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1 Matthews, N.; Nicol, A.; Seide, W. M. 2012. Constructing a new water future?: an analysis of Ethiopia's current hydropower development. In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.311-323.
Water power ; Dams ; Energy demand ; Energy policies ; River basin development ; Economic development ; Funding ; Costs / Ethiopia / Mekong River Basin / Nile River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H045687)
2 Lankford, B.; Makin, Ian; Matthews, N.; McCornick, Peter G.; Noble, A.; Shah, Tushaar. 2016. A compact to revitalise large-scale irrigation systems using a leadership-partnership-ownership 'Theory of Change' Water Alternatives, 9(1):1-32.
Irrigation systems ; Large scale systems ; Food security ; Water security ; Water allocation ; Ecosystem services ; Crop production ; Irrigated land ; Irrigation canals ; Energy conservation ; Economic growth ; Leadership ; Partnerships ; Ownership ; River basin management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047459)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/302-a9-1-1/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047459.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047459.pdf
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In countries with transitional economies such as those found in South Asia, large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) with a history of public ownership account for about 115 million ha (Mha) or approximately 45% of their total area under irrigation. In terms of the global area of irrigation (320 Mha) for all countries, LSIS are estimated at 130 Mha or 40% of irrigated land. These systems can potentially deliver significant local, regional and global benefits in terms of food, water and energy security, employment, economic growth and ecosystem services. For example, primary crop production is conservatively valued at about US$355 billion. However, efforts to enhance these benefits and reform the sector have been costly and outcomes have been underwhelming and short-lived. We propose the application of a 'theory of change' (ToC) as a foundation for promoting transformational change in large-scale irrigation centred upon a 'global irrigation compact' that promotes new forms of leadership, partnership and ownership (LPO). The compact argues that LSIS can change by switching away from the current channelling of aid finances controlled by government irrigation agencies. Instead it is for irrigators, closely partnered by private, public and NGO advisory and regulatory services, to develop strong leadership models and to find new compensatory partnerships with cities and other river basin neighbours. The paper summarises key assumptions for change in the LSIS sector including the need to initially test this change via a handful of volunteer systems. Our other key purpose is to demonstrate a ToC template by which large-scale irrigation policy can be better elaborated and discussed.
3 Grafton, R. Q.; McLindin, M.; Hussey, K.; Wyrwoll, P.; Wichelns, D.; Ringler, C.; Garrick, D.; Pittock, J.; Wheeler, S.; Orr, S.; Matthews, N.; Ansink, E.; Aureli, A.; Connell, D.; De Stefano, L.; Dowsley, K.; Farolfi, S.; Hall, J.; Katic, Pamela; Lankford, B.; Leckie, H.; McCartney, Matthew; Pohlner, H.; Ratna, N.; Rubarenzya, M. H.; Raman, S. N. S.; Wheeler, K.; Williams, J. 2016. Responding to global challenges in food, energy, environment and water: risks and options assessment for decision-making. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 3(2):275-299. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.128]
Risk assessment ; Food security ; Food production ; Energy ; Sustainable development ; Intensification ; Resilience ; Environmental effects ; Water resources ; Decision making ; Households ; Stakeholders ; Farmers ; Poverty
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047589)
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We analyse the threats of global environmental change, as they relate to food security. First, we review three discourses: (i) ‘sustainable intensification’, or the increase of food supplies without compromising food producing inputs, such as soils and water; (ii) the ‘nexus’ that seeks to understand links across food, energy, environment and water systems; and (iii) ‘resilience thinking’ that focuses on how to ensure the critical capacities of food, energy and water systems are maintained in the presence of uncertainties and threats. Second, we build on these discourses to present the causal, risks and options assessment for decision-making process to improve decisionmaking in the presence of risks. The process provides a structured, but flexible, approach that moves from problem diagnosis to better risk-based decision-making and outcomes by responding to causal risks within and across food, energy, environment and water systems.
