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1 Brauch, H. G.; Spring, U. O.; Grin, J.; Mesjasz, C.; Kameri-Mbote, P.; Behera, N. C.; Chourou, B.; Krummenacher, H. (Eds.) 2009. Facing global environmental change: environmental, human, energy, food, health and water security concepts. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. 1586p. (Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace Vol. 4)
Environmental factors ; Climate change ; Globalization ; Ecosystems ; International relations ; Policy ; Natural resources ; Desertification ; Water security ; Case studies ; Models ; Natural disasters ; Refugees ; Social welfare ; Health ; HIV infections ; Energy management ; Energy demand ; Energy sources ; Economic aspects ; Food security ; Water resource management ; River basin management ; Non governmental organizations ; Gender ; Early warning systems / Africa / Botswana / Vietnam / Bangladesh / India / Arab Countries / Middle East / Turkey / Africa South of Sahara / Asia / USA / Russia / Belarus / Ukraine / Israel / Palestine / Japan / Mali / Nnile River Basin / Tigris River Basin / Senegal River Basin / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.7 G000 BRA Record No: H043458)
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2 Weissenbacher, N.; Nikiema, Josiane; Garfi, M.; Figoli, A. 2013. What do we require from water biotechnologies in Africa? Sustainable Sanitation Practice, 14(January):35-40. (Selected contributions from the 1st WATERBIOTECH conference, Cairo, Egypt, 9-11 October 2012).
Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Biotechnology ; Urine ; Sanitation ; Energy demand / Africa / Algeria / Burkina Faso / Egypt / Ghana / Morocco / Senegal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045620)
http://www.ecosan.at/ssp/selected-contributions-from-the-1st-waterbiotech-conference-9-11-oct-2012-cairo-egypt/SSP-14_Jan2013.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045620.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045620.pdf
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When discussing water and sanitation issues, technology is often seen as the key element by many stakeholders. Within a multinational project, the opportunity was taken to analyse the experiences with the existing water infrastructure to look behind this assumption and – if not working satisfactory – to identify the key requirements that obviously have not been met. Following this, it should be possible to prepare a set of requirements to learn from this. A three stage questionnaire for different stakeholder level (authorities, operators and end users) has been launched in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia. Some main obstacles towards sustainable biological wastewater treatment could then be identified. The reader expecting specific technical suggestions might be disappointed but the key messages that are relevant for all the different conditions of the four North African and the three Sub Saharan countries are presented. The given requirements tackle issues that are unfortunately not only of technical nature and are (almost) all linked to each other.
3 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)
4 UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme. 2012. The United Nations World Water Development Report 4. Vol. 2. Knowledge base. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.381-778.
Water management ; Risk management ; Monitoring ; Water quality ; Water governance ; Water allocation ; Waterborne diseases ; Health hazards ; Ecosystem services ; Climate change ; Precipitation ; Livestock ; Energy demand ; Institutions ; Capacity building ; Floods ; Drought ; Land degradation ; Arid zones ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Investment / Europe / Asia Pacific / Africa / North America / Latin America / Caribbean / Arab region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WOR Record No: H046307)
http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/WWDR4%20Volume%202-Knowledge%20Base.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046307.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046307.pdf
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5 UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme. 2014. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2014. Vol. 1. Water and energy. Paris, France: UNESCO. 133p.
Water management ; Water demand ; Electricity generation ; Thermal energy ; Water power ; Energy consumption ; Energy demand ; Infrastructure ; Economic aspects ; Climate change ; Population ; Biofuels ; Surface water ; Water use ; Wastewater management ; Agriculture ; Food security ; Ecosystems / Africa / Asia-Pacific / Europe / Oceania / North America / South America / Latin America / Africa South of Sahara / Australia / Austria / Caribbean / Chile / China / India / Iraq / Lebanon / Mexico / Rwanda / Mekong River Basin / Chennai / Windhoek / Sydney
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046371)
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6 Imbulana, K. A. U. S.; Wijesekara, N. T. S.; Neupane, B. R.; Aheeyar, M. M. M.; Nanayakkara, V. K. (Eds.) 2010. Sri Lanka water development report 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management; Paris, France: UN. World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); Paris, France: UNESCO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI); Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: University of Moratuwa. 177p.
