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1 Sahni, P.; Ariyabandu, M. M. (Eds.) 2003. Disaster risk reduction in South Asia. New Delhi, India: Prentice-Hall of India. 372p.
Natural disasters ; Disaster risk management ; Risk reduction ; Disaster preparedness ; Public education ; Capacity building ; Community involvement ; Gender ; Living standards ; Organizations ; Partnerships ; Health services ; Development plans ; Building construction ; Information technology ; Remote sensing ; Insurance ; Drought ; Cyclones ; Case studies ; Stakeholders / South Asia / Pakistan / India / Bangladesh / Nepal / Tharparkar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.348 G570 SAH Record No: H047086)
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2 Barr, T.; Ash, T. 2015. Sustainable water rate design at the Western Municipal Water District: the art of revenue recovery, water use efficiency, and customer equity. In Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.). Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp.373-392. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9)
Water rates ; Sustainability ; Water use efficiency ; Customer relations ; Equity ; Economic aspects ; Cost recovery ; Local government ; Water users ; Water supply ; Water conservation ; Agencies ; Legislation ; Models ; Drought ; Public education ; Political aspects / USA / California
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H047132)
Water providers in the United States have experienced years of revenue loss from lower water use/sales. The decline in water use has been caused by water restrictions, extended economic recession, and continued water conservation programs. When water users become more efficient, traditional rate designs cannot recognize and accommodate water conservation and/or a decline in water sales without a financial hardship to the agency and ultimately the end user. The impact of traditional water rate design when water is saved is a financial, political, and public credibility problem for water providers. However, a group of agencies in California have implemented rate structures that accurately reflect the costs of water and water service, recognize customer-by-customer water use efficiency, and also provide a strong economic signal as to the future or environmental costs of water. These agencies have experienced accurate and stable revenue recovery, increased customer awareness, and have seen more conservation (user behavior change) without a negative economic impact on the agency. The rate structure is referred to as “water budget-based rates” or, more accurately, as a “sustainable” rate design. This chapter will describe the evolution and the philosophy of a “sustainable” rate structure at the Western Municipal Water District and provide a glimpse into the agency motivation, design, and the impacts on finances and water efficiency.
3 Nhemachena, Charles; Jonas, S.; Karuaihe, S. 2015. Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa] Journal of Public Administration, 50(1):6-31.
Economic aspects ; Economic policy ; Poverty ; Unemployment ; Public education ; Sustainable development ; Environmental management ; Municipal governments ; Waste management ; Recycling ; Energy management ; Land management ; Transport ; Agriculture / South Africa / Limpopo Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047187)
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The paper investigates the current practices of the green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The paper is based on a baseline study designed to gather data from key informants in Limpopo provincial, district and local municipalities. Twenty-three key informants in the province were interviewed. Primary data collected from key informants was supplemented by secondary data from document reviews. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data on the current practices of green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the province. Findings from the study suggest that there is generally significant awareness of the green economy concept across the provincial district and local municipalities in Limpopo Province. However, there are gaps in terms of information gathering, storage and sharing on green economy activities in the district municipalities, provincial and national departments. The main barriers constraining the implementation of green economy initiatives in the municipalities include lack of information; shortage of workers with full knowledge on green economy; shortage of training programmes on green economy; and costs of implementation. The main recommendations from this research include the need to improve awareness of green economy activities across all levels in the province, especially with communities’ need for evidence-based research to demonstrate the potential of green economy activities that can contribute to job creation and poverty reduction; and training of officials on how the green economy can contribute to addressing developmental challenges such as service delivery, job creation, local economic development and poverty reduction.
4 de Lázaro Torres, M. L.; Uribeondo, P. B.; Yago, F. J. M. 2020. Citizen and educational initiatives to support Sustainable Development Goal 6: clean water and sanitation for all. Sustainability, 12(5):2073. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12052073]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Awareness raising ; Public education ; Indicators ; Climate change ; Water use efficiency ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Gender ; Women ; Communities / Spain
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049575)
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Sustainable Development Goal 6 affirms the need to “ensure water availability, sustainable water management and sanitation for all” and thereby highlights a current problem in Spain caused by climate dynamics in the south and southeast of the peninsula and the islands. This study is based on a non-probabilistic online survey with 455 participants (n = 455) carried out to identify citizens’ views across the Autonomous Communities and detect good and bad practices, including efficiency gains and specific problems, derived from water management. Differences in perceptions were found regarding place of residence, gender, and education level, which were all especially significant in relation to territory. Generally, people who live in areas with greater water abundance are less aware of the need to make good use of it. There are no major differences in terms of gender, although there is a greater awareness among women about the effects of climate change and the need for good water management. It is argued that education should employ innovative materials and pedagogically motivating resources from school to university levels.
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