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Matthew McCartney is a principal researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), specializing in water resources and wetland and hydro-ecological studies. He is currently IWMIs Research Group leader on Sustainable Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems. He is experienced in application of hydrological methods and the calibration and use of computer models, as well as planning, designing, managing and coordinating research studies. He is particularly interested in the co-dependencies of human-made water resource infrastructure and natural infrastructure and how the two should be designed and managed together to enhance livelihoods and sustainability.
Irrigation represents a long-standing water sector investment in South East Asia. However, despite the undeniable benefits of food production, an irrigation/rice-centric strategy is insufficient in a multi-dimensional conceptualisation of development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) challenge us to re-think traditional ways of achieving food security. Central to this challenge is how we can retain multi-functionality within landscapes. We explore the often negatively correlated relationship between irrigation and inland fisheries through a literature review and interviews with key informants, focusing on examples from Myanmar and Cambodia. We found that whilst technical options exist for minimizing irrigation impacts on fisheries, there is a fundamental disconnect between the technical application of such ‘solutions’, and distribution of benefits to the marginal groups that SDGs 1, 2, 3 and more target. We found that insufficient recognition of the social contexts in which solutions are applied underpins this disconnect. This means that technical infrastructure design needs to be organised around the question, ‘Who do we want to benefit?’, if investments are to go beyond rice/fish production and deliver more on socially inclusive food security and livelihood opportunities. This paper is a call to extend the framing and financing of irrigation investments beyond technical parameters to include investing in the social processes that enable both multi-functionality and inclusive growth, to enhance the role of irrigation in adapting to a changing climate, while maintaining landscape integrity and multi-functionality so necessary for a sustainable future.
Nicolette Duncan; Sanjiv de Silva; John Conallin; Sarah Freed; Michael Akester; Lee Baumgartner; Matthew McCartney; Mark Dubois; Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu. Fish for whom?: Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multi-functional irrigation. World Development Perspectives 2021, 22, 100318 .
AMA StyleNicolette Duncan, Sanjiv de Silva, John Conallin, Sarah Freed, Michael Akester, Lee Baumgartner, Matthew McCartney, Mark Dubois, Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu. Fish for whom?: Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multi-functional irrigation. World Development Perspectives. 2021; 22 ():100318.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNicolette Duncan; Sanjiv de Silva; John Conallin; Sarah Freed; Michael Akester; Lee Baumgartner; Matthew McCartney; Mark Dubois; Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu. 2021. "Fish for whom?: Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multi-functional irrigation." World Development Perspectives 22, no. : 100318.
Matthew McCartney; Chris Dickens. Landscape Regeneration and the Role of Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2021, 1 -10.
AMA StyleMatthew McCartney, Chris Dickens. Landscape Regeneration and the Role of Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2021; ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew McCartney; Chris Dickens. 2021. "Landscape Regeneration and the Role of Water." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-10.
Data exchange in transboundary waters is fundamental to advance cooperative water management. Nonetheless, the degree to which data are shared is not well understood. To gauge this degree, an assessment framework was developed and applied in 25 international river basins. The framework captures the degree to which a set of data parameters is exchanged among countries. A reasonable proportion of surveyed basins exchange some data, but the breadth of such exchange is often limited, and not regular. This paper highlights where data exchange can be improved and provides guidance on how indicators used in global assessment frameworks can motivate this improvement.
Patience Mukuyu; Jonathan Lautze; Alistair Rieu-Clarke; Davison Saruchera; Matthew McCartney. The devil’s in the details: data exchange in transboundary waters. Water International 2020, 45, 884 -900.
AMA StylePatience Mukuyu, Jonathan Lautze, Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Davison Saruchera, Matthew McCartney. The devil’s in the details: data exchange in transboundary waters. Water International. 2020; 45 (7-8):884-900.
Chicago/Turabian StylePatience Mukuyu; Jonathan Lautze; Alistair Rieu-Clarke; Davison Saruchera; Matthew McCartney. 2020. "The devil’s in the details: data exchange in transboundary waters." Water International 45, no. 7-8: 884-900.
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Matthew McCartney; Chris Dickens. Landscape Regeneration and the Role of Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2020, 1 -10.
