and interpersonal relations, water is a common good. In order to verify this, we refer to an economy of reciprocity … practiced by some indigenous communities of the Bolivian Andes. We compare water management in these communities with another … case of collective provision of water services now present and functioning in some areas of the Italian Alps and Apennines …

that there is excellent soil moisture and ample surplus water in reservoirs. This high growth in agri-GDP is likely to …

that there is excellent soil moisture and ample surplus water in reservoirs. This high growth in agri-GDP is likely to …

In this paper, the term multi-purpose water infrastructure (MPWI) encompasses all man-made water systems, including … dams, dykes, reservoirs and associated irrigation canals and water supply networks, which may be used for more than one …-economic development and ensuring water, food and energy security of many countries (not least in water-stressed Central Asia), many MPWI …

The region comprising North Africa and the Middle East is the driest in the world. Thus conflicts over water have been … a part of the landscape. These conflicts over water are invariably seen as a zero sum game; such a view does not … incorporate the notion that water is an economic good and is therefore scarce. Given the limitation of competitive markets …

provide a comprehensive view on the status and functioning of the Water Users' Associations in the State. It is argued that … to WUAs has not taken place, as most of the important functions like assessment, collection of water charges, sanctioning …

This paper looks at the Indus Basin Water Strategy for Pakistan. It begins with a historical overview of the Indus … paper concludes that Pakistan should focus on (1) Creating Additional Surface Storage, (2) Preserving surface water …), (4) Encouraging general efficiency of irrigation water use (through improved land management techniques), (5) Enhancing …

During the 1990s scholarship about water security abounded. However that debate abated at the ‎turn of this century …. This lack of exploration is surprising, particularly given the negative impacts ‎of climate change upon the world's water … resources, and the concomitant water insecurity that ‎has resulted. The present article addresses water insecurity in the Middle …

In a world in which ever-growing demand for water meets an essentially finite supply, it is unsurprising that rights in … water have received much attention from courts and legislatures. Perhaps more surprising are the radical variety of property … regimes governing this resource and the intensity of attention water rights have received in the scholarly literature …

How to keep water and land stress within planetary boundaries is a major challenge for sustainable development in Latin … simulates future land and water demand for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru under three climate-socioeconomic scenarios: SSP …1-RCP2.6, SSP2-RCP4.5, and SSP5-RCP8.5. Under all three scenarios, land and water demands in all four countries are …