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1 UNESCO-EOLSS Joint Committee. 2002. Encyclopedia of life support systems (EOLSS): an illustrative and informative booklet. Oxford, UK: Eolss Publishers. 64p. + DC.
Encyclopedias ; Biodiversity ; Climate change ; Ecosystems ; Energy ; Agriculture ; Fisheries ; Food security ; Public health ; Natural disasters ; Pollution ; Poverty ; Social aspects ; Water security ; International cooperation
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.72 G000 UNE Record No: H037857)
2 Kumar, M. Dinesh; Singh, Om Prakash. 2005. Virtual water in global food and water policy making: is there a need for rethinking? IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 3/2005. 7p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G000 KUM Record No: H036595)
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3 Soussan, J. 2004. Water and poverty: fighting poverty through water management. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB). 20p. (ADB Water For All Series 1)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 362.5 G000 SOU Record No: H038368)
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Outlines a pro-poor framework for action, linking poverty to water security and examining related issues of governance, water quality, access, livelihood opportunities, capacity building, disaster management, and ecosystem management.
4 Soussan, J.; Arriens, W. L. 2004. Poverty and water security: understanding how water affects the poor. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB). 28p. (ADB Water For All Series 2)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 362.5 G000 SOU Record No: H038369)
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Explains the importance of water security in the lives of the poor, provides a conceptual framework examining the relationship between poverty and water security, and proposes steps towards improving water security for the world's poor.
5 Rogers, P. P.; Llamas, M. R.; Martinez-Cortina, L. (Eds.) 2006. Water crisis: myth or reality?. Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004. London, UK: Taylor & Francis. 331p.
Water policy ; Water crisis ; Water governance ; Economic aspects ; Irrigation efficiency ; Water scarcity ; Virtual water ; Groundwater ; Poverty ; Irrigation water ; Water reuse ; Watersheds ; Desalinization ; Environmental effects ; Water security ; Water supply
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ROG Record No: H041950)
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6 Rogers, P. 2006. Water governance, water security and water sustainability. In Rogers, P. P.; Llamas, M. R.; Martinez-Cortina, L. (Eds.). Water crisis: myth or reality?: Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004. London, UK: Taylor and Francis. pp.3-35.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ROG Record No: H042004)
7 MacDonald, A. M.; Calow, R.; Nicol, A. L.; Hope, B.; Robins, N. S. 2001. Ethiopia: water security and drought. Keyworth, Nottingham, UK: British Geological Survey. 1p. (British Geological Survey Technical Report WC/01/02)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042023)
http://www-esd.worldbank.org/esd/ard/groundwater/pdfreports/Struggle_for_Water_App6_Pt2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H042023.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H042023.pdf
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8 Calow, R.; MacDonald, A.; Nicol, A.; Robins, N.; Kebede, S. 2002. The struggle for water: drought, water security and rural livelihoods. Keyworth, Nottingham, UK: British Geological Survey. 77p. (British Geological Survey Commissioned Report CR/02/226N)
Groundwater ; Mapping ; Drought ; Water security ; Water supply ; Domestic water ; Institutions ; Water resource management ; Social aspects / Africa / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042025)
http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/projects/reports/2002/01/struggle-water-drought-security-rural-livelihoods.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H042025.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/PDF/H042025.pdf
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9 Chartres, Colin. (Ed.) 2009. Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. 148p.
Water resource management ; International waters ; Territorial waters ; River basins ; Water scarcity ; Water security ; Surface irrigation ; Water pollution ; Effluents ; Sewage ; Wastewater ; Sanitation / Central Asia / Turkey / Libya / India / Australia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 CHA Record No: H042181)
10 Obeng, L. A. 2009. Water security: achieving the millemmium development goals. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.50-56.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042184)
11 Grey, D.; Connors, G. 2009. The water security imperative: we must and can do more. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.58-62.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042185)
12 Woolley, Jonathan; Harrington, Larry; Huber-Lee, Annette; Douthwaite, Boru; Geheb, Kim; Vidal, Alain; George, Pamela; Nguyen Khoa, Sophie. 2009. Integrated food and water research for development. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.84-88.
