Water Security The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus.

• Συλλογικό Έργο: The World Economic Forum Water Initiative (Συγγραφέας), SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2011.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Hydrogeology.; Agriculture.; Climate change.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Climate Change.

The world is on the brink of the greatest crisis it has ever faced: a spiraling lack of fresh water. Groundwater is drying up, even as water demands for food production, for energy, and for manufacturing are surging. Water is already emerging as a headline geopolitical issue—and worsening water secu...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus: A Facts and Figures – Overview
•  1. Agriculture. Responding to the Increase in Land and Water Demand to Guarantee Future. Food Security. Water Scarcity: Agriculture Provides Solutions. Improving, Water, Food, and Climate Security: A Novel Approach to Direct Seeding of Rice. Farmers Facing the Water Challenge. Water Challenges in the Arabian Gulf. The High Cost of Priceless Water and Oman’s Ancient Alternative
• 2. Energy. Water and Energy: New Thinking. Burning Up Food as Fuel: The Role of Water. Choke Point: The Collision Between Water and Energy. Solutions from the Sea
• 3. Trade. The Water-Trade Nexus. The Risks and Rewards of Water in Trade. Interlocking Crises of Water Scarcity: How Trade Can Make a Difference. Soft Approaches to Sustainable Intensification for Water Security
• 4. National Security. Trans-boundary Waters and Geopolitics by 2025. Hydro-solidarity as a National Security Foundation. Water in the Arabian Gulf: How to Tell the Story. Land: A Question of Increasing Strategic Importance in Search of Better-Informed Answers. The Water–National Security Nexus: The Case of Pakistan
• 5. Cities. A Socioeconomic Breakdown. Fatal Flooding in Modern Cities. Creating a Wastewater Revolution in Asian Cities: The Concept of Cascading Use. Social Enterprise Solution for Water and Sanitation Facilities in Kenya’s Slums. Urban Water Supply Security and Desalination
• 6. People. The Water Crisis Is Now. Water for People: The Capacity Constraint of Governments Hinders Action. Free Access to the Water Nexus. SaniShop: Transforming the Sanitation Crisis into a Massive Business Opportunity for All
• 7. Business. Global Water Tool. Water in the Value Chain. Water Resource Management and Sustainability. Appendix: A Snapshot of Business Water Leadership
• 8. Finance. Financing Water. Meeting the Water Challenge. Water, Agriculture, and the Pricing of Sustenance. Property Rights to Water for All. An Example of Local-Level Water Market Innovation in Sonoma, California
• 9. Climate. Glaciers, Water Security, and Asia’s Rivers. Combining the What and How of Building Climate Resilience: Water Ecosystems and Infrastructure
• 10. New Economic Frameworks for Decision-Making.. The Work of the Water Resources Group. Water Portfolio Management. A “Cloud-to-Coast” Decision Framework. An Integrated Sustainability Index for Effective Water Policy. Water Skin: A Global Multi-scale River Basin Decision-Support Framework for Collaborative Water Resource and Risk Management from the Planetary Skin Institute
• 11. Innovative Water Partnerships
• Conclusion. A Viewpoint from Jordan. So, How Will This Initiative Work?
• Acknowledgments.