AMA StyleMatthew McCartney, Chris Dickens. Landscape Regeneration and the Role of Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2020; ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew McCartney; Chris Dickens. 2020. "Landscape Regeneration and the Role of Water." Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals , no. : 1-10.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) purport to report holistically on progress towards sustainability and do so using more than 231 discrete indicators, with a primary objective to achieve a balance between the environment, social and economic aspects of development. The research question underpinning the analyses presented in this paper is: are the indicators in the SDGs sufficient and fit for purpose to assess the trajectory of natural resources towards sustainability? We extracted the SDG indicators that monitor the state of natural resources, or alternately support policy or governance for their protection, and determined whether these are adequate to provide the essential data on natural resources to achieve the aims of the SDGs. The indicators are clustered into four natural resource categories—land, water (both marine and freshwater), air and biodiversity. Indicators for monitoring land resources show that the most comprehensive land resource indicator for degraded land is not fully implemented and that missing from land monitoring is an evaluation of vegetation health outside of forests and mountains, the condition of soils, and most importantly the overall health of terrestrial ecosystems. Indicators for monitoring water resources have substantial gaps, unable to properly monitor water quality, water stress, many aspects of marine resources and, most significantly, the health of fresh and salt water ecosystems. Indicators for monitoring of air have recently become more comprehensive, but linkage to IPCC results would benefit both programs. Monitoring of biodiversity is perhaps the greatest weakness of the SDG Agenda, having no comprehensive assessment even though narrow aspects are monitored. Again, deliberate linkages to other global biodiversity programs (e.g., CBD and the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, IPBES, and Living Planet) are recommended on condition that data can be defined at a country level. While the SDG list of indicators in support of natural resource is moderately comprehensive, it lacks holistic monitoring in relation to evaluation of ecosystems and biodiversity to the extent that these missing but vital measures of sustainability threaten the entire SDG Agenda. In addition, an emerging issue is that even where there are appropriate indicators, the amount of country-level data remains inadequate to fully evaluate sustainability. This signals the delicate balance between the extent and complexity of the SDG Agenda and uptake at a country level.
Christopher Dickens; Matthew McCartney; David Tickner; Ian Harrison; Pablo Pacheco; Brown Ndhlovu. Evaluating the Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: Within and Beyond the SDGs. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7381 .
AMA StyleChristopher Dickens, Matthew McCartney, David Tickner, Ian Harrison, Pablo Pacheco, Brown Ndhlovu. Evaluating the Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: Within and Beyond the SDGs. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7381.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristopher Dickens; Matthew McCartney; David Tickner; Ian Harrison; Pablo Pacheco; Brown Ndhlovu. 2020. "Evaluating the Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: Within and Beyond the SDGs." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7381.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) purport to report holistically on progress towards sustainability and do so using more than 231 discrete indicators with a primary objective to achieve a balance between the environment, social and economic aspects of development. The research question underpinning the analyses presented in this paper is: are the indicators in the SDGs sufficient and fit-for-purpose to assess the trajectory of natural resources towards sustainability? We extracted the SDG indicators that monitor the state of natural resources, or alternately support policy or governance for their protection, and determined if these are adequate to provide the essential data on natural resources to achieve the aims of the SDGs. The indicators are clustered into four natural resource categories; land, water (both marine and freshwater), air and biodiversity. Indicators for monitoring land resources show that the most comprehensive land resource indicator, for degraded land, is not fully implemented and that missing from land monitoring is an evaluation of vegetation health outside of forests and mountains, the condition of soils, and most importantly the overall health of terrestrial ecosystems. Indicators for monitoring water resources have substantial gaps, unable to properly monitor water quality, water stress, many aspects of marine resources and most significantly, the health of fresh and salt water ecosystems. Indicators for monitoring of air have recently become more comprehensive, but linkage to IPCC results would benefit both programmes. Monitoring of biodiversity is perhaps the greatest weakness of the SDG Agenda, having no comprehensive assessment even though narrow aspects are monitored. Again, deliberate linkages to other global biodiversity programmes (e.g. CBD and the Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework; IPBES; Living Planet, etc.) are recommended on condition that data can be defined at a country level. While the SDG list of indicators in support of natural resource is moderately comprehensive, it lacks holistic monitoring in relation to evaluation of ecosystems and biodiversity to the extent that these missing but vital measures of sustainability threaten the entire SDG Agenda. In addition, an emerging issue is that even where there are appropriate indicators, the amount of country-level data remains inadequate to fully evaluate sustainability. This signals the delicate balance between the extent and complexity of the SDG Agenda and uptake at a country level
Christopher Dickens; Matthew McCartney; David Tickner; Ian J. Harrison; Pablo Pacheco; Brown Ndhlovu. Evaluating The Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: within and beyond The SDGs. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleChristopher Dickens, Matthew McCartney, David Tickner, Ian J. Harrison, Pablo Pacheco, Brown Ndhlovu. Evaluating The Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: within and beyond The SDGs. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristopher Dickens; Matthew McCartney; David Tickner; Ian J. Harrison; Pablo Pacheco; Brown Ndhlovu. 2020. "Evaluating The Global State of Ecosystems and Natural Resources: within and beyond The SDGs." , no. : 1.
