Rethinking urban water management: a case study of vulnerability in the Kingston Basin

Shaneica Lester

Water International, 2024, vol. 49, issue 3-4, 485-494

Abstract: Climate change has created much uncertainty about the future sustainability of freshwater resources. This study presents a hydro-social approach to vulnerability reduction within the Kingston Hydrological Basin as a critical aspect of advancing sustainable water management in Jamaica over the next 30 years. The study identified vulnerability measures across the basin’s natural, social, technical and political components using a vulnerability assessment and risk-based analysis. The methodology involved an integrated and multi-stakeholder approach. The results revealed 21 measures constituting the basin’s vulnerability to observed and projected societal and environmental change, 11 of which present a high to very high risk level.

Date: 2024
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