From water challenges to opportunities: Water solutions from islands with global impact
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water resources
risk management
small islands
risk management
small islands
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San Andres, Colombia
Date
2025-06-18
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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Abstract
Small islands face acute water risks driven by limited freshwater availability, climate extremes, and dependence on energy-intensive supply systems. This presentation reframes island water management from a scarcity problem to an innovation platform, highlighting solutions with global relevance: resilient desalination and distribution, wastewater reuse, nature-based protection, and circular approaches that valorize residual streams. By linking water security to disaster risk reduction and energy planning, islands can pioneer integrated models that improve affordability, reliability, and environmental performance, lessons increasingly applicable to coastal and water-stressed regions worldwide.
Citation
Acevedo, D. (2025, June 18). From water challenges to opportunities: Water solutions from islands with global impact [Conference presentation]. 2° Simposio Internacional de Gestión de Riesgo de Desastres “Riesgos Hídricos: Explorando los desafíos del agua dulce y salada en islas pequeñas”, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Caribe, San Andrés, Colombia.
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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, SEDES CARIBE, BOGOTA , MEDELLIN - UNAL CORPORACION PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DEL ARCHIPIE LAGO DE SAN ANDRES, PROVIDENCIA Y SANTA CATALINA – CORALINA ESCUELA NAVAL DE SUBOFICIALES ARC “BARRANQUILLA” – ENS - BAR.
DIRECCION GENERAL MARITIMA – CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES OCEANOGRAFICAS E HIDROGRAFICAS DEL CARIBE – DIMAR - CIOH CORPORACION DEL LABORATORIO AL CAMPO - LABCAM INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE FORMACION TECNICA PROFESIONAL - INFOTEP UNIDAD NACIONAL PARA LA GESTION DEL RIESGO DE DESASTRES - UNGRD GOBERNACION DEPARTAMENTAL ARCHIPIELAGO DE SAN ANDRES – GOB - SPC UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA, CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO DE LA COSTA, MEXICO - UG - CUC CORPORACION CENTRO DE EXCELENCIA EN CIENCIAS MARINAS - CEMARIN
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2