Managing urban water security: challenges and prospects in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Lal Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Security Challenges

Urban Water Security Challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
Binaya Kumar Mishra ◽  
Shamik Chakraborty ◽  
Pankaj Kumar ◽  
Chitresh Saraswat
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Security Challenges

scholarly journals Plumbing vs Nudging: The Lasting Effect of Efficiency Improvements on Water Conservation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumit Agarwal ◽  
Eduardo Araral ◽  
Mingxuan Fan ◽  
Qin Yu ◽  
Huanhuan Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Home Improvement ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Improvement Programme ◽  
Residential Water Consumption

Abstract Mega-cities worldwide are facing water security challenges. We investigate two solutions to urban water security: improving plumbing and nudging consumers. We show that improving plumbing alone generates long-lasting effects in water conservation. Using anonymised water consumption data based on water bills from 1.5 million accounts in Singapore over 10 years, our staggered difference-in-differences estimates show that a nation-wide Home Improvement Programme reduces residential water consumption by 3.5%. The effect persists for a decade and is observed across population subgroups. The efficiency improvements also help in mitigating the effect of extreme environmental conditions on water use. Nation-wide nudging through peer comparison may not achieve similar outcomes.

scholarly journals Advancing urban water security: The urbanization of water–society relations and entry–points for political engagement

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Vanessa Lucena Empinotti ◽  
Jessica Budds ◽  
Wendy Jepson ◽  
Nate Millington ◽  
Luciana Nicolau Ferrara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Entry Points

Perspectives of current and future urban water security in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
pp. 129004
Author(s):  
Nooshin Karimi Alavijeh ◽  
Mohammad Ali Falahi ◽  
Mohammad Taher Ahmadi Shadmehri ◽  
Narges Salehnia ◽  
Morten Andreas Dahl Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Urban Water

scholarly journals Water security in the Canadian Prairies: science and management challenges

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 (2002) ◽  
pp. 20120409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Wheater ◽  
Patricia Gober
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Deep Uncertainty ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Water Problems

In this paper, we discuss the multiple dimensions of water security and define a set of thematic challenges for science, policy and governance, based around cross-scale dynamics, complexity and uncertainty. A case study of the Saskatchewan River basin (SRB) in western Canada is presented, which encompasses many of the water-security challenges faced worldwide. A science agenda is defined based on the development of the SRB as a large-scale observatory to develop the underpinning science and social science needed to improve our understanding of water futures under societal and environmental change. We argue that non-stationarity poses profound challenges for existing science and that new integration of the natural sciences, engineering and social sciences is needed to address decision making under deep uncertainty. We suggest that vulnerability analysis can be combined with scenario-based modelling to address issues of water security and that knowledge translation should be coupled with place-based modelling, adaptive governance and social learning to address the complexity uncertainty and scale dynamics of contemporary water problems.

Strategic water source areas for urban water security: Making the connection between protecting ecosystems and benefiting from their services

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 251-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne L. Nel ◽  
David C. Le Maitre ◽  
Dirk J. Roux ◽  
Christine Colvin ◽  
Janis S. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Source Areas
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