4 Rockstrom, J.; Williams, J.; Daily, G.; Noble, A.; Matthews, N.; Gordon, L.; Wetterstrand, H.; DeClerck, F.; Shah, M.; Steduto, P.; de Fraiture, C.; Hatibu, N.; Unver, O.; Bird, Jeremy; Sibanda, L.; Smith, J. 2017. Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability. Ambio, 46(1):4-17. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0793-6]
Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural development ; Intensification ; Anthropology ; Living standards ; Resilience ; Environmental impact ; Poverty ; Landscape ; Ecosystem services ; Food security ; Solar energy ; Groundwater
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047656)
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There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now be defined—at all scales—in the context of rapidly rising global environmental changes in the Anthropocene, while focusing on eradicating poverty and hunger and contributing to human wellbeing. The criteria and approach we propose, for a paradigm shift towards sustainable intensification of agriculture, integrates the dual and interdependent goals of using sustainable practices to meet rising human needs while contributing to resilience and sustainability of landscapes, the biosphere, and the Earth system. Both of these, in turn, are required to sustain the future viability of agriculture. This paradigm shift aims at repositioning world agriculture from its current role as the world’s single largest driver of global environmental change, to becoming a key contributor of a global transition to a sustainable world within a safe operating space on Earth.
5 DeClerck, F. A. J.; Jones. S. K.; Attwood, S.; Bossio, D.; Girvetz, E.; Chaplin-Kramer, B.; Enfors, E.; Fremier, A. K.; Gordon, L. J.; Kizito, F.; Noriega, I. L.; Matthews, N.; McCartney, Matthew; Meacham, M.; Noble, Andrew; Quintero, M.; Remans, S.; Soppe, R.; Willemen, L.; Wood, S. L. R.; Zhang, W. 2016. Agricultural ecosystems and their services: the vanguard of sustainability? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 23:92-99. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2016.11.016]
Sustainable development ; Agriculture ; Farming systems ; Natural resources ; Ecosystem services ; Social welfare ; Environmental sustainability ; Landscape ; Biodiversity conservation ; Food security ; Food production ; Nutrition ; Farmland ; Diversification ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048008)
Sustainable Development Goals offer an opportunity to improve human well-being while conserving natural resources. Ecosystem services highlight human well-being benefits ecosystems, including agricultural ecosystems, provides. Whereas agricultural systems produce the majority of our food, they drive significant environmental degradation. This tension between development and environmental conservation objectives is not an immutable outcome as agricultural systems are simultaneously dependents, and providers of ecosystem services. Recognizing this duality allows integration of environmental and development objectives and leverages agricultural ecosystem services for achieving sustainability targets. We propose a framework to operationalize ecosystem services and resilience-based interventions in agricultural landscapes and call for renewed efforts to apply resilience-based approaches to landscape management challenges and for refocusing ecosystem service research on human well-being outcomes.
6 Matthews, N.; McCartney, Matthew. 2018. Opportunities for building resilience and lessons for navigating risks: dams and the water energy food nexus. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 37(1):56-61. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.12568]
Hydropower ; Ecosystem services ; Resilience ; Dam construction ; Energy ; Food security ; Income ; Decision making ; Environmental impact ; Social impact ; Flooding ; Rivers ; Case studies / Africa / Asia / Zambia / Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048124)
After a hiatus through the 1990s and the early part of this century, rising energy demand, new private sector financing options and countries pursuing food security, modernization and economic growth have spurred a new era of large dam development. Currently an estimated 3700 dams are planned or under construction globally (Zarfl et al., [2015] 77, 161–170). Many of the challenges faced in the context of the water-energy-food nexus are brought into sharp focus by large dam construction. Dams can safeguard food production, provide an important source of income and relatively cheap electricity, and can have direct and indirect benefits for poor people. Too often, however, they have created significant and poorly mitigated environmental and social costs (WCD, [2000] London: Earthscan Publications Ltd). Adverse impacts on ecosystem services caused by dam construction can have profound implications for the health, resilience and livelihoods of the poor. This article explores the challenges facing decision makers with regards to building resilience and navigating risk within the water-energy-food nexus and dams. It draws from two progressive case studies, one in Africa and one in Asia, to highlight lessons learned from nexus approaches including the need for meaningful participation, transparency in decision making, and valuing ecosystem services. The case studies examined contain relevant lessons for global agreements including the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement because unlike the Millennium Development Goals, they are expected to address interlinkages and tradeoffs across the nexus. The implications of the increasing trend of public private partnerships to finance, build, and operate hydropower dams is discussed. The article concludes by demonstrating that although mitigating impacts across the nexus and social-ecological resilience presents challenges and requires overcoming complexity, the need to tackle these is greater than ever.
