Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Centralized and Decentralized Water Reclamation with Resource Recovery Strategies in Leh Town, Ladakh, India, and Potential for Their Reduction in Context of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus

Lahmouri, Mounia; Drewes, Jörg E.; Gondhalekar, Daphne

doi:10.3390/w11050906

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“…Lahmouri et al [7] analysed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and compared possible water reclamation with resource recovery scenarios in the town of Leh in India: a centralised scheme, a partly centralised combined with a decentralised scheme, and a household-level approach. Potential sources of reduction of GHG emissions through sludge and biogas utilisation have been identified and quantified to seize their ability to mitigate the carbon footprint of the water and wastewater sector.…”

Section: Integrated Assessment Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

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Hofman

Driessen

et al. 2019

Water

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Combined impacts of sea-level rise, river flooding, increased frequency and magnitude of extreme rainfall, heatwaves, water scarcity, water pollution, ageing or lacking infrastructures for water, wastewater and solid waste in rapidly urbanising regions in the world call for improved water management and governance capacity in cities to accelerate the transition to water-wise cities. The sixteen contributions to this Special Issue create further awareness and present solutions on integrated approaches, advanced water management practices and water governance strategies. It is concluded that cities require a long-term strategy and a multilevel water governance approach. Research has shown how important it is to involve the civil society and private parties early on in this process to create success. Collaboration among cities and regions by sharing best practices for rapid implementation are crucial to cope with nearly all Sustainable Development Goals.

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Section: Integrated Assessment Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

Leeuwen

Hofman

Driessen

et al. 2019

Water

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“…Both types explore the potential impacts of innovative techniques or technologies. Exceptions examined the potential of decentralized governance (Lahmouri et al 2019), household investment strategies (Topi et al 2016), or urban planning (Gondhalekar and Ramsauer 2017). Nearly all studies recommended more research before implementation, often citing the need for a better understanding of how the suggested change would interact with society.…”

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“…In Beijing, China, Li et al (2019a, b) identified a hierarchy of critical FWE systems and subsystems, and Elagib et al (2019) advocated integrated decision-making with respect to hazard management and the FWE nexus in Khartoum, Sudan. Finally, Lahmouri et al (2019) showed the benefits of the decentralized management of FWE resources, emphasizing the need for decision-making among local people who are best-informed about the situation.…”

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Implementing the urban food–water–energy nexus through urban laboratories: a systematic literature review

2021

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The sustainability of complex resource systems, such as the food, water, and energy (FWE) nexus, is increasingly threatened by climate change impacts, expanding populations, urbanization, and economic instability. However, while research on the topic has burgeoned, studies focused on solution development and implementation, especially at the urban level, have lagged behind. Against this background, we review the urban FWE nexus literature. We focus on the operationalization of solutions for implementation, and seek to identify opportunities for participatory approaches. Our results suggest that operationalization would benefit from: (1) more fully integrating urban social complexity; (2) extending our understanding of the nexus to include social responses to the impacts of interventions; and (3) ensuring that projects build knowledge that is not only actionable, but also credible, salient, and legitimate. We then discuss the potential of local, transdisciplinary approaches, in the form of urban laboratories, to shift the focus of FWE nexus research towards operationalization. We conclude with five recommendations: (1) knowledge development should extend to implementation; (2) stakeholders should be engaged, and be able to align solutions with the agency to implement; (3) research should move beyond material flows, and focus on the behaviors, habits, and social patterns that underpin urban complexity; (4) FWE nexus thinking should become part of participatory/laboratory approaches; and (5) policymakers should integrate nexus research into municipal strategies and plans.

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“…Reviewing existing studies linking the EWF and climate change, Lahmouri, et al [23] expressed concern about the polluting atmospheric function of climate change on EWF resources caused by the strong pressure of economic development. Moreover, Maji, et al [24] examined renewable energy use in economic development and climate change resilience in Western Africa.…”

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Decoupling Energy, Water, and Food Resources Production from GHG Emissions: A Footprint Perspective Review of Africa from 1990 to 2017

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Decoupling energy, water, and food (EWF) consumption and production from GHG emissions could be an important strategy for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), and SDG 7 (Clean and Affordable Energy) in Africa. This study applies Tapio’s decoupling method to analyze the relationship between GHG emissions and EWF resources use in 15 African countries over the period 1990–2017. The results show a remarkable relationship, which includes the contamination of EWF by GHG emissions, that mostly exhibits unsatisfactory decoupling state to satisfactory decoupling over a period of several years. The decoupling of water and energy resources from GHG emissions in most countries of Africa has not been able to reach an excellent decoupling state or a strong positive decoupling state. This requires countries in Africa to support environmentally friendly water and energy infrastructures and to promote an integrated, mutually managed, whole resource interaction system. The study also highlights the importance of tracking sources of GHG emissions, whether within individual resource sector activities or across resources to each other.

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Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Centralized and Decentralized Water Reclamation with Resource Recovery Strategies in Leh Town, Ladakh, India, and Potential for Their Reduction in Context of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus

Cited by 18 publications

References 50 publications

The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

Implementing the urban food–water–energy nexus through urban laboratories: a systematic literature review

Decoupling Energy, Water, and Food Resources Production from GHG Emissions: A Footprint Perspective Review of Africa from 1990 to 2017

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