La Gestion De Los Recursos Hidricos En America Latina Y El Caribe
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Author | : United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
Publisher | : United Nations |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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This publication gives insight into the economic trends, the international economy and the role of exchange rate policy in the region. It also explores the economic developments by country. Included also is a statistical annex on diskette.
Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789250044590 |
This survey, presented in English and Spanish, covers 32 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The purpose of the survey is to: provide a clear picture of rural water resources management on a country basis with emphasis on irrigation, and featuring major characteristics, trends, constraints and perspectives; help support continental and regional analyses by providing reliable information and to serve as a tool for large scale planning and forecasting. The survey was done by means of: literature review; data collection using a questionnaire; data processing and critical analysis of the information; preparation of a country profile.
Author | : World Conservation Union |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | : 2831710685 |
Translation of: Aplicacion del enfoque ecosistemico en Latinoamerica. 2007.
Author | : Ismael Aguilar-Barajas |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2015-05-08 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1317906888 |
Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form. This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It reviews key aspects of why water matters in cities and presents case studies on topics such as groundwater management, green growth and water services, inequalities in water supply, the financing of water services and flood management. Detailed examples are described from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and there is also a chapter comparing lessons which might be learnt from US cities. Contributing authors are drawn from both within and outside the region, including from the Inter-American Development Bank, OECD and World Bank to set the issues in a global context.
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Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Caribbean Area |
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Publisher | : unipampa |
Total Pages | : 1521 |
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ISBN | : 8563337238 |
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Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Business planning |
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Author | : Bárbara A. Willaarts |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 455 |
Release | : 2014-04-24 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1134682808 |
This volume provides an analytical and facts-based overview on the progress achieved in water security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region over during the last decade, and its links to regional development, food security and human well-being. Although the book takes a regional approach, covering a vast of data pertaining to most of the LAC region, some chapters focus on seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru). A full understanding of LAC’s trends progress requires framing this region in the global context: an ever more globalized world where LAC has an increasing geopolitical power and a growing presence in international food markets. The book’s specific objectives are: (1) exploring the improvements and links between water and food security in LAC countries; (2) assessing the role of the socio-economic ‘megatrends’ in LAC, identifying feedback processes between the region’s observed pattern of changes regarding key biophysical, economic and social variables linked to water and food security; and (3) reviewing the critical changes that are taking place in the institutional and governance water spheres, including the role of civil society, which may represent a promising means to advancing towards the goal of improving water security in LAC. The resulting picture shows a region where recent socioeconomic development has led to important advances in the domains of food and water security. Economic growth in LAC and its increasingly important role in international trade are intense in terms of use of natural resources such as land, water and energy. This poses new and important challenges for sustainable development. The reinforcement of national and global governance schemes and their alignment on the improvement of human well-being is and will remain an inescapable prerequisite to the achievement of long-lasting security. Supporting this bold idea with facts and science-based conclusions is the ultimate goal of the book.
Author | : Hermes Farfán González |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2013-03-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3642163300 |
Natural ecosystems are heavily dependent on water, as it is essential to the development of life. The ecology and landscape play an important role in the quality and availability of water. It is no coincidence that exceptional hydrological phenomena are found in protected areas. Such is the case with, for example, the geothermic occurrences (principally, geysers) in America's Yellowstone National Park , the oldest park in the world. The Ramsar wetlands (where the ecosystem’s dependency on water is strongly evident), The Iguaçu Falls (on the border of Argentina and Brazil), or the Zapata Swamp (the largest of its kind on the Caribbean island of Cuba) further exemplify this point. However, in many cases, the conservation strategies for hydraulic resources in protected areas are ignored, or simply deprived of the attention they require. There are many types of suitable management strategies for planning and protecting our valuable treasures. Hydraulic resource management in protected areas is something that must not be separated from these conservation measures. The first Symposium for the Management of Hydraulic Resources in Protected Areas was intended to be a framework of communication about experiences with water resource management in protected areas. Advances in research and possible solutions to the problems within these areas were discussed. The contributions in this proceedings volume are grouped under seven main themes: Purification and reuse of wastewater in rural communities; Impact of public use on water resources; Vulnerability and risks associated with aquifers, Design and management water resources in protected areas; Research and monitoring of water resources in protected areas; Water and its importance as a source of renewable energy in protected spaces; and Geodiversity and conservation of areas with hydraulic heritage.
Author | : Bonifacio Fernández |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2020-12-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030569012 |
Chile is a privileged country in terms of water resources, with an average annual runoff of approximately 50,000 m3/person. However, water availability varies enormously in space, as less than 1,000 m3/person are available for more than 50% of the population. The temporal and spatial distribution of water resources is driven by processes highly variables across a country with different climates explained not only by a large range of latitudes (from 17° to 56° south), but also the presence of the Pacific Ocean and the Andes with peaks up to 7000 m. This geography makes of Chile a true natural laboratory in which water is essential for the society and the economy of the country. The relevance of water resources for the country has become even more significant in the context of a mega-drought that has affected practically the entire territory in recent years, although large floods such as those in Atacama 2015 and 2017 also take place periodically. This unique book brings together the state-of-art knowledge about the hydrology of Chile and its water resources, with a particular focus on quantitative aspects. The chapters are prepared by many of the most relevant researchers and practitioners working in water resources in the country. High-quality research contributions on climate and meteorology, surface and subsurface hydrology, water quality, water monitoring, water resource and global change, among other issues, are presented in this unique book, which offers a useful guide for academicians, researchers, practitioners and managers dealing with diverse water-related issues in Chile and other regions with similar characteristics