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1 Gawel, E.; Bretschneider, W. 2017. Specification of a human right to water: a sustainability assessment of access hurdles. Water International, 42(5):505-526. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2017.1342062]
Water supply ; Human rights ; Water availability ; Water rights ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Assessment ; Water market ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Water policy ; Frameworks ; Privatization ; Corporate culture ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048238)
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Any implementation of the right to water requires a sound specification. For that purpose, this article offers an innovative analytical framework. First, the object of the analysis should be the hurdles to access (pecuniary, spatial, temporal, qualitative), not least because they partly fulfil sustainability functions. Second, these hurdles need to be assessed on the basis of three criteria: functionality, reasonableness and non-discrimination. This framework allows the identification of supply situations that infringe upon the right to water, provides starting points for improving access, and honours the commitment of the Sustainable Development Goals to take equal account of social and sustainability concerns.
2 Cumming, T. L.; Shackleton, R. T.; Forster, J.; Dini, J.; Khan, A.; Gumula, M.; Kubiszewski, I. 2017. Achieving the national development agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) through investment in ecological infrastructure: a case study of South Africa. Ecosystem Services, 27(Part B):253-260. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.05.005]
Sustainable Development Goals ; National planning ; Development plans ; Social aspects ; Ecological factors ; Investment ; Water resources ; Water pricing ; Strategies ; International cooperation ; Financing ; Natural resources management ; Ecosystem services ; Biodiversity ; Development programmes ; Land use ; Policy ; Case studies / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048441)
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Ecological infrastructure (EI) refers to ecosystems that deliver services to society, functioning as a nature-based equivalent of, or complement to, built infrastructure. EI is critical for socio-economic development, supporting a suite of development imperatives at local, national and international scales. This paper presents the myriad of ways that EI supports sustainable development, using South Africa and the South African National Development Plan as a case study, linking to the Sustainable Development Goals on a global level. We show the need for EI across numerous development and sustainability issues, including food security, water provision, and poverty alleviation.
A strategic and multi-sectoral approach to EI investment is essential for allocating scarce public and private resources for achieving economic and social-ecological priorities. Opportunities to unlock investment in EI, both internationally and on the national level, are identified. This includes leveraging private sector investment into landscape management and integrating the costs of managing EI into public sectors that benefit directly from ecosystem services, such as the water sector and infrastructure development. Additionally, investing in EI also aligns well with international development and climate change funds. Investment in EI from a range of innovative sources supports global and national development, while complementing other development investments.
A strategic and multi-sectoral approach to EI investment is essential for allocating scarce public and private resources for achieving economic and social-ecological priorities. Opportunities to unlock investment in EI, both internationally and on the national level, are identified. This includes leveraging private sector investment into landscape management and integrating the costs of managing EI into public sectors that benefit directly from ecosystem services, such as the water sector and infrastructure development. Additionally, investing in EI also aligns well with international development and climate change funds. Investment in EI from a range of innovative sources supports global and national development, while complementing other development investments.
3 Nel, J. L.; Le Maitre, D. C.; Roux, D. J.; Colvin, C.; Smith, J. S.; Smith-Adao, L. B.; Maherry, A.; Sitas, N. 2017. Strategic water source areas for urban water security: making the connection between protecting ecosystems and benefiting from their services. Ecosystem Services, 28(Part B):251-259. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.07.013]
Water resources ; Urban areas ; Water security ; Water management ; Strategies ; Water supply ; Mapping ; Water users ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Ecosystem services ; Ecological factors ; Stakeholders ; Population ; Economic aspects ; Catchment areas / Southern Africa / South Africa / Lesotho / Swaziland
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048442)
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Strategic water source areas are those areas that have a relatively high natural runoff in the region of interest, which is made accessible for supporting the region’s population or economy. These areas contribute substantially to development needs, often far away from the source. This disconnect between ecosystem service supply and use means that the social-ecological impacts of development decisions in these areas may not be obvious to users and decision makers. We identified 22 strategic water source areas in southern Africa linked to major urban centers. We quantified the population size and economy they support, and their current levels of protection. We found that strategic water source areas form only 8% of the land area but contribute 50% of the runoff. When linked to downstream urban centers, these areas support at least 51% of South Africa’s population and 64% of its economy. Yet only 13% of their land area is formally protected. We recommend using multiple strategies for the legal protection of these areas. Identifying strategic water source areas and their links to downstream users offers an opportunity for achieving synergy in spatial planning across diverse policy sectors, and enables new patterns of collaboration between government, business and civil society.
