Sustainable Development and Water Security: Towards Achieving a Water-Secure World

Two of the most salient objectives animating our world today are sustainable development and water security. Whether you are seasoned water expert, stakeholder, academic, policymaker or interested citizen this book offers an accessible path to move beyond often simplistic generalities into the substantive heart of these critical objectives. The authors bring a wealth of worldwide water resources experiences and share them in useful and understandable ways. Most importantly, the book shows how various sectors in society relate to SDGs and security especially through governance within vastly different social systems. -- Jerome Delli Priscoli, Editor-in-Chief, Water Policy Society faces a plethora of wicked water challenges. This timely contribution unravels the complexities of water, the need to understand different perspectives and how we must reconcile competing interests to achieve SDG6. But there is no ‘blueprint’ solution – the authors highlight the need for stronger governance and innovation in technology and management if we are to achieve sustainable development and water security. An invaluable text. -- Jerry W. Knox, Professor of Agricultural Water Management, Cranfield University A compelling study on a pressing contemporary issue that affects us all. I encourage not only my fellow professionals in this field, but everyone involved with water to read this work, which offers fresh insights on one of the biggest threats to global security – burgeoning water insecurity. -- Professor Patricia Wouters, Director, International Water Law Academy, Wuhan University Understanding the basics of water and how it connects with our lives is a necessity given the global challenges around this vital resource. This book is the perfect entry point for readers new to the subject and from backgrounds outside the water sector. The authors offer a clear and comprehensive overview of this important topic through the lens of water security, which will inform and enlighten. -- Zaki Shubber, International water lawyer and researcher, Queen Mary University of London