This volume explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It contains examples and case studies from a wide range of countries and addresses the need to promote sustainable water use across the world.
"In these times of growing interest in climate change, with its potential to affect supplies of one of the world's major natural resources, this volume aims to provide an extensive overview of the politics of water. Chapters offer an overview of various topics in the field, whil…
"This book brings together empirical research on the changing conditions of a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world, including the history and culture of local societies living in these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the patterns and natu…
"Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on rivers, and on wat…
"Collective Action is now recognized as central to addressing the water governance challenge of delivering sustainable development and global environmental benefits. This book examines concepts and practices of collective action that have emerged in recent decades globally. Buil…
Integrating knowledge and experiences from scientific, policy and stakeholder perspectives is a vital but difficult task for anyone working in water management. This book examines this science-policy-stakeholder interface (SPSI) both analytically and through the description of p…
Foreword. Reservoirs, Environmental Processes, Management and Policy. Environmental Indicators of Healthy Water Resources. Water Resources Development and Health: The Policy Perspective. Water Resources Development: Policy Perspectives of the Food and Agriculture Organization in…