4 Salam, P. A.; Pandey, Vishnu Prasad; Shrestha, S.; Anal, A. K. 2017. The need for the nexus approach. In Salam, P. A.; Shrestha, S.; Pandey, V. P.; Anal, A. K. (Eds.). Water-energy-food nexus: principles and practices. Indianapolis, IN, USA: Wiley. pp.3-10.
Sustainable Development Goals ; Water resources ; Water availability ; Water use ; Energy consumption ; Energy resources ; Food consumption ; Economic development ; Renewable energy ; Household consumption ; Fossil fuels
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048456)
The water, energy, and food resources share a lot in common; they have strong interdependencies and are inadvertently affected by action in any one of them. Therefore, the nexus approach (integrated policies related to water, energy, and food) is required in the face of growing concerns over the future availability and sustainability of these resources. The nexus approach can help achieve at least some of the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” (e.g., SDG 2, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15). This chapter discusses trends in availability and consumption of the three key resources (i.e., water, energy, and food) and interactions between them, and finally provides some reasons why the nexus approach can help achieve social and economic development goals.
5 Andersson, K.; Otoo, Miriam; Nolasco, M. 2018. Innovative sanitation approaches could address multiple development challenges. Water Science and Technology, 77(4):855-858. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.600]
Resource recovery ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Waste management ; Sanitation ; Innovation ; Public health ; Water use ; Economic loss
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048478)
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Globally, more than 60% of the human population live without safely managed sanitation services or even lack access to basic sanitation facilities. In addition, most of the wastewater produced in the world is discharged without proper treatment. Integrated approaches are needed to address these issues and curb the resulting adverse impacts on public health and the environment, and associated societal economic losses. The UN 2030 SDG Agenda provides an important framework towards more sustainable sanitation development, in terms of both safe sanitation access and wastewater management. Innovative solutions that treat and enable productive safe use of water, and recovery of nutrients and organic matter from wastes resources are booming. Some examples of trends are decentralized solutions, separation of waste flows, low/or no-flushing toilets, and converting faecal sludge to energy. These alternative technologies show huge potential to address many development challenges, contributing to multiple SDGs, but achieving upscaling has proved to be a major challenge. A paradigm shift to ‘treatment for reuse’ instead of ‘treatment for disposal’ is already taking place in the wastewater sector. Nevertheless, a better understanding of driving forces and enabling environment, new organizational models based on more service-oriented sanitation provision, and highlighting potential multiple societal benefits to attract investments from new sectors, are identified areas that need further attention.
6 Thomas, E.; Andres, L. A.; Borja-Vega, C.; Sturzenegger, G. (Eds.) 2018. Innovations in WASH [Water, Sanitation and Hygiene] impact measures: water and sanitation measurement technologies and practices to inform the sustainable development goals. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 123p. (Directions in Development - Infrastructure) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1197-5]
Water quality ; Sanitation ; Technological changes ; Innovation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Drinking water ; Quality assurance ; Measurement ; Sensors ; Guidelines ; Water supply ; Wastewater treatment ; Water use ; Hygiene ; Monitoring ; Indicators ; Public health ; Health programmes ; Households ; Behaviour ; Hand washing ; Satellite observation ; Remote sensing ; Unmanned aerial vehicles
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048488)
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/29099/9781464811975.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048488.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048488.pdf
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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 Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.) 2018. Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. 594p.
Water governance ; Water management ; Water resources ; Water policy ; Ecology ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Legal aspects ; Legislation ; Stakeholders ; Participatory management ; Collective action ; Economic aspects ; Incentives ; Cooperation ; Conflict ; Groundwater management ; Groundwater extraction ; Aquifers ; Education ; Capacity building ; Poverty ; Social aspects ; Equity ; Public health ; Energy resources ; Land use ; Land management ; Surface water ; International waters ; River basins ; European Union ; Institutions / USA / India / Australia / South Africa / Middle East / North Africa / Mexico / Argentina / Brazil / Paraguay / Uruguay / Karnataka / Punjab / Great Artesian Basin / Indo-Gangetic Plains / Tosca-Molopo / Guarani Aquifer / Sao Paulo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H048538)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048538_TOC.pdf
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9 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2017. A framework for freshwater ecosystem management. Vol. 1. Overview and guide for country implementation. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 40p.