7 Garrick, D. E.; Hall, J. W.; Dobson, A.; Damania, R.; Grafton, R. Q.; Hope, R.; Hepburn, C.; Bark, R.; Boltz, F.; De Stefano, L.; O’Donnell, E.; Matthews, N.; Money, A. 2017. Valuing water for sustainable development. Science, 358(6366):1003-1005. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao4942]
Water resources ; Economic value ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water governance ; Water management ; Water institutions ; Water policy ; Research ; Decision making ; Measurement
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048524)
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Achieving universal, safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030, as envisioned by the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, is projected to require capital expenditures of USD 114 billion per year (1). Investment on that scale, along with accompanying policy reforms, can be motivated by a growing appreciation of the value of water. Yet our ability to value water, and incorporate these values into water governance, is inadequate. Newly recognized cascading negative impacts of water scarcity, pollution, and flooding underscore the need to change the way we value water (2). With the UN/World Bank High Level Panel on Water having launched the Valuing Water Initiative in 2017 to chart principles and pathways for valuing water, we see a global opportunity to rethink the value of water. We outline four steps toward better valuation and management (see the box), examine recent advances in each of these areas, and argue that these four steps must be integrated to overcome the barriers that have stymied past efforts.
8 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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9 Bruce, A.; Brown, C.; Avello, P.; Beane, G.; Bristow, J.; Ellis, L.; Fisher, S.; Freeman, S. St. G.; Jimenez, A.; Leten, J.; Matthews, N.; Romano, O.; Ruiz-Apilanez, I.; Saikia, P.; Shouler, M.; Simkins, P. 2020. Human dimensions of urban water resilience: perspectives from Cape Town, Kingston upon Hull, Mexico city and Miami. Water Security, 9:100060. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2020.100060]
Weather hazards ; Resilience ; Water governance ; Urban areas ; Climate change ; Disaster recovery ; Decision making ; Institutions ; Stakeholders ; Social aspects / USA / South Africa / England / Mexico / Cape Town / Kingston upon Hull / Mexico City / Miami
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049573)
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Resilience is a topic of extensive academic discourse as its relevance is elevated in response to climate change. There is limited research into the concept of resilience from the perspective of those in fields of practice. To address this gap, we conducted fieldwork in four cities to ask for perspectives on what enables cities to cope with water related shocks and stresses. Based on analysis of interview responses and focus group discussions, we propose key characteristics of human, societal and institutional capacity necessary for urban water resilience. We discuss findings in the context of evidence gathered in the field and prevalent work in current water resilience literature. It is our hope that this work may provide insights into the critically important human dimensions necessary for a shift towards resilience as a prevailing paradigm for urban water management.
10 Queiroz, C.; Norstrom, A. V.; Downing, A.; Harmackova, Z. V.; De Coning, C.; Adams, V.; Bakarr, M.; Baedeker, T.; Chitate, A.; Gaffney, O.; Gordon, L.; Hainzelin, E.; Howlett, D.; Krampe, F.; Loboguerrero, A. M.; Nel, D.; Okollet, C.; Rebermark, M.; Rockstrom, J.; Smith, Mark; Wabbes-Candotti, S.; Matthews, N.. 2021. Investment in resilient food systems in the most vulnerable and fragile regions is critical. Nature Food, 2(8):546-551. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00345-2]
Food systems ; Resilience ; Investment ; Food insecurity ; Vulnerability ; Food security ; Agricultural landscape ; Sustainable intensification ; Transformation ; Supply chains ; Policies ; Regulations ; Smallholders
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050607)
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Reversing the alarming trend of rising food insecurity requires transformations towards just, sustainable and healthy food systems with an explicit focus on the most vulnerable and fragile regions.
11 Davies, M.; Matthews, N.. 2021. Water futures along China's Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 37(6):955-975. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2020.1856049]
Water resources ; Water management ; International waters ; International cooperation ; Stakeholders ; Infrastructure ; Water security ; Hydropower ; Food security ; Agriculture ; Industry ; Sustainable development ; Social aspects ; Environmental impact ; Political aspects / Central Asia / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050653)
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is anticipated to have wide-ranging impacts on the countries of Central Asia. This includes a significant impact to a complex and fragile water resources landscape, and the closely entwined economic, social, environmental and political context. Water resources considerations are currently not explicit in BRI policies or proposals, despite the vast variety of ways in which the initiative may interact with and influence these dynamics. This article presents an early examination of the key trade-offs and interdependencies across water management in the BRI and it includes recommendations to mitigate detrimental impact and promote sustainable delivery for the future.
