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May 1983. ; Bibliography: pages 149-156. ; Project no. A-044-COLO, agreement no. 14-34-0001-9006 and 14-34-0001-0106; partially funded by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior as authorized by the Water Research and Development Act of 1978.

Presented at Competing interests in water resources - searching for consensus: proceedings from the USCID water management conference held on December 5-7, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Carbon emissions from the use of fossil fuels are increasing. Global warming continues resulting in more violent and destructive storms. The world population is increasing by nearly 90 million annually. Forests are rapidly being destroyed in the developing countries. Irrigated area per capita and food grain production are declining. The competition from the cities for water is increasing. Many aquifers are being polluted and/or over pumped. However, deforestation, soil erosion, population growth, and flooding decrease with water resources and other economic developments. Large new areas can be brought into agricultural production through the construction of irrigation and drainage facilities. There are many good sites for large dams in the developing countries. These dams can be used for hydropower, flood storage, irrigation supplies, and domestic water. Hydropower is clean energy and should be substituted for a large portion of the present use of fossil fuels. Benefits from fertilizers increase with increasing availability of water. Governments and politicians are poor managers of water resources. Many large development possibilities are international in scope. Electrical grids should be more interconnected and possibly continental in scope. Few if any developing countries have an institutional capacity for coordinated water resources developments. The international lending agencies should give priority to the financing of national and international water resources development authorities that at least partially privatize water resource management. Also priority should be given to those projects and activities that improve the environment.

By the year 2025 nearly 2 billion people will live in regions or countries experiencing absolute water scarcity, even allowing for high levels of irrigation efficiency. In the face of this emerging global water crisis, this book explores how the planet's water should be used and managed in the twenty-first century

Water Resources and Development explores water management strategies through scientific, social and political perspectives, and uses case studies to exemplify four key development challenges: economic growth, poverty reduction, competition and conflict over water, and adaptation to climate change.

Funds provided by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of Water Resources Research, as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, and pursuant to grant agreement no. 14-31-0001-3636 and by the Colorado Division of Wildlife under project no. 31-1771-0131.

This research project aims to analyze the role of business, government, and non-governmental organizations in ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation services for all in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and to propose a plan to achieve this goal by the year 2030. By looking at countries by development stage, income group, and performance in the WASH sector, suggestions will be made for which course of action or services and innovations would be best suited for specific situations in the WASH sector. The paper will also touch base on some of the social innovations created to help alleviate issues within the WASH sector and explain where they should be applied based on the analysis of WASH sector as mentioned above. Ultimately, the hope is that this project will help raise awareness about the global water crisis and the importance of business, government, and NGO collaborations and projects, with an emphasis on social innovations, to start the process of making water access and sanitation more sustainable and universal for people living in water scarce regions.

Edited in collaboration with TEN ECOPORT project, this volume contains the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on 'Sustainable Development of the Sea-corridors and Coastal Waters'. The book highlights the advances of environmental pollution management on ports and coastal zones. Particular attention is given to water quality, issues that concern the marine environment of sea corridors and coastal waters, especially in regions surrounding ports. In addition to these topics the chapters explore novel methodologies and technologies, IT solutions, data and instrumentation of monitoring water quality. The book is organized into five parts: assessment, monitoring, sustainable management system, port processes and historical ports.TEN ECOPORT (Transnational ENhancement of ECOPORT8 network) is a project co-financed by the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme.

Intro -- Contents -- No Doubt About Climate Change and Its Implications for Water Suppliers -- How Should Water Utilities Prepare for Climate Change? -- Mountain Water and Climate Change -- Prevailing Water Demand Forecasting Practices and Implications for Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change -- Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Source Water Quality of Lake Cachuma, California -- The Climate Footprint and the Practical Application at Water Companies in the Netherlands -- Climate Footprint and Mitigation Measures in the Dutch Water Sector -- The Water Footprint of Bio- Energy -- The Water- Energy- Climate Nexus- Systems Thinking and Virtuous Circles -- Energy Use in Urban Water -- WATERGY: Energy and Water Efficiency in Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment -- Station Efficiency Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Climate Change- Mitigation Policy Issues -- Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in the Water Sector in Developing Countries -- Incorporating Climate Change in Water Planning -- Climate Change and Water Utilities -- Half Full or Half Empty? Either Way It's Time to Plan -- Climate Change Is Real: How Can Utilities Cope With Potential Risks? -- Planning Strategy in a Changing Climate -- Climate Change: Charting a Water Course in an Uncertain Future -- Implementation of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Drinking Water Production in the Netherlands -- Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change: Singapore -- Climate Change and Adaptation in Southern California -- Melbourne Water Climate Change Study -- Climate Change Impacts on Urban Drainage Systems in Scandinavia.

Both the federal and state governments have strong constitutional daims and political resources with which to influence the allocation of water resources. Until the 1970s. federal agencies were able to dominate kr setting goals and objectives. However, when the federal government attempted to implement a national water policy in the 1970s, effective opposition was mounted by the states. Both the states and the federal government now exert decisive influence in water policy.