Water for food security and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean : social and environmental implications for a globalized economy / edited by Bárbara A. Willaarts, Alberto Garrido, M. Ramón Llamas
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction -- ch. 1 Water and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean: regional opportunities to cope with global challenges -- pt. 2 Setting the scene -- ch. 2 Water resources assessment -- ch. 3 Trends in land use and ecosystem services in Latin America -- ch. 4 Socio-economic megatrends for water and food security in Latin America -- ch. 5 Globalization and trade -- ch. 6 Tracking progress and links between water and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean -- pt. 3 Water for food and non-food -- ch. 7 Water and agriculture -- ch. 8 Water security and cities -- ch. 9 Water, energy, bioenergy, industry and mining -- pt. 4 Economic, legal and institutional factors for achieving water and food security -- ch. 10 Water efficiency: status and trends -- ch. 11 Reforming water governance structures -- ch. 12 role of stakeholders in water management -- ch. 13 Economic instruments for allocating water and financing services -- ch. 14 Legal framework and economic incentives for managing ecosystem services -- ch. 15 Rethinking integrated water resources management: towards water and food security through adaptive management
Summary
"This volume addresses fundamental issues surrounding water management and food security in the rapidly developing Latin America and Caribbean region. It focuses on four key themes: setting out the background to water, nature and food in the region; drivers of changing conditions; pressures and challenges; and responses and enabling conditions"-- Provided by publisher
