Water Resources Management

1 Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) CONTENTS Water Resources Management Water Resources Management - Volume 1 No. of Pages: 400 ISBN: 978-1-84826-177-8 (eBook) ISBN: 978-1-84826-627-8 (Print Volume) Water Resources Management - Volume 2 No. of Pages: 410 ISBN: 978-1-84826-224-9 (eBook) ISBN: 978-1-84826-674-2 (Print Volume) For more information of e-book and Print Volume(s) order, please click here Or contact : Water Resources Management CONTENTS VOLUME I Water Resources Management 1 Hubert Savenije, International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE-DELFT), The Netherlands Arjen Y.

2 Hoekstra, International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE-DELFT), The Netherlands 1. Introduction 2. Growing Insights Water Management in Ancient Civilizations Recent Developments Water Resources Management at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century 3. The Working Field of Water Resources Management Definition of the Field Key Issues in Water Resources Management Management Instruments The Context of Water Resources Management 4. The Process of Water Resources Management The Management Cycle The Planning Phase The Phase of Implementation and Control Involvement of Stakeholders 5.

3 The Organization of Water Resources Management The Role of Government Spatial Levels of Management The Local Level Intermediate Level National Level International Level Water Sector Capacity Building 6. Current Issues of Debate Availability of Water Water Demand and Scarcity The Value of Water Virtual Water Trade Privatization Trans-Boundary Water Resources Management 47 Hubert Savenije, International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (IHE-DELFT), The Netherlands Pieter van der Zaag, IHE Delft, The Netherlands 1.

4 Introduction The Maseru Conference General Principles and Critical Issues Conceptual Framework 2. Integrated Water Resources Management as the Foundation The Physical Dimension The Non-physical Dimension Sustainability: Incorporating the Time Perspective 3. The Political Pillar: Creating an Enabling Environment Two Dimensions in Sharing International Rivers Sectoral Integration Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) iWATER Resources Management Cross-border Integration International Collaboration Good Neighborliness Recognition of Riparian Interests Developing Joint Activities Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity 4.

5 The Legal-Institutional Pillar Legal Principles International Aspects Operationalizing the Principles National Legal Frameworks Institutional Aspects Decentralizing Institutions River Basin Institutions: Joint Commissions and River Basin Organizations Privatization: Public Private Partnerships Economic Issues 5. The Technical-Operational Pillar Operational Issues: The Case of Flood Management Operational Conditions for Artificial Floods Technical Cooperation 6. Towards a Strategy for the Integrated Management of Shared River Basins Integrated Demand and Supply Management Reducing the Losses Increasing the Water Yield Decreasing Water Demand Public Participation Exploiting Interdependencies Water Law and Institutions 79 Pieter van der Zaag, IHE Delft, The Netherlands 1.

6 Introduction 2. Institutions, Policies and the Law Management and Property Regimes of Water Resources Institutions Property Rights The Law Policies A Legal Framework for Integrated Water Resources Management 3. National Water Legislation Sources of Water Law Roman Law Civil Law: Roman-Dutch Law Anglo-American Common Law: the Riparian Doctrine The Prior Appropriation Doctrine Recent Trends in Water Legislation The System of Public Allocation The System of Tradable Water Rights The System of Proportional Water Rights Water Allocation under Water Scarcity 4. Water Quality and Environmental Law Natural Law Roman Law Roman-Dutch Law Water Related Environmental Regulation Environmental Water Requirements Sanitation Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) iiWATER Resources Management Water Pollution Legal Approaches to Water Related Environmental Issues Principles Related to Water Quality Water Quality Standards Environmental Impact Assessments Some Limitations of Regulating Water Quality 5.

7 Managing Water Resources Institutions Managing a Water Resources System Water Management Activities Financial Resources Private Utilities in Operational Water Management 6. Improving Water Resources Management The Role of the State in Water Resources Management Public versus Private: The Nature of the Goods and Services Institutional Aspects of Integrated Water Resources Management Water Conservation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions 113 Piet Heyns, Department of Water Affairs, Namibia 1. Introduction 2.

8 Understanding an Arid Water resource Base 3. Institutional Framework Introduction Water Legislation Improving Water Legislation 4. Water Policy Long Term Sector Policy Water and Sanitation Objectives Allocation of Responsibilities Water Allocation Priorities The First Priority The Second Priority Financial Sustainability Urban Water Supply Rural Water Supply Irrigation Water Supply 5. Water Sector Management Introduction Drought Management Combating Desertification Water resource Development Planning Food Supply Policy Water Awareness Campaigns Sector Coordination 6.

9 Water Conservation Measures Introduction Farm Dams Sand Storage Dams Large Dams Groundwater Conjunctive Use of Groundwater and Surface Water Integrated Use of Surface Waters A Systems Approach Wastewater Utilization Recycling Re-use Reclamation Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) iiiWATER Resources Management Artificial Recharge Enhancement Desalination Water Quality Cost Recovery 7. Water Demand Management Policy Issues Legal Issues Technical Issues Public Campaign Water Cost 8. Environment 9. International Water Issues Economic Valuation of Water 150 Peter Philips Rogers, Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA Ramesh Bhatia, Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA Annette Huber, Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA 1.

10 Introduction and scope 2. Estimation of the cost and value of Water 3. Values and costs in user sectors: some illustrative estimates 4. Summary and Conclusions Non-Waterborne Sanitation and Water Conservation 170 B. Gumbo, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe 1. Introduction 2. Paradigm shift, Water conservation and sanitation 3. History of waterborne sanitation 4. Ecological sanitation and nutrient recycling 5. Vision of the future Freshwater Observation Systems, Networks, and Existing Databases 196 Lisa Martinenghi, Studio d ingegneria Martinenghi SA, Switzerland Fedo Zamboni, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland 1.