Flow: The Essentials of Environmental Flows

Edited by Megan Dyson, Ger Bergkamp and John Scanlon ‘Environmental flows’ is an easy concept. It means enough water is left in our rivers, which is managed to ensure downstream environmental, social and economic benefits. Yet, pioneering efforts in South Africa, Australia, and the United States have shown that the process to establish them, especially when part of an integrated management approach, poses great challenges. This guide, the second in the series of the Water & Nature Initiative, draws extensively on the experiences in these countries to offer hands-on advice for this emerging issue on the water resource agenda. It goes well beyond existing literature to offer practical guidance on technical issues, such as assessment methods and infrastructural adaptation, and the economic, legal and political dimensions of establishing environmental flows.

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