Water Security Implications of Climate and Socio-economic Stressors for River Basin Management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan V. Dau ◽  
Adebayo J. Adeloye
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Water Security ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Economic Stressors

scholarly journals Water Resources and Governance Approaches: Insights for Achieving Water Security

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 3063
Author(s):  
Natalia Julio ◽  
Ricardo Figueroa ◽  
Roberto D. Ponce Oliva
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
Context Specific

Integrated river basin management (IRBM) has been proposed as a means to achieve water security (WS), maximizing economic and social well-being in an equitable manner and maintaining ecosystem sustainability. IRBM is regulated by a governance process that benefits the participation of different actors and institutions; however, it has been difficult to reach a consensus on what good governance means and which governance perspective is better for achieving it. In this paper, we explore the concept of “good water governance” through the analysis of different governance approaches: experimental (EG), corporate (CG), polycentric (PG), metagovernance (MG) and adaptive (AG) governances. We used the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) water governance dimensions (effectiveness, efficiency and trust and engagement) as a “good enough water governance” that regards water governance as a process rather than an end in itself. Results indicate that each of the five governance theories presents challenges and opportunities to achieve a good governance process that can be operationalized through IRBM, and we found that these approaches can be adequately integrated if they are combined to overcome the challenges that their exclusive application implies. Our analysis suggests that a combination of AG and MG encompasses the OECD water governance dimensions, in terms of understanding “good enough water governance” as a process and a means to perform IRBM. In order to advance towards WS, the integration of different governance approaches must consider the context-specific nature of the river basin, in relation to its ecologic responses and socioeconomic characteristics.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS FOR SUSTAINABLE RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1251-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Barjoveanu ◽  
Claudia Cojocariu ◽  
Brindusa Robu ◽  
Carmen Teodosiu
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management

River Basin Management in England and Wales

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 211-216
Author(s):  
B. R. Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
England And Wales

River Basin Water Quality Management in Japan – An Overview

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Basin Water ◽  
Rapid Industrialization ◽  
Control Water

Due to rapid industrialization and the concentration of the population shifting towards large cities starting from the 1950s, Japan experienced severe water pollution problems throughout the country. In order to cope with these problems, the legal system has been refined and various measures to control water pollution have been taken. This paper summarizes the current institutional structure, legal system, as well as plans and programs, for water pollution control and river basin management in Japan.

Aspects of Monitoring in River Basin Management

1984 ◽  
Vol 16 (5-7) ◽  
pp. 259-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin E Herricks
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Basin Management

Habitat Elements in River Basin Management and Planning

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin E. Herricks ◽  
Maria I. Braga
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical Habitat ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Habitat Analysis ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Habitat Simulation ◽  
Flow Quantity

Comprehensive river basin management mast move beyond narrowly focused programs dealing with water quantity or water quality. A more comprehensive approach to river basin management recognizes that both flow quantity and water quality can be summarized as habitat measures. A number of well developed physical habitat analysis and prediction procedures are presently available. Several computerized systems available from the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (Habitat Suitability Index - HSI and PHysical HABitat SIMulation - PHABSIM) provide macrohabitat definition. We have developed a water quality based habitat component which operates effectively for general analysis. With an emphasis on site specific management in the United States, the macrohabitat definition procedures may not meet all river basin management and planning requirements. This paper reviews the results of research which characterizes microhabitat in streams and rivers and provides a valuable extension to basin management procedures.

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