- The first book on water security that is both policy and practice oriented
- Includes case studies with actual impacts of the interlink between water, energy, food and environment
- Highlights short and long-term implications, and the way forward
- Organized by the World Water Council and the Ministry of Water Resources of China
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- About this book
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This book highlights the relationship between the water sector and various other sectors in order to establish an improved understanding of the importance of water resources as an essential cross-cutting vector of socio-economic development. The book is both policy and practice oriented and is not constrained by existing definitions on water security. It includes actual experiences of policy, management, development and governance decisions taken within the water sector, and examples on how these have affected the energy and agricultural sectors as well as impacted the environment, and vice versa, as appropriate. It also discusses trade-offs, short and long-term implications, lessons learnt, and the way forward. The book includes case studies on cities, countries and regions such as Australia, China, Singapore, Central Asia, Morocco, Southern Africa, France, Latin America, Brazil and California.
- About the authors
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The World Water Council is an international multistakeholder platform organization whose mission is to mobilize action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, by engaging people in debate and challenging conventional thinking. The Council focuses on the political dimensions of water security, adaptation and sustainability.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Towards Global Water Security: A Departure from the Status Quo?
Pages 1-19
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Water Security in Australia
Pages 21-52
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Addressing Water Challenges and Safeguarding Water Security: China’s Thought, Action, and Practice
Pages 53-83
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Quest for Water Security in Singapore
Pages 85-115
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Current and Future Challenges of Water Security in Central Asia
Pages 117-142
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Global Water Security
- Book Subtitle
- Lessons Learnt and Long-Term Implications
- Editors
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- Series Title
- Water Resources Development and Management
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-10-7913-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-10-7913-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-10-7912-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-981-13-5680-3
- Series ISSN
- 1614-810X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XX, 279
- Number of Illustrations
- 20 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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