A diagnostic dashboard to evaluate country water security

Abstract While water security is widely regarded as an issue of global significance and concern, there is not yet a consensus on a methodology for evaluating it. The difficulty in operationalizing the concept comes from its various interpretations and characteristics at different spatial and temporal scales. In this paper, we generate a dashboard comprised of 52 indicators to facilitate a rapid assessment of a country's water security and to focus the first step of a more comprehensive water security diagnostic assessment. We design the dashboard around a conceptualization of water security that builds upon existing framings and metrics. To illustrate its usefulness, we apply the dashboard to a case study of Pakistan and a regional cross-country comparative analysis. The dashboard provides a rapid view of the water security status, trends, strengths, and challenges for Pakistan. The cross-country comparative analysis tentatively identifies relationships between indicators such as water stress and the transboundary dependency ratio, with countries exhibiting high values in both variables being especially vulnerable to transboundary water risk. Overall, this dashboard (1) provides quantitative information on key water-related variables at the country level in a consistent manner and (2) helps to design and focus more in-depth water security diagnostic studies.

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Higher education in the EU countries: comparative geographical analysis

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/20196900131 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 69 ◽

pp. 00131

Author(s):

Marina Voronina

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

European Union ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

University Students ◽

Age Structure ◽

Faculty Members ◽

The European Union ◽

Country Level ◽

Cross Country ◽

The Eu

The article analyzes indicators of higher education in the European Union: the number of higher education institutions; the number of university students; changes in the number of faculty members, age structure; higher education expenses; cost of training one student. A similar study was conducted by the author in 2006. The article provides a comparative analysis of indicators for 2001-2016. The analysis uses data from EUROSTAT which were interpreted at the cross-country level.

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Corporate Governance Structures and Performance of Firms in Asian Markets: a Comparative Analysis Between Singapore and Vietnam

Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies ◽

10.15388/omee.2016.7.2.14210 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 112-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Nguyen Van Tuan ◽

Nguyen Anh Tuan

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Financial Performance ◽

Size Composition ◽

Governance Structures ◽

Country Level ◽

Performance Effects ◽

Leadership Structure ◽

Cross Country ◽

And Performance

A cross-country comparative analysis of corporate governance structures and financial performance of publicly listed companies in Singapore and Vietnam, covering a four-year period from 2008 to 2011, is undertaken in this study. More specifically, the similarities and differences in the corporate governance structures and financial performance of the companies are compared and interpreted in the institutional context of each market. On an average basis, we find that the size, composition and diversity of the boards in these two markets are statistically significantly different. In contrast, there is no statistical evidence to reject the similarities in ownership structure, board leadership structure, and financial performance between the firms of the two markets. In addition, our comparative analysis on the corporate governance structures–financial performance nexus also reveals that the performance effects of corporate governance structures vary significantly between the two markets, thus supporting the view that the performance effects of corporate governance structures are country-specific. Our findings suggest that country-level characteristics should be captured when modelling the corporate governance–firm performance relationship in cross-country comparative corporate governance research.

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Assessing the Effects of Directive 2014/95/EU on Nonfinancial Information Reporting: Evidence from Italian and Spanish Listed Companies

Administrative Sciences ◽

10.3390/admsci11030089 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Stefanía Carolina Posadas ◽

Lara Tarquinio

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Progressive Reduction ◽

Nonfinancial Information ◽

Country Level ◽

Information Reporting ◽

Before And After ◽

Cross Country ◽

The Eu

This paper explored the effects of new regulation on the disclosure of NFI in two European countries, Italy and Spain. The method used to develop the analysis is mainly qualitative. Content analysis was performed to verify the sustainability indicators disclosed by Italian and Spanish companies, listed on the FTSE MIB and IBEX 35 Indexes, before and after the Directive’s publication and implementation in national legislation. The level of NFI disclosure was scored using a disclosure index. The comparative analysis found a progressive reduction in disclosure levels for Italian companies compared with Spanish companies, for which an expansion of the disclosure was detected. Moreover, a reduced gap between the quantity of NFI reported in the two countries was found. This is one of the few studies to use a 3-year longitudinal analysis to investigate the EU Directive’s impact at the cross-country level.

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Review for "Comparative analysis of CreER transgenic mice for the study of brain macrophages – a case study"

10.1002/eji.201948342/v1/review2 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Transgenic Mice ◽

Brain Macrophages

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Review for "Comparative analysis of CreER transgenic mice for the study of brain macrophages – a case study"

10.1002/eji.201948342/v1/review1 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Transgenic Mice ◽

Brain Macrophages

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE LOCAL STATE ADMINISTRATION – CASE STUDY OF SLOVAKIA

Central European Journal of Labour Law and Personnel Management ◽

10.33382/cejllpm.2019.02.06 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Local State ◽

Civil Servants ◽

Public Servants ◽

State Administration

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Improving the integrated reporting of electric-power industry companies

International Accounting ◽

10.24891/ia.23.8.922 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (8) ◽

pp. 922-939

Author(s):

N.V. Malinovskaya ◽

M.D. Malinovskii

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Electric Power ◽

Electric Power Industry ◽

Power Industry ◽

Integrated Reporting ◽

Strategic Objectives ◽

Methods Of Analysis ◽

Analysis And Synthesis ◽

Guiding Principles

Subject. This article deals with the issues relating to improving integrated reporting in terms of dovetailing strategic objectives with capital changes. Objectives. The article aims to develop a system of indicators for disclosure of capital types in integrated reporting of electricity generating companies, as well as recommendations aimed at implementing the fundamental concepts and guiding principles of integrated reporting. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, and abstraction. As a case study, we conduct a comparative analysis of the disclosure of six types of capital by the largest electricity generating companies, namely PAO Inter RAO, AO Rosenergoatom and PAO RusHydro. Results. The article formulates proposals for disclosure of capital information to address such a lack of accountability as a contradiction to the principle of coherence. It proposes a system of indicators (core and additional) for disclosure of six types of capital by electricity generating companies. Conclusions. A significant reporting problem is the lack of correlation between key strategic objectives and capital changes. The formulated recommendations for disclosure of capital information can help solve this problem, and increase the attractiveness of the integrated report for capital providers.

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Non-standard functions and structures of ministries of finance under economic challenges: A case study of Western governments

Finance and Credit ◽

10.24891/fc.26.11.2448 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (11) ◽

pp. 2448-2471

Author(s):

S.V. Anureev

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Economic Development ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Great Britain ◽

Central Banks ◽

Economic Recovery ◽

Budget Process

Subject. This article examines the functions and management structures of central financial bodies and related parliamentary and governmental structures in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Germany, France and Italy. Objectives. The article aims to identify non-standard functions and structures that go beyond the classical responsibility of finance ministries as a central part of the budget process arising from current economic challenges. Methods. For the study, I used a comparative analysis. Results. The article describes the important new functions of financial authorities and treasuries of Western governments aimed at economic growth and economic recovery. Conclusions. The organizational and management structures and functions of the ministries of finance go far beyond the budget process, overlap with and dominate the functions of central banks and ministries of economic development.

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Land, People and Power in Early Medieval Wales: The cantref of Cemais in comparative perspective

10.30861/9781407357126 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rhiannon Comeau

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Urban Society ◽

Comparative Perspective ◽

Seasonal Activity ◽

Early Medieval ◽

Habitual Activity ◽

Activity Cycles

A study of seasonal activity cycles in a pre-urban society, examined through the lens of an early medieval Welsh case study. It examines how these cycles shaped patterns of power and habitual activity, defining spaces and structuring lives. Its multidisciplinary, comparative analysis identifies focal zones and challenges commonly applied interpretations.

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