Freshwater ; Ecosystem management ; Frameworks ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Ecosystem services ; Ecological factors ; Indicators ; Assessment ; Monitoring ; Governance ; Institutions
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048536)
http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/22243/Framework_Freshwater_Ecosystem_Mgt_vol1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048536.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048536.pdf
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10 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2017. A framework for freshwater ecosystem management. Vol. 2. Technical guide for classification and target-setting. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 72p.
Freshwater ; Ecosystem management ; Frameworks ; Guidelines ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Ecosystem services ; Groundwater ; Water quality ; River basins ; Lakes ; Wetlands ; Coastal area ; Estuaries ; Biological indicators ; Ecological indicators ; Chemicophysical properties ; Monitoring ; Assessment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048537)
http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/22242/Framework_Freshwater_Ecosystem_Mgt_vol2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048537.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048537.pdf
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11 Villholth, Karen G.; Conti, K. I. 2018. Groundwater governance: rationale, definition, current state and heuristic framework. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.3-31.
Groundwater management ; Water governance ; Water management ; Water resources ; Water supply ; Water rights ; Natural resources ; Environmental effects ; International waters ; Aquifers ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Human rights ; Climate change
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048539)
12 Garcia, M.; Smidt, E.; de Vries, J. J. 2018. Emergence and evolution of groundwater management and governance. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.33-54.
Groundwater management ; Groundwater extraction ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water governance ; Stakeholders ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Socioeconomic environment ; Well construction ; Drilling ; Pumping ; Resource management ; Water supply ; Water levels ; Waterlogging ; Water law ; Water pollution Control ; Water policy ; Land resources ; Reclamation ; Salt water intrusion ; Artificial recharge
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048540)
13 Duda, A. M. 2018. Leadership and political will for groundwater governance: indispensable for meeting the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.99-117.
Groundwater management ; Water governance ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water use ; Water rates ; Water allocation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Political aspects ; Leadership ; Partnerships ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Local government ; Aquifers ; Surface water ; Land tenure ; Land use ; International waters ; River basin management ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048543)
14 Furey, S. G. 2018. Groundwater governance for poverty eradication, social equity and health. In Villholth Karen G.; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Conti, K.; Garrido, A.; Van Der Gun, J. (Eds.). Advances in groundwater governance. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. pp.269-287.
Groundwater management ; Groundwater extraction ; Water governance ; Water use ; Water rights ; Drinking water ; Poverty ; Social behaviour ; Equity ; Health hazards ; Sanitation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Freshwater ; Human rights ; Agriculture ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048552)
15 Horbulyk, Ted; Price, Joseph P. G. 2018. Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Resources and Markets Branch. 81p.
Sustainability ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water use ; Water management ; Water rates ; Water policy ; Water supply ; Water quality ; Investment ; Policy making ; Sanitation ; Poverty ; Wastewater ; Households ; Income ; Irrigation water ; Investment ; Financing ; Subsidies ; Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Ecosystem services / Southeast Asia / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048608)
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16 Horbulyk, Ted; Price, Joseph P. G. 2018. Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in the Philippines. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Resources and Markets Branch. 81p.
