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_id: '10066'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Namibia is the most arid country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Cuvelai-Etosha
Basin (CEB) in central northern Namibia in particular is experiencing various
ecological and social-ecological challenges such as high climate variability,
saline groundwater, dependence on Angola for freshwater supply, high population
growth and density, and increasing urbanisation. These challenges make water supply
and management difficult and threaten the livelihood of the local population and
the health of the ecosystem. Facing up to these challenges, the German-Namibian
research project CuveWaters has developed, adapted and set up different technologies
as pilot plant s. The Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) concept of
CuveWaters is based on a multi-resource-mix in which water is obtained from different
sources (rainwater, floodwater, groundwater and wastewater) and used for various
purposes. High quality water is used as drinking water; water of a relatively
low quality is used for irrigation. In cooperation with the residents of four
villages and one small town, the project partners are implementing different technologies
to collect and store, produce, treat and reuse water. The implemented technologies
are rain- and floodwater harvesting, groundwater desalination, and the combination
of sanitation, wastewater treatment and water reuse. The aim is to improve peoples’
livelihood through research on innovative and adapted solutions which contribute
to a successful and adapted application of IWRM. To this end, the project integrates
science, technology and societal aspects in a transdisciplinary research approach
by linking scientific knowledge from natural, engineering and social sciences
with the everyday practices and know-how of the stakeholders involved. Thus, the
technical aspects are complemented by a wide range of societal and scientific
components, such as capacity development, monitoring, participation or knowledge
management. These ensure societal embedding of the technologies and knowledge
transfer. This paper will illustrate the transdisciplinary approach, implemented
technologies and accompanying measures as well as key results.
author:
- first_name: Stephan
full_name: Lier, Stephan
last_name: Lier
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Brenda, Maria
last_name: Brenda
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Cornel, Peter
last_name: Cornel
- first_name: Juta
full_name: Deffner, Juta
last_name: Deffner
- first_name: Jörg
full_name: Felmeden, Jörg
id: '81335'
last_name: Felmeden
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Jokisch, Alexander
last_name: Jokisch
- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Kluge, Thomas
last_name: Kluge
- first_name: Katherina
full_name: Müller, Katherina
last_name: Müller
- first_name: Julian
full_name: Röhrig, Julian
last_name: Röhrig
- first_name: Vanessa
full_name: Stibitz, Vanessa
last_name: Stibitz
- first_name: Wilhelm
full_name: Urban, Wilhelm
last_name: Urban
citation:
ama: 'Lier S, Brenda M, Cornel P, et al. From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated
Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia. In: Borchardt D, ed. Integrated
Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation. Springer
; 2016:683-717. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26'
apa: 'Lier, S., Brenda, M., Cornel, P., Deffner, J., Felmeden, J., Jokisch, A.,
Kluge, T., Müller, K., Röhrig, J., Stibitz, V., & Urban, W. (2016). From the
Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia.
In D. Borchardt (Ed.), Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research
and Implementation (pp. 683–717). Springer . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26'
bjps: 'Lier S et al. (2016) From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated
Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia. In Borchardt D (ed.), Integrated
Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation. Cham: Springer
, pp. 683–717.'
chicago: 'Lier, Stephan, Maria Brenda, Peter Cornel, Juta Deffner, Jörg Felmeden,
Alexander Jokisch, Thomas Kluge, et al. “From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated
Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia.” In Integrated Water Resources
Management: Concept, Research and Implementation, edited by Dietrich Borchardt,
683–717. Cham: Springer , 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26.'
chicago-de: 'Lier, Stephan, Maria Brenda, Peter Cornel, Juta Deffner, Jörg Felmeden,
Alexander Jokisch, Thomas Kluge, u. a. 2016. From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated
Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia. In: Integrated Water Resources
Management: Concept, Research and Implementation, hg. von Dietrich Borchardt,
683–717. Cham: Springer . doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26,
.'
din1505-2-1: 'Lier,
Stephan ; Brenda, Maria ;
Cornel, Peter ; Deffner,
Juta ; Felmeden, Jörg ; Jokisch, Alexander ; Kluge,
Thomas ; Müller, Katherina
; u. a.: From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water Resources Managment
in Northern Namibia. In: Borchardt, D.
(Hrsg.): Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation.
Cham : Springer , 2016, S. 683–717'
havard: 'S. Lier, M. Brenda, P. Cornel, J. Deffner, J. Felmeden, A. Jokisch, T.
Kluge, K. Müller, J. Röhrig, V. Stibitz, W. Urban, From the Concept to the Tap
- Integrated Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia, in: D. Borchardt (Ed.),
Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation, Springer
, Cham, 2016: pp. 683–717.'
ieee: 'S. Lier et al., “From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water Resources
Managment in Northern Namibia,” in Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept,
Research and Implementation, D. Borchardt, Ed. Cham: Springer , 2016, pp.
683–717. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26.'
mla: 'Lier, Stephan, et al. “From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water Resources
Managment in Northern Namibia.” Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept,
Research and Implementation, edited by Dietrich Borchardt, Springer , 2016,
pp. 683–717, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26.'
short: 'S. Lier, M. Brenda, P. Cornel, J. Deffner, J. Felmeden, A. Jokisch, T. Kluge,
K. Müller, J. Röhrig, V. Stibitz, W. Urban, in: D. Borchardt (Ed.), Integrated
Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation, Springer , Cham,
2016, pp. 683–717.'
ufg: 'Lier, Stephan u. a.: From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water
Resources Managment in Northern Namibia, in: Borchardt, Dietrich (Hg.):
Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation, Cham
2016, S. 683–717.'
van: 'Lier S, Brenda M, Cornel P, Deffner J, Felmeden J, Jokisch A, et al. From
the Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water Resources Managment in Northern Namibia.
In: Borchardt D, editor. Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research
and Implementation. Cham: Springer ; 2016. p. 683–717.'
date_created: 2023-06-30T06:30:28Z
date_updated: 2023-07-12T09:23:15Z
department:
- _id: DEP3021
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25071-7_26
editor:
- first_name: Dietrich
full_name: Borchardt, Dietrich
last_name: Borchardt
extern: '1'
keyword:
- Multi-resource-mix
- Rainwater and floodwater harvesting
- Solar-coupled groundwater desalination
- Sanitation and water reuse
- Transdisciplinarity
language:
- iso: eng
page: 683–717
place: Cham
publication: 'Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation'
publication_identifier:
eisbn:
- 978-3-319-25071-7
isbn:
- 978-3-319-79729-8
- 978-3-319-25069-4
publication_status: published
publisher: 'Springer '
status: public
title: From the Concept to the Tap - Integrated Water Resources Managment in Northern
Namibia
type: book_chapter
user_id: '83781'
year: '2016'
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