A Participatory Framework for Poverty Eradication and Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Water Management

2003 ◽  
pp. 11-30
Author(s):  
Fikret Adaman ◽  
Yahya M. Madra
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Poverty Eradication

Integrated water cycle planning for towns in New South Wales, Australia

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Schneider ◽  
A. Davison ◽  
A. Langdon ◽  
G. Freeman ◽  
C. Essery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Use ◽  
State Government ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Urban Centre

Integration means different things to different people and as a consequence appears to only partially deliver on promised outcomes. For effective integrated water cycle management these outcomes should include improved water use efficiency, less waste, environmental sustainability, and provide secure and reliable supply to meet social and economic needs. The objective of integration is the management and combination of all these outcomes as part of a whole, so as to provide better outcomes than would be expected by managing the parts independently. Integration is also a consequence of the Water Reforms embarked on by the NSW State Government in 1995. The key goals of the reforms are clean and healthy rivers and groundwaters, and the establishment of more secure water entitlements for users. They are also essential for meeting the Council of Australian Government (COAG) water management strategies. The policies and guidelines that formed the NSW Water Reforms were the basis of the Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) (WMA) which is the legislative framework for water management in NSW. The NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation has developed an approach to integrated water cycle management for rural centres in NSW based on a catchment and policy context. This approach includes consideration of catchment wide needs and issues, environmental sustainability, government policy and community objectives in the development of an integrated water cycle plan. The approach provides for a transparent assessment of priorities and how to deal with them, and while specific to urban centres, could easily be expanded for use in the management of the whole of the catchment water cycle. Integration of the water cycle is expected to offer benefits to the local environment, community and economy. For instance, any unused proportion of an urban centre's water entitlement, or an offset against this entitlement created through returned flows (such as via good quality sewage effluent discharge to a river), can provide a surplus which is available to be traded on an annual basis. Further, improved demand management within an urban centre can be expected to result in a reduction in abstraction against the licence entitlement. This may result in the increased availability of in-stream water for environmental or other purposes and is expected to increase the economic value of returned water. Improved water use efficiencies are also expected to result in reduced capital works (and their associated costs) as the efficiency of service delivery and resource use improves. In this paper an example of the application of this process is provided and the outcomes discussed.

Agro-environmental sustainability of different water management practices in temperate rice agro-ecosystems

2016 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 235-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Francesca Miniotti ◽  
Marco Romani ◽  
Daniel Said-Pullicino ◽  
Arianna Facchi ◽  
Chiara Bertora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management Practices

scholarly journals Comprehensive water management scenarios for strategic planning

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-378
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Baseline Scenario ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Performance Matrix

The assessment of the applicability and suitability of potential measures and instruments is crucial in the strategic planning of water resources management. This paper presents a methodology founded on scenario analysis for assessing potentially applicable water management options in a regional context with respect to their efficiency, extent of application, cost and environmental impact. Formulation, analysis and evaluation of the different scenarios are performed through a developed GIS-based Decision Support System (DSS). Selected options can be simulated under varying availability and demand conditions, so as to monitor their performance and define the extent of their applicability. The behaviour of the water system is subsequently assessed and evaluated for each examined option in comparison to a baseline scenario. The evaluation, based on computation of indicators and multicriteria analysis, evolves around and reflects the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management, Economic Efficiency, Environmental Sustainability, and Social Equity. Temporal aggregation of indicator time series is conducted through the computation of appropriate statistical criteria. Additional aspects that are addressed concern the computation of the total cost incurred by water uses and provision of water services, including Financial (Direct) costs, Resource costs, and Environmental costs from pollution and (over) abstraction. Finally, indicator values can be used to derive a Performance Matrix, which permits the ranking of the identified options and the selection of those that are deemed most appropriate for the formulation of strategic plans. Modelled management options pertain to four categories: Measures related with Supply Enhancement, introducing new structural interventions to increase water availability; Measures of Demand Management, aiming to control and limit water demands and wasteful water use; Regional Development measures, affecting socio-economic preferences and finally Institutional policies, such as alternative water pricing structures and economic incentives. The methodology is demonstrated through an application in the case of Paros Island, Greece, where the developing tourist industry creates large seasonal peaks in water demand, requiring the selection of appropriate mitigation methods. Scenarios were formulated and evaluated for water management options identified by local Stakeholders and proposed in existing management plans.

scholarly journals Smart Water Management towards Future Water Sustainable Networks

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Ramos ◽  
Aonghus McNabola ◽  
P. López-Jiménez ◽  
Modesto Pérez-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Water Losses ◽  
Model Case ◽  
Smart Water

Water management towards smart cities is an issue increasingly appreciated under financial and environmental sustainability focus in any water sector. The main objective of this research is to disclose the technological breakthroughs associated with water and energy use. A methodology is proposed and applied in a case study to analyze the benefits to develop smart water grids, showing the advantages offered by the development of control measures. The case study showed the positive results, particularly savings of 57 GWh and 100 Mm3 in a period of twelve years when different measures from the common ones were developed for the monitoring and control of water losses in smart water management. These savings contributed to reducing the CO2 emissions to 47,385 t CO2-eq. Finally, in order to evaluate the financial effort and savings obtained in this reference systems (RS) network, the investment required in the monitoring and water losses control in a correlation model case (CMC) was estimated, and, as a consequence, the losses level presented a significant reduction towards sustainable values in the next nine years. Since the pressure control is one of the main issues for the reduction of leakage, an estimation of energy production for Portugal is also presented.

scholarly journals Family Farmers and Water Conservation: Learning Nature-Based Solutions as Human Based Solution

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Rita de Cassia Almeida da Costa ◽  
Azeneth Eufrausino Schuler
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Management Actions

Bringing up conservation awareness among key stakeholders is essential for water management and it requires motivation and dialogue in order to achieve local and global environmental sustainability. Water management and agriculture must be in agreement to guarantee current and future multiple uses of water. This paper presents the role of outdoor education as a way for citizens to get involved in territory demands. This study-case of participatory monitoring of Macabu River Basin has been carried out since 2012 in Trajano de Moraes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Firstly, a bibliographic review and search of historical documents offered the basis to the project “River Macabu in action: history, knowledge and life”. It was aimed at linking land use to water quality and involved students from nine different schools. The relationship between surface water and hydrologic cycle was observed through monitoring rainfall at nine pluviometers installed along 70 km of river length, and the water quality at eleven collection points. The project strategy focused on experiencing historical and geographic contexts and understanding the nature’s goods as a heritage of affective value before endowing it with economic one. The project was triggered after the agreement of various societal segments and an effective sharing for the adequacy of different ways of execution. In the first few months the farmers’ resistance to the project had been overcome as they were sensitized by relatives involved in it. After some time, most farmers got connected to territory and were able to understand the state of the river as an extension of their own choices. Then, conservation practices in agriculture became more frequent mainly in the upper part of the watershed acting as links between the urban and the rural population. The methodology developed in this project was acknowledged as a citizenship solution for water by “Market of Solutions” in the 8th World Water Forum held in 2018. The engagement of young people has been noticed in different forums such as the National Conference on Environment. The farmers’ practical knowledge associated to hands-on education and effective participation in actions for water management actions were considered fundamental to the citizens’ comprehension of the environmental conservation. The results showed the benefits from the farmers and their children’s involvement in the management of water and territory. The participation of family farmers in the River Basin Committees is considered highly relevant to the fulfilment of their legal role as core forums of the water management.

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