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Overcoming the land-water disconnect in water-scarce regions: time for IWRM to go contemporary

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  • M. Falkenmark
  • A. Jägerskog
  • K. Schneider

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This article aims to analyze the relationships between water and land. It posits that there is a disconnect between land and water management that needs to be rectified. To address the major challenges the world is facing in terms of feeding itself and securing adequate access to water there is a need to revisit the integrated water resources management (IWRM) paradigm. While IWRM incorporates the link between land and water in theory, it is often ignored in practice. The authors argue that greater visibility of the land-water linkage is needed and would be encouraged by adding an L for land use, making ILWRM: integrated land and water resources management. The natural systems at play are juxtaposed with a discussion of the (water) governance challenges that they pose. Challenges stemming from increased land (and thereby water) acquisitions, as well as the transboundary perspectives of the ILWRM challenge, highlight the need to revisit and evolve our approach to providing water and food security.

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  • M. Falkenmark & A. Jägerskog & K. Schneider, 2014. "Overcoming the land-water disconnect in water-scarce regions: time for IWRM to go contemporary," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 391-408, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:30:y:2014:i:3:p:391-408
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2014.897157
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    1. Robert Patrick & Lalita Bharadwaj, 2016. "Mining and campesino engagement: an opportunity for integrated water resources management in Ancash, Peru," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(3), pages 468-482, May.
    2. Žiga Malek & Peter H. Verburg, 2018. "Adaptation of land management in the Mediterranean under scenarios of irrigation water use and availability," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 23(6), pages 821-837, August.

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