Relying on published literature, we reviewed water-energy-food issues in Lao PDR in the context of a policy shift to more sustainable ‘green growth’ and significantly increased infrastructure investment resulting from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The BRI provides the prospect for the country to address its infrastructure deficit and transform from a ‘land-locked’ to a ‘land-linked’ country. However, great care is needed to ensure that future investments do not result in further environmental degradation and harm to communities. An integrated ‘nexus’ approach, in which enhanced water management is central, is a prerequisite for more inclusive and sustainable development.
Matthew McCartney; Jake Brunner. Improved water management is central to solving the water-energy-food trilemma in Lao PDR. International Journal of Water Resources Development 2020, 37, 619 -639.
AMA StyleMatthew McCartney, Jake Brunner. Improved water management is central to solving the water-energy-food trilemma in Lao PDR. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 2020; 37 (4):619-639.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew McCartney; Jake Brunner. 2020. "Improved water management is central to solving the water-energy-food trilemma in Lao PDR." International Journal of Water Resources Development 37, no. 4: 619-639.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are high on the agenda for most countries of the world. In its publication of the SDGs, the UN has provided the goals and target descriptions that, if implemented at a country level, would lead towards a sustainable future. The IAEG (InterAgency Expert Group of the SDGs) was tasked with disseminating indicators and methods to countries that can be used to gather data describing the global progress towards sustainability. However, 2030 Agenda leaves it to countries to adopt the targets with each government setting its own national targets guided by the global level of ambition but taking into account national circumstances. At present, guidance on how to go about this is scant but it is clear that the responsibility is with countries to implement and that it is actions at a country level that will determine the success of the SDGs. Reporting on SDGs by country takes on two forms: i) global reporting using prescribed indicator methods and data; ii) National Voluntary Reviews where a country reports on its own progress in more detail but is also able to present data that are more appropriate for the country. For the latter, countries need to be able to adapt the global indicators to fit national priorities and context, thus the global description of an indicator could be reduced to describe only what is relevant to the country. Countries may also, for the National Voluntary Review, use indicators that are unique to the country but nevertheless contribute to measurement of progress towards the global SDG target. Importantly, for those indicators that relate to the security of natural resources security (e.g., water) indicators, there are no prescribed numerical targets/standards or benchmarks. Rather countries will need to set their own benchmarks or standards against which performance can be evaluated. This paper presents a procedure that would enable a country to describe national targets with associated benchmarks that are appropriate for the country. The procedure builds on precedent set in other countries but in particular on a procedure developed for the setting of Resource Quality Objectives in South Africa. The procedure focusses on those SDG targets that are natural resource-security focused, for example, extent of water-related ecosystems (6.6), desertification (15.3) and so forth, because the selection of indicator methods and benchmarks is based on the location of natural resources, their use and present state and how they fit into national strategies.
Chris Dickens; Vladimir Smakhtin; Matthew McCartney; Gordon O’Brien; Lula Dahir. Defining and Quantifying National-Level Targets, Indicators and Benchmarks for Management of Natural Resources to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability 2019, 11, 462 .
