Sökning: "River basin management"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 32 avhandlingar innehållade orden River basin management.

1. 1. Information, systems and water management : Information systems which support water management - cases from rural water supply in Uganda and WFD implementation in the North Baltic River Basin District, Sweden

   Författare :Andrew Quin; Berit Balfors; Jos G. Timmerman; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; information support; actors; water management; organisational action; Soft Systems Methodology;

   Sammanfattning : Successfulwater management implies tackling multi-level governance and improvingintegration between sectors. Sound information and related processes will berequired to support water management decision-making at these various levels. LÄS MER

3. 2. Scenarios for Flood Risk Management Strategies Integration in Mozambique : A backcasting approach for the case of the Limpopo River Basin

   Författare :Avelino Isaias Mondlhane; Oliver Popov; Adiel Teixeira de Almeida; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Flood risk management strategies; scenario planning; backcasting; MCDA; risk; hazards; exposure; vulnerability; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Flood risk management strategic planning with long-term perspectives is a complex problem, for which the solution requires a multidisciplinary and multi-paradigm approach. A significant dimension of this complexity arises from the need to include or add a participatory mode to the solution process, which amounts to a requirement that all stakeholders, ranging from decision makers to experts and beneficiaries, be involved in the decision making. LÄS MER

4. 3. Energy-Water and Agriculture Nexus to Support the Sustainable Management of Shared Water Resources

   Författare :Youssef Almulla; Viktoria Martin; Mark Howells; Francesco Gardumi; Vignesh Sridharan; Mikael Höök; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; shared water management; WEF nexus; agriculture; water and energy systems; hydropower; climate change; groundwater.; Delad vattenförvaltning; WEF-nexus; jordbruk; vatten och energisystem; vattenkraft; klimatförändring; grundvatten.; إدارة المياه المشتركة ؛ الترابط بين الموارد المائية و الطاقة والغذاء؛ أنظمة الطاقة؛ الطاقة الكهرومائية؛ تغير المناخ؛ المياه الجوفية.; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

   Sammanfattning : Throughout history, major rivers and shared water bodies have allowed civilizations to flourish, and the effective management of shared water bodies has always been a priority for societies and nations. Today, about 40% of the world’s population lives in proximity to the 286 transboundary river and lake basins that supply 60% of the world’s freshwater flows and make up about half of the Earth’s land area. LÄS MER

5. 4. Hydrological modeling as a tool for sustainable water resources management: a case study of the Awash River Basin

   Författare :Selome M. Tessema; Berit Balfors; Ulla Mörtberg; Shimelis Gebriye Setegn; Steve W. Lyon; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Hydrological characteristics; Distributed hydrological modeling; Rainfall-runoff correlation; Streamflow prediction; Sustainable water management; Awash River Basin; Hydrology; Hydrologi;

   Sammanfattning : The growing pressure on the world‘s fresh water resources is enforced by population growth that leads to conflicts between demands for different purposes. A main concern on water use is the conflict between the environment and other purposes like hydropower, irrigation for agriculture and domestic and industry water supply, where total flows are diverted without releasing water for ecological conservation. LÄS MER

7. 5. Sharing the Good - Modes of Managing Water Resources in the Lower Mekong River Basin

   Författare :Joakim Öjendal; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Water; water management; conflict; Mekong; Lower Mekong Basin; Cambodia; development; alternative development; hydropolitics; Southeast Asia;

   Sammanfattning : The general purpose of this thesis is to provide an empirically based study of International River Basin management in order to contribute to the global policy debate on water resources management and the role of water in the development process. The thesis reviews the recent ‘water management’ debate and a number of theoretical positions on the topic. LÄS MER