Extending Natural Limits to Address Water Scarcity? The Role of Non-Conventional Water Fluxes in Climate Change Adaptation Capacity: A Review
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Title: | Extending Natural Limits to Address Water Scarcity? The Role of Non-Conventional Water Fluxes in Climate Change Adaptation Capacity: A Review |
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Authors: | Ricart, Sandra | Villar Navascués, Rubén Alejandro | Hernández-Hernández, María | Rico, Antonio | Olcina, Jorge | Moltó Mantero, Enrique |
Research Group/s: | Agua y Territorio | Clima y Ordenación del Territorio | Grupo de Investigación en Historia y Clima |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Interuniversitario de Geografía |
Keywords: | Water scarcity | Water cost | Water quality | Water management | Desalination | Reclaimed water | Rainwater | Climate change | Adaptation | South-east Spain |
Knowledge Area: | Análisis Geográfico Regional |
Issue Date: | 25-Feb-2021 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Ricart S, Villar-Navascués RA, Hernández-Hernández M, Rico-Amorós AM, Olcina-Cantos J, Moltó-Mantero E. Extending Natural Limits to Address Water Scarcity? The Role of Non-Conventional Water Fluxes in Climate Change Adaptation Capacity: A Review. Sustainability. 2021; 13(5):2473. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052473 |
Abstract: | Water consumption continues to grow globally, and it is estimated that more than 160% of the total global water volume will be needed to satisfy the water requirements in ten years. In this context, non-conventional water resources are being considered to overcome water scarcity and reduce water conflicts between regions and sectors. A bibliometric analysis and literature review of 81 papers published between 2000 and 2020 focused on south-east Spain were conducted. The aim was to examine and re-think the benefits and concerns, and the inter-connections, of using reclaimed and desalinated water for agricultural and urban-tourist uses to address water scarcity and climate change impacts. Results highlight that: (1) water use, cost, quality, management, and perception are the main topics debated by both reclaimed and desalinated water users; (2) water governance schemes could be improved by including local stakeholders and water users in decision-making; and (3) rainwater is not recognized as a complementary option to increase water supply in semi-arid regions. Furthermore, the strengths–weaknesses–opportunities–threats (SWOT) analysis identifies complementary concerns such as acceptability and investment in reclaimed water, regulation (cost recovery principle), and environmental impacts of desalinated water. |
Sponsor: | This study is supported by the project “Cambio climático y agua: los recursos no convencionales como estrategia adaptativa para incrementar la resiliencia de los usos agrícolas y urbano-turísticos en el litoral de Alicante” (AICO/2020/253) and funded by the Regional government of Valencia, Spain, through the Programa per a la promoció de la investigación científica, el desenvolupament tecnològic i la innovació en la Comunitat Valenciana. This research is partially supported by the SIMTWIST project (ERA-NET Water JPI 2018) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PCI2019-103395). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/113277 |
ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
DOI: | 10.3390/su13052473 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052473 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - CyOT - Artículos de Revistas INV - HYC - Artículos de Revistas INV - Agua y Territorio - Artículos de Revistas |
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