Water use ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Reservoirs ; Cropping systems ; Livestock ; Research projects / Ethiopia / South Africa / Limpopo Basin / Nile Basin / Volta Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042189)
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13 Brabeck-Letmathe, P. 2009. Water and the food industry. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.118-124.
Water use ; Governance ; Best practices ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Food production ; Grain crops ; Cereals ; Biofuels ; Wastewater treatment ; Rivers ; Aquifers ; Water distribution ; Milk production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042195)
14 Chartres, Colin. (Ed.) 2009. Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. 148p.
Water resource management ; International waters ; Territorial waters ; River basins ; Water scarcity ; Water security ; Surface irrigation ; Water pollution ; Effluents ; Sewage ; Wastewater ; Sanitation / Central Asia / Turkey / Libya / India / Australia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 CHA c2 Record No: H042199)
15 Barron, J. (Ed.) 2009. Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. 69p.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Forests ; Watershed management ; Agroecosystems ; Runoff ; Rainfed farming ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Water security ; Water supply ; Water storage ; Climate change ; Food security ; Case studies ; Water security ; Supplemental irrigation ; Livestock
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042282)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042282.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042282.pdf
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16 Konig, K. W. 2009. Rainwater harvesting for water security in rural and urban areas. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.44-55.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Water security ; Rural areas ; Urban areas ; Water supply ; Water use ; Tanks ; Water storage ; Domestic water ; Case studies / Africa / Kenya / Brazil / China / Australia / Korea / Germany
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042287)
http://www.unep.org/Themes/Freshwater/PDF/Rainwater_Harvesting_090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042287.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042287.pdf
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17 Sadoff, C.; Muller, M. 2009. Water management, water security and climate change adaptation: early impacts and essential responses. Stockholm, Sweden: Global Water Partnership (GWP) (GWP TEC Background Papers 14)
Climate change ; Water resource management ; Water security ; Investment ; River basins ; International waters ; Hydrology ; Runoff ; Stream flow ; Groundwater recharge ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Industrialization ; Irrigated farming ; Electrical energy ; Water shortage ; Water reuse ; Water storage ; Water rights / Africa / Southern Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Lesotho / South Africa / Uganda / Malawi / Mozambique / Chile / Argentina / Madagascar / South Korea / Middle East / North Africa / Mediterranean / Singapore / Malaysia / Central Asia / Andes / Mphanda Nkuwa / Kavango River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042317)
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Water is the primary medium through which climate change will impact people, ecosystems and economies. Water resources management should therefore be an early focus for adaptation to climate change. It does not hold all of the answers to adaptation; a broad range of responses will be needed. But water is both part of the problem and an important part of the solution. It is a good place to start.Globally, the overall impacts of climate change on freshwater resources are expected to be negative. But there is much that is not yet well understood. While the link between increased temperatures and changes in rainfall has been modelled in detail, the same is not true for the effect on river flows and the recharge of underground waters. Specific challenges posed by the melting of snow and glaciers need to be better understood, as do impacts on water quality. Actions to implement robust water management are adaption actions. Understanding the dynamics of current variability and future climate change as they affect water supply and demand across all water-using sectors, and enhanced capacity to respond to these dynamics enables better water resources management. This strengthens resilience to current climate challenges, while building capacity to adapt to future climate change. Achieving and sustaining water security, broadly defined as harnessing water’s productive potential and limiting its destructive potential, provides a focus for adaptation strategies and a framework for action. For countries that have not achieved water security, climate change will make it harder. For those who have enjoyed water security, it may prove hard to sustain. All are likely to need to channel additional resources to water resource management. A focus on water security is a sound early adaptation strategy; delivering immediate benefits to vulnerable and underserved populations, thus advancing the Millennium Development Goals, while strengthening systems and capacity for longer-term climate risk management. Many