SustainableWater Developments Resources, Management, Treatment, Efficiency and Reuse

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This book was written as one of the “Sustainable Water Developments” book series. Realizing, however, thatwater, energy and food are the three pillars to sustain the growth of human population in the future, the book deals with all the above aspects with particular emphasis on water and energy. Despite the availability of several books on similar subject, this book is unique by including the results of research efforts mainly in the ASEAN and the Middle East Regions. With a large population of the ASEAN nations (around 300 million) and their rich natural resources, sustainable development of the region based on suitable utilization of the valuable resources will have a strong impact on the growth of the entire global economy. However, with limited land resources, inadequate energy supply and growing water stress, the region faces the challenge of providing enough water and energy to grow enough food for the burgeoning population. These issues and challenges in the water, energy and food sectors are interwoven in many complex ways and cannot be managed effectively without cross-sectorial integration. Luckily, the technologies are currently available to address all the above issues simultaneously, and the membrane separation technology is one of such key technologies. Therefore, it is no wonder that strong membrane research and development activities are now being undertaken in the ASEAN region. It is also needless to say that, as the primary supplier of the fossil fuel to the global market yet with scarce water resources, the production of drinking water and the rational management of energy by the nations in the Middle East is equally crucial to maintain the peace in the whole world. In this era of the global collaboration, it seems nowadays of primary importance to assemble the results of the individual research efforts in one place, thus promoting the networking among different research institutions in order to achieve the common goal of finding the solutions to the challenges we are facing. It was very fortunate therefore that the editors were successful to collect twenty eight papers; all related to water and energy, from the region as well the other parts of the world.

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