GEO 622 - Water: Environment, Society and Politics

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29 September 2023
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Global water policies in theory and practice.

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The What, Why and How of the World Water Crisis: Phase 1 Review and Findings

GCEW: Global Commission on the Economics of Water · 16 March 2023 English

Many approaches, reports and commissions have attempted to address the challenges of water at multiple levels. What is the unique proposition that the Global Commission on the Economics of Water …

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Realising Global Water Futures: a Summary of Progress in Delivering Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change

GWF: Global Water Futures · 7 March 2023 English

This briefing book provides description of the progress of Global Water Future’s more than 50 projects up to 2022. The book includes links to related peer-reviewed publications, dissertations, and conference …

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Multilateral cooperation can help South Asia's water woes

11 April 2023 English

Transparency will help foster trust, which can lead to a common river management framework for the benefit of all.

Water Dilemmas: The Cascading Impacts of Water Insecurity in a Heating World

Oxfam International · 24 August 2023 English

This briefing paper presents findings from Oxfam’s recently commissioned research on climate predictions for 2040 and 2050 in the Middle East, the Horn, East and Central Africa, West Africa and …

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Minority and Indigenous Trends 2023 - Focus on water

MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 12 June 2023 English

As the third chapter in this report reveals, the case of landlocked regions across the Sahel is not dissimilar to that of Central Asian countries, where the desiccation of major …

The Long-Term Outcomes of Recognizing Indigenous Property Rights to Water

Center for Indian Country Development · 22 April 2022 English

(2020) find that the speed with which settle- ment occurs after a tribe initiates the adjudication process is a function of several factors that are largely exogenous to the reservations, …

Eagles, bears and snapping turtles: wildlife returns to one of US' most famous rivers

UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 14 September 2023 English

The splash was so loud that environmental advocate Lewis Pugh thought someone had jumped off the bridge he was swimming under. But then Pugh, in the midst of a month-long …

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Turning the Tide: A call to collective action

GCEW: Global Commission on the Economics of Water · 16 March 2023 English

‘Turning the Tide: A Call to Collective Action’ was formulated by the Co-chairs of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, drawing on the combined experience, insights and views …

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Building Gaobeidian: Developing the Environmental Infrastructure of Modern Beijing

ADB: Asian Development Bank · 27 July 2023 English

Today, the People's Republic of China has more wastewater treatment capacity than any other country in the world.In 1949, there were roughly 6,000 kilometers of drainage pipelines in all of …

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From a Humanitarian to Development Approach - Uganda's Ground-Breaking Journey to Achieve Sustainable Provision of Water Services to Refugees and …

World Bank Group · 24 May 2023 English

The number of refugees in Africa reached 6.9 million in 2021, nearly tripling over the past 15 years. Uganda alone hosts 1.5 million refugees, making it the largest refugee-hosting country …

Seal River Watershed: The case for conservation

IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 December 2022 English

The Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) Initiative is an Indigenous-led conservation project that aims to establish a protected area under the active stewardship of Indigenous Peoples. This report …

Scorched Earth: The impact of drought on 10 world cities

Christian Aid · 16 May 2022 English

A report into the impact of climate change on cities, which is becoming increasingly important as more and more people live in them. One of the most severe impacts, which …

Federal Water Tap, May 1: White House Establishes Office of Environmental Justice

CoB: Circle of Blue USA · 1 May 2023 English

The Rundown The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funds projects to improve fish passage in streams. President Biden’s executive order establishes an Office of Environmental Justice. The Bureau of Reclamation …