{"title":"To drip or not to drip? Understanding nitrogen leaching in semi-arid Spain","authors":"S. Pool, J. Jiménez‐Martínez, M. Schirmer","doi":"10.53014/ohnd5166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/ohnd5166","url":null,"abstract":"Drip irrigation is a prescribed strategy to reduce nitrogen leaching- a rather nuanced phenomenon. Sustainable farming strategies need to consider short and long-term rainfall patterns and the timing of fertiliser application.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131992628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sedimentary tales: Lake Zurich’s industrial past","authors":"R. L. Roethlin, N. Dubois","doi":"10.53014/nevg1702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/nevg1702","url":null,"abstract":"Lake Zurich, which harboured several industries in the 19th and 20th centuries, is contaminated by toxic metals. This study of sediments near Horn Richterswil explains the risks and origins of the metal contaminants in the area.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130339175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fragmentation in rivers and waterways: Can barriers support fish conservation?","authors":"Jordanna N. Bergman, Joseph Bennett, S. Cooke","doi":"10.53014/ayaw2542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/ayaw2542","url":null,"abstract":"Researchers tracked invasive and native fish movements in Canada’s historic Rideau Canal Waterway to evaluate connectivity and interactions with anthropogenic barriers. Preliminary results indicate the system may naturally be selectively fragmented.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121087741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Lienert, J. Andersson, D. Hofmann, F. S. Pinto, M. Kuller
{"title":"How to co-design a flood early warning system (FEWS) for West Africa","authors":"J. Lienert, J. Andersson, D. Hofmann, F. S. Pinto, M. Kuller","doi":"10.53014/cbjj5560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/cbjj5560","url":null,"abstract":"Designing a flood early warning system for West Africa, a region with significant climatic and cultural diversity, is challenging. Stakeholders agree on prioritising a system that delivers accurate, clear, timely and accessible information.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115811738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Groundwater contamination","authors":"Nameerah Khan, K. Charles","doi":"10.53014/cpft3730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/cpft3730","url":null,"abstract":"Groundwater is an amazing and vital resource, with vast storages that sustain our environment and humankind. Contamination from poisoned well, fecal contamination and natural hazards presents major challenges to overcome for safe drinking water services.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127606476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"South Asia’s contribution to increasing groundwater research","authors":"M. Gupta, P. Chinnasamy","doi":"10.53014/cxxk7262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/cxxk7262","url":null,"abstract":"Bibliometric analysis of the groundwater-related literature available for South and Southeast Asia from the Scopus database over the last 50 years (1970–2020) was conducted to provide valuable insights and aid in effective groundwater management.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122244116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Groundwater exploitation in Mexico: the situation is getting worse","authors":"Cuauhtemoc Osorno Cordova","doi":"10.53014/hkqe6340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/hkqe6340","url":null,"abstract":"In Mexico, the serious problem of groundwater overexploitation is not slowing down, nor are there signs that the situation is going to improve. Of the existing 653 aquifers in the country, 157 were registered as overexploited as of 2020. This number has increased for years, demonstrating the resounding failure of water governance from all federal governments. This trend is characterised by poor political will on the matter, invisibilisation of the problem, corruption in management, an absence of comprehensive long-term projects, and weak governance - among other causes which are discussed in the policy brief. Factors such as unsustainable economic and urban growth, severe surface water pollution, and a lack of budgetary and regulatory reforms complicate the country’s outlook further. It is necessary to continue analysing the problem and to generate momentum to boost public policies and promote sustainable development for greater water security in Mexico.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124157064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Less water, more strawberries: A new approach to drip irrigation","authors":"Koichi Noguchi, H. Saito","doi":"10.53014/oczn4189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/oczn4189","url":null,"abstract":"Our analysis showed the ring-shaped emitter, a cost-effective alternative to conventional subsurface drip irrigation emitters, enabled higher water-use efficiency than the conventional SDI emitter as it better retained water in the root zone. While subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) is effective in improving agricultural water-use efficiency and hence suppressing pressure on freshwater resources, its capital and maintenance costs are a hindrance to its dissemination. The use of the ring-shaped emitter for SDI systems, which entails less capital and maintenance costs, led to more root water uptake, less water loss by evaporation and deep percolation than the conventional point-source emitter in our 24-hour simulations of soil water dynamics for strawberry cultivation. Further testing of the ring-shaped emitter’s performance in field in a longer timeframe will aid in its practical application.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133806226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate change - a scapegoat or driver for the Po River’s downfall?","authors":"E. Edwards","doi":"10.53014/tdna7931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/tdna7931","url":null,"abstract":"The Po River Basin’s drought threatens agriculture, biodiversity, and the ability of utilities to supply drinking water to customers in Italy. Better water management is needed to adapt to continued negative effects from climate change.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131749622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Water scarcity in India: How disinformation aggravates inter-state disputes","authors":"Angela Arias-Zapata","doi":"10.53014/crny9791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53014/crny9791","url":null,"abstract":"Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been clashing over the fair distribution of water for over a hundred years. In recent years, this conflict has translated into heated conversations in social media platforms.","PeriodicalId":393895,"journal":{"name":"Water Science Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127435187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}