Water resources development ; Water management ; Water governance ; Water use ; Groundwater ; Climate change ; Rain ; Natural disasters ; Energy demand ; Environmental effects ; Economic growth ; Financing ; Partnerships ; Policy ; Capacity building ; Information dissemination ; Land use ; Urban rural migration ; Population growth ; Poverty ; Health hazards ; Waterborne diseases ; Gender / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G744 IMB Record No: H046859)
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7 Bekchanov, Maksud; Ringler, C.; Bhaduri, A.; Jeuland, M. 2015. How would the Rogun Dam affect water and energy scarcity in Central Asia? Water International, 40(5-6):856-876. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2015.1051788]
Water scarcity ; Energy demand ; Energy generation ; Hydrology ; Economic aspects ; Models ; River basin management ; Upstream ; Water allocation ; Water power ; Irrigation water ; Water availability ; Reservoirs / Central Asia / Aral Sea Basin / Amu Darya Basin / Rogun Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047222)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060.2015.1051788
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047222.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047222.pdf
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The construction of the Rogun Dam in the Amu Darya Basin to increase upstream energy generation creates potential trade-offs with existing downstream irrigation, due to the different timing of energy and irrigation water demands. The present analysis, based on a hydro-economic optimization model, shows that cooperative basin-wide maximization of benefits would lead to large increases in upstream hydropower production and only minor changes in downstream irrigation benefits. However, if upstream stations, including Rogun, are managed unilaterally to maximize energy production, hydropower benefits might more than double while irrigation benefits greatly decrease, thereby substantially reducing overall basin benefits.
8 Bohensky, E.; Reyers, B.; van Jaarsveld, A.; Fabricius, C. (Eds.) 2004. Ecosystem services in the Gariep Basin: a contribution to the millennium ecosystem assessment. Stellenbosch, South Africa: Stellenbosch University. African SUN Media. SUN Press. 152p.
Ecosystem services ; Assessment ; Water supply ; Groundwater ; Freshwater ; Water quality ; Food production ; Cereals ; Livestock ; Energy sources ; Energy demand ; Mineral resources ; Biodiversity conservation ; Species ; Land use ; Technology ; Socioeconomic environment ; Living standards ; Urbanization ; Air quality ; Cultural factors ; Economic policy ; Corporate culture ; Decision making ; Legal aspects / South Africa / Gariep Basin / Gauteng
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577 G178 BOH Record No: H047357)
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents_sga/SAfMA_Gariep_Basin_non-printable.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047357.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047357.pdf
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9 Vairavamoorthy, K.; Eckart, J.; Philippidis, G.; Tsegaye, S. 2014. Water and energy in the urban setting. In Jagerskog, A.; Clausen, T. J.; Holmgren, T.; Lexen, K. (Eds.). Energy and water: the vital link for a sustainable future. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.45-49. (SIWI Report 33)
Energy demand ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Water management ; Urban areas ; Energy conservation ; Strategies ; Wastewater treatment ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission reduction
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.79 G000 JAG Record No: H047359)
http://www.worldwaterweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014_WWW_Report_web-2.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047359.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047359.pdf
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10 Franklin, Bradley. 2015. Solar irrigation pumps: can electricity buy-back curb groundwater over-use? Paper presented at the ICID 26th Euro-Mediterranean Regional Conference and Workshops on Innovate to Improve Irrigation Performances. Theme 3: What Governance for Groundwater and Surface Water Use in Agriculture?, Montpellier, France, 12-15 October 2015. 4p.
Solar energy ; Groundwater irrigation ; Pumps ; Water use ; Electricity ; Costs ; Pricing ; Purchasing ; Economic value ; Irrigation water ; Water demand ; Energy demand ; Farmers / India / Punjab
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047392)
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Groundwater pumping for irrigation has exploded across India since the 1970’s largely due to a proliferation of cheap pump sets and highly subsidized energy. In much of Western and peninsular India, aquifers have been overexploited with substantial decreases in water tables leading to even higher amounts of energy used for pumping. As solar irrigation pumps become more effective and affordable, the prospect of uncontrolled solar pumping further exacerbating the unsustainable use of groundwater has led to calls by some for the government to buy back excess electricity generated on farms. Under such a scheme, the buy-back price would have to be high enough to make selling the power more profitable than using it for further irrigation, yet not as high as the price that is charged for electricity from the grid lest an opportunity for arbitrage be created. The correct value for the buy-back price will thus depend on the marginal profitability of water use on the farm with the possibility that the value of water to the farmer may be too high to make the scheme feasible. In this paper, estimates of water and electricity demand are derived for Punjab state and used to inform what an effective buyback scheme might entail. Results indicate that a buy-back price differentiated by season and location might be an affordable way to promote groundwater conservation.
11 Bekoe, E. O.; Andah, W.; Logah, F. Y.; Balana, Bedru B. 2016. Water-food-energy nexus and hydropower development. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.161-178.
