Sustainable management of freshwater resources: Linking international water law and the Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development of Water Resources

Water resources management is one of the most important challenges the world faces. It is difficult to think of a resource more essential to the health of human communities or their economies than water. Humans cannot live for more than several days without water, shorter than for any source of sustenance other than fresh air. In meeting their demand for water, societies extract vast quantities...

The Principle of Sustainable Development in International Development Law

The role of sustainable water management in protection of water resources

Water is a very important vital resource for all living organisms. A world without water can not be imagined. However the world is running out of its most precious resource. Water resources must be protected completely before the end of life on Earth, so today management of water resources has become the main agenda topic globally. Effective protection can be provided by sustainable water manag...

Water Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, and Sustainable Water Resources Management

Water governance and stakeholder engagement are receiving research attention for their role in formulating and implementing solutions to the world’s critical water challenges. The inspiration for this Special Issue came from our desire to provide a platform for sharing results and informing the global water governance community about the wealth of excellent interdisciplinary and transdisciplina...

Linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable water-resources management.

Managing water for sustainable use and economic development is both a technical and a governance challenge in which knowledge production and sharing play a central role. This article evaluates and compares the role of participatory governance and scientific information in decision-making in four basins in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, and the United States. Water management institutions in each of ...