Download or read book Water and Cities written by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and published by OCDE. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures. The analyses focus on four mutually dependent dimensions finance, innovation, urban-rural co-operation and governance and proposes a solutions-oriented typology based on urban characteristics. The report underlines that sustainable urban water management will depend on collaboration across different tiers of government working together with local initiatives and stakeholders.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Water and Cities Ensuring Sustainable Futures written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures.

Download or read book Water and Cities written by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures. The analyses focus on four mutually dependent dimensions – finance, innovation, urban-rural co-operation and governance – and proposes a solutions-oriented typology based on urban characteristics. The report underlines that sustainable urban water management will depend on collaboration across different tiers of government working together with local initiatives and stakeholders.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Water Governance in Cities written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on a survey of 48 cities in OECD countries and emerging economies, the report analyses key factors affecting urban water governance, discusses trends in allocating roles and responsibilities across levels of government, and assesses multi-level governance gaps in urban water management.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Financing a Water Secure Future written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a summary of the key challenges and opportunities related to financing that contributes to water security and sustainable growth distilling insights from the Roundtable on Financing Water and related analyses. It covers a broad range of water-related investments, including water and sanitation services, water resources management, agricultural water and managing water-related risks (“too much”, “too little” and “too polluted”).

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Managing Water for All An OECD Perspective on Pricing and Financing written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines key issues related to water resources management including governance and inadequate investment and maintenance, the need for an integrated policy approach, and the need for a strong evidence base to support policy development.

Download or read book Water Governance in Cities written by OECD and published by OCDE. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban, demographic and climate trends are increasingly exposing cities to risks of having too little, too much and too polluted water. Facing these challenges requires robust public policies and sound governance frameworks to co-ordinate across multiple scales, authorities, and policy domains. Building on a survey of 48 cities in OECD countries and emerging economies, the report analyses key factors affecting urban water governance, discusses trends in allocating roles and responsibilities across levels of government, and assesses multi-level governance gaps in urban water management. It provides a framework for mitigating territorial and institutional fragmentation and raising the profile of water in the broader sustainable development agenda, focusing in particular on the contribution of metropolitan governance, rural-urban partnerships and stakeholder engagement.

Download or read book Toolkit for Water Policies and Governance Converging Towards the OECD Council Recommendation on Water written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Toolkit for Water Policies and Governance compiles policies, governance arrangements and related tools that facilitate the design and implementation of water management practices in line with the OECD Council Recommendation on Water.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Meeting the Water Reform Challenge written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the main water challenges identified by the OECD Environment Outlook to 2050, this report examines financing of the water sector; the governance and institutional arrangements that are in place; and coherence between water policies and policies in place in other sectors of the economy.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Water Security for Better Lives written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines the critical issues surrounding water security (water shortage, water excess, inadequate water quality, the resilience of freshwater systems), providing a rationale for a risk-based approach and the management of trade-offs between water and other policies.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Water Governance in African Cities written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a magnifying glass on pressing water and sanitation challenges in African cities, stressing and widening inequalities, especially for the 56% of the urban population living in informal settlements, lacking basic handwashing facilities, and relying on public water points and shared toilets.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Water Governance in Peru written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While COVID-19 has hit Peru particularly hard, with more than half a million cases, the pandemic further emphasised the importance of water and sanitation for health, the environment and the economy. The country is not yet on track to meet the targets of SDG 6 “Clean water and sanitation” by 2030, with 3.4 million Peruvians (10.2% of the population) lacking improved access to water services and 8 million Peruvians (25.5%) without improved access to sewerage services, and a large urban-rural divide.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Groundwater Allocation Managing Growing Pressures on Quantity and Quality written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundwater allocation determines who is able to use groundwater resources, how, when and where. It directly affects the value (economic, ecological, socio-cultural) that individuals and society obtain from groundwater, today and in the future.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Towards Sustainable Water Services in Estonia Analyses and Action Plan written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite remarkable improvement in water supply and sanitation services, Estonia faces finance and investment challenges to keep up with social expectations and environmental health regulations. With downward demographic trends expected to affect water utilities revenues and the projected phasing out of EU water funding, which was essential in the rapid improvement of service provision over the last two decades, substantial efficiency gains are required to transition towards sustainable water service provision.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture is expected to face increasing water risks that will impact production, markets, trade and food security - risks that can be mitigated with targeted policy actions on water hotspots.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Developing a Water Policy Outlook for Georgia the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The OECD has been working on water policy reform in the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia for over 20 years. Three of the countries within the region, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have signed Association Agreements with the European Union.

Download or read book OECD Studies on Water Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure OECD Checklist for Public Action written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a coherent catalogue of policy directions, including appropriate allocation of roles, risks and responsibilities, framework conditions and contractual arrangements necessary to make the best of private sector participation in water infrastructure.