Sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management [electronic resource] : Water Governance, Climate and Ecohydrology /
Setegn, Shimelis Gebriye.editor.
Donoso, Maria Concepcion.editor.
The main focus of this book is sustainable management of water resources in a changing climate. The book also addresses the question of how to define and measure the sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The sustainability of IWRM is an important issue when planning and/or developing policies that consider the impact of climate change, water governance and ecohydrology in the context of a more holistic approach to ensure sustainable management of water resources. Sustainable IWRM is more about processes, and relatively little systematic or rigorous work has been done to articulate what components are the most essential to ensure the ongoing sustainability of IWRM efforts. The chapters cover topics including global prospective of IWRM; allocation of environmental flows in IWRM; echohydrology, water resources and environmental sustainability; climate change and IWRM; IWRM and water governance including social, economic, public health and cultural aspects; climate change resiliency actions related to water resources management sustainability and tools in support of sustainability for IWRM. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, water resources mangers, policy and decision makers, donors, international institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, educators, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. It is a useful reference for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), ecohydrology, climate change impact and adaptations, water governance, environmental flows, geographic information system and modeling tools, water and energy nexus and related topics.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Section 1: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM: Global Perspectives -- Integrated Water Resource Management in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Integrated Water resources Management: African perspective -- A Paradigm Shift in Urban Water Management: An Imperative to Achieve Sustainability -- Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in a Changing World -- Water Resources Management and Sustainability in Mexico -- Section 2: Echohydrology, Water Resources and Environmental Sustainability -- The Gap Between Best Practice and Actual Practice in the Allocation of Environmental Flows in Integrated Water Resources Management.-  Ecohydrology: Understanding and Maintaining Eco-System Services for IWRM -- Assessment of Agricultural Water Management in Punjab, India Using Bayesian Methods -- The application of Ecohydrology in IWRM: A Tropical/Subtropical Perspective -- Section 3: Climate Change and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) -- Sustainability of Water Resources in Tropical Regions in the Face of Climate Change -- Sustainable Development and Integrated Water Resources Management -- Water Resources Variability due to Climate Change in Mexico -- Prediction of Hydrological Risk for Sustainable Use of Water in Northern Mexico -- Section 4: IWRM and Water Governance: Climate Change, Social, Economic, Public Health and Cultural Aspects -- Water Resources Management for Sustainable Environmental Public Health -- Vulnerability and the Probability of Households Having Access to Water in Locations with Extreme Weather in Mexico City -- Climate Change and Households' Willingness to Pay for Protecting High Quality Water and Its Provision in a Small Basin at Ecuador -- Shared Waters of the South Caucasus: Lessons for Treaty Formation and Development.- Basin Co-Management Plans: a Participative Approach to Water Governance. Successful Case Study in Honduras Central America -- Integrating Local Users and Multi-Tiered Institutions into the IWRM Process -- The Environmental Regulatory Shift and its Impact on Water Resources Management in Latin America -- Environmental Provisions in the Constitutions of Uruguay and Argentina Compared -- Section 5: Climate Change Resiliency Actions Related to Water Resources Management Sustainability -- Sustainable Development and the Importance of Water Resources: A South America Perspective -- Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation: The Role Of International Ocean And Freshwater Agreements -- An International Perspective on the Basin Scale Water - Energy Nexus -- Efficient Use of Water Resources for Sustainability -- Land Use and Climate Change Impact on the Coastal Zones  of Northern Honduras -- Section 6: Tools in Support of Sustainability for IWRM -- Understanding the Spatiotemporal Variability of Hydrological Processes for Sustainable Watershed Management in the Great River Basin, Jamaica -- Rainfall-Runoff Modeling for Sustainable Water Resources Management: SWAT Model Review in Australia -- Watershed Modeling as a Tool for Water Resources Management, SWAT Model Application in Awash River Basin, Ethiopia.
The main focus of this book is sustainable management of water resources in a changing climate. The book also addresses the question of how to define and measure the sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The sustainability of IWRM is an important issue when planning and/or developing policies that consider the impact of climate change, water governance and ecohydrology in the context of a more holistic approach to ensure sustainable management of water resources. Sustainable IWRM is more about processes, and relatively little systematic or rigorous work has been done to articulate what components are the most essential to ensure the ongoing sustainability of IWRM efforts. The chapters cover topics including global prospective of IWRM; allocation of environmental flows in IWRM; echohydrology, water resources and environmental sustainability; climate change and IWRM; IWRM and water governance including social, economic, public health and cultural aspects; climate change resiliency actions related to water resources management sustainability and tools in support of sustainability for IWRM. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, water resources mangers, policy and decision makers, donors, international institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, educators, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. It is a useful reference for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), ecohydrology, climate change impact and adaptations, water governance, environmental flows, geographic information system and modeling tools, water and energy nexus and related topics.
Hydrogeology.
Environmental management.
Hydrology.
Hydrogeology.
Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
Hydrology/Water Resources.