Table of Contents
1 Cover
5 Preface
6 Section I: Sustainability Concepts 1 Localizing and Mainstreaming Global Initiatives on Water, Climate Change and Sustainable Development 1.1 SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES 1.2 EVOLUTION OF WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE AS GLOBAL AGENDAS 1.3 FORMULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF SDGS 1.4 INTERDEPENDENCY OF SDGS WITH WATER 1.5. CONSIDERATIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE SDGS REFERENCES 2 A River Basin Approach for the Coordinated Implementation of Water Related Targets in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2.1. INTRODUCTION 2.2. IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKS FOR SDGS 2.3. INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR WATER RELATED TARGETS OF SDGS 2.4. INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT FOR SDG6 IMPLEMENTATION 2.5. READINESS FOR IMPLEMENTING WATER‐RELATED SDGS: THE CASE OF THE LOWER MEKONG BASIN (LMB) 2.6. SUMMARY AND WAYS FORWARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REFERENCES 3 Water‐Energy Nexus in Bio‐Based Systems 3.1. INTRODUCTION 3.2. WATER SUPPLY AND USE IN BIO‐BASED SYSTEMS 3.3. ENERGY IN BIO‐BASED SYSTEMS 3.4. THE FRAMEWORK FOR WATER‐ENERGY NEXUS IN BIO‐BASED SYSTEMS 3.5. ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY OF WATER AND ENERGY IN BIO‐BASED SYSTEMS 3.6. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 3.7. SUMMARY REFERENCES 4 Safe‐Sanitation Adaptive‐Integrated Management Systems (SAIMS)A Conceptual Process Tool for Incorporating Resilience 4.1. INTRODUCTION 4.2. SAIMS FOUNDATIONS 4.3. THE SAIMS CONCEPTUAL TOOL 4.4. KEY STEPS TOWARDS SAIMS 4.5. POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF SAIMS TO THE SDGS 4.6. DESIGNING SAIMS BASED INFRASTRUCTURE 4.7 GOVERNANCE OF SAIMS 4.8. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 4.9. CONCLUSION REFERENCES
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Section II: Sustainability Approaches, Tools, and Techniques
5 Approaches and Tools to Assess Water‐Climate‐Sustainability Nexus: A Systematic Review
5.1. INTRODUCTION
5.2. METHODOLOGY
5.3. CHARACTERIZATION OF WCS‐NEXUS METHODS/APPROACHES
5.4. DISTINCT FEATURES OF WCS‐NEXUS APPROACHES AND TOOLS
5.5. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE AND SCALE OF ANALYSIS
5.6. SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
6 Rejuvenation of Springs in the Himalayan Region
6.1. INTRODUCTION
6.2. THE DRYING UP OF SPRINGS
6.3. SPRINGSHED MANAGEMENT: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO REVIVING HIMALAYAN SPRINGS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
7 Enhancing Water Productivity Through On‐Farm Water Management
7.1. BACKGROUND
7.2. PATHWAYS TO INCREASE WP
7.3. CHALLENGES FOR INCREASING WATER PRODUCTIVITY
7.4. CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD
REFERENCES
8 Climate Actions and Challenges for Sustainable Ecosystem Services
8.1. INTRODUCTION
8.2. CLIMATE IMPACTS AND ACTIONS IN CALIFORNIA
8.3. CASES OF CLIMATE ACTIONS IN CALIFORNIA WATER SECTOR
8.4.