Discuss the roles of water with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Essay Question:
Discuss the roles of water with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
– Use a case study referring to a particular region&time scope. Wherever possible make use of maps, charts or diagrams to illustrate your analysis.
– Prepare a full bibliography of recent (at least last 5 years) academic reference materials on a particular topic. In addition to materials in our university, you are encouraged to consult other holdings and electronic sources. Your annotation should include a concise statement that positions the source in the context of the wider array of literature.
– Write an essay style review comparing and contrasting the main academic literature on a particular theme regarding water resources management.
-Your essays will include the following components equivalent not more than 2,500 words: introduction; literature review; critical arguments/analyses & case study; conclusion
-You should use 1.5 lines and Font 12 in your essay
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UNU & UNOSD (2013) Water for Sustainability: framing water within the Post-2015 Development Agenda. UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, UN Office of Sustainable Development, and Stockholm Environment Institute.
Bhaduri, A., Bogardi, J., Siddiqi, A., Voigt, H., Vorosmarty, C., Pahl-Wostl, C., Bunn, S., Shrivastava, P., Lawford, R., Foster, S., Kremer, H., Renaud, F., Bruns, A., and Osuna, V. (2016) Achieving Sustainable Development Goals from a Water Perspective. Frontiers in Environmental Science, Volume 4, 1-13.
Stockholm International Water Institute (2017) Water a success factor for implementing the Paris Agreement. Policy Brief. March, 2017.
UNDESA (2015) The Critical Role of Water in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: synthesis of knowledge and recommendations for effective framing, monitoring, and capacity development. 6 February 2015.
