In southern Africa, the intersection of land, water and environment is central to a range of challenges for policymakers, businesses and local people. This project studies the different ways in…
Governing the Land-Water-Environment Nexus in Southern Africa
GroFutures
This project aims to develop the scientific basis and participatory management processes by which groundwater resources can be used sustainably for poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Visit the project website:…
The Nexus Network
The STEPS Centre is a lead partner in The Nexus Network, an ESRC-funded initiative which brings together researchers, policy makers, business leaders and civil society to improve decision making on…
Flows and Practices: The politics of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Africa
Project dates: 2012 – 2014 Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has emerged as a key approach in the water sector in the past decade. However, IWRM has not produced the…
Urbanisation in Asia: the peri-urban interface and sustainability of south Asian cities
This project looks at water in peri-urban Delhi, exploring the problems in the way water is viewed and managed by authorities, leaving some people without adequate access.
Dams: securitization, risks and the global water-energy-food nexus
A project looking at how climate change, security concerns and science are being used to justify large programmes of dam-building worldwide.
ESPA Water Futures
This project aims to understand how agricultural productivity can be enhanced and sustained by irrigation, through improved management of ecosystem services, in order to alleviate poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through…