During the second half of the 20th century the global food production more than doubled
and thus responded to the doubling of world population. But the gains in food production …

Water governance (WG) plays a crucial role in steering integrated water resources
management (IWRM) toward the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) …

The most persistent obstacles for the sustainable management of water resources lie in the
realm of water governance. Numerous recommendations often relying on simplistic …

Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries
in the twenty-first century. This book offers a new approach to managing water that will …

This article presents an integrated framework for assessing water markets in terms of their
institutional foundations, economic efficiency, and environmental sustainability. This …

The development and use of indicators is common practice in efforts to promote urban
sustainability. Indicators used to measure urban sustainability tend to focus narrowly on …

Water security is a major challenge for science and society. We review the rapidly growing
literature on water security from the perspective of risk science and management …

Abstract Water Inequality, Water Security and Water Governance are fundamental
parameters that affect the sustainable use of water resources. Through policy formulation …

The field of water management is continually changing. Water has been subject to external
shocks in the form of climate change and globalization. Water management analysis is …

Following their independence, the two Central Asian states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
decided on similar water governance reforms: transfer of local irrigation management to …