This book highlights the relationship between the water sector and
various other sectors in order to establish an improved understanding of
the importance of water resources as an essential cross-cutting vector
of socio-economic development. The book is both policy and practice
oriented and is not constrained by existing definitions on water
security. It includes actual experiences of policy, management,
development and governance decisions taken within the water sector, and
examples on how these have affected the energy and agricultural sectors
as well as impacted the environment, and vice versa, as appropriate. It
also discusses trade-offs, short and long-term implications, lessons
learnt, and the way forward. The book includes case studies on cities,
countries and regions such as Australia, China, Singapore, Central Asia,
Morocco, Southern Africa, France, Latin America, Brazil and
California.