The concept of integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been around for some
60 years. It was rediscovered by some in the 1990s. While at a first glance, the concept of …

Integrated water resources management is not a new concept: it has been around for some
two generations. In the early 1990s it was 'rediscovered'by some water professionals, and …

The right to clean water has been adopted by the United Nations as a basic human right. Yet
how such universal calls for a right to water are understood, negotiated, experienced and …

A discourse on water ethics has emerged as a field linking practical water demands, social
practices, and hydrological constraints to philosophic norms. The field arose parallel to …

Humans take more than their geological share of water, but they do not benefit from it
equally. This imbalance has created an era of intense water scarcity that affects the security …

Setting the scene with a thorough introduction to water resource issues, Water Privatisation
critically examines the new role played by Trans-National Corporations in managing and …

Ethics and values are important dimensions of water governance. We show how a “values
approach” contributes to an understanding of global water governance, and how it …

Principal topics covered in this book include: the character and extent of problems
connected with irrigated agriculture; water requirements of plants in different environments; …

The water-energy-food-climate nexus has risen rapidly in global water governance over the
past decade. This article examines the role of global financial networks in articulating the …

Most studies of water scarcity in the Middle East conclude that there is a significant risk of
imminent conflict, even warfare, between states in the region. This book demonstrates that …