Use of Risk Analysis for Water Security Assessment

Samah Jabari,Isam Shahrour,Jamal Khatabi,I Shahrour,X.-Y Xie,H Bian

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201929502008

Abstract

This paper presents analysis of water security using risk analysis. It contributes to an enhanced understanding of the water security issue through creating indicators and their use in the determination of the water security level. The paper presents first the methodology followed in this research, which includes three steps: identification of water risk drivers, the determination of their severity and likelihood and finally the calculation of the water security score. The paper presents the first step of the application of this methodology to Palestinian territory through the identification of the drivers of the water risk and the levels of both the severity and likelihood to be used in future water security assessment.

Highlights

Many countries around the world face severe water crisis [1]
The former indicates the amplitude of the impact of the indicator on water security, while the latter provides an estimation of the probability of occurrence of this driver
This paper presented the use of the risk assessment approach for the evaluation of the water security, which constitutes a major issue for a large number of countries

Summary

Introduction

Many countries around the world face severe water crisis [1]. For these countries, the water security constitutes a critical issue ([2] & [3]). The water security concept is large combines different factors, which are related to political, social, financial, infrastructural, environmental, managerial and natural disasters issues ([4] & [5]). This issue is becoming critical, because of rapid population as well as lack of investments in, conflicts and climate change ([5], [6], [7] and [8]). Mason and Calow discuss the importance of risk in water security by using a set of indicators [9] Grey and his collages identified the water security as the society acceptable water related risks [1]. Https://doi.org/10.10 51/matecconf /201929 502008 literature indicates that risk-based approach of the water insecurity improves the resilience of the water system [11]

Methodology

Application to Palestinian Territory

Conclusion