Energy generation ; Energy demand ; Water power ; Water resources ; Water supply ; Water demand ; Water use ; Domestic water ; Food security ; Industrial uses ; River basins ; Renewable energy ; Dams ; Social impact ; Environmental impact ; Environmental flows ; Climate change ; Emission ; International waters / West Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast / Ghana / Mali / Togo / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047731)
12 Ito, S.; El Khatib, S.; Nakayama, M. 2016. Conflict over a hydropower plant project between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 32(5):692-707. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2015.1076381]
Water power ; Development projects ; Conflict ; International waters ; Energy demand ; Water supply ; Climate change ; Environmental impact ; Economic aspects ; Electricity supplies ; Exports ; Agriculture ; Political aspects ; State intervention ; Dams / Central Asia / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Rogun Hydropower Plant / Aral Sea / Vakhsh River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047754)
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Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries struggled to reach an agreement on the use of their shared fresh water resources. The conflict between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan regarding construction of the Rogun Hydropower Plant in the Amu Darya Basin seems deadlocked at present, despite copious efforts made by donor agencies. Therefore, this paper examines each country’s position using the numbers featured in the media.
13 Mabhaudhi, T.; Mpandeli, S.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Nhamo, Luxon; Backeberg, G.; Modi, A. T. 2016. Prospects for improving irrigated agriculture in southern Africa – linking water, energy and food. Paper presented at the 2nd World Irrigation Forum, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-8 November 2016. 10p.
Farming systems ; Small scale farming ; Irrigated farming ; Agriculture ; Rainfed farming ; Cultivated land ; Food security ; Food insecurity ; Food production ; Water productivity ; Water scarcity ; Water use efficiency ; Nutritional losses ; Energy demand ; Energy consumption ; Infrastructure ; Dam construction ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Capacity building / Southern Africa / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047846)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces high incidence of food and nutrition insecurity. Consequently, increasing agricultural productivity has always featured prominently on regional agenda. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme’s (CAADP) set a target to expand the area under irrigation by at least 5 million ha by 2025. This review assessed the current status of irrigated agriculture in SSA from a water–energy–food nexus perspective, focusing on southern Africa. Gaps and opportunities for improving irrigated agriculture were also assessed in terms of the feasible limits to which they can be exploited. Sub-Saharan Africa faces water scarcity and projections show that countries in SSA will face increased physical and / or economic water scarcity by 2025. However, with agriculture already accounting for more than 60% of water withdrawals, increasing area under irrigation could worsen the problem of water scarcity. Recurrent droughts experienced across SSA reaffirm the sensitive issue of food insecurity and water scarcity. The region also faces energy insecurity with most countries experiencing chronic power outages. Increasing area under irrigation will place additional demand on the already strained energy grids. Projections of an increasing population within SSA indicate increased food and energy demand; a growing middle class also adds to increasing food demand. This poses the question - is increasing irrigated agriculture a solution to water scarcity, food insecurity and energy shortages? This review recommends that, whilst there are prospects for increasing area under irrigation and subsequent agricultural productivity, technical planning should adopt a water–energy–food nexus approach to setting targets. Improving water productivity in irrigated agriculture could reduce water and energy use while increasing yield output.
14 Dhungel, D. N.; Pun, S. B.; Mittra, S.; Mirza, M. M. Q. 2016. Ganges hydropower: status and challenges. In Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.114-137. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
Water power ; Energy generation ; Energy demand ; Energy policies ; Water policy ; International waters ; International cooperation ; River basin development ; Institutions ; Administration ; Strategy planning ; Development programmes ; Markets ; Energy conversion ; Flood control ; Flow discharge / Nepal / India / Bangladesh / Ganges River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047841)
15 Burek, P.; Satoh, Y.; Fischer, G.; Kahil, M. T.; Scherzer, A.; Tramberend, S.; Nava, L. F.; Wada, Y.; Eisner, S.; Florke, M.; Hanasaki, N.; Magnuszewski, P.; Cosgrove, B.; Wiberg, D. 2016. Water futures and solution - fast track initiative. Final Report. Laxenburg, Austria: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). 115p. (IIASA Working Paper WP 16-006)
Water supply ; Water demand ; Water use ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Water availability ; Surface water ; Groundwater extraction ; Irrigation water ; Domestic water ; Sociocultural environment ; Economic growth ; Income ; Energy demand ; Climate change ; Agricultural development ; Food supply ; Food production ; Cultivated land ; Land use ; Population growth ; Deforestation ; Assessment / Africa / Asia / Europe / India / China / Pakistan / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047862)
16 Burek, P.; Langan, S.; Cosgrove, W.; Fischer, G.; Kahil, T.; Magnusziewski, P.; Satoh, Y.; Tramberend, S.; Wada, Y.; Wiberg, David. 2016. The water futures and solutions initiative of IIASA [International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis] Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Integrated Disaster Risk Management Disasters and Development: Towards a Risk Aware Society, Isfahan, Iran, 1-3 October 1-3 2016. 4p.
