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1 Acreman, M.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Overton, I. 2017. Drivers and social context. In Horne, A. C.; Webb, J. A.; Stewardson, M. J.; Richter, B.; Acreman, M. (Eds.). Water for the environment: from policy and science to implementation and management. London, UK: Elsevier. pp.19-35.
Water use ; Water management ; Water policy ; Domestic water ; Environmental management ; Environmental flows ; Development policy ; Policy making ; Ecological factors ; Ecosystem services ; Rivers / Southeast Asia / United Kingdom / India / Australia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048243)
2 Hess, T.; Sutcliffe, C. 2018. The exposure of a fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain to global water-related risks. Water International, 43(6):746-761. (Special issue: Virtual Water - Its Implications on Agriculture and Trade). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1515569]
Water scarcity ; Food supply ; Fruits ; Vegetables ; Supply chain ; Water resources ; Water use ; Water footprint ; Risk analysis ; Diet / South Africa / Spain / United Kingdom
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048940)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060.2018.1515569?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048940.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048940.pdf
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We have combined estimates of the UK’s supply of fresh fruit and vegetables (1996 – 2015) with estimates of water requirements and water scarcity in producing countries, to identify where the supply is exposed to physical, regulatory and reputational water risks and how this has changed over time. Some 76% of the freshwater consumed in the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables to the UK is withdrawn overseas. The supply chain is particularly exposed to water risks in Spain, Egypt, South Africa, Chile, Morocco, Israel and Peru. Exposure has increased over time.
3 Lordkipanidze, M.; Bressers, H.; Lulofs, K. 2020. Comparative assessment of water governance in protected areas. Water, 12(3):740. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030740]
Water governance ; Protected areas ; Ecosystems ; Resilience ; Comparative analysis ; National parks ; Water scarcity ; Drought ; Policies ; Authorities ; Case studies / Netherlands / United Kingdom / Alde Feanen National Park / Drents-Friese Wold National Park / Weerribben-Wieden National Park
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049579)
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This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the governance systems of nature areas in relation to resilience measures in the field of water and nature management. The main question is to identify the key characteristics of governance that influence the resilience of the selected areas. The purpose of this comparative study is to understand and explain how aspects within the governance context influence the success of policy initiatives or measures towards resilience goals. For comparison, the hierarchic method is used. The results of the five case studies are compared: four cases from the Netherlands and one from UK. For the assessment of the governance of selected areas the governance assessment tool is used to systematically assess the relevant elements and qualities of the governance contexts and to understand the circumstances for the implementation of adaptive measures. The results of the comparison reveal different combinations of the governance qualities creating, to some extent, the setting for the resilience of the areas in which external factors and continuous interaction between layers of the governance system influence the adaptive capacity of the governance to manage resilience.
4 Acharya, K.; Blackburn, A.; Mohammed, Jemila; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; Hiruy, A. M.; Werner, D. 2020. Metagenomic water quality monitoring with a portable laboratory. Water Research, 184:116112. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116112]
Water quality ; Water analysis ; Monitoring ; Wastewater treatment plants ; Microbiological analysis ; Waterborne diseases ; Faecal coliforms ; Chemicophysical properties ; Portable equipment ; Costs ; Case studies / Ethiopia / United Kingdom / Addis Ababa / Birtley / Akaki River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049934)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135420306497/pdfft?md5=3d548784ecadc5dc3734e797551d099c&pid=1-s2.0-S0043135420306497-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049934.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049934.pdf
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We describe the technical feasibility of metagenomic water quality analysis using only portable equipment, for example mini-vacuum pumps and filtration units, mini-centrifuges, mini-PCR machines and the memory-stick sized MinION of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, for the library preparation and sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. Using this portable toolbox on site, we successfully characterized the microbiome of water samples collected from Birtley Sewage Treatment Plant, UK, and its environs. We also demonstrated the applicability of the portable metagenomics toolbox in a low-income country by surveying water samples from the Akaki River around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The 16S rRNA gene sequencing workflow, including DNA extraction, PCR amplification, sequencing library preparation, and sequencing was accomplished within one working day. The metagenomic data became available within 24e72 h, depending on internet speed. Metagenomic analysis clearly distinguished the microbiome of pristine samples from sewage influenced water samples. Metagenomic analysis identified the potential role of two bacterial genera not conventionally monitored, Arcobacter and Aeromonas, as predominant faecal pollution indicators/waterborne hazards. Subsequent quantitative PCR analysis validated the high Arcobacter butzleri abundances observed in the urban influenced Akaki River water samples by portable next generation sequencing with the MinION device. Overall, our field deployable metagenomics toolbox advances the capability of scientists to comprehensively monitor microbiomes anywhere in the world, including in the water, food and drinks industries, the health services, agriculture and beyond.
