Contributing to the growing debate on the need for sustainable water use and management with
concrete examples of new approaches concepts arguments methods and findings which illustrate
how this can be achieved this book will be attractive for large groups of readers familiar
with one or more of the themes it tackles and to the general public. Within this context the
book makes use of many tables and graphics which bring the many messages together. This
approach is intended not only for those working on water matters (e.g. bureaucrats water
managers policymakers journalists etc.) and interested in water management issues and
sustainability at large but also for students of water management water politics
environmental policy water economics water engineering and sustainability studies. Located at
the crossroads of two key phenomena: sustainability and water this book brings forward
academic research and discussions on water efficiency new technologies and the
water-agriculture nexus. It also benefits readers by tackling matters related to trans-boundary
cooperation on water (including rainwater) and river-basin management pricing issues
participatory water management and the role of women in sustainable water use amongst others.
