Non-conventional water resources and opportunities for water augmentation to achieve food security in water scarce countries

Qadir, Mohammed; Sharma, Bharat R.; Bruggeman, Adriana; Choukr‐Allah, Redouane; Karajeh, F.

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2006.03.018

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“…Water access usually takes into account water shortage and vulnerability along with the adequacy of water resources (e.g. Qadir et al 2007, Falkenmark et al 2007). …”

Section: Water Security Economic Sustainability and Justicementioning

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Problems and prospects of the cooperative sector in Nepal for promoting financial inclusion

Simkhada¹

2013

Enterprise Development &Amp; Microfinance

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This article explores the role of multi-level governance and power structures in local water security through a case study of the Nawalparasi district in Nepal. It focuses on economic sustainability as a measure to address water security, placing this thematic in the context of a complicated power structure consisting of local, district and national administration as well as external development cooperation actors. The study aims to find out whether efforts to improve the economic sustainability of water schemes have contributed to water security at the local level. In addition, it will consider the interactions between water security, power structures and local equality and justice. The research builds upon survey data from the Nepalese districts of Nawalparasi and Palpa, and a case study based on interviews and observation in Nawalparasi. The survey was performed in water schemes built within a Finnish development cooperation programme spanning from 1990 to 2004, allowing a consideration of the long-term sustainability of water management projects. This adds a crucial external influence into the intra-state power structures shaping water management in Nepal. The article thus provides an alternative perspective to cross-regional water security through a discussion combining transnational involvement with national and local points of view.Key words: Water security; Nepal; environmental governance; environmental justice; economic sustainability. ResumenEste artículo explora el papel de la gobernanza multinivel y las estructuras de poder en la seguridad del agua local a través de un estudio de caso del distrito de Nawalparasi en Nepal. Se centra en la sostenibilidad económica como una medida para abordar la seguridad del agua, colocando esta temática en el contexto de una estructura de poder complicada que consiste en la administración local, distrital y nacional, así como en actores externos de cooperación para el desarrollo. El estudio pretende explorar si los esfuerzos para mejorar la sostenibilidad económica de los sistemas de agua han contribuido a la seguridad del agua a nivel local. Además, considerará las interacciones entre la seguridad del agua, las estructuras de poder y la igualdad y justicia locales. La investigación se basa en datos de encuestas de los distritos nepalíes de Nawalparasi y Palpa, y un estudio de caso basado en entrevistas y observación en Nawalparasi. La encuesta se realizó en esquemas de agua construidos dentro de un programa finlandés de cooperación para el desarrollo que abarca desde 1990 hasta 2004, lo que permite considerar la sostenibilidad a largo plazo artículos originales Economic sustainability, water security and multi-level governance of local water schemes in Nepal 88 de los proyectos de gestión del agua. Esto añade una influencia externa crucial en las estructuras de poder intra-estatales que configuran la gestión del agua en Nepal. Por lo tanto, el artículo ofrece una perspectiva alternativa a la seguridad transregional del agua mediante una discusión que combina...

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“…Water access usually takes into account water shortage and vulnerability along with the adequacy of water resources (e.g. Qadir et al 2007, Falkenmark et al 2007). …”

Section: Water Security Economic Sustainability and Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Problems and prospects of the cooperative sector in Nepal for promoting financial inclusion

Simkhada¹

2013

Enterprise Development &Amp; Microfinance

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“…Enfin, même si l'agriculture restera l'utilisateur dominant de l'eau dans ces pays pauvres en ressources hydriques, il est prévu qu'une compétition intense s'installe entre les différents secteurs (agriculture, industriel, et urbain). Cependant, pour assurer une gestion durable des ressources en eau, il est impératif de concevoir une utilisation plus efficiente de l'eau par le secteur agricole (Qadir et al, 2007). …”

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L’Etat des Ressources En Eau au Maghreb En 2009

Filali-Meknassi

2018

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L’eau, en tant que ressource, est un bien très important et surtout fondamental pour tous les pays. En effet, en plus d’être indispensable à la vie et à la santé de l’être humain, l’eau est un vecteur du développement socio-économique. Le présent ouvrage, publié par le Bureau Multipays de l’UNESCO à Rabat, regroupe les expériences de plusieurs spécialistes en eau de la région du Maghreb. L’objectif d’un tel ouvrage est de faire partager le vécu des différents experts des pays du Maghreb et de rassembler les visions de chacun pour permettre de propager de nouvelles idées visant un meilleur système de gestion de l’eau au Maghreb. IWRM

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“…More than 60 % of the global population could suffer from water scarcity by 2025 or 2030 (Qadir et al 2007 ;Rijsberman 2006 ;Wallace 2000 ). Renewable water resources per capita have decreased for all regions in the world with the exception of Caucasus and Eastern Europe (see also Redondo and Lomax 1997 ), as shown in Fig.…”

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“…Increased funding for wastewater treatment and the education of stakeholders can help water scarce countries use wastewater for irrigation (Qadir et al 2007 ). The gaps in knowledge of the true extent of the often informal use of wastewater at a country level must be addressed by governments through comprehensive assessments, which will allow them to evaluate trade-offs and decide on the hot spots that need immediate attention (Raschid-Sally and Jayakody 2008 ).…”

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Global Experiences on Wastewater Irrigation: Challenges and Prospects

Valipour

Singh

2016

Water Science and Technology Library

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The need for irrigated agriculture is growing day by day and the largest water withdrawals from renewable water resources are for irrigation. In addition, the available water resources are decreasing and we need to use non-conventional water resources for irrigation due to looming water crisis (Raschid-Sally and Jayakody, Drivers and characteristics of wastewater agriculture in developing countries: results from a global assessment. International Water Management Institute, Colombo, 35p, (IWMI Research Report 127), 2008). However, the volume of treating and using wastewater is limited due to the lack of adequate data and knowledge and/or negative effects of improper wastewater management (i.e. use of untreated wastewater). A comprehensive evaluation of what has been done is necessary in order to explore wastewater irrigation and to avoid trial-and-error policies. Although a study of wastewater irrigation from crops, soil, groundwater, health, irrigation equipments, modern technologies, and other environmental aspects is useful, management studies in comparison with other aspects can help lead to more reliable and more extensive fi ndings and fi nally a better decision on using wastewater for irrigation. The chapter presents challenges and prospects that may help decision making for the use of wastewater in irrigation.

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Non-conventional water resources and opportunities for water augmentation to achieve food security in water scarce countries

Cited by 451 publications

References 45 publications

Problems and prospects of the cooperative sector in Nepal for promoting financial inclusion

Problems and prospects of the cooperative sector in Nepal for promoting financial inclusion

L’Etat des Ressources En Eau au Maghreb En 2009

Global Experiences on Wastewater Irrigation: Challenges and Prospects

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