ENCS473 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Kuznets Curve, Environmental Governance, Water Security
4 Mar 2017
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Water security seen as a human right (the council for canadians versus nestle) Water as a source of conflict or cooperation (the nile) Water is highly variable and unevenly distributed. Water has public good characteristics- non-excludability and non-rivalry. Governance of surface water generally needs to be multi-scale and often multi- national. Water is used in multiple ways, which translate into policy frames. Multiple uses of water and frames for water policy. Safe water for domestic consumption and health. Water as a key input into agricultural and industrial processes. Water as a determinant of settlement patterns. Water an as input into the production of hydropower. Water to maintain the health of ecosystems. Water regulation to manage weather and climate change risks. Global groundwater assessment into the state of global groundwater resources. Regular contribution to the world water development report as an orderly insight storage you will have a water deficit. North africa has low water storage compared to other countries.
