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1 Wanigaratne, R. D. 1979. The Minipe Colonization Scheme: An appraisal. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. V, 60 p. (ARTI research study no. 29)
Settlement ; Settlement patterns ; Society ; Water management ; Project appraisal / Sri Lanka / Mahaweli Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 325.3 G744 WAN Record No: H0384)
2 Ouchi, W. 1984. The M-form society: How American teamwork can recapture the competitive edge. Reading, MA, USA: Addison-Wesley. xvii, 315 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G000 OUC Record No: H03247)
3 Ostrom, E. 1989. Zanjera irrigation communities in Philippines. In Ostrom, E. Governing the commons: The evaluation of institution for collective action. Bloomington, IN, USA: Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. pp.126-134.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 346.06 G000 OST Record No: H06443)
4 North, D. C. 1990. Institutions, institutional change and economic performance. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. viii, 152p. (The political economy of institutions and decisions)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 302.36 G000 NOR Record No: H07933)
5 Holt, J. C.; Meegaskumbura, P. B. (Eds.) 2006. Identity and difference: Essays on society and culture in Sri Lanka. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Intercollegiate Sri Lanka Educational (ISLE) Program. 374p.
History ; Colonialism ; Society ; Gender ; Social aspects ; Ethnicity ; Conflict ; Irrigation systems ; Tank irrigation / Sri Lanka / India / Nigeria / Canada / Switzerland / Spain / Yugoslavia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 954.93 G744 HOL Record No: H040680)
6 Dhundi Saur Urja Sahkari Majdali (DSUUSM). 2018. Dhundi Solar Energy Producers’ Cooperative Society: tri-annual report 2015-18. Kheda, Gujarat, India: Dhundi Saur Urja Sahkari Majdali (DSUUSM). 26p.
Solar energy ; Energy generation ; Renewable energy ; Electricity ; Irrigation methods ; Water market ; Small scale systems ; Pumps ; Diesel oil ; Costs ; Investment ; Income ; Farmers ; Cooperatives ; Society ; Villages / India / Gujarat / Dhundi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049301)
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7 Pande, S.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2020. On the linkage between hydrology and society—learning from history about two-way interactions for sustainable development. Water History, 12(4):387-402. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12685-020-00264-2]
Hydrology ; Archaeology ; Sustainable Development Goals ; River basins ; Human settlements ; Society ; Migration ; Livelihoods ; Population ; Diversification ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Water policy ; Technology ; Innovation ; Case studies / Australia / Pakistan / India / Murrumbidgee River Basin / Indus Valley / Indus River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050112)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12685-020-00264-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050112.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050112.pdf
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The challenge of sustainable development is enshrined in the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. The 17 goals and its various targets are unique with water being one of the cross cutting themes. Taking examples of past water dependent societies in a comparative setting, this paper challenges the new field of Archaeo-hydrology in how it could contribute to the 2030 Agenda based on what can be learned from past and contemporary water dependent societies. We find that societies have coped with climate variability by diversifying both in occupation, livelihoods and use of space. Sharing the costs of coordinating such diversification requires inclusive institutions and technological innovations. Similar to technology, new social institutions emerge in response to a changing environment. However, in tandem, slow out-migration of people seems to go on, driven by better livelihood opportunities outside. If technological innovation and institutional evolution are not rapid enough, then migration seems to take over as the adaptive mechanism in response to environmental changes resulting in rapid dispersal. This means that migration from smaller, less endowed societies can be expected to be rapid, with repetitive cycles of abandonment and rehabilitation after each critical climate or adverse environment events. Consequently, more place based local innovations should be encouraged and local economies should be diversified to increase the resilience so that vulnerable societies may inherit favourable know-how for a sustainable future under changing climatic conditions.
8 Allan, T.; Bromwich, B.; Keulertz, M.; Colman, A. (Eds.) 2019. The Oxford handbook of food, water and society. New York, NY, USA: Oxford University Press. 926p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190669799.001.0001]
Food systems ; Water systems ; Society ; Food security ; Water security ; Food supply chains ; Value chains ; Water resources ; Water management ; Virtual water ; Water footprint ; Agricultural water use ; Agricultural trade ; Conservation agriculture ; Irrigation management ; Water scarcity ; Natural capital ; Political aspects ; Policies ; Municipal water ; Water demand ; Pollution prevention ; Agricultural production ; Transformation ; Wheat ; Coffee industry ; Rice ; Oil palms ; Meat ; Beef ; Pricing ; Pesticides ; Farmers ; Water user associations ; Gender ; Feminization ; Household consumption ; Diet ; Hunger ; Malnutrition ; Obesity ; Poverty ; Sustainability ; Technology ; Subsidies ; Ecosystem services ; Infrastructure ; Drought ; Flooding ; Soil erosion ; Semiarid zones ; Arid zones ; Drylands ; WTO ; Modelling / Africa / Mediterranean Region / North America / Western Asia / United Kingdom / England / Wales / USA / Brazil / Australia / Jordan / Israel / South Africa / California / Cape Town / Sonoran Desert
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H049524)
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Society’s greatest use of water is in food production; a fact that puts farmers centre stage in global environmental management. Current management of food value chains, however, is not well set up to enable farmers to undertake their dual role of feeding a growing population and stewarding natural resources. This book considers the interconnected issues of real water in the environment and “virtual water” in food value chains and investigates how society influences both fields. This perspective draws out considerable challenges for food security and for environmental stewardship in the context of ongoing global change. The book also discusses these issues by region and with global overviews of selected commodities. Innovation relevant to the kind of change needed for the current food system to meet future challenges is reviewed in light of the findings of the regional and thematic analysis.
