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Water Governance in a Comparative Perspective: From IWRM to a 'Nexus' Approach?
Water alternatives, Vol.8(1), pp.756-773
2015
Abstract
Nexus thinking, in the form of integrating water security with agriculture, energy and climate concerns, is normatively argued to help better transition societies towards greener economies and the wider goal of sustainable development. Yet several issues emerge from the current debate surrounding this concept, namely the extent to which such conceptualisations are genuinely novel, whether they complement ( or are replacing) existing environmental governance approaches and how - if deemed normatively desirable - the nexus can be enhanced in national contexts. This paper therefore reviews the burgeoning nexus literature to determine some common indicative criteria before examining its implementation in practice vis-a-vis more established integrated water resources management (IWRM) models. Evidence from two divergent national contexts, the UK and Bangladesh, suggests that the nexus has not usurped IWRM, while integration between water, energy, climate and agricultural policy objectives is generally limited. Scope for greater merging of nexus thinking within IWRM is then discussed.
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- Title
- Water Governance in a Comparative Perspective: From IWRM to a 'Nexus' Approach?
- Authors/Creators
- David Benson (Author) - University of ExeterAnimesh K. Gain (Author) - GFZ German Res Ctr Geosci, Sect Hydrol, Potsdam, GermanyJosselin J. Rouillard (Author) - Inst Ecol, Berlin, Germany
- Publication Details
- Water alternatives, Vol.8(1), pp.756-773
- Publisher
- Water Alternatives Assoc
- Number of pages
- 18
- Identifiers
- 991005560450107891
- Copyright
- © The Authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems; School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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