Urban water resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya: issues, challenges and way forward

The urban population is expected to rise up to 68% by 2050, adding 2.5 billion people to the urban areas of the world. The majority of the rise is expected to be in the low-income countries of Asia and Africa. Several cities/towns in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are expanding at a rapid pace...

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Published in:Water policy 2020-02, Vol.22 (S1), p.33-45
Main Authors: Singh, Vishal, Pandey, Anvita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Case studies
Climate change
Developing countries
Drinking water
Governance
Infrastructure
LDCs
Low income areas
Low income groups
Population
Rain
Resilience
Rural areas
Sewage disposal
Social resilience
Supply & demand
Tourism
Tourist attractions
Towns
Urban areas
Urban population
Urban populations
Urbanization
Water
Water demand
Water governance
Water resources
Water shortages
Water supply
Water supply systems
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Summary:The urban population is expected to rise up to 68% by 2050, adding 2.5 billion people to the urban areas of the world. The majority of the rise is expected to be in the low-income countries of Asia and Africa. Several cities/towns in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are expanding at a rapid pace, putting additional pressure on water services and basic amenities for urban dwellers. Selected case studies undertaken by the authors suggest that the demand for water far exceeds municipal supply. Water governance in the HKH region remains a blind spot and challenges pertaining to urban water resilience are poorly understood. The paper is divided into three parts: the first outlines the development of towns and their water infrastructure through selected cases in the HKH, followed by key issues and challenges faced by urban systems and suggested measures to build urban resilience in order to deal with the projected rise in population, governance issues and anticipated changes in climate.
ISSN:1366-7017
1996-9759
DOI:10.2166/wp.2019.329