Yemeni Crisis Dynamics: Water Security and Possible Routes to Civilian Casualty Minimization

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darcy Pollard
Keyword(s):  
Water Security ◽  
Civilian Casualty

Water Governance and Management in Indus Basin - Challenges & Threats

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marium Sara Minhas Bandeali
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The State ◽  
Indus Basin

Water governance and management are important challenges for the River Indus Basin in Pakistan. Water governance refers to social, political and economic factors that influence water management. The water scarcity and water security are a major concern for the state to control its water resources. The study aims to give Sindh water policy by exploring the challenges to Indus Basin in managing water resources and to identify opportunities Indus Basin can look to improve water management. Interviews were conducted from water experts and analysts having 5 years’ experience or more in the water sector of Pakistan through a semi-structured self-developed questionnaire using purposive sampling technique and transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis. The findings show that increasing population, climatic change and rising demand of water are major challenges Indus is facing and Indus with time is getting water-scarce therefore need strong institutions, civil society and legislatures to ensure equitable distribution of water and maintain the ecosystem. The study emphasizes that water governance and management are necessary for sustainable use of water. Pakistan, the water stress country needs to address ‘governance’ at a wider scale to solve problems in the Indus Basin for the livelihood of people. The research will benefit the state, water experts, institutions as well as civil society to promote efficient use of water in Indus Basin.

AFRICOM's Role in Water Security

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Best
Keyword(s):  
Water Security

Case study on the use of dynamically downscaled climate model data for assessing water security in the Lower Hunter region of the eastern seaboard of Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Lockart ◽  
Garry Willgoose ◽  
George Kuczera ◽  
Anthony Kiem ◽  
AFM Kamal Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Model ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Hunter Region ◽  
Eastern Seaboard
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