Sustainable development of water resources in small island nations of the pacific
This paper uses examples from the Pacific to discuss sustainable water management in small islands. Population centres in small islands have water supply problems that are amongst the most critical in the world. Limited land areas severely restrict surface water storages. Freshwater is extremely vulnerable to natural processes and human activities. Limited land areas also restrict freshwater quantities, particularly in frequent ENSO-related droughts. Demand for water is increasing due to both natural population growth and to growing urbanisation. There are few water professionals in many small island nations, policy and institutional frameworks are deficient and community participation in water management is minimal. Water use for agriculture competes with community water supplies. Limited resources and geographic isolation restrict the potential for irrigated crop exports so that reliance on aid is systemic. At the core of water management problems are land tenure and the conflict between the requirements of urbanised societies and the traditional values and rights of subsistence communities. Reforms of governance and the provision of knowledge to communities are critical. Long-term partnerships are needed which promote self-reliance. Multi Agent Systems offer potential for reducing conflicts over water. Regional organisations, able to foster self-support, can play a crucial role in developing island-adopted and owned solutions.
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dig-cirad-fr-5437252024-01-28T15:45:33Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/543725/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/543725/ Sustainable development of water resources in small island nations of the pacific. White Ian M., Falkland Tony, Perez Pascal, Dray Anne, Overmars Marc. 2004. In : Proceedings of the 2nd Asia Pacific association of hydrology and water resources Conference, Singapore, 5-8 July 2004. s.l. : s.n., 345-356. Conference on Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources. 2, Singapour, Singapour, 5 Juillet 2004/8 Juillet 2004. Sustainable development of water resources in small island nations of the pacific White, Ian M. Falkland, Tony Perez, Pascal Dray, Anne Overmars, Marc eng 2004 s.n. Proceedings of the 2nd Asia Pacific association of hydrology and water resources Conference, Singapore, 5-8 July 2004 P10 - Ressources en eau et leur gestion île gestion des eaux ressource en eau eau souterraine eau douce analyse du risque approvisionnement en eau développement durable sociologie http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3962 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8320 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8325 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3102 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37936 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8328 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35332 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7142 Kiribati Pacifique central http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3261 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29152 This paper uses examples from the Pacific to discuss sustainable water management in small islands. Population centres in small islands have water supply problems that are amongst the most critical in the world. Limited land areas severely restrict surface water storages. Freshwater is extremely vulnerable to natural processes and human activities. Limited land areas also restrict freshwater quantities, particularly in frequent ENSO-related droughts. Demand for water is increasing due to both natural population growth and to growing urbanisation. There are few water professionals in many small island nations, policy and institutional frameworks are deficient and community participation in water management is minimal. Water use for agriculture competes with community water supplies. Limited resources and geographic isolation restrict the potential for irrigated crop exports so that reliance on aid is systemic. At the core of water management problems are land tenure and the conflict between the requirements of urbanised societies and the traditional values and rights of subsistence communities. Reforms of governance and the provision of knowledge to communities are critical. Long-term partnerships are needed which promote self-reliance. Multi Agent Systems offer potential for reducing conflicts over water. Regional organisations, able to foster self-support, can play a crucial role in developing island-adopted and owned solutions. conference_item info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject Conference info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/543725/1/document_543725.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html http://catalogue-bibliotheques.cirad.fr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=199919 |
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This paper uses examples from the Pacific to discuss sustainable water management in small islands. Population centres in small islands have water supply problems that are amongst the most critical in the world. Limited land areas severely restrict surface water storages. Freshwater is extremely vulnerable to natural processes and human activities. Limited land areas also restrict freshwater quantities, particularly in frequent ENSO-related droughts. Demand for water is increasing due to both natural population growth and to growing urbanisation. There are few water professionals in many small island nations, policy and institutional frameworks are deficient and community participation in water management is minimal. Water use for agriculture competes with community water supplies. Limited resources and geographic isolation restrict the potential for irrigated crop exports so that reliance on aid is systemic. At the core of water management problems are land tenure and the conflict between the requirements of urbanised societies and the traditional values and rights of subsistence communities. Reforms of governance and the provision of knowledge to communities are critical. Long-term partnerships are needed which promote self-reliance. Multi Agent Systems offer potential for reducing conflicts over water. Regional organisations, able to foster self-support, can play a crucial role in developing island-adopted and owned solutions. |
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Sustainable development of water resources in small island nations of the pacific |
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Sustainable development of water resources in small island nations of the pacific |
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Sustainable development of water resources in small island nations of the pacific |
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