12 Matthews, N.; Dalton, J.; Matthews, J.; Barclay, H.; Barron, J.; Garrick, D.; Gordon, L.; Huq, S.; Isman, T.; McCornick, P.; Meghji, A.; Mirumachi, N.; Moosa, S.; Mulligan, M.; Noble, A.; Petryniak, O.; Pittock, J.; Queiroz, C.; Ringler, C.; Smith, Mark; Turner, C.; Vora, S.; Whiting, L. 2022. Elevating the role of water resilience in food system dialogues. Water Security, 17:100126. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2022.100126]
Food systems ; Water management ; Resilience ; Water governance ; Water systems ; Innovation ; Decision making ; Participation ; Policies ; Water resources ; Climate change ; Ecosystems ; Learning ; Information dissemination
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051489)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468312422000177/pdfft?md5=925a0cf228e088fef886a408882c02f5&pid=1-s2.0-S2468312422000177-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051489.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051489.pdf
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Ensuring resilient food systems and sustainable healthy diets for all requires much higher water use, however, water resources are finite, geographically dispersed, volatile under climate change, and required for other vital functions including ecosystems and the services they provide. Good governance for resilient water resources is a necessary precursor to deciding on solutions, sourcing finance, and delivering infrastructure. Six attributes that together provide a foundation for good governance to reduce future water risks to food systems are proposed. These attributes dovetail in their dual focus on incorporating adaptive learning and new knowledge, and adopting the types of governance systems required for water resilient food systems. The attributes are also founded in the need to greater recognise the role natural, healthy ecosystems play in food systems. The attributes are listed below and are grounded in scientific evidence and the diverse collective experience and expertise of stakeholders working across the science-policy interface: Adopting interconnected systems thinking that embraces the complexity of how we produce, distribute, and add value to food including harnessing the experience and expertise of stakeholders s; adopting multi-level inclusive governance and supporting inclusive participation; enabling continual innovation, new knowledge and learning, and information dissemination; incorporating diversity and redundancy for resilience to shocks; ensuring system preparedness to shocks; and planning for the long term. This will require food and water systems to pro-actively work together toward a socially and environmentally just space that considers the water and food needs of people, the ecosystems that underpin our food systems, and broader energy and equity concerns.
13 Miralles-Wilhelm, F.; Matthews, J. H.; Karres, N.; Abell, R.; Dalton, J.; Kang, S.-T.; Liu, J.; Maendly, R.; Matthews, N.; McDonald, R.; Munoz-Castillo, R.; Ochoa-Tocachi, B. F.; Pradhan, N.; Rodriguez, D.; Vigerstol, K.; van Wesenbeeck, B. 2023. Emerging themes and future directions in watershed resilience research. Water Security, 18:100132. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2022.100132]
Watershed management ; Watershed services ; Watersheds ; Persistence ; Resilience ; Research ; Assessment ; Stakeholders ; Water resources ; Decision making ; Decision support ; Vegetation ; Floodplains ; Ecosystem services ; Water security ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Infrastructure ; Uncertainty ; Restoration
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051791)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468312422000232/pdfft?md5=3cc14f6df982ed4982c6274585d6a0e4&pid=1-s2.0-S2468312422000232-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051791.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051791.pdf
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A review of ecological, social, engineering, and integrative approaches to define and apply resilience thinking is presented and comparatively discussed in the context of watershed management. Knowledge gaps are identified through an assessment of this literature and compilation of a set of research questions through stakeholder engagement activities. We derive a proposed research agenda describing key areas of inquiry such as watershed resilience variables and their interactions; leveraging watershed natural properties, processes, and dynamics to facilitate and enable resilience; analytical methods and tools including monitoring, modeling, metrics, and scenario planning, and their applications to watersheds at different spatial and temporal scales, and infusing resilience concepts as core values in watershed adaptive management.
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