Rethinking Water and Energy for a Sustainable Future

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore the intricate relationship between water, energy, and societal well-being. It combines environmental, economic, social, and technological perspectives to comprehensively analyse water's crucial role in energy generation and its essential function in supporting life. This book highlights the need for integrated strategies to address water management and energy production challenges to encourage a holistic view of these interconnected issues. The authors provide a nuanced narrative on water's pivotal role in energy security, resource conservation and sustainable development through evidence-based insights, theoretical frameworks, and global case studies. The authors argue for the need for a re-evaluation of practices and policies to achieve a balanced coexistence between human activities and natural resources. This book serves as a resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, offering innovative solutions and methodologies for addressing the complexities of the water-energy nexus in the pursuit of sustainability.

Yulia Ermolaeva is a researcher at the Federal Centre of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia and founder Future Compass Sustainability Research and Coaching project.

Robert C. Brears is Founder of Our Future Water, author of 15 sustainability and water books including with Oxford University Press, and consultant in water security and green growth.

Anna Minakova is a CEO “ESG-Expert” LLC company, co-founder of Russian green building certification system "Clever", BREEAM AP, LEED GA, WELL AL, Fitwel Ambassador.

Pius Siakwah is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Ghana, Institute of African Studies, Ghana, and specialist in extractives and energy systems

Obodai Torto is Research Fellow in the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, with specialization in global development, extractives, forced migration, and energy alternatives.