9 Donoso, G.; Barron, J.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan; Hussein, H.; Choi, G. 2021. Science—policy engagement to achieve “water for society—including all”. Editorial. Water, 13(3):246. (Special issue: Selected Papers from 2019 World Water Week) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030246]
Water security ; Water governance ; Water policy ; Society ; Women ; Youth ; Right to water ; Sanitation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Climate change
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050215)
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10 O’Brien, G. C.; Mor, C.; Buhl-Nielsen, E.; Dickens, Christopher W. S.; Olivier, A.-L.; Cullis, J.; Shrestha, P.; Pitts, H.; Baleta, H.; Rea, D. 2021. The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa. River Research and Applications, 37(10):1538-1547. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3849]
Water resources ; Water management ; Planning ; Hydropower ; Renewable energy ; Resource management ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Decision making ; Sustainable development ; Society ; Environmental flows ; Dams / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050665)
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The role of hydropower in the renewable energy mix for Africa's green development is widely recognised and underpinned by respective government and development partner funded initiatives. However, the growing demand for energy must be balanced with considerations for resource protection and benefit sharing of water resource developments with vulnerable human communities. An international conference on water stewardship for sustainable hydropower brought together key stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya. This paper aims to synthesise the key messages of experts who attended the conference, presents the emerging body of good practice policies, plans and action in developing sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa, and provides recommendations for the way forward. Outcomes of the conference include considerations, planning for sustainable resource development, resource protection considerations, sharing of resource development benefits, and putting the promise into practice. This discussion describes the nature of our planning and management mistakes in the past, presents good practice options and how to implement sustainable hydropower in the future.
11 Gotor, E.; Nedumaran, S.; Cenacchi, N.; Tran, N.; Dunston, S.; Dermawan, A.; Valera, H.; Wiberg, David; Tesfaye, K.; Mausch, K.; Langan, Simon. 2021. Land and water systems: looking to the future and a more resilient and sustainable society and environment. SocArXiv. 24p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ajs6q]
Land management ; Water systems ; Water management ; Resilience ; Sustainability ; Society ; Climate change adaptation ; Climate change mitigation ; Water resources ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050899)
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Food, land, and water systems are facing unprecedented change. The world’s population is projected to grow to approximately 10 billion people by 2050, while aging and declining in some regions. Global average incomes are expected to keep increasing at a slow but steady pace. With increasing incomes and the ability of consumers to purchase more and better food in combination with population growth, food demand is projected to grow substantially over the next three decades. Meanwhile, demographic changes and economic development also drive urbanization, migration, and structural transformation of rural communities. At the same time changes to precipitation and temperature as well as the occurrence of extreme events driven by climate change are becoming more prevalent and impacting society and the environment. Currently, humanity is approaching or exceeding planetary boundaries in some areas, with over-use of limited productive natural resources such as water and phosphate, net emissions of greenhouse gases, and decreases in biodiversity.
Much is published about food and agriculture and the supporting/underpinning land and water systems, but no single source focuses regularly and systematically on the future of agriculture and food systems, particularly on the challenges and opportunities faced by developing countries. This working paper is part of an effort by the CGIAR foresight team to help fill that gap. The effort recognizes that there is much to learn from past experience, and there are clearly many urgent and immediate challenges, but given the pace and complexity of change we are currently experiencing, there is also an increasing need to look carefully into the future of food, land, and water systems to inform decision making today.
Much is published about food and agriculture and the supporting/underpinning land and water systems, but no single source focuses regularly and systematically on the future of agriculture and food systems, particularly on the challenges and opportunities faced by developing countries. This working paper is part of an effort by the CGIAR foresight team to help fill that gap. The effort recognizes that there is much to learn from past experience, and there are clearly many urgent and immediate challenges, but given the pace and complexity of change we are currently experiencing, there is also an increasing need to look carefully into the future of food, land, and water systems to inform decision making today.
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