Building Climate Resilience through Virtual Water and Nexus Thinking in the Southern African Development Community

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Entholzner, Anna (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Reeve, Charles (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Water,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Hydrology.; Environmental management.; Climate change.; International relations.; Sustainable development.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Sustainable Development.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Regional/Spatial Science.; International Relations.

This book puts the spotlight on Southern Africa, presenting a cutting-edge concept never previously explored in the context of climate change and putting forward arguments for regional integration and cooperation. The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) is the new water inf...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Quantifying Virtual Water Flows in the 12 Continental Countries of SADC
• future of SADC: An investigation into the non-political drivers of change and regional integration
• Virtual Water and the Nexus in national development planning
• Mechanisms to influence water allocations on a regional or national basis
• Electrical Power Planning in SADC and the role of the Southern African Power Pool
• Virtual Water and the Private Sector
• The International Experience
• Embedding the Virtual Water Concept in SADC
• Postscript. .