Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts

Water insecurity—ranging from chronic water scarcity to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, to hydrological uncertainty and extremes (floods and droughts)—can cause severe disruptions and compound fragilities in social, economic, and environmental systems. Untangling the r...

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Main Authors:	Sadoff, Claudia W., Borgomeo, Edoardo, de Waal, Dominick
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	fragile states fragility water insecurity water security water services natural disasters water resources management transboundary water institutions institutions water management poverty disease control forced displacement internally displaced persons water scarcity
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26207

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spelling	okr-10986-262072021-05-25T08:58:02Z Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts Sadoff, Claudia W. Borgomeo, Edoardo de Waal, Dominick fragile states fragility water insecurity water security water insecurity water services natural disasters water resources management transboundary water institutions institutions water management poverty disease control forced displacement internally displaced persons water scarcity Water insecurity—ranging from chronic water scarcity to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, to hydrological uncertainty and extremes (floods and droughts)—can cause severe disruptions and compound fragilities in social, economic, and environmental systems. Untangling the role of water insecurity in contributing to fragility is difficult, yet it is becoming a fundamental question for water policy worldwide given the scale of the fragility challenge. This report explores the dynamics between water insecurity and fragility. It suggests that water security is more difficult to achieve in fragile contexts because of a range of factors, including weak institutions and information systems, strained human and financial resources, and degraded infrastructure. This report focuses on three main mechanisms by which water insecurity and fragility interact: (1) failure to provide citizens with basic water services; (2) failure to protect citizens from water-related disasters; and (3) failure to preserve surface, ground and transboundary water resources. 2017-03-06T17:12:21Z 2017-03-06T17:12:21Z 2017-03-14 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26207 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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spellingShingle	fragile states fragility water insecurity water security water insecurity water services natural disasters water resources management transboundary water institutions institutions water management poverty disease control forced displacement internally displaced persons water scarcity Sadoff, Claudia W. Borgomeo, Edoardo de Waal, Dominick Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
description	Water insecurity—ranging from chronic water scarcity to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, to hydrological uncertainty and extremes (floods and droughts)—can cause severe disruptions and compound fragilities in social, economic, and environmental systems. Untangling the role of water insecurity in contributing to fragility is difficult, yet it is becoming a fundamental question for water policy worldwide given the scale of the fragility challenge. This report explores the dynamics between water insecurity and fragility. It suggests that water security is more difficult to achieve in fragile contexts because of a range of factors, including weak institutions and information systems, strained human and financial resources, and degraded infrastructure. This report focuses on three main mechanisms by which water insecurity and fragility interact: (1) failure to provide citizens with basic water services; (2) failure to protect citizens from water-related disasters; and (3) failure to preserve surface, ground and transboundary water resources.
format	Working Paper
author	Sadoff, Claudia W. Borgomeo, Edoardo de Waal, Dominick
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author_sort	Sadoff, Claudia W.
title	Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
title_short	Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
title_full	Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
title_fullStr	Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
title_full_unstemmed	Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts
title_sort	turbulent waters : pursuing water security in fragile contexts
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Turbulent Waters : Pursuing Water Security in Fragile Contexts

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