Living with Water: Bringing Back Human-Water Relationships by Carola Hein, Carlien Donkor, Matteo D’Agostino, Queenie Lin, Zuzanna Sliwinska, Julia Korpacka

“…The attendees included policymakers, activists, professionals and academics, all with an interest in the water sector. The conference provided a platform to share knowledge and exchange ideas about water-related challenges. …”
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Multipurpose use of hydropower reservoirs: Imaginaries of Swiss reservoirs in the context of climate change and dam relicensing by Silvia Flaminio, Emmanuel Reynard

“…At the moment in Switzerland, the idea of multiple use of dam reservoirs is far from being recognised as a water and energy management paradigm; it is, however, strongly associated with climate-related socio-environmental changes in the water sector and with changes in ideas about water, dam futures, energy and the social structure. …”
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Ghosts in the shell: The promises of water users' associations and the double life of Elinor Ostrom's design principles in rural China by Andrea Enrico Pia

“…Through long-term ethnography among various stakeholders of the Yunnanese water sector, this article challenges the notion that the implementation of Ostrom-inspired WUAs in the Chinese countryside is fulfilling the associations' accompanying promises of sustainable growth. …”
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Multicriteria Decision Making and Water Infrastructure: An Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process for a Sustainable Ranking of Investments by Maria Macchiaroli, Luigi Dolores, Gianluigi De Mare

“…The United Nations SDG6 goal of ensuring universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2030 will require increased investment in the rehabilitation and maintenance of water infrastructure. In Italy, the water sector has not yet reached the performance of other European countries. …”
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Statistical parametric and non-parametric control charts for monitoring residential water consumption by Allyson Belli Bogo, Elisa Henning, Andreza Kalbusch

“…Abstract The adoption of strategies for monitoring water consumption is essential for water resources management, contributing to the promotion of the sustainability in the water sector. Statistical process control (SPC) charts, which are widely used in the industrial sector, are statistical methods developed to improve the quality of products and processes. …”
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A new concept for using solar photovoltaic energy in urban water supply systems by Bojan Đurin, Jure Margeta

“…Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can be applied very well to many areas of the water sector, such as urban water supply systems. This article presents an innovative methodology for using PV energy as a practical and sustainable solution for urban water supply systems. …”
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Framing a novel holistic energy subsystem structure for water-energy-food nexus based on existing literature (basic concepts) by Masoud Vahabzadeh, Abbas Afshar, Amir Molajou

“…In addition, by incorporating this framework, the water subsystem will manage the allocated and consumed water on the supply side and arrive at the most desirable outcome for the water sector. Also, the optimal cropping pattern could be evaluated based on energy consumption.…”
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Impact of urbanization on water resources of Pakistan: A review by Mehreen Khan

“…Various issues related to water sector in urban areas of Pakistan have been identified including contamination of surface and ground water resources through industrial, agricultural and domestic discharge of waste and waste water, increasing floods, loss of wetlands and aquatic biodiversity, sea water intrusion and subsidence, physical reduction in water resources quantity and quality and operational and managerial incapacities. …”
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Remote Monitoring of Rural Water Systems: a pathway to improved performance and sustainability? by Thomson, P

“…To justify its use in rural water service delivery remote monitoring must generate benefits for service providers: (1) it must be integrated into management systems, and help re-design them; (2) it must contribute to increases in system performance that reflect real improvement in outcomes for water users; (3) it must open up new transparent sources of funding previously unavailable to the rural water sector. If remote monitoring can do these three things it has a role to play in achieving SDG 6.1; if not it will join the list of development techno-fixes that failed to make an impact despite the best intentions.…”

A critical review of Malaysia’s accomplishment on water resources management under AGENDA 21 by Chan, Ngai Weng

“…There is the absence of a clear-cut National Water Resources Policy to guide the sustainable development of water resources and water sector strategies. While laws for the protection and conservation of water resources are adequate, poor enforcement is a major problem. …”
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Assessing consumer's willingness to pay for improved domestic water services in Kelantan, Malaysia by Kamaludin, Mahirah, Abdul Rahim, Khalid, Radam, Alias

“…This study aims to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) of people in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia for improvement in their domestic water services. Their water sector has been a long debate since their poor water services have threatened people’s daily routine such as water disruption, water leakage, smelly and dirty water supply. …”
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Understanding the Climate–Water–Energy–Food Nexus and the Transition Towards a Circular Economy: The Case of Morocco by El Ouadi Ihssan

“…This work first outlines the problem of water resources management in Morocco and determined the areas of intersection between the food-energy-water sectors. It also attempts to explain why water circularity is part of the key factors to accelerate the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, and how circularity can be implemented in the water sector. …”
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Reliability of Water Resources by Vojtěch Sýs, Pavel Fošumpaur, Tomáš Kašpar

“…Following the expected impacts of climate change on the hydrological regime, adaptation measures in the water sector are being prepared as part of strategic plans. …”
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Managing Apparent Loss and Real Loss from the Nexus Perspective Using System Dynamics by Seo Hyung Choi, Bongwoo Shin, Eunher Shin

“…When water utilities establish water loss control programs, they traditionally focus on apparent loss rather than real loss when considering economic feasibility in the water sector. There is an urgent need for new management approaches that can address complex relationships and ensure the sustainability of natural resources among different sectors. …”
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Sensors in Civil Engineering: From Existing Gaps to Quantum Opportunities by Boris Kantsepolsky, Itzhak Aviv

“…Then, we investigated and summarized the potential of quantum sensors to contribute to and revolutionize the management of civil engineering infrastructures. For the water sector, advancements are expected in monitoring water quality and pressure in water and sewage infrastructures. …”
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Review of research on performance indicators for water utilities by Hiroshi Sakai

“…Given this background, the author reviewed the literature on performance indicators for the water sector and summarized the research trends as follows. …”
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Life Cycle Management for an Investment Project in Cluj-Salaj Area, Romania by Vasile Iuliu CIOMOŞ, Dorin Marcel CIATARÂŞ, Ilie VLAICU

“…Authors’ experience in preparing and implementing investment projects in the water sector has led to several conclusions: there is first an identification phase, in which the outputs and critical success factors are defined, followed by a planning phase, characterized by breaking down the project into smaller tasks, an execution phase, in which the project plan is executed, and lastly a completion phase, that marks the closure and exit of the project. …”
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Sniffer dogs as an emerging approach for water leakage detection by Jiazhi Zhong, Dongdong Chen

“…Effective control of water leakage is a critical aspect for ensuring the high-quality development of the water sector. In recent years, the utilization of sniffer dogs in water leakage detection has emerged as a promising technology, progressing from laboratory experiments to small-scale real-world applications. …”
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Challenges for Circular Economy under the EU 2020/741 Wastewater Reuse Regulation by Julio Berbel, Enrique Mesa‐Pérez, Pedro Simón

“…The identified needs and barriers must be properly addressed in order to accelerate the transformation of the water sector toward the circular economy. As a conclusion, Reg EU 2020/741 introduces minimum requirements for urban wastewater reuse and requires the definition of risk management and transparency. …”
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Learning and Sharing Technology in Informal Contexts. A Multiagent-Based Ontological Approach by Dino Borri, Domenico Camarda, Laura Grassini, Mauro Patano

“…The EU-funded ANTINOMOS project has largely dealt with local-community knowledge enhancing and managing in the water sector management, aiming at creating a real learning environment for the sharing and the active generation of knowledge through mutual synergies. …”
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