Water security ; Water policy ; Water management ; Water resources ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Water scarcity ; Groundwater management ; Surface water ; Stakeholders ; Food resources ; Energy demand ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047887)
http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/13872/1/Proceedings_extended_abstract_IDRiM%202016%2032.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047887.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047887.pdf
The Water Futures and Solutions Initiative (WFaS) is a cross-sector, collaborative global project. Its objective is to developing scientific evidence and applying systems analysis to help identify water-related policies and management practices that work together consistently across scales and sectors to improve human well-being through water security. The Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative has produced a consistent and comprehensive projection for global possible water futures. Focusing on the near future until the 2050s, WFaS assessed how water future changes over time, employing a multi-model projection.
17 Degefu, D. M.; He, W.; Zhao, J. H. 2015. Hydropower for sustainable water and energy development in Ethiopia. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 1(4):305-314. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-015-0029-0]
Water power ; Energy sources ; Renewable energy ; Water resources ; Sustainability ; Energy consumption ; Electricity supplies ; Oils ; Energy demand ; Socioeconomic development ; Benefits ; Development projects ; Environmental impact ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission ; Development plans ; Strategies / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047912)
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Ethiopia is currently one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Due to this rapid growth in economy the country is facing a huge challenge to meet the fast growing energy demand. The major demand comes from industrial, agricultural, service sectors and from the rising household consumption because of the rising standard of living. From among the many other sources of energy, the country identified hydropower to be the key to satisfy the current growing energy demand. When the government decided to develop huge hydropower projects on the country’s major river basins, it not only considered the country’s huge hydropower potential but also the additional social, economic and environmental benefits these multi-purpose hydropower projects bring. These hydropower projects also provide the opportunity to mitigate their minimal negative environmental impacts. This paper will explore the country’s hydropower potential, energy consumption, and future energy demand. Then it discusses the role of hydropower in terms of satisfying the energy demand and the advantages it provides as compared to other alternative energy technologies. Finally, the part hydropower plays in leading the country into a more sustainable energy future is explored as well.
18 van Vliet, M. T. H.; Wiberg, D.; Leduc, S.; Riahi, K. 2016. Power-generation system vulnerability and adaptation to changes in climate and water resources. Nature Climate Change, 6(1):375-381. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2903]
Energy generation ; Energy demand ; Electricity generation ; Climate change adaptation ; Water resources ; Water power ; Water security ; Thermal energy ; Refrigeration equipment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047927)
Hydropower and thermoelectric power together contribute 98% of the world’s electricity generation at present. These power-generating technologies both strongly depend on water availability, and water temperature for cooling also plays a critical role for thermoelectric power generation. Climate change and resulting changes in water resources will therefore affect power generation while energy demands continue to increase with economic development and a growing world population. Here we present a global assessment of the vulnerability of the world’s current hydropower and thermoelectric power-generation system to changing climate and water resources, and test adaptation options for sustainable water–energy security during the twenty-first century. Using a coupled hydrological–electricity modelling framework with data on 24,515 hydropower and 1,427 thermoelectric power plants, we show reductions in usable capacity for 61–74% of the hydropower plants and 81–86% of the thermoelectric power plants worldwide for 2040–2069. However, adaptation options such as increased plant efficiencies, replacement of cooling system types and fuel switches are effective alternatives to reduce the assessed vulnerability to changing climate and freshwater resources. Transitions in the electricity sector with a stronger focus on adaptation, in addition to mitigation, are thus highly recommended to sustain water–energy security in the coming decades.
19 Bird, Jeremy. 2016. Five years after the Bonn Nexus Conference: implications for irrigation and drainage. Forth Quarter: pp.2-3.
Water management ; Water demand ; Wastewater treatment ; Groundwater ; Food production ; Energy demand ; Sustainability ; Irrigation ; Drainage ; Agriculture
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048034)
20 Tilmant, A. 2017. Hydropower and the water-energy-food nexus. In Lautze, Jonathan; Phiri, Z.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Saruchera, D. (Eds.). 2017. The Zambezi River Basin: water and sustainable development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.82-101.
Water power ; Energy generation ; Energy demand ; Energy resources ; Food production ; Living standards ; Water resources ; Water storage ; Water governance ; Reservoir storage ; River basin development ; Wetlands ; Riparian zones ; Economic aspects ; International waters ; Land resources / Africa / Angola / Botswana / Malawi / Mozambique / Nambia / Tanzania / Zambia / Zambizi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048274)
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