Integrated water resources management: evolution, prospects and future challenges

Rahaman, Muhammad Mizanur; Varis, Olli

doi:10.1080/15487733.2005.11907961

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“…The main challenge of a holistic approach to water resources management will be integrating decision making and planning for water, wastewater, and stormwater to secure reliable water and sustainable water supply in the short and long term. Several papers now address basic frameworks for IWRM yet there is a general consensus that priorities are localized, thus water managers must incorporate the rhetoric of IWRM into the reality of localized water needs and conditions (Rahaman andVaris, 2005 andMargerum, 1995). IWRM can result in adoption of innovative strategies that allow water supply and treatment needs to be met in a more cost-effective and sustainable way.…”

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THE ROLE OF WATER RECLAMATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

Esposito¹,

Tsuchihashi²,

Anderson³

et al. 2005

proc water environ fed

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In recognition of the existing and impending stress to traditional water supply, water planners must look beyond structural developments and interbasin water transfers to secure supply into the future. In this process, it is becoming evident that various issues related to water must be integrated into a whole system approach, including water supply, water use, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and management of surrounding water environment. In bringing disparate water assets together, alternatives to traditional water supply should arise. Integrated water resources management can provide a realistic framework for examining the feasibility of water reuse. This paper evaluates how water reuse can become a strategic alternative in water resources management. The key challenges that limit water reclamation as one of the key elements in integrated water resources management scheme are discussed, including limitations with typical centralized wastewater treatment systems and public health protection, particularly the implications of trace contaminants. The key considerations to address these challenges are presented including (1) selection of appropriate treatment processes and reuse applications, (2) scientific and engineering solutions to emerging concerns, (3) consideration for cost effective and sustainable system, and (4) public acceptance. Recent water reclamation projects are presented to illustrate the response of the engineering community to the challenges of making water reclamation and reuse a real and sustainable solution to water supply system management planning.

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THE ROLE OF WATER RECLAMATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

Esposito¹,

Tsuchihashi²,

Anderson³

et al. 2005

proc water environ fed

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“…While water management from the beginnings of industrialization until the mid-twentieth century was typically technocratic and placed economic development and human health protection above environmental concerns, Germany was one of the first countries in the world to shift to the more holistic approach of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), which was explicitly mentioned in water management directives of Hesse state in 1960 (Rahaman and Varis 2005). However, the concept was popularized much later by the World Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 (Savenije and van der Zaag 2008) and the subsequent definition of IWRM by Global Water Partnership as ''a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems'' (GWP-TAC 2000:22).…”

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Water research in Germany: from the reconstruction of the Roman Rhine to a risk assessment for aquatic neophytes

et al. 2017

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Germany does not only have a long tradition in water research, but a very active community of scientists and practitioners working on a vast range of ''water topics.'' This thematic issue, which was initiated by four water-related research associations (German Hydrological Society; German Limnological Society; Hydrological Sciences Commission within German Water Association; Working Group Hydrology within German Geographical Society), is a testimony of both the quality and diversity of the water research currently undertaken by Germany's scientific community. Key topics include hydrology and hydromorphology; water quality; aquatic and riparian ecosystems; water in agriculture and forestry; and water management and supply. The manuscripts contained in this thematic issue do not only cover a period of more than two millennia, but also address all types of water resources and a multitude of both established and newly developed methods that help us to better understand the processes governing the hydrological cycle, aquatic ecosystems and the management and operation of various water infrastructures.

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“…IWRM is "a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximise resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital eco-systems" (Global Water Partnership, 2000: 1). IWRM has been recommended since the late 1970s, when it was presented at the United Nations Conference on Water (Rahaman and Varis, 2005). Water issues fell off the international radar in the 1980s but reemerged in the 1990s and in the 21st century through a number of international conferences that recommended IWRM as a response to competing uses of water resources (Rahaman and Varis, 2005).…”

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“…IWRM has been recommended since the late 1970s, when it was presented at the United Nations Conference on Water (Rahaman and Varis, 2005). Water issues fell off the international radar in the 1980s but reemerged in the 1990s and in the 21st century through a number of international conferences that recommended IWRM as a response to competing uses of water resources (Rahaman and Varis, 2005). IWRM has gained broad support internationally and has been widely promoted by experts (e.g., Fitzgibbon et al, 2006;Jonch-Clausen and Fugl, 2001;Ramin, 2004) as the most appropriate method for achieving sustainable management of water resources.…”

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Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management: The Importance of Cross-Scale Considerations and Local Conditions in Ontario and Nova Scotia

Cervoni¹,

Biro²,

Beazley³

2008

Canadian Water Resources Journal

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Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is advocated by international and expert communities as the most viable approach to achieving sustainable freshwater management. Watersheds are often viewed as the preferred management units. There is increasing recognition, however, that socio-political and watershed boundaries do not coincide, and where they are used for management purposes, these boundaries are constructed through processes of political contestation. Key informants from various agencies and sectors associated with water resources management in Ontario (where watershed-based management has been in place for decades), Nova Scotia (currently developing a comprehensive water resources management strategy), and the Government of Canada were interviewed: to explore the links between IWRM and watershed management; barriers to IWRM; elements essential for IWRM to work effectively; the appropriate scale of watershed management units; and the degree of cross-scale interactions between agencies and stakeholders. Four main themes emerged around capacity, coordination and participation, scale of implementation, and education. To achieve IWRM, particular attention must be paid to existing local circumstances and resources, situated within formalized provincial and national frameworks.Resumé : La gestion intégrée des ressources hydriques (GIRH) est préconisée par les communautés internationaux et expertes comme étant l'approche la plus viable pour atteindre la gestion soutenable de l'eau douce. Les bassins hydrographiques sont fréquemment considérés comme les unités de gestion favorisées. Mais il y a une augmentation de reconnaissance que les frontières sociopolitiques et hydrographiques ne coïncident pas, et là où employées pour la gestion, les frontières hydrographiques sont construites à travers des processus de contestation politique. Des informateurs principaux de divers agences et secteurs associés avec la gestion des ressources hydriques en Ontario (où la gestion basée sur les bassins hydrographiques est en place depuis des décennies), la Nouvelle-Écosse (développe actuellement une stratégie compréhensive pour la gestion des ressources hydriques), et le gouvernement du Canada ont été interviewés pour obtenir une compréhension : des liens entre la GIRH et la gestion des bassins hydrographiques; les obstacles à la GIRH, les éléments essentiels pour le fonctionnement efficace de la GIRH, l'échelle convenable pour la gestion par bassin hydrographique; et l'étendue des interactions entre les agences et les parties prenantes. Quatre thèmes principaux ont fait surface sur la capacité, la

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Integrated water resources management: evolution, prospects and future challenges

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THE ROLE OF WATER RECLAMATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

THE ROLE OF WATER RECLAMATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21^ST CENTURY

Water research in Germany: from the reconstruction of the Roman Rhine to a risk assessment for aquatic neophytes

Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management: The Importance of Cross-Scale Considerations and Local Conditions in Ontario and Nova Scotia

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THE ROLE OF WATER RECLAMATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

THE ROLE OF WATER RECLAMATION IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Water research in Germany: from the reconstruction of the Roman Rhine to a risk assessment for aquatic neophytes

Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management: The Importance of Cross-Scale Considerations and Local Conditions in Ontario and Nova Scotia

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