societies will want to continue to invest in water management to move beyond water security and take fuller advantage of the economic, social and environmental benefits that can be derived from wiser water use. A water secure world will need investment in the three I’s: better and more accessible Information, stronger and more adaptable Institutions, and natural and man-made Infrastructure to store, transport and treat water. These needs will manifest at all levels – in projects, communities, nations, river basins and globally. Balancing and sequencing a mix of ‘soft’ (institutional and capacity) and ‘hard’ (infrastructure) investment responses will be complex. Information, consultation and adaptive management will be essential. Furthermore, tough trade-offs are likely to be unavoidable in balancing equity, environmental and economic priorities. Finding the right mix of the three I’s (information, institutions and infrastructure) to achieve the desired balance between the three E’s (equity, environment and economics), will be the ‘art of adaptation’ in water management. Integrated water resource management (IWRM) offers an approach to manage these dynamics and a thread that runs through these levels of engagement. IWRM is the global good practice approach to water management: it recognizes the holistic nature of the water cycle and the importance of managing trade-offs within it; it emphasizes the importance of effective institutions; and it is inherently adaptive. Financial resources will be needed to build this water secure world. Sound water management, which is a key to adaptation, is weakest in the poorest countries, which also suffer the greatest climate variability today and are predicted to face the greatest negative impacts of climate change. Significant investment will be needed in many of the poorest countries. Investment in national water resources management capacity, institutions and infrastructure should therefore be a priority for mainstreaming adaptation finance. It is sustainable development financing that delivers adaptation benefits. Mainstreamed funding will help ensure that long term capacity is built and retained in the institutions that are going to have to cope with these unfolding changes, and it will lessen the proliferation of complex climate change financing vehicles and fragmented, project-focused initiatives. In some transboundary basins the best adaption investments for any individual country may lie outside its borders, for example in basin-wide monitoring systems or investments in joint infrastructure and/or operating systems in a neighbouring country. To the extent that specialized adaptation funds are made available, they should go beyond single-country solutions to generate public goods and to promote cooperative transboundary river basin solutions where it is cost effective and in the best interest of all riparians.
18 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 1999. IWMI News. October 1999. 9p.
Water law ; Legislation ; River basins ; Water security ; Privatization ; Women / Turkey / South Africa / Gediz Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042392)
19 2009. Water works: a project in Africa and South Asia identifies promising agricultural water management solutions to unlock the potential of smallholder farming. CGIAR News, September 2009:33.
Irrigation management ; Development projects ; Food security ; Water security ; Rural poverty / Africa / South Asia / Africa / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042459)
http://www.cgiar.org/enews/september2009/story_12.html
http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/enews_september2009.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042459.mht
http://www.cgiar.org/pdf/enews_september2009.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042459.mht
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20 Falkenmark, M.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Vick, M. J. 2009. Global change in four semi-arid transnational river basins: analysis of institutional water sharing preparedness. Natural Resources Forum, 33:310-319.
River basin management ; Watercourses ; International waters ; Water security ; Agreements ; Climate change ; Water scarcity ; Water shortage ; Water requirements ; Water use / Central Asia / Turkey / Amu Darya River Basin / Syr Darya River Basin / Nile River Basin / Euphrates River Basin / Tigris River Basin / Niger River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042661)
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Climate change has exacerbated concerns about water security. The authors stress the need for countries in basins where populations are growing to anticipate the water shortage implications for food production. The paper analyses the future status of the interdependence among riparian states in four semi-arid transnational basins under the climate change SRES A2 scenario and projected population growth with a focus on the potential for rainfed agriculture on current croplands and the requirements for irrigation water. Increasing water interdependence among basin states requires institutional preparedness and water sharing arrangements.We conclude that the inclusion of long-term trends in the design of water sharing agreements will improve their robustness to cope with change and mitigate the potential risk of conflict.
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