Water Governance in a Comparative Perspective: From IWRM to a 'Nexus' Approach?.

Benson, D., Gain, Animesh Kumar and Rouillard, J. J. (2015) Water Governance in a Comparative Perspective: From IWRM to a 'Nexus' Approach?. Water Alternatives, 8 (1). pp. 756-773.

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Abstract

Nexus thinking, in the form of integrating water security with agriculture, energy and climate concerns, is normatively argued to help better transition societies towards greener economies and the wider goal of sustainable development. Yet several issues emerge from the current debate surrounding this concept, namely the extent to which such conceptualisations are genuinely novel, whether they complement (or are replacing) existing environmental governance approaches and how – if deemed normatively desirable – the nexus can be enhanced in national contexts. This paper therefore reviews the burgeoning nexus literature to determine some common indicative criteria before examining its implementation in practice vis-à-vis more established integrated water resources management (IWRM) models. Evidence from two divergent national contexts, the UK and Bangladesh, suggests that the nexus has not usurped IWRM, while integration between water, energy, climate and agricultural policy objectives is generally limited. Scope for greater merging of nexus thinking within IWRM is then discussed.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: Nexus, integrated water resources management (IWRM), water governance, energy, agriculture
Research affiliation: Kiel University
Kiel University > Kiel Marine Science
OceanRep > The Future Ocean - Cluster of Excellence
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: Yes
Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2017 09:23
Last Modified: 23 Sep 2019 20:32
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/39713

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