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1. 6. Good Water Neighbours : Direct and indirect effects of community engagement on transboundary water cooperation in the Jordan river basin

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Wanja Kaufmann; [2021]
   Keywords : Jordan river; Jordan; Israel; transboundary water cooperation; community engagement;

   Abstract : The Jordan Valley is a region where water resources are both scarce and disputed. Over a long period of time, the shared water resources in the region have constituted a source of conflict. READ MORE

3. 7. Prepaid Digital Water Meters and the Challenges of Sustainable Innovation

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Ahmed Saleh; [2021]
   Keywords : Digitalization; Sustainable Development; Prepaid Water Meters; Urban Water Management; Digitalisering; Hållbar Utveckling; Förbetalda Vattenmätare; Stadsvattenhantering;

   Abstract : Water scarcity is an increasing problem all over the world. In order to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030, safe and affordable access to drinking water is a key target that needs to be achieved according to SDG6. READ MORE

4. 8. Water Politics in a Water-Scarce Landscape : Examining the Groundwater Debate in California’s Central Valley

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Ayesha Ali; [2020]
   Keywords : Political Ecology; Water law; Groundwater; California; Agriculture; Climate Change;

   Abstract : The history of California is in many ways a story about water, and the outsized effect that droughts, floods, and seasonal precipitation rates have had on the political and economic development of the state over the past 170 years.  This thesis uses discourse analysis of historical and ongoing negotiations that have been presented in federal and state reports, narratives, case laws and legislation to explore how the discourse around water politics has been shaped in the state. READ MORE

5. 9. "Sabotage" of the Disi Water Conveyance in rural southeast Jordan : an investigation of the mechanisms constructing the phenomenon through the morphogenetic "water" justice cycle

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Helena Wisbech Frid; [2020]
   Keywords : “sabotage”; water scarcity; hydro-politics; climate change; water governance; Jordan; non-revenue water; water justice; hydro-social cycle; morphogenesis process; morphogenetic “water” justice cycle; tribalism; clientelism; unauthorized water provision; rural water informality; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In opposition to most hydrological studies in Jordan, this study examines water from an interdisciplinary perspective with a particular focus on the social component. This qualitative case study was conducted over 9 weeks from December 2019 to February 2020. READ MORE

6. 10. Transboundary Water Cooperation between Bangladesh and India in the Ganges River Basin: Exploring a Benefit-sharing Approach

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sajid Karim; [2020]
   Keywords : Bangladesh-India Water Management; Benefit-sharing; Ganges River Basin; Sustainable Development; Transboundary Water Cooperation; Water Resource Management;

   Abstract : Bangladesh and India share 54 transboundary rivers. Despite that, the transboundary water management between these two countries is heavily concentrated on the Ganges river basin, in which, mode of cooperation is still based on physical sharing of water. READ MORE