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Governing the Nexus for Sustainability

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Marx S.
Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems
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2015
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vol. 2
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issue 1
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This report summarizes the challenges of and requirements for effective governance of the water, energy and food nexus. With global dynamics such as climate change, urbanization and changing consumption patterns, governing resources in a coherent manner becomes both more complex and more relevant for sustainable development. Governance challenges include nexus economics (costs and benefits of different approaches to resource management), institutional design (like questions of how decision-making should be best distributed) and good governance (how to make sure that nexus governance adheres to certain agreed upon principles and values). In terms of economics, a balance between sector specific actions and nexus governance is required. For effective decision-making it is important that power among different institutions is both distributed and coordinated. Good nexus governance requires targets that can be monitored to make sure that basic principles are followed and to examine whether progress toward sustainable development is being made.
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The disposition of water supply and demand in Cameroon: What potential for what standard of living conditions?

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Oumar S. B., Mbonigaba J.
Journal of Economics and Management
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2017
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vol. 28
40-56
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Aim/purpose – This paper attempts to appraise the potential of water resources for Cameroon and the standard of living conditions confronting people in the country. Design/methodology/approach – A simple descriptive method of data analysis is adopted using analytical tools such as percentages, tables, and means to achieve the objectives of the inquiry. Data for the study were generated from personal observations in one hand and collected from water resources literature, on the other hand. Findings – With the help of the data gathered, the paper establishes that despite the existence of abundant water resources in Cameroon the standard of living conditions of people with respect to basic needs of survival such as drinking water, improved sanitation services, and electricity supply is far below expectation. Research implications/limitations – The main implication of the study is that in spite of the surplus volume of water resources (325.96 km3 or 95.12% of annual total water resources) endowment in Cameroon, the population benefits marginally from it due to the mismanagement of resources and misplacement of priorities as obtained in most sub-Saharan African countries. One limitation of this study is that the use of limited primary data in the investigation offers no room toward establishing the extent of water resources allocation to the various users of water in the country. Originality/value/contribution – The paper suggests that the government of Cameroon should encourage the population to run community basic social services projects and subsidize the activities of such ventures in kind through technical assistance or in cash.
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Popyt na wodę w miejskich gospodarstwach domowych

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Batóg J., Wawrzyniak K.
Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician
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2006
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issue nr 4
32-38
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W artykule podjęto próbę opisu zmian popytu na wodę wykazywanego przez miejskie gospodarstwa domowe w Polsce w latach 1997—2003. Badaniem objęto 18 wybranych polskich miast oraz dla porównania wszystkie miasta mające sieć wodociągową. W wyniku przeprowadzonych analiz stwierdzono znaczący systematyczny spadek zużycia wody w badanym okresie. Wykazano również, że poziom konsumpcji wody przez gospodarstwa domowe uzależniony jest przede wszystkim od jej ceny jednostkowej oraz wielkości miasta.
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In the paper the authors tried to describe changes in water demand of urban households in Poland within a period of 1997-2003. Research concerns 18 Polish towns. These towns are compared to all towns in Poland with water-line system. It turned out that there is an evidence for systematic decreasing of water consumption. It was also proved that a level of water consumption of households is related mostly to the price of water and to the size of town.
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