The 'Nexus' As a Step Back towards a More Coherent Water Resource Management Paradigm
The interrelationships between water resources, food production and energy security have influenced policy for many decades so the emergence of the water-food-energy 'nexus' as a proposed new focus for water resource management is surprising. It is suggested that this focus can be understo...
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doaj-7802828859984314af0259e0ac4fe6b72020-11-24T22:31:16ZengWater Alternatives AssociationWater Alternatives1965-01751965-01752015-02-0181675694The 'Nexus' As a Step Back towards a More Coherent Water Resource Management ParadigmMike Muller0Wits University Graduate School of Public and Development Management, Johannesburg, South AfricaThe interrelationships between water resources, food production and energy security have influenced policy for many decades so the emergence of the water-food-energy 'nexus' as a proposed new focus for water resource management is surprising. It is suggested that this focus can be understood as a consequence of the decision by developed countries to ignore agreements reached at the 1992 Rio Summit on Sustainable Development and promote instead a 'Dublin IWRM', their original lobbying platform. That approach has not helped developing countries to address food, energy and water security nor assisted global businesses to expand or to manage the risks posed to their operations by poor water management. The nexus approach begins to address these concerns by focusing on a specific 'problem-shed'. While this may disintegrate the original robust concept of integrated water management, its emphasis on what water may do for society rather than what society should do for water is a step back toward a more coherent and useful paradigm.http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol8/v8issue1/271-a8-1-4/fileWater resources managementfood securityenergy securitypolitical economy analysisenvironmental policy |
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The 'Nexus' As a Step Back towards a More Coherent Water Resource Management Paradigm |
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The interrelationships between water resources, food production and energy security have influenced policy for many decades so the emergence of the water-food-energy 'nexus' as a proposed new focus for water resource management is surprising. It is suggested that this focus can be understood as a consequence of the decision by developed countries to ignore agreements reached at the 1992 Rio Summit on Sustainable Development and promote instead a 'Dublin IWRM', their original lobbying platform. That approach has not helped developing countries to address food, energy and water security nor assisted global businesses to expand or to manage the risks posed to their operations by poor water management. The nexus approach begins to address these concerns by focusing on a specific 'problem-shed'. While this may disintegrate the original robust concept of integrated water management, its emphasis on what water may do for society rather than what society should do for water is a step back toward a more coherent and useful paradigm. |
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