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This book provides a comprehensive examination of water resource
management in the Omo-Turkana Basin, linking together biophysical,
socioeconomic, policy, institutional and governance issues in a
solutions-oriented manner. The Omo-Turkana Basin is one of the most
important lake basins in Africa, and despite the likely
transboundary impacts associated with the management of dams, it is
the largest lake basin in Africa without a cooperative water
agreement. This volume provides a foundation for integrated
decision-making in the management of development in the Lake
Turkana Basin. Chapters cover water-related conditions, hydropower,
agriculture, ecosystems, resilience and transboundary governance.
The final chapter proposes ways forward in light of the potential
benefits that can be achieved through cooperation, and practical
realities that cooperation is slow and may take time to achieve.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of
water and natural resource management, environmental policy,
sustainable development and African studies. It will also be
relevant to water management professionals.
This book provides a comprehensive examination of water resource
management in the Omo-Turkana Basin, linking together biophysical,
socioeconomic, policy, institutional and governance issues in a
solutions-oriented manner. The Omo-Turkana Basin is one of the most
important lake basins in Africa, and despite the likely
transboundary impacts associated with the management of dams, it is
the largest lake basin in Africa without a cooperative water
agreement. This volume provides a foundation for integrated
decision-making in the management of development in the Lake
Turkana Basin. Chapters cover water-related conditions, hydropower,
agriculture, ecosystems, resilience and transboundary governance.
The final chapter proposes ways forward in light of the potential
benefits that can be achieved through cooperation, and practical
realities that cooperation is slow and may take time to achieve.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of
water and natural resource management, environmental policy,
sustainable development and African studies. It will also be
relevant to water management professionals.
The Zambezi river is the fourth longest in Africa, crossing or
bordering Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and
Mozambique. The river basin is widely recognised as one of the most
important basins in southern Africa and is the focus of contested
development, including water for hydropower and for agriculture and
the environment. This book provides a thorough review of water and
sustainable development in the Zambezi, in order to identify
critical issues and propose constructive ways forward. The book
first reviews the availability and use of water resources in the
basin, outlines the basin's economic potential and highlights key
concerns related to climate vulnerability and risk. Focus is then
devoted to hydropower and the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus,
sustainable agricultural water management, and threats and
opportunities related to provision of ecosystem services. The
impact of urbanisation and water quality is also examined, as well
as ways to enhance transboundary water cooperation. Last, the book
assesses the level of water security in the basin, and provides
suggestions for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.
Throughout, emphasis is placed on entry points for basin-level
management to foster improved paths forward.
The vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have
expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts
and terminology, such as water security, water productivity,
virtual water and water governance. While the new conceptual lenses
may generate insights that improve responses to the world's water
challenges, their practical use is often encumbered by ambiguity
and confusion. This book applies critical scrutiny to a prominent
set of new but widely used terms, in order to clarify their
meanings and improve the basis on which we identify and tackle the
world's water challenges. More specifically, the book takes stock
of what several of the more prominent new terms mean, reviews
variation in interpretation, explores how they are measured, and
discusses their respective added value. It makes many implicit
differences between terms explicit and aids understanding and use
of these terms by both students and professionals. At the same
time, it does not ignore the legitimately contested nature of some
concepts. Further, the book enables greater precision on the
interpretational options for the various terms, and for the value
that they add to water policy and its implementation.
There is currently no water cooperation between Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Of the nine rivers that flow across the border, none
possess a formal agreement or mechanism to manage shared water
resources. Further, there is very little information available
about the status of environment, hydrology, and water resources
management for these river basins which could be used as a starting
point for dialogues on transboundary water coordination. This State
of the Basins Report co-develops an overview of the three most
important river basins, in collaboration with water professionals
and government agencies in the two countries. It covers water
resources, land resources, ecological health, environment, climate
change, and the social and economic conditions for sustainable
management of these precious resources. It will inform decision
making within the two countries, and begin to establish benefits
that can accrue from more active collaboration on these shared
waters. Key Points It features extensive engagement and
co-development with Afghan and Pakistani professionals It focuses
on portions of the Indus shared by Afghanistan and Pakistan The
first book on the shared waters in the Indus, developed in the
context of regional realities associated with post-August 2021
Taliban takeover. The book is aimed at government decision makers,
private sector investors, universities, donors, intermediary
organizations that work directly with farmers, researchers and
students. It is a reference book for graduate students and
researchers working on these basins, and on transboundary river and
lake basin management in Asia and beyond.
The Zambezi river is the fourth longest in Africa, crossing or
bordering Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and
Mozambique. The river basin is widely recognised as one of the most
important basins in southern Africa and is the focus of contested
development, including water for hydropower and for agriculture and
the environment. This book provides a thorough review of water and
sustainable development in the Zambezi, in order to identify
critical issues and propose constructive ways forward. The book
first reviews the availability and use of water resources in the
basin, outlines the basin's economic potential and highlights key
concerns related to climate vulnerability and risk. Focus is then
devoted to hydropower and the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus,
sustainable agricultural water management, and threats and
opportunities related to provision of ecosystem services. The
impact of urbanisation and water quality is also examined, as well
as ways to enhance transboundary water cooperation. Last, the book
assesses the level of water security in the basin, and provides
suggestions for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.
Throughout, emphasis is placed on entry points for basin-level
management to foster improved paths forward.
The vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have
expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts
and terminology, such as water security, water productivity,
virtual water and water governance. While the new conceptual lenses
may generate insights that improve responses to the world's water
challenges, their practical use is often encumbered by ambiguity
and confusion. This book applies critical scrutiny to a prominent
set of new but widely used terms, in order to clarify their
meanings and improve the basis on which we identify and tackle the
world's water challenges. More specifically, the book takes stock
of what several of the more prominent new terms mean, reviews
variation in interpretation, explores how they are measured, and
discusses their respective added value. It makes many implicit
differences between terms explicit and aids understanding and use
of these terms by both students and professionals. At the same
time, it does not ignore the legitimately contested nature of some
concepts. Further, the book enables greater precision on the
interpretational options for the various terms, and for the value
that they add to water policy and its implementation.
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