5 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.
6 Wendt, D. E.; Van Loon, A. F.; Bloomfield, J. P.; Hannah, D. M. 2020. Asymmetric impact of groundwater use on groundwater droughts. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24(10):4853-4868. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4853-2020]
Groundwater table ; Water use ; Drought ; Monitoring ; Water management ; Groundwater recharge ; Aquifers ; Water extraction ; Precipitation ; Evapotranspiration ; Wells ; Trends ; Case studies / United Kingdom / Lincolnshire / Chilterns / Midlands / Shropshire
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050094)
https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/24/4853/2020/hess-24-4853-2020.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050094.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050094.pdf
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Groundwater use affects groundwater storage continuously as the removal of water changes both short-term and long-term groundwater level variation. This has implications for groundwater droughts, i.e. a below-normal groundwater level. The impact of groundwater use on groundwater droughts, however, remains unknown. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the impact of groundwater use on groundwater droughts in the absence of actual abstraction data. We present a methodological framework that consists of two approaches. The first approach compared groundwater droughts at monitoring sites that are potentially influenced by abstraction to groundwater droughts at sites that are known to be near natural. Observed groundwater droughts were compared in terms of drought occurrence, duration, and magnitude. The second approach investigated long-term trends in groundwater levels in all monitoring wells. This framework was applied to a case study of the UK, using four regional water management units in which groundwater levels are monitored and abstractions are licensed. Results show two asymmetric responses in groundwater drought characteristics due to groundwater use. The first response is an increase in shorter drought events and is found in three water management units where long-term annual average groundwater abstractions are smaller than recharge. The second response, observed in one water management unit where groundwater abstractions temporarily exceeded recharge, is a lengthening and intensification of groundwater droughts. Analysis of long-term (1984–2014) trends in groundwater levels shows mixed but generally positive trends, while trends in precipitation and potential evapotranspiration are not significant. The overall rising groundwater levels are consistent with changes in water use regulations and with a general reduction in abstractions during the period of investigation. We summarised our results in a conceptual typology that illustrates the asymmetric impact of groundwater use on groundwater drought occurrence, duration, and magnitude. The long-term balance between groundwater abstraction and recharge plays an important role in this asymmetric impact, which highlights the relation between short-term and long-term sustainable groundwater use.
7 Maund, P. R.; Irvine, K. N.; Dallimer, M.; Fish, R.; Austen, G. E.; Davies, Z. G. 2020. Do ecosystem service frameworks represent people’s values?. Ecosystem Services, 46:101221. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101221]
Ecosystem services ; Frameworks ; Cultural values ; Social aspects ; Woodlands ; Natural capital ; Decision making ; Gender ; Ethnic groups ; Natural environment ; Biodiversity ; Models / United Kingdom
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050108)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041620301637/pdfft?md5=cd89702671e2cfc0fa0912e25a5366a3&pid=1-s2.0-S2212041620301637-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050108.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050108.pdf
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Since the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was published, a plethora of ecosystem service frameworks have been developed to conceptualise the links between the natural environment and society. The intended geographic scales of application, the policy/practice context, and the scientific disciplines involved have driven variations in how the frameworks are constructed. However, the frameworks are homogenous in that they have been created predominately based on expert opinions and views of how ecosystem services are structured. Here, we use the Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (CICES) to examine the extent to which frameworks capture people’s values for British woodlands. Our findings reveal several disparities between how experts and the public conceptualise ecosystem services. The considerable refinement and specificity provided by CICES does not align with public values (e.g. some provisioning, and regulation and maintenance, services), which tend to be more generalised. We also demonstrate differences in values explained by social characteristics (e.g. ethnicity) that need to be accounted for in decision-making processes. Moving forwards, we need to consider how society views the services derived from nature and reflect this in frameworks to ensure ecosystem service approaches are effective, transparent and widely supported.
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