scholarly journals Récension de livre. Livre: ‘Large dams: Long Term Impacts on Riverine Communities and Free Flowing Rivers’ (2019); Séries: Water Resources Development and Management (Édition 1, Nombre de pages: 284); Auteur du livre: Thayer Scudder; Éditeur: Springer Singapore, €135,19 (Hardcover), ISBN 978-981-13-2550-2 (e-book); doi:10.1007/978-981-13-2550-2

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOUMYAJIT KOLEY
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Large Dams ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Resources Development

Premier d'une série, ce livre met en lumière l'analyse comparative des impacts négatifs des grands barrages sur les communautés riveraines en Afrique, au Moyen-Orient et en Asie. Ce livre est très intéressant pour les scientifiques en hydrologie, les ingénieurs civils et les environnementalistes qui travaillent sur les études sociales et économiques des grands barrages. Il a donc été important d'écrire une critique de ce livre.

Can development of water resources reduce poverty?

Water Policy ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 399-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Rijsberman
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
International Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Resources Development

The United Nations Millennium Declaration and resolutions at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development give high priority to poverty reduction in international development agenda for the next decade and a half. It is now widely recognized that water resources development and management play a fundamental role in sustainable growth and poverty reduction. However, investments in water resources development, which were considered a high priority by governments and aid agencies for decades, have fallen drastically. The key question addressed in this paper is: Can water resources development reduce poverty? It examines the impacts of past investments on water resources development and management, (especially on irrigation), on poverty reduction. It is shown that past investments in irrigation development have made a significant contribution to alleviating poverty. In recent years investments made by private farmers in groundwater irrigation may have had a larger impact on livelihoods for poor people than the public investments in large-scale surface water irrigation systems. It is argued that there is not a single silver bullet to reduce poverty though water resources development or management. The best chance for lasting and sustainable impact on poverty is likely to be achieved through a combination of sustainable water resources development, combined with the development of appropriate pro-poor institutions and technologies.

Water resources development and management in the Cuddapah district, India

2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 342-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ramakrishna Reddy ◽  
N. Janardhana Raju ◽  
Y. Venkatarami Reddy ◽  
T. V. K. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Resources Development

scholarly journals Problems and Options of Integrated Water Resources Management in Nigeria: Administrative Constraints and Policy Strategies

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.O. Nwankwoala
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Supply ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Resources Development

Nigeria has greater challenges when it comes to water development and management. The current water resources development and supply status is unacceptably low and needs a major transformation. With the rapid growth in population, urbanization, industrialization and competition for economic development, water resource has become vulnerable to depletion and degradation. Management of this valuable resource is determined by its acceptability and utilization in terms of quantity and quality. Due to imbalance between demand and availability, management approaches are facing various ethical dilemas. This paper therefore considers the water supply and sanitation situation in the country and the challenges facing the sector. The paper calls for institutional reforms and review of policy targets, define key elements for the development of action and investment plans as well as provide some guidelines in order to minimize duplication and maximize effectiveness. The paper also suggested strategies and viable framework/agenda for sustainable water supply and emphasizes that the machinery of water resources development and management needs an urgent overhauling with the aim of streamlining the overlapping functions of the various agencies that have operated the system up till now. More importantly, the paper suggested integrated approaches/strategies for sustainable management as well as offers relevant policy recommendations for water resources management in Nigeria.

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