AMA StyleChris Dickens, Vladimir Smakhtin, Matthew McCartney, Gordon O’Brien, Lula Dahir. Defining and Quantifying National-Level Targets, Indicators and Benchmarks for Management of Natural Resources to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (2):462.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChris Dickens; Vladimir Smakhtin; Matthew McCartney; Gordon O’Brien; Lula Dahir. 2019. "Defining and Quantifying National-Level Targets, Indicators and Benchmarks for Management of Natural Resources to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals." Sustainability 11, no. 2: 462.
Matthew McCartney; Sébastien Foudi; L. Muthuwatta; A. Sood; G. Simons; J. Hunink; K. Vercruysse; Christine Atieno Omuombo. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleMatthew McCartney, Sébastien Foudi, L. Muthuwatta, A. Sood, G. Simons, J. Hunink, K. Vercruysse, Christine Atieno Omuombo. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew McCartney; Sébastien Foudi; L. Muthuwatta; A. Sood; G. Simons; J. Hunink; K. Vercruysse; Christine Atieno Omuombo. 2019. "Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya." Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya , no. : 1.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a real impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health. IWMI is a member of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
James Clarke; Mathew McCartney. International Water Management Institute. The Wetland Book 2018, 681 -685.
AMA StyleJames Clarke, Mathew McCartney. International Water Management Institute. The Wetland Book. 2018; ():681-685.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJames Clarke; Mathew McCartney. 2018. "International Water Management Institute." The Wetland Book , no. : 681-685.
The Nile, the World’s longest river, is well endowed with wetlands, including the Sudd, one of the World’s largest. The wetlands are not only biodiversity hotspots but also vital for the livelihoods and wellbeing of people. In total there are 14 Ramsar Sites in the basin and thousands of smaller, lesser-known wetlands. Many of these wetlands sustain rural communities through the provision of drinking water and by supporting fisheries, livestock and cultivation. There are a number of current threats to the basin wetlands, including inappropriate agricultural practices, overfishing, invasive species, and extraction of minerals and oil. Ambitious plans for hydropower and irrigation development, as well as rapid population increase and climate change, all pose future challenges to the sustainable management of the wetlands.
Matthew McCartney; Lisa-Maria Rebelo. Nile River Basin. The Wetland Book 2018, 1243 -1250.
AMA StyleMatthew McCartney, Lisa-Maria Rebelo. Nile River Basin. The Wetland Book. 2018; ():1243-1250.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew McCartney; Lisa-Maria Rebelo. 2018. "Nile River Basin." The Wetland Book , no. : 1243-1250.
Journal articleIFPRI3; ISI; CRP5; A Ensuring Sustainable food production; E Building ResilienceEPTDPRCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE
Faj DeClerck; Sarah Jones; S Attwood; D Bossio; E Girvetz; Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer; Elin Enfors; Ak Fremier; Line Gordon; F Kizito; I Lopez Noriega; N Matthews; M McCartney; Megan Meacham; A Noble; M Quintero; Roseline Remans; Richard Soppe; Louise Willemen; Slr Wood; W Zhang. Agricultural ecosystems and their services: the vanguard of sustainability? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2016, 23, 92 -99.
AMA StyleFaj DeClerck, Sarah Jones, S Attwood, D Bossio, E Girvetz, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Elin Enfors, Ak Fremier, Line Gordon, F Kizito, I Lopez Noriega, N Matthews, M McCartney, Megan Meacham, A Noble, M Quintero, Roseline Remans, Richard Soppe, Louise Willemen, Slr Wood, W Zhang. Agricultural ecosystems and their services: the vanguard of sustainability? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2016; 23 ():92-99.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFaj DeClerck; Sarah Jones; S Attwood; D Bossio; E Girvetz; Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer; Elin Enfors; Ak Fremier; Line Gordon; F Kizito; I Lopez Noriega; N Matthews; M McCartney; Megan Meacham; A Noble; M Quintero; Roseline Remans; Richard Soppe; Louise Willemen; Slr Wood; W Zhang. 2016. "Agricultural ecosystems and their services: the vanguard of sustainability?" Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 23, no. : 92-99.
