagirath Author-X-Name-Last: Behera Author-Name: Dil Bahadur Rahut Author-X-Name-First: Dil Bahadur Author-X-Name-Last: Rahut Title: Climate change and water-related threats in the Indian Sundarbans: food security and management implications Abstract: Based on a desk review and three rounds of the Delphi method, this study examines the impacts of climate change-induced water-related threats on food security in the Indian Sundarbans, and develops management strategies to address the issues. Results show climate change, through its impacts on water, has lowered agricultural output, endangered traditional livelihoods, reduced access to food, and affected food utilization by impacting freshwater availability and creating health hazards. In addition, intensified weather extremes are likely to threaten food security further. A combination of local-level adaptation measures and global-level mitigation initiatives is necessary to ensure food security in this region. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 323-344 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2224459 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2224459 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:323-344 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2207680_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Arjuna Srinidhi Author-X-Name-First: Arjuna Author-X-Name-Last: Srinidhi Author-Name: Saskia E. Werners Author-X-Name-First: Saskia E. Author-X-Name-Last: Werners Author-Name: Dada Dadas Author-X-Name-First: Dada Author-X-Name-Last: Dadas Author-Name: Marcella D’Souza Author-X-Name-First: Marcella Author-X-Name-Last: D’Souza Author-Name: Fulco Ludwig Author-X-Name-First: Fulco Author-X-Name-Last: Ludwig Author-Name: Miranda P. M. Meuwissen Author-X-Name-First: Miranda P. M. Author-X-Name-Last: Meuwissen Title: Retrospective climate resilience assessment of semi-arid farming systems in India Abstract: Semi-arid farming systems in India are facing an increasing frequency of climate change-induced extreme weather events. With the aim of improving their climate resilience, we retrospectively assess climate resilience in two case studies in Maharashtra, India. We considered a 15-year period and multiple interventions in both. The systems showed improved climate resilience when agricultural productivity-enhancing interventions were combined with those related to water management, soil health, livelihood diversification, and food and nutrition security. Further, we recommend embedding a monitoring, evaluation and learning component within the design of all interventions to help with adaptive decision-making. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 506-531 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2207680 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2207680 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:506-531 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2290523_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Mashkhura Babadjanova Author-X-Name-First: Mashkhura Author-X-Name-Last: Babadjanova Author-Name: Ihtiyor Bobojonov Author-X-Name-First: Ihtiyor Author-X-Name-Last: Bobojonov Author-Name: Maksud Bekchanov Author-X-Name-First: Maksud Author-X-Name-Last: Bekchanov Author-Name: Lena Kuhn Author-X-Name-First: Lena Author-X-Name-Last: Kuhn Author-Name: Thomas Glauben Author-X-Name-First: Thomas Author-X-Name-Last: Glauben Title: Can domestic wheat farming meet the climate change-induced challenges of national food security in Uzbekistan? Abstract: This study is the first to develop food supply and demand projections over the 21st century for Uzbekistan by considering the combined effects of climate change and soil salinization. The study results suggest that rising summer temperatures and soil salinity will considerably reduce wheat production. Projections indicate that a large wheat supply–demand gap will emerge in the midterm, particularly under the SSP3-RCP7.0 scenario. For the two more pessimistic scenarios, supply losses of about 24–29% are expected by the end of the century. Supply–demand gaps of up to 2.7 million tons of wheat would pose serious challenges to national food security. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 448-462 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2290523 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2290523 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:448-462 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 # input file: CIJW_A_2279962_J.xml processed with: repec_from_jats12.xsl darts-xml-transformations-20240209T083504 git hash: db97ba8e3a Author-Name: Bhagirath Behera Author-X-Name-First: Bhagirath Author-X-Name-Last: Behera Author-Name: Koushik Chowdhury Author-X-Name-First: Koushik Author-X-Name-Last: Chowdhury Author-Name: Tiyasa Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Tiyasa Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Author-Name: Dil Bahadur Rahut Author-X-Name-First: Dil Bahadur Author-X-Name-Last: Rahut Title: Climate variability, rainwater-harvesting structures and groundwater levels in Odisha, India: an empirical analysis Abstract: To examine the driver of groundwater depletion, this paper estimates a dynamic panel regression model using district-level secondary data from 1995 to 2017. Results show that the number of rainwater-harvesting structures, annual average rainfall, forest cover and net sown area improve groundwater levels. Tube well irrigation and rice cultivation can adversely affect groundwater levels. The positive relationship between surface water and improved groundwater level is consistent in all the estimated models. Hence, efficient use and management of surface and groundwater are crucial for the long-term sustainability of water resources. Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development Pages: 487-505 Issue: 3 Volume: 40 Year: 2024 Month: 05 X-DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2023.2279962 File-URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/07900627.2023.2279962 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:40:y:2024:i:3:p:487-505