Urban Water Management
Integrated Urban Water Management About 68 percent of the world's population is projected to live in urban areas by 2050, increasing from 54 percent currently. Understanding the water needs, both quantity and quality, between urban, peri-urban and rural communities is crucial for sanitation, health and sustainable water management outcomes. Australia hosts a leading research centre [...]
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Vijay Kumar interview: key water challenges in India and lessons from the region
This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
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Water pricing: what it is, how it works, and how it can support vulnerable communities
In an interview, Professor Quentin Grafton briefly discussed the value of water pricing. Water pricing is a very broad and exhaustive topic, as water pricing can be done in a seemingly endless number of ways, depending on the context. This article looks at the issue of water pricing and explores the very basics of what it is, […]
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Best practices for cost recovery in implementing water management frameworks in interntional development
In an interview with Peter Sharry, he spoke about community ownership of water management infrastructure and associated cost-recovery options. This article explores the best practices guiding this approach in closer detail. While full cost recovery is desirable to promote the sustainability of water management frameworks, realistically, water users in developing countries may only have the […]
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Read about valuing Water — what It Is, and why it’s important.
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Valuing water: what it is and why it’s important
In an interview, Huw Pohlner discussed the importance of valuing water. This article explores what valuing water is and why it is important. We value water every day whenever we use water and exploring and understanding these values from a personal use perspective, all the way up to the level of governmental decision-making can lead […]
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Understanding supply-side and demand-side to support water management in the Asia Pacific
In an interview with Chris O’Neill of Hydronumerics, supply-side and demand-side solutions to support water supply management came up, albeit briefly. This article explores this important issue more closely. Water, as a resource, is finite. While the earth seems to be covered in water, only a small percentage of it is actually available for human use […]
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Chris O’Neill interview: applied environmental engineering for improved catchment management in India, with communities
This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
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