A Framework for Permitting Innovation in the Wastewater Sector
In some ways, this report can be summarized in two main results: First, despite reports about permitting as a barrier to innovation, there is little desire among utility managers for relief from stringent permit terms. Rather, the permitting process itself is identified as the primary challenge to initiating innovative projects in a timely manner.
A Framework for Permitting Innovation in the Wastewater Sector
In some ways, this report can be summarized in two main results: First, despite reports about permitting as a barrier to innovation, there is little desire among utility managers for relief from stringent permit terms. Rather, the permitting process itself is identified as the primary challenge to initiating innovative projects in a timely manner.
Sustaining Urban Water Supply under Climate Change
The resilience of African cities is constantly under threat from an assortment of forces, one of which is global climate change. While climate change or variability is mainly thought of as a problem in agriculture under rural set-ups, actually, its impact in urban areas, where most Africans will live by 2030, is equally devastating (Emilsson and Sang, 2017; Miller and Hutchins, 2017). Cities are sustained by food and water supplies, which are subject to climatic forces. Africa is urbanizing much faster than the other continents, putting infrastructure and service delivery systems under immense pressure (Parnell and Walawege, 2011; Anderson et al., 2013).
Sustaining Urban Water Supply under Climate Change
The resilience of African cities is constantly under threat from an assortment of forces, one of which is global climate change. While climate change or variability is mainly thought of as a problem in agriculture under rural set-ups, actually, its impact in urban areas, where most Africans will live by 2030, is equally devastating (Emilsson and Sang, 2017; Miller and Hutchins, 2017). Cities are sustained by food and water supplies, which are subject to climatic forces. Africa is urbanizing much faster than the other continents, putting infrastructure and service delivery systems under immense pressure (Parnell and Walawege, 2011; Anderson et al., 2013).
