Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Region

Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean Region

Author: Redouane Choukr-Allah

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-10-04

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9400747551

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This book puts great emphasis on the importance of Integrated Water Resources Management IWRM as the way forward towards food, water, and energy security. It offers better ways and means of managing the limited water resources; using water more efficiently; adopting new policies in order to cope with climate change and drought; increase water supply through the use of non conventional water resources, especially waste water; inducing stakeholders participation and information exchange and raise public awareness to the value of water. It is an important book for all those involved in all aspects of water resources and contains valuable information for scientists, researchers, farmers, extension services and students.


Rural Water Supply in Africa

Rural Water Supply in Africa

Author: Peter Harvey

Publisher: WEDC, Loughborough University

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 1843800675

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This book is designed to assist those responsible for planning, implementing and supporting rural water supply prograames to increase sustainability.


Proper Project Management Practices

Proper Project Management Practices

Author: Lydia W. Nabifwo

Publisher: IPR Journals and Book Publishers

Published: 2023-09-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9914728669

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TOPICS IN THE BOOK Sustainability of Water, Sanitation and Health Projects Implemented by African Medical and Research Foundation in Nairobi City County, Kenya Effect of Material Flow Systems’ Automation on the Performance of Financial Market Intermediaries in Kenya Influence of Organization Factors on the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya Enterprise Profile and Women Owned Mitumba Enterprise Outcomes in Mombasa City Kenya Effect of Monitoring and Evaluation on Completion of Waste Management Projects Funded by United Nation Development Programme in Kibera, Nairobi City County in Kenya Determinants of Succesful Implimentation of Housing Projects in Rwanda: A Case of Roko Construction Company


The Impact of Climate Change on Our Life

The Impact of Climate Change on Our Life

Author: Abdelnaser Omran

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-23

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9811077487

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This book introduces the highly topical issue from many different angles, sensitizing readers to the various challenges to human life posed by climate change, identifying possible intentional and inadvertent anthropogenic factors and consequences, and seeking socially and environmentally viable solutions. The book begins by examining the impact of the climate change discussion on science, politics, economy and culture – from its historical origin in the first Club of Rome Report and its inclusion in the UN's SDGs to the Paris Agreement and beyond. Comprising 12 chapters, it analyses the factors which caused the catastrophic 2014 Kelantan flood in Malaysia, focusing on the Kuala Krai district and discusses mud architecture in Wadi Hadramout, Yemen and mitigating the expected effects of climate change on this unique architecture and cultural heritage. It also examines the economic costs of climate change on health and the increased burden on individual expenditures and national health systems. The role of climate change in the water-energy nexus and efforts to increase efficiency in energy and water end-use to increase Queensland’s agricultural sector’s resilience in Australia is addressed, as is water security and climate change issues in developing countries and the potential of partnership procurement strategies for managing sustainable urban water supply in Nigerian cities. It also includes a chapter offering a new approach to waste management, exploring to what extent waste can complicate our daily actions and influence environmental decay, and recommending that renewable materials be sorted and separated from other types of materials to avoid cross-contamination, to increase the value of the materials, and to ease the process of manufacturing. Subsequent chapters identify factors sustaining the municipal solid waste management and practices in Ajdabiya city in Libya, and look at accounting disclosure remedies by exploring areas in which sustainability reporting could expand beyond corporate environmental reporting to additional disclosures, curbing recklessness in pursuing merely economic goals. The book shows – from the perspective of agriculture – how human activities can increase the negative impacts of climate change on lifestyle in Malaysia, suggesting alternative lifestyles and encouraging international cooperative efforts. The last chapters evaluate the impacts of various environmental factors on the local tourism sector in Pakistan, and discuss strategies to tackle climate change, focusing on the opportunities and risks of climate engineering. Since these risks encompass inadvertent negative effects and targeted abuse for covert weather warfare and terrorism that violate the UN’s ENMOD convention, the author recommends viable alternatives to deal with climate change.


Supporting Rural Water Supply

Supporting Rural Water Supply

Author: Harold Lockwood

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781853397295

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This book offers insights into ways countries and individual organisations can move towards a service delivery approach and is a valuable resource for professionals in who are interested in improving the design and implementation of rural water supply programmes. Published in association with IRC.


African Development Perspectives: A Holistic Reflection

African Development Perspectives: A Holistic Reflection

Author: T A Ngwana

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Published: 2024-01-05

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1398494569

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Africa remains a continent that is yet to achieve its full potentials, despite an abundance of resources and a rich cultural pedigree. There have been various attempts to dissect the impediments to the continent’s progress in its march towards development and true independence. Consequently, this book moves away from mere identification of challenges to proffering solutions. The ideas put forward about African development in this book draw from a multiplicity of backgrounds. They are also offered through the prism of the lived experiences of contributors who are keen on engendering an African solution that weaves global dynamics into Africa’s cultural context and did not shy away from identifying themselves as global citizens from Africa. The compelling read is a critical appraisal of germane issues in Africa’s quest for development which speaks truth to both the powerful and the powerless within and beyond Africa on why prioritising Africa’s development is as pressing as the Global climate catastrophe.