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The scenarios of IWRM involve water handling and management of services and infrastructure, as well as the nexuses among sectors. Water supply is the highest priority service, and the lack of access to safe drinking water is the world’s most pressing water issue. Sanitation and wastewater services also involve water management, but they are mainly service categories. Sanitation is a critical social issue, with health, dignity, and convenience at stake, while wastewater management is an infrastructure sector. Irrigation is a large water-using sector that creates a water–food nexus. Stormwater and flood risk management are related water management services that involve protection and pollution control. The category of instream flows provides a focal point for assuring enough water in streams for required purposes.
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Grigg, N.S. (2016). Purposes and Systems of Water Management. In: Integrated Water Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57615-6_3
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