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a real impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health. IWMI is a member of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
James Clarke; Mathew McCartney. International Water Management Institute. The Wetland Book 2016, 1 -5.
AMA StyleJames Clarke, Mathew McCartney. International Water Management Institute. The Wetland Book. 2016; ():1-5.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJames Clarke; Mathew McCartney. 2016. "International Water Management Institute." The Wetland Book , no. : 1-5.
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has embarked on a new era of dam building to improve food security and promote economic development. Nonetheless, the future impacts of dams on malaria transmission are poorly understood and seldom investigated in the context of climate and demographic change. The distribution of malaria in the vicinity of 1268 existing dams in SSA was mapped under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) representative concentration pathways (RCP) 2.6 and 8.5. Population projections and malaria incidence estimates were used to compute population at risk of malaria in both RCPs. Assuming no change in socio-economic interventions that may mitigate impacts, the change in malaria stability and malaria burden in the vicinity of the dams was calculated for the two RCPs through to the 2080s. Results were compared against the 2010 baseline. The annual number of malaria cases associated with dams and climate change was determined for each of the RCPs. The number of dams located in malarious areas is projected to increase in both RCPs. Population growth will add to the risk of transmission. The population at risk of malaria around existing dams and associated reservoirs, is estimated to increase from 15 million in 2010 to 21-23 million in the 2020s, 25-26 million in the 2050s and 28-29 million in the 2080s, depending on RCP. The number of malaria cases associated with dams in malarious areas is expected to increase from 1.1 million in 2010 to 1.2-1.6 million in the 2020s, 2.1-3.0 million in the 2050s and 2.4-3.0 million in the 2080s depending on RCP. The number of cases will always be higher in RCP 8.5 than RCP 2.6. In the absence of changes in other factors that affect transmission (e.g., socio-economic), the impact of dams on malaria in SSA will be significantly exacerbated by climate change and increases in population. Areas without malaria transmission at present, which will transition to regions of unstable transmission, may be worst affected. Modifying conventional water management frameworks to improve malaria control, holds the potential to mitigate some of this increase and should be more actively implemented.
Solomon Kibret; Jonathan Lautze; Matthew McCartney; Luxon Nhamo; G. Glenn Wilson. Malaria and large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: future impacts in a changing climate. Malaria Journal 2016, 15, 448 .
AMA StyleSolomon Kibret, Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney, Luxon Nhamo, G. Glenn Wilson. Malaria and large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: future impacts in a changing climate. Malaria Journal. 2016; 15 (1):448.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSolomon Kibret; Jonathan Lautze; Matthew McCartney; Luxon Nhamo; G. Glenn Wilson. 2016. "Malaria and large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: future impacts in a changing climate." Malaria Journal 15, no. 1: 448.
The Nile, the World’s longest river, is well endowed with wetlands, including the Sudd, one of the World’s largest. The wetlands are not only biodiversity hotspots but also vital for the livelihoods and wellbeing of people. In total there are 14 Ramsar Sites in the basin and thousands of smaller, lesser-known wetlands. Many of these wetlands sustain rural communities through the provision of drinking water and by supporting fisheries, livestock and cultivation. There are a number of current threats to the basin wetlands, including inappropriate agricultural practices, overfishing, invasive species, and extraction of minerals and oil. Ambitious plans for hydropower and irrigation development, as well as rapid population increase and climate change, all pose future challenges to the sustainable management of the wetlands.
Matthew McCartney; Lisa-Maria Rebelo. Nile River Basin. The Wetland Book 2016, 1 -9.
AMA StyleMatthew McCartney, Lisa-Maria Rebelo. Nile River Basin. The Wetland Book. 2016; ():1-9.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatthew McCartney; Lisa-Maria Rebelo. 2016. "Nile River Basin." The Wetland Book , no. : 1-9.
