Water in the Time of Drought: Lessons from Five Droughts around the World
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El agua en tiempos de sequía: Lecciones de cinco sequías alrededor del mundo
Á gua em tempo de seca: Lições de cinco secas pelo mundo
report Aug 2018 ; 53 pages
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Aut.
Corinne Cathala
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Anamaria Nunez
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Ana R. Rios
Ed. IADB - Georgetown
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Résumé:
Ce rapport examine les conséquences sur l’eau des crises survenues suite à des sècheresses dans des villes de cinq pays : Afrique du Sud, Australie, Bolivie, Brésil et Etats-Unis. La publication étudie les mécanismes d'intervention et en tire des leçons pour aider les décideurs à faire face à ces phénomènes, en fournissant des conseils pratiques en termes de planification et de gestion urbaines. Abstract:
This guidance note examines drought crises in several cities from five countries: Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, South Africa and the US. It studies the response mechanisms and draws lessons to help decision-makers cope with these phenomena, by providing practical advice in terms of urban planning and management. Contents:
INTRODUCTION
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
1. The Cantareira system
2. Climate change
3. Reduction of water consumption
4. Use of technical reserves
5. Institutional actions
6. Transfer of water from other production systems
7. Protecting the water supply: São Paulo Water Fund
A FEW WORDS ON LA PAZ – EL ALTO, BOLIVIA
AUSTRALIA
1. Context
2. Getting the policy right
3. Recommendations from the Millennium drought
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
1. California’s urban water sector
2. Impacts of the drought
3. Improvement of water efficiency standards
4. Responses to the drought
A FEW WORDS ON CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
LESSONS LEARNED FOR FUTURE DROUGHTS
1. It’s a matter of both supply and demand
2. Water and sanitation infrastructure
3. Groundwater
4. Integration
5. Coordination and planning
6. Pricing
7. Data
8. Innovation and (digital) technology
9. Behavioral change
CONCLUSION
References
Acronyms
Keywords: |
climate (CI) (DT) (ET) , drought (CI) (DT) (ET) , urban (CI) (DT) (ET) , water (CI) (DT) (ET) |
Countries: |
Australia (CI) (DT) (ET) , Bolivia (CI) (DT) (ET) , Brazil (CI) (DT) (ET) , South Africa (CI) (DT) (ET) , Usa (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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IADB
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Inter-American Development Bank - Georgetown - Guyana |
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