Background: Competition for freshwater between cities and agriculture is projected to grow
due to rapid urbanization, particularly in the Global South. Water reallocation from rural to …

Contaminated source water for cities contributes to negative human health impacts and
rising water treatment costs. Nutrient pollution is the primary source of surface water quality …

Abstract Water crises in Latin America are more a consequence of poor management than
resource scarcity. Addressing water management issues through better coordination …

This study aims to analyze scientific literatures on watershed governance from the first
published paper (1979) to the present (2020) through bibliometric analysis and visualization …

Sustainability governance in polycentric systems needs to ensure both effectiveness and
procedural justice. Effectiveness and procedural justice are intricately linked to power …

The global hydrological cycle is characterized by complex interdependencies and self-
regulating feedbacks that keep water in an ever-evolving state of flux at local, regional, and …

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is globally regarded as a suitable
alternative to adapt to the effects of Climate Change. Chile, México, and Brazil are …

Designing adaptive institutions for achieving sustainable groundwater use is a central
challenge to local and state governments. This challenge is exacerbated by the growing …

The Grande de Tárcoles River in Costa Rica is one of the most polluted and degraded river
basins in Central America. At the same time Costa Rica is a country internationally …

Flood risk is a complex and transboundary issue that is expected to escalate with climate
change and requires to be governed by collaborative networks of actors. Municipal …