Sustainable Development and Water Security
Towards Achieving a Water-Secure World
Published on 5. December 2024
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-78821-675-3 (ISBN)
Description
Water is an integral part of our daily lives, yet most of us have little idea about how much water we use to maintain our lifestyles and the extent to which our lifestyles pollute and degrade water resources. The increasing occurrence of floods, droughts and water pollution incidents are reminders of our vulnerability in relation to water. Estimates suggest that global water demand could outstrip supply by the middle of the century if we continue with the current "business as usual" approach to water management.
Melvyn Kay and Olcay UEnver use Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 as a framework to explore the concept of sustainable water resources management and how to improve water security. They provide a synthesis of water resources planning and management issues across all water-using sectors to dispel misunderstandings and myths and enable informed approaches to decision-making. In so doing, they offer an in-depth critical review of SDG6, including what it does and does not do. Case studies from around the world are used throughout the book to illustrate the key issues of water (in)security.
Melvyn Kay and Olcay UEnver use Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 as a framework to explore the concept of sustainable water resources management and how to improve water security. They provide a synthesis of water resources planning and management issues across all water-using sectors to dispel misunderstandings and myths and enable informed approaches to decision-making. In so doing, they offer an in-depth critical review of SDG6, including what it does and does not do. Case studies from around the world are used throughout the book to illustrate the key issues of water (in)security.
Reviews / Votes
Two of the most salient objectives animating our world today are sustainable development and water security. Whether you are seasoned water expert, stakeholder, academic, policymaker or interested citizen this book offers an accessible path to move beyond often simplistic generalities into the substantive heart of these critical objectives. The authors bring a wealth of worldwide water resources experiences and share them in useful and understandable ways. Most importantly, the book shows how various sectors in society relate to SDGs and security especially through governance within vastly different social systems. -- Jerome Delli Priscoli, Editor-in-Chief, Water Policy Society faces a plethora of wicked water challenges. This timely contribution unravels the complexities of water, the need to understand different perspectives and how we must reconcile competing interests to achieve SDG6. But there is no 'blueprint' solution - the authors highlight the need for stronger governance and innovation in technology and management if we are to achieve sustainable development and water security. An invaluable text. -- Jerry W. Knox, Professor of Agricultural Water Management, Cranfield University A compelling study on a pressing contemporary issue that affects us all. I encourage not only my fellow professionals in this field, but everyone involved with water to read this work, which offers fresh insights on one of the biggest threats to global security - burgeoning water insecurity. -- Professor Patricia Wouters, Director, International Water Law Academy, Wuhan University Understanding the basics of water and how it connects with our lives is a necessity given the global challenges around this vital resource. This book is the perfect entry point for readers new to the subject and from backgrounds outside the water sector. The authors offer a clear and comprehensive overview of this important topic through the lens of water security, which will inform and enlighten. -- Zaki Shubber, International water lawyer and researcher, Queen Mary University of LondonMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Edinburgh University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78821-675-3 (9781788216753)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Melvyn Kay | Olcay UEnver
Sustainable Development and Water Security
Towards Achieving a Water-Secure World
E-Book
12/2024
1st Edition
Agenda Publishing
€69.99
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Persons
Melvyn Kay is a chartered civil engineer with over 40 years of international experience in water resources, particularly agricultural water management and irrigation. He is now Director of RTCS Ltd. He edited UN-Water's Sustainable Development Goal 6: Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation and is currently chief editor of the UN FAO flagship publication on The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture. He is also the author of the textbook Practical Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (3rd edition). Olcay UEnver is Professor of Practice on the Environmental and Resource Management Program at Arizona State University and a member of Water Policy Group and Industry Fellow at Australian Rivers Institute. In his public service career spanning three decades, he led FAO's water programs and activities, UN-Water's World Water Assessment Programme, and UNESCO's Program Office on Global Water Assessment and served as Vice-Chair of UN-Water.
Content
1. Water, water... 1.1 Water security: balancing supply and demand 1.2 Different people, different views and priorities 1.3 Does water have value? 1.4 About Covid 1.5 This book...
2. Understanding water better and working together 2.1 The hydrologist's story 2.2 The water resource planner's story 2.3 The river engineer's story 2.4 The freshwater ecologist's story 2.5 The water engineer's story 2.6 The irrigation engineer's story 2.7 The farmer's story 2.8 The energy engineer's story 2.9 Working together 2.10 Need for a common language
3. An anatomy of SDG 6 3.1 Data are vital 3.2 The value of indicators 3.3 Water, sanitation and health targets 3.4 Target 6.3: Water quality and wastewater 3.5 Target 6.4: WUE and scarcity 3.6 Target 6.5: Integrated water resources management 3.7 Target 6.6: Freshwater ecosystems 3.8 Targets 6.a and 6.b: Means of implementation
4. Responding to the challenges 4.1 Governance 4.2 Integrated water resources management 4.3 Eliminating inequalities 4.4 Embracing innovative technologies and management 4.5 Increasing spending 4.6 Increasing capacity 4.7 More data needed 4.8 Science into policy and practice
5. Thinking beyond SDG 6: links with other SDGs 5.1 Water and society 5.2 Water and the economy 5.3 Water and the environment
6. Our final word
2. Understanding water better and working together 2.1 The hydrologist's story 2.2 The water resource planner's story 2.3 The river engineer's story 2.4 The freshwater ecologist's story 2.5 The water engineer's story 2.6 The irrigation engineer's story 2.7 The farmer's story 2.8 The energy engineer's story 2.9 Working together 2.10 Need for a common language
3. An anatomy of SDG 6 3.1 Data are vital 3.2 The value of indicators 3.3 Water, sanitation and health targets 3.4 Target 6.3: Water quality and wastewater 3.5 Target 6.4: WUE and scarcity 3.6 Target 6.5: Integrated water resources management 3.7 Target 6.6: Freshwater ecosystems 3.8 Targets 6.a and 6.b: Means of implementation
4. Responding to the challenges 4.1 Governance 4.2 Integrated water resources management 4.3 Eliminating inequalities 4.4 Embracing innovative technologies and management 4.5 Increasing spending 4.6 Increasing capacity 4.7 More data needed 4.8 Science into policy and practice
5. Thinking beyond SDG 6: links with other SDGs 5.1 Water and society 5.2 Water and the economy 5.3 Water and the environment
6. Our final word