Water Governance - Nurturing Resilience for Sustainable Development

Water is one of the crucial resources in the world with only 3% availability as freshwater, nourishing around eight billion of worlds population. Considering the useable fresh water resources, around 2.5% is locked in the form of glaciers, polar ice caps, atmosphere, and soil. The remaining fresh water (0.5%) is used unsustainably over years ending up in highly polluted resources. The global statistics shows around four billion people in world are exposed to severe water scarcity, and the situation will be worsen by 2030. The solution lies in the proposition of water resilience through governance.
The new book, Water Governance: Nurturing Resilience for Sustainable Development, explores the use of water governance as a way to achieve sustainable development in a highly resource exploited era. It consolidates the existing knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of resilience in water sector. The volume looks at water scarcity and the need for governance from all sides-from theory to practice. It considers water resources in conjunction with changing climate implications, economic ramifications and issues, the political context of water resources, and much more.
The integrated research from various disciplines provides a comprehensive overview of the field as well as advances in water governance, offering new insights and perspectives. It highlights how the theory and research can be taken together to provide practical implications, influencing governance across different sectors in both water management practices and policies. The book also emphasizes on the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, recognizing that water resilience is a complex issue that requires insights from multiple disciplines.
Looking beyond the current state of knowledge, this volume explores frontiers in the field of water resilience by identify areas where further research is needed, contributing to the ongoing development in this field. The book is intended for a diverse audience, including academics, resource managers, international organizations, policymakers, and citizens.

Sommario

Foreword by Anawat Suppasri Preface 1. Concept of Resilience Related to Water Governance 2. From Theory to Practice: What Is a Water Resilience Framework? 3. Boosting Water Resilience in Businesses: A New Look 4. Nexus of Changing Climate, Water, and Food Scarcity 5. Exploring the Resilience of Water in a Socioecological System 6. Governing Health Linked with Water: Role of Resilience in Sustaining Life 7. Water Management and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Climate Change 8. Water in Political Boundaries of Crisis 9. Climate Adaptation in the Water Sector: Study of South Asian Practices 10. How Can Water Resilience Make the World Live Longer? Challenges and Opportunities 11. The Economic Side of Issue: Water, Energy, and Food: Case Studies from Developed and Developing Countries 12. Governance for a Water-Resilient World 13. Nurturing Resilience: Unraveling the Transformative Power of Water Governance Through Scientific Inquiry

Info autore

Umair Riaz, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department in the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences at MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Riaz also served as a Scientific Officer (Lab) for six years in the Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, specializing in waste management, metal toxicology, phytochemistry, and phytoremediation. His research interests are related to the development of new fertilizer technology based on nanochemistry with an emphasis on plant nutrition. He has supervised graduate and postgraduate students of environmental sciences for the past several years. He is the author of more than 50 research papers and book chapters, and he has presented and participated in numerous state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia. Dr. Riaz has worked as a research associate in Higher Education Commission (HEC) funded projects regarding field studies. He has received many awards, appreciations, and recognitions for his services to the science of soil, water, pesticide, and fertilizer testing analysis. He has also served as an editorial board member and reviewer of international journals.
Laila Shahzad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Sustainable Development Study Centre at Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan. She has more than 15 years of experience of research in climatic studies, water resources, and ecosystem services, and has over 50 research publications, with more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles and several book chapters in the fields of environmental change, resilience and sustainability, global health, agricultural water management, and disaster risk. Dr. Shahzad is editorial board member of the Elsevier journal Societal Impacts and managing editor of the Journal of Quality Assurance in Agricultural Sciences. She has been actively participating in many national and international conferences, presenting her research ideas. Dr. Shahzad has been contributing in many scientific advisory roles. She holds a postdoctorate degree from the Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, UK.
Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, PhD, is currently an Assistant Professor at Federal University of São João del Rei, Divinopolis, MG, Brazil, where she teaches graduate and postgraduate students. She specializes in biotechnology/molecular biology and has been studying nanomaterials applications such as delivery and remediation as same as green synthesis protocols, and allelopathic potential of secondary metabolites from plants. These research projects resulted in 10 patent applications, three of them already analyzed and granted. She has published nine books and authored 15 scientific articles and more than 40 book chapters with international publishers. Dr. Tonelli has also dedicated herself to the promotion of science and technology through co-funding a nongovernmental organization. Her efforts as a researcher have been recognized with various awards, including For Women in Science Brazil (awarded by LOreal Brasil, UNESCO in Brazil, and Brazilian Academy of Sciences) and Under 30 Brazil (Forbes).

Riassunto

Explores the use of water governance as a way to achieve sustainable development in a highly resource exploited era. Consolidates the existing knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of resilience in water sector. Looks at water scarcity and the need for governance from theory to practice.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli (Editore), Umair Riaz (Editore), Laila Shahzad (Editore)
• Editore: Apple Academic Press Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2026
• EAN: 9781998511624
• ISBN: 978-1-998511-62-4
• Pagine: 386
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Mineralogia, petrografia