Journal articleIFPRI3; CRP5; E Building Resilience; ISIEPTDPRCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE
R. Quentin Grafton; Mahala McLindin; Karen Hussey; Paul Wyrwoll; Dennis Wichelns; Claudia Ringler; Dustin Garrick; Jamie Pittock; Sarah Wheeler; Stuart Orr; Nathanial Matthews; Erik Ansink; Alice Aureli; Daniel Connell; Lucia De Stefano; Kate Dowsley; Stefano Farolfi; Jim W Hall; Pamela Katic; Bruce Lankford; Hannah Leckie; Matthew McCartney; Huw Pohlner; Nazmun Ratna; Mark Henry Rubarenzya; Shriman Narayan Sai Raman; Kevin Wheeler; John Williams. Responding to Global Challenges in Food, Energy, Environment and Water: Risks and Options Assessment for Decision-Making. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies 2016, 3, 275 -299.
AMA StyleR. Quentin Grafton, Mahala McLindin, Karen Hussey, Paul Wyrwoll, Dennis Wichelns, Claudia Ringler, Dustin Garrick, Jamie Pittock, Sarah Wheeler, Stuart Orr, Nathanial Matthews, Erik Ansink, Alice Aureli, Daniel Connell, Lucia De Stefano, Kate Dowsley, Stefano Farolfi, Jim W Hall, Pamela Katic, Bruce Lankford, Hannah Leckie, Matthew McCartney, Huw Pohlner, Nazmun Ratna, Mark Henry Rubarenzya, Shriman Narayan Sai Raman, Kevin Wheeler, John Williams. Responding to Global Challenges in Food, Energy, Environment and Water: Risks and Options Assessment for Decision-Making. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies. 2016; 3 (2):275-299.
Chicago/Turabian StyleR. Quentin Grafton; Mahala McLindin; Karen Hussey; Paul Wyrwoll; Dennis Wichelns; Claudia Ringler; Dustin Garrick; Jamie Pittock; Sarah Wheeler; Stuart Orr; Nathanial Matthews; Erik Ansink; Alice Aureli; Daniel Connell; Lucia De Stefano; Kate Dowsley; Stefano Farolfi; Jim W Hall; Pamela Katic; Bruce Lankford; Hannah Leckie; Matthew McCartney; Huw Pohlner; Nazmun Ratna; Mark Henry Rubarenzya; Shriman Narayan Sai Raman; Kevin Wheeler; John Williams. 2016. "Responding to Global Challenges in Food, Energy, Environment and Water: Risks and Options Assessment for Decision-Making." Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies 3, no. 2: 275-299.
Promising environmental mechanisms to control malaria are presently underutilized. Water level fluctuations to interrupt larval development have recently been studied and proposed as a low-impact malaria intervention in Ethiopia. One impediment to implementing such new environmental policies is the uncertain impact of climate change on water resources, which could upend reservoir operation policies. Here we quantified the potential impact of the malaria management under future climate states. Simulated time-series were constructed by resampling historical precipitation, temperature, and evaporation data (1994–2002), imposing a 2 °C temperature increase and precipitation changes with a range of ±20 %. Runoff was generated for each climate scenario using the model GR4J. The runoff was used as input into a calibrated HEC ResSim model of reservoir operations. The malaria operation management increased the baseline scenario median energy generation by 18.2 GWh y−1 and decreased the energy generation at the 0.5 percentile (during dry conditions) by 7.3 GWh y−1. In scenarios with −20 % precipitation, malaria control increased average annual energy generation by 1.3 GWh y−1 but only decreased the lowest 0.5 percentile of energy by 0.2 GWh y−1; the irrigation demand was not met on 8.5 more days, on average, per year. Applying the malaria control rule to scenarios with +20 % precipitation decreased the likelihood of flooding by an average of 1.0 day per year. While the malaria control would divert some water away from other reservoir operational goals, the intervention requires 3.3–3.7 % of the annual precipitation budget, which is much less than reduction from potential droughts.
Julia Reis; Teresa B. Culver; Paul Block; Matthew P. McCartney. Evaluating the impact and uncertainty of reservoir operation for malaria control as the climate changes in Ethiopia. Climatic Change 2016, 136, 601 -614.
AMA StyleJulia Reis, Teresa B. Culver, Paul Block, Matthew P. McCartney. Evaluating the impact and uncertainty of reservoir operation for malaria control as the climate changes in Ethiopia. Climatic Change. 2016; 136 (3-4):601-614.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJulia Reis; Teresa B. Culver; Paul Block; Matthew P. McCartney. 2016. "Evaluating the impact and uncertainty of reservoir operation for malaria control as the climate changes in Ethiopia." Climatic Change 136, no. 3-4: 601-614.
