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Published in: Hydrogeology Journal 3/2012

01-05-2012 | Essay

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): How does groundwater fit in?

Authors: Stephen Foster, Mohamed Ait-Kadi

Published in: Hydrogeology Journal | Issue 3/2012

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Over the last decade, the world has been confronted with several concurrent challenges—fuel price shocks, escalating food prices, accelerating carbon emissions and declining ecosystem services. Their seriousness has questioned our optimistic vision of continuing progress under the ‘conventional model’ of economic development—with realisation that natural resources cannot indefinitely go on meeting the demands of growing global population. …
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Garduno H, Foster S, Nanni M, Kemper K, Tuinhof A, Koundouri P (2006) Groundwater dimensions of national water resource and river basin planning. GW-MATE Briefing Note Series 10, World Bank, Washington, DC. www.​worldbank.​org/​gwmate. Cited May 2011.
GWP (2000) Integrated Water Resources Management. GWP Technical Advisory Committee Background Paper 4. Global Water Partnership, Stockholm
GWP (2004) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water efficiency plans by 2005: Why, What and How? Global Water Partnership TEC Background Paper 10, GWP, Stockholm
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Metadata
Title
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): How does groundwater fit in?
Authors
Stephen Foster
Mohamed Ait-Kadi
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Hydrogeology Journal / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-012-0831-9

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