The State of Water Resources and the Need for a Comprehensive Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-44
Waterlines ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
Yamileth Astorga Espeleta

Author(s):  
Andrea Cevallos Aráuz ◽  
Cristhian Parrado Rodríguez

Este artículo identifica las condiciones de vulnerabilidad y riesgo al cambio climático que presenta la ciudad de Pedernales (Ecuador) en relación con el agua. Caracteriza estas problemática en función de cuatro ejes: el estado de los recursos hídricos, las formas de ocupación sobre riberas, los mecanismos de circulación del agua y el sistema sociocultural de uso de este recurso. Luego describe cómo el enfoque de adaptación basado en un diseño urbano sensible al agua puede disminuir la vulnerabilidad que genera la contaminación de las riberas del principal río de la ciudad. A partir de esto se busca debatir los retos que para la agenda local implicaría la recuperación integral de riberas y ríos a través de procesos de restauración ecológica y mejoramiento paisajístico. Abstract This article identifies the conditions of vulnerability and risk to climate change presented by the city of Pedernales (Ecuador) in relation to water. It characterizes these problems according to four axes: the state of water resources, the forms of occupation on riverbanks, the mechanisms of water circulation, and the sociocultural system of use of this resource. Then he describes how the adaptation approach based on an urban design sensitive to water can reduce the vulnerability generated by pollution of the banks of the main river in the city. From this, it is sought to discuss the challenges that for the local agenda would imply the integral recovery of banks and rivers through processes of ecological restoration and landscape improvement.


2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. Zosin ◽  
T. I. Priimak ◽  
L. P. Sulimenko ◽  
T. A. Mingaleva

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.I. Krapivina ◽  
I.V. Maltseva ◽  
T.S. Tikhonova ◽  
B. Sayfidinov

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 639-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Viola ◽  
Manuel Sapiano ◽  
Michael Schembri ◽  
Clive Brincat ◽  
Antonio Lopez ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 2698-2714
Author(s):  
Ze Huang ◽  
Jiahong Liu ◽  
Chao Mei ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Weiwei Shao

Abstract China has long faced the problem of uneven distribution of water resources in time and space. The state of water security is therefore a key factor in regional development. The Jing-Jin-Ji district in China, which includes Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province, faced severe water security problems. Therefore, to improve the management of water resources, water security should be properly evaluated. This study established a comprehensive evaluation index system for evaluation. Furthermore, it analyzed the impacts of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP), which fully reflects the impact of human activities on the spatial distribution of water resources and is an innovation. The results showed that the state of water security in the Jing-Jin-Ji district generally had an increasing trend, and the score of the overall evaluation was increased by 65.8%. The Middle Route of the SNWTP had played a major role in water security in resources criterion, which increased by 28.53% in 2015 and 13.64% in 2016. With social development, the general state of water security in the district was improving. These findings could provide a scientific basis for regional water resources management.


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