G. Lacombe; Matthew McCartney. Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins. Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins 2016, 1 .
AMA StyleG. Lacombe, Matthew McCartney. Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins. Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins. 2016; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleG. Lacombe; Matthew McCartney. 2016. "Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins." Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins , no. : 1.
The development of water storage schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is considered a major aid for those regions with unequal water distribution, limited accessibility and anticipated climate change impacts. Great attention is given by many SSA countries to set up different water storage schemes that may improve rural and urban development on a national level. The funding for the water storage schemes is often derived from foreign agencies which conduct feasibility studies for the financing of potential investments. Often however, the feasibility studies rely on a single monetary criterion which may not identify the most appropriate water storage in each case. In addition, limited data availability in many SSA countries increases the difficulty of identifying the most suitable storage option. This paper develops a multicriteria framework for the integrated evaluation of water storage strategies in Sub-Saharan African countries. A set of economic, agronomic and opinion-based criteria are assessed through the PROMETHEE II outranking approach. The introduction of crop modeling complements the limited field data available in agronomic criteria and enhances the scientific rigor of the method. Ethiopia is adopted as a representative case of SSA countries where a diverse set of water storage options is currently under construction, often financed by foreign agencies.
Stefanos Xenarios; Heracles Polatidis; Matthew McCartney; Attila Nemes. Developing a User-Based Decision-Aid Framework for Water Storage Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia. Water Economics and Policy 2015, 1, 1 .
AMA StyleStefanos Xenarios, Heracles Polatidis, Matthew McCartney, Attila Nemes. Developing a User-Based Decision-Aid Framework for Water Storage Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia. Water Economics and Policy. 2015; 1 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefanos Xenarios; Heracles Polatidis; Matthew McCartney; Attila Nemes. 2015. "Developing a User-Based Decision-Aid Framework for Water Storage Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia." Water Economics and Policy 1, no. 4: 1.
While there is growing recognition of the malaria impacts of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa, the cumulative malaria impact of reservoirs associated with current and future dam developments has not been quantified. The objective of this study was to estimate the current and predict the future impact of large dams on malaria in different eco-epidemiological settings across sub-Saharan Africa. The locations of 1268 existing and 78 planned large dams in sub-Saharan Africa were mapped against the malaria stability index (stable, unstable and no malaria). The Plasmodium falciparum infection rate (PfIR) was determined for populations at different distances (<1, 1–2, 2–5, 5–9 km) from the associated reservoirs using the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) and WorldPop databases. Results derived from MAP were verified by comparison with the results of detailed epidemiological studies conducted at 11 dams. Of the 1268 existing dams, 723 are located in malarious areas. Currently, about 15 million people live in close proximity (<5 km) to the reservoirs associated with these dams. A total of 1.1 million malaria cases annually are associated with them: 919,000 cases due to the presence of 416 dams in areas of unstable transmission and 204,000 cases due to the presence of 307 dams in areas of stable transmission. Of the 78 planned dams, 60 will be located in malarious areas and these will create an additional 56,000 cases annually. The variation in annual PfIR in communities as a function of distance from reservoirs was statistically significant in areas of unstable transmission but not in areas of stable transmission. In sub-Saharan Africa, dams contribute significantly to malaria risk particularly in areas of unstable transmission. Additional malaria control measures are thus required to reduce the impact of dams on malaria.
Solomon Kibret; Jonathan Lautze; Matthew McCartney; G. Glenn Wilson; Luxon Nhamo. Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions. Malaria Journal 2015, 14, 1 -12.
AMA StyleSolomon Kibret, Jonathan Lautze, Matthew McCartney, G. Glenn Wilson, Luxon Nhamo. Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions. Malaria Journal. 2015; 14 (1):1-12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSolomon Kibret; Jonathan Lautze; Matthew McCartney; G. Glenn Wilson; Luxon Nhamo. 2015. "Malaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions." Malaria Journal 14, no. 1: 1-12.