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Strategic planning for water security in developing countries

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posted on 2013-04-22, 12:29 authored by Ian Smout
Water security is an increasing problem in many areas of the world, exacerbated by population growth, economic development and climate change. Infrastructure such as reservoirs may be used to increase water security, and this requires planning over an extended period for approval and construction before new infrastructure can be operational. Long term planning is sensitive however to uncertainty about the future, including for example on local impacts of climate change. This paper proposes a strategic planning approach to water security with a 15 – 40 years’ time horizon, consideration of various scenarios and a focus on “no-regrets” actions which would strengthen resilience and bring benefits in all scenarios. Examples of these are actions to reduce water losses and to manage demand for water. The paper draws on research conducted for the EU SWITCH project in the city of Alexandria, Egypt, and on other studies in south and south-east Asia.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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SMOUT, I.K., 2013. Strategic planning for water security in developing countries. IN: Soutsos, M., Goodier, C., Le, T.T., and Van Nguyen, T. (eds.) The International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment for Now and the Future, Hanoi, Vietnam, 26-27 March 2013, pp. 491 - 497.

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Construction Publishing House

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2013

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This paper was presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment for Now and the Future, Hanoi, Vietnam, 26-27 March 2013. The conference website is at: http://sbe2013.com/

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9786048200183

Language

  • en

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