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1 Borgomeo, E.; Hall, J. W.; Salehin, M. 2018. Avoiding the water-poverty trap: insights from a conceptual human-water dynamical model for coastal Bangladesh. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 34(6):900-922. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1331842]
Water security ; Poverty ; Coastal area ; Water supply ; Infrastructure ; Maintenance ; Models ; Agricultural production ; Farm income ; Natural disasters ; Flooding ; Salinity ; Case studies / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048944)
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Water-related risks impact development opportunities and can trap communities in a downward spiral of economic decline. In this article, the dynamic relationship between water-related risks and economic outcomes for an embanked area in coastal Bangladesh is conceptualized. The interaction between flood events, salinity, deteriorating and poorly maintained water infrastructure, agricultural production and income is modelled. The model is used to test the effect of improvements in the reliability, operation and maintenance of the water infrastructure on agricultural incomes and assets. Results indicate that interventions can have non-marginal impacts on indicators of welfare, switching the system dynamic from a poverty trap into one of growth.
2 Harou, J. J.; Matthews, J. H.; Smith, D. Mark; McDonnell, Rachael A.; Borgomeo, E.; Sara, J. J.; Braeckman, J. P.; Matthews, N.; Dalton, J.; Young, M. D.; Ovink, H. W. J.; Mumba, M.; Shouler, M.; Markkanen, S.; Vicuna, S. 2020. Water at COP25: resilience enables climate change adaptation through better planning, governance and finance. Editorial. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management, 173(2):55-58. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jwama.173.2020.2.55]
Water resources ; Climate change adaptation ; Climate change mitigation ; Resilience ; Planning ; Water governance ; Financing ; Investment ; Infrastructure ; Environmental effects ; Organizations
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049592)
https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/jwama.173.2020.2.55
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049592.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049592.pdf
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3 Sadoff, Claudia W.; Borgomeo, E.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. Rethinking water for SDG 6. Nature Sustainability, 3(5):346-347. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0530-9]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Economic aspects ; Engineering ; Water management ; Water access ; Water policy ; Water governance ; Investment ; Water resources ; Drinking water ; Millennium Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049713)
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The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation by 2030. We urge a rapid change of the economics, engineering and management frameworks that guided water policy and investments in the past in order to address the water challenges of our time.
4 Doeffinger, T.; Borgomeo, E.; Young, W. J.; Sadoff, Claudia; Hall, J. W. 2020. A diagnostic dashboard to evaluate country water security. Water Policy, 22(5):825-849. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.235]
Water security ; Evaluation ; Indicators ; Databases ; Case studies ; Water resources ; Water stress ; Sustainable Development Goals ; International waters ; Socioeconomic environment ; Environmental effects ; Gross national product ; Trends ; Groundwater / Pakistan / Afghanistan / Tajikistan / Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049944)
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While water security is widely regarded as an issue of global significance and concern, there is not yet a consensus on a methodology for evaluating it. The difficulty in operationalizing the concept comes from its various interpretations and characteristics at different spatial and temporal scales. In this paper, we generate a dashboard comprised of 52 indicators to facilitate a rapid assessment of a country’s water security and to focus the first step of a more comprehensive water security diagnostic assessment. We design the dashboard around a conceptualization of water security that builds upon existing framings and metrics. To illustrate its usefulness, we apply the dashboard to a case study of Pakistan and a regional cross-country comparative analysis. The dashboard provides a rapid view of the water security status, trends, strengths, and challenges for Pakistan. The cross-country comparative analysis tentatively identifies relationships between indicators such as water stress and the transboundary dependency ratio, with countries exhibiting high values in both variables being especially vulnerable to transboundary water risk. Overall, this dashboard (1) provides quantitative information on key water-related variables at the country level in a consistent manner and (2) helps to design and focus more in-depth water security diagnostic studies.
5 Borgomeo, E.; Kingdom, B.; Plummer-Braeckman, J.; Yu, W. 2022. Water infrastructure in Asia: financing and policy options. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 21p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2022.2062707]
Water supply ; Infrastructure ; Financing ; Water policies ; Water security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Investment ; Governance ; Irrigation ; Economic aspects / Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051195)
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How should the world deal with the problem of insufficient water infrastructure financing? Here we attempt to answer this question in the context of Asia. We estimate investment needs in water infrastructure to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to be in the range of US$120–330 billion/year until 2030, compared with current investment of US$40–50 billion/year. Closing this financing gap is not just a matter of spending more, but also spending with greater quality and efficiency considering competing national policy goals and the distinctive characteristics of water infrastructure that make its financing more challenging.
6 Yalew, S. G.; van der Zaag, P.; Tran, B. N.; Michailovsky, C. I. B.; Salvadore, E.; Borgomeo, E.; Karimi, P.; Pareeth, S.; Seyoum, S. D.; Mul, M. L. 2023. Open-access remote sensing data for cooperation in transboundary water management. Water International, 21p (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2263226]
Remote sensing ; Transboundary waters ; Water management ; Water resources ; Cooperation ; Cooperatives ; Conflicts ; Models ; Evapotranspiration ; Precipitation ; Monitoring ; Agreements ; Water balance ; Uncertainty ; Water accounting ; Water quality ; Land cover ; Surface water ; Water levels ; Water storage ; Water reservoirs
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052284)
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Open-access remote sensing products provide data for transboundary water management. This study presents a comprehensive overview of the applications, uncertainties and implications of these remote sensing data products in the context of transboundary water management. Focusing on different stages within the transboundary cooperation continuum, we delineate the potential role and application of remote sensing data at the various stages of this cooperation. Despite the uncertainties and capacity requirements for data acquisition, processing and interpretation, we argue that remote sensing broadens opportunities to monitor, assess, forecast, track or validate compliance in transboundary basins, thereby challenging traditional notions of water data exclusivity.
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