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In_Focus: WATER Local-level Management David B. Brooks IDRC 2002 ISBN 0-88936-996-8 80 pp.   
Disponible en française / Disponible en español Today, more than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Within the next 25 years, fully one-third of the world’s population will experience severe water scarcity. It is clear that disparities in the availability and supply of fresh water are truly a matter of life and death, and constitute one of the great governance imperatives of our time. This publication summarizes the results of three decades of IDRC-supported research on water supply. It demonstrates that some of the most powerful responses to water scarcities have been mounted at the community or local level — in households, farmers’ fields, villages, and city neighbourhoods. With a focus on research findings, and failures, this book presents solidly grounded propositions for decision-makers and for researchers. It goes on to form a series of clear and pointed recommendations for policy design and future research efforts, and concludes with an eye to the future of water supply and a presentation of some of the key resources in the field. The book also serves as the focal point for a IDRC thematic Web site on water: www.idrc.ca/water. The full text is available online and leads the reader into a true web of resources that represent IDRC’s 30 years of experience in water-related research. THE AUTHOR David B. Brooks is a specialist in natural resources who works with the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. Dr Brooks has a background in geology and economics and was the founding director of Canada's Office of Energy Conservation, Dr Brooks worked for 6 years with Friends of the Earth and then for 5 years as a principal with the firm of Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd. His main research interests lie in ways to move toward more sustainable development in the production and use of minerals, energy, and water. His most recent books are Watershed: The Role of Fresh Water in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict (IDRC 1994), which he coauthored, Management of Water Demand in Africa and the Middle East (IDRC 1997), which he coedited, and Water Balances in the Eastern Mediterranean (IDRC 2000), which he also coedited.
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WATER / Foreword Margaret Catley-Carlson IDRC 2002 WATER / Preface David Brooks IDRC 2002 WATER / Part 1. The Issue David Brooks IDRC 2002 Managing freshwater scarcities constitutes one of the great imperatives of governance almost everywhere in the world; local management is an indispensable component. WATER / Part 2. The Approaches David Brooks IDRC 2002 Field research is examined in three approaches to local water management: small-scale water supply; wastewater treatment and reuse; and watershed management and irrigation. WATER / Part 3. The Results: Propositions for Governance and Research David Brooks IDRC 2002 Research results are addressed in a series of policy-relevant propositions aimed at decision-makers and at researchers in government, NGOs, communities, and beyond. WATER / Part 4. Recommendations David Brooks IDRC 2002 Armed with the results presented in Part 3, specific recommendations are advanced for action that can be taken now in policy and research on local water management. WATER / Part 5. Future Directions David Brooks IDRC 2002 Future directions are plotted where progress can be accelerated in thescience and in the conduct of local water management. WATER / Appendix: Sources and Resources David Brooks IDRC 2002 The Publisher 2002 |
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