Sustainability ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water use ; Water management ; Water supply ; Water delivery ; Water rates ; Water pricing ; Water quality ; Water levels ; Drinking water ; Investment ; Financing ; Rural communities ; Urban population ; Regulations ; Sanitation ; Subsidies ; Poverty / Philippines
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048609)
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17 Nhemachena, Charles; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhemachena, C. R.; Karuaihe, S.; Muchara, B.; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso. 2018. Measuring baseline agriculture-related sustainable development goals index for southern Africa. Sustainability, 10(3):1-16. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030849]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Agriculture ; Agricultural sector ; Agricultural policy ; Poverty ; Food security / Southern Africa / Democratic Republic of Congo / Zimbabwe / Madagascar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048613)
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Sustainable development has become the main focus of the global development agenda as presented in the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, for countries to assess progress, they need to have reliable baseline indicators. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to develop a composite baseline index of the agriculture-related SDGs in Southern Africa to guide progress reporting. The paper identified eight of the SDG indicators related to the agriculture sector. The paper relies on data for indicators from five SDGs (SDGs 1, 2, 6, 7 and 15). Applying the arithmetic mean method of aggregation, an agriculture-related SDG composite index for Southern Africa between zero (0 = poor performance) and 100 (best possible performance) was computed for thirteen countries that had data on all identified indicators. The results show that the best performing countries (Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa) in the assessment recorded high scores in SDGs 1, 2 and 7. The three countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and Madagascar) that performed poorly on both SDG 1 and 2 also had the least scores on the overall agriculture-related SDG composite index. The water stress indicator for SDG 6 recorded the worst performance among most countries in the region. Possible approaches to improve the contribution of agriculture to SDGs may include investing more resources in priority areas for each agriculture-related SDG depending on baseline country conditions. The implementation, monitoring and evaluation of regional and continental commitments in the agriculture sector and the SDGs are critical for achievement of the targets at the national and local levels. While the methods employed are well-grounded in literature, data unavailability for some of the SDGs in some countries presented a limitation to the study, and future efforts should focus on collecting data for the other SDGs in order to permit a wider application.
18 Nhamo, G.; Nhamo, S.; Nhemachena, Charles. 2018. What gets measured gets done!: towards an afro-barometer for tracking progress in achieving sustainable development goal 5. Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity, 32(1): 60-75.
Sustainable Development Goals ; Gender ; Women in development ; Women's participation ; Empowerment ; Labor force ; Equity ; UN ; Monitoring ; Barometers / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048618)
What gets measured gets done! This saying implies that without quantifying what needs to be done, doing it may not be possible. This term is relevant to how African countries will implement the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, particularly in tracking progress on SDG 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. During the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), governments failed to establish baselines for measuring progress in meeting the goals. To ensure that no country is left behind, the UN came up with a list of indicators (Tiers 1-3) for tracking progress in achieving SDGs targets. Tier 1 indicators fall in conventional data sets and almost all countries have these data. The process for implementation, through domestication and localisation by countries, includes the responsibilities of reporting, tracking and monitoring. The article highlights the importance of attempts to establish a broad baseline of data on women in Africa. An Afro-barometer, drawing from UN Tier 1 indicators and using a composite index and data drawn from the World Development Indicators (WDI), is a tentative step towards a baseline for tracking progress towards achieving SDG 5 in Africa. The research established data for 52 of the 54 African countries on women for three indicators, namely: women’s political representation, maternal mortality rates and women’s labour force participation. The gaps in the available data, places a question mark over the capacity and will to measure key indicators of gender inequality by countries. Implementation and reporting is integral to the achievement of the SDGs as well as the African Agenda 2063 and call for political will and resources on the continent to move from the merely aspirational, towards the transformation that the agendas propose.
19 Drechsel, Pay; Otoo, Miriam; Rao, Krishna C.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2018. Business models for a circular economy: linking waste management and sanitation with agriculture. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.4-15.
Business management ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Waste management ; Sanitation ; Resource recovery ; Nutrients ; Organic matter ; Organic wastes ; Food chains ; Environmental health ; Agroindustrial sector ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Energy management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048623)
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20 Gimelli, F. M.; Bos, J. J.; Rogers, B. C. 2018. Fostering equity and wellbeing through water: a reinterpretation of the goal of securing access. World Development, 104:1-9. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.10.033]
Water resources development ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water rights ; Equity ; Welfare ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Development indicators ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Millennium Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048700)
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Current approaches to the development of water services such as water supply, sanitation, and hygiene in the Global South are driven by the aim to secure people’s rights to access such services. In this literature-based paper, we illustrate how such an interpretation of access limits the ability of development efforts in the sector to (i) address power inequities mediating access to water services, and; (ii) acknowledge and strengthen wellbeing factors implicated with water services beyond basic health. We argue that maintaining the current interpretation of access limits the ability of development initiatives in the water sector to address pressing issues mediating people’s ability to benefit from water services. To address these limitations, we propose a reinterpretation of the goal of securing access in international development frameworks grounded in Ribot and Peluso’s (2003) theory of access and Amartya Sen’s (1999, 2008, 2013) Capability Approach to human development. Such a reinterpretation strengthens the capacity of global efforts to improve water services to not only foster good health, but also address inequity and other dimensions of human wellbeing such as livelihoods and education.
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