Differences between women and men in their access to use of energy services constitutes the core gender-energy nexus research. In early 2010s, concept justice has emerged as a response need address issues access, policy making. However, research lacks conceptual basis analyse policies from perspective. This paper aims bridge this scientific knowledge gap by developing applying framework juxtaposing three tenets (distributive, recognitional procedural justice) engendering discourses (women...

Abstract Armed conflict has the potential to disrupt water systems that are crucial environmental and human wellbeing. Yet there is no comprehensive overview of scientific evidence on impact armed conflicts resources their management. This paper assesses relevant through a systematic literature review. We discern conceptual, empirical, methodological approaches adopted in reviewed publications synthesize overarching research results. Common topics across body include role conflicts, either...

There is wide agreement that a nexus or integrated approach to managing and governing natural resources such as land, water energy can improve environmental, climate, human political security. However, few if any countries in the MENA region have made progress implementing an approach. appear be several constraints inhibiting development adoption of approaches. These include strong sectoral silos, insufficient incentives for planning policy making at all levels, limited vision, knowledge...

Cities are experiencing the impacts of climate change through water-related disasters, while sustainable management water resources remains crucial for urban resilience. Accordingly, frameworks that integrate with adaptation become increasingly relevant. The Water Sensitive (WSC) framework is built on three pillars address cities' role as communities and networks, catchments, providers ecosystem services. A major element WSC index, which can be applied to assess cities by using multiple...

Resilience thinking is increasingly promoted to address some of the grand challenges 21 st century: providing water, energy, and food all, while staying within limits Earth system that undergoing (climate) change. Concurrently, a partially overlapping body literature on water–energy–food (WEF) nexus has emerged through realization systems are intricately linked—and should therefore be understood managed in conjunction. This paper reviews recent scientific publications at intersection both...

Abstract Governments face increasing urgency to adapt climate change. However, there is a persistent gap between needed and implemented adaptation. The implementation of adaptation often takes place at the local level, making municipalities crucial actors, particularly regarding mainstreaming into various sectors. While has potential bring many benefits, it does not necessarily result in Its contribution process over time resulting level remain poorly understood, exacerbating gap. To advance...

Drip irrigation is often considered a technological solution to increase water use efficiency and crop productivity. However, all too often, its social institutional entanglements are ignored. This paper treats drip as socio-material assemblage discusses the changes triggered by introduction of infrastructure in Ağlasun, rural town located southwest Turkey. Through an ethnographic study, we investigate how switch from surface entails interaction re-arrangements, material infrastructures...

Public participation (PP) is increasingly expected to enhance the effectiveness of water resources management. This recognized in recent legislation such as European Union Water Framework Directive. We identify five key constituents that affect success PP processes and which can be used indicators thereof. These comprise: 1) scope participants; 2) communication with public; 3) capacity building; 4) timing; 5) financing participation. They are based on management resources—namely time, human...

Abstract Collaboration is increasingly seen as an important aspect of successful water management, and yet it remains insufficiently understood. This paper examines how collaboration influenced by the governance system that guides organizes related actions interactions. Building upon existing assessment tool, this provides basis for predicting supportive (or restrictive) a will be towards collaboration, according to eight different classes. The validity framework reflected in case studies...

Lack of wastewater treatment is among the main water problems worldwide. The implementation policies faces varying challenges given many different contexts. Therefore, context-sensitive approaches are required from a governance perspective. This paper aims to improve understanding role contextual factors in and drawing on empirical evidence Latin America, with focus Guadalupe River Basin Mexico. findings indicate that context restricts policy. Thus, future reforms should consider top-down...

River basin management and decentralisation reforms are promoted worldwide for solving water pollution problems. In Mexico, governmental efforts have been made to operate wastewater treatment plants countrywide, but federal administrations not achieved their intended outcomes. Acknowledging the role of governance in implementation policy, this paper analyses three cases central Mexico addresses question: How does context affect policy Mexico? A assessment tool is applied answer question. The...

Armed conflicts disrupt social, environmental and economic processes. This includes water resources management the provision of services, with numerous implications for human security sustainability. Such impacts go beyond direct, immediately visible effects can have far-reaching, long-term consequences. However, understanding these indirect conflict in different social political contexts is still limited. In order to address this knowledge gap, we build on social-ecological systems...

Water governance deals with the steering, organisation and guidance of water resources management. Alongside encouraging technical solutions, effective addresses organisational, legal, financial, socioeconomic political issues. This paper applies matrix, which was tailored to local context Palestine. Setting matrix dimensions related evaluation criteria, questions indicators were identified based on sectorial gaps using authors' knowledge experiences in sector review available documents...

This paper examines the relationship between farmer participation and environmental sustainability from an institutional perspective in context of Harran Plain, one newest largest irrigated areas Turkey. Plain undergoes social, economic change due to expansion large-scale irrigation establishment associations. These changes, however, trigger form waterlogging soil salinisation. The concepts ‘institutional scale’ alignment’ are applied critically analyse narratives regarding causes excessive...

This Special Issue aims to reflect on knowledge co-production and transdisciplinarity, exploring the mutual interaction between water governance research. We do so with contributions that bring examples from diverse parts of world: Bolivia, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Namibia, Netherlands, Palestine, South Africa. Key insights brought by these include importance engaging actors early stages transdisciplinary research, need for an in-depth understanding needs, competences, power system in which...

Wastewater reuse in irrigation provides additional water supply for agriculture and saves freshwater resources human consumption. Through these benefits, wastewater can significantly alleviate the scarcity Palestine fit to complexity of geopolitical context. However, governance reusing treated is understudied. The paper bridges this knowledge gap by outlining factors that influence Palestine. Jericho was selected as case study site, given its significant role agricultural production Based on...

When armed conflicts disrupt urban water supply, local communities are forced to find other ways fulfill their domestic needs. In this paper, we analyze the development of decentralized infrastructure as a coping strategy during conflict in five cities across Iraq, Syria and Yemen. We discuss implications conflict-driven decentralization on resilience supply infrastructure, addressing its functionality, recovery case disruption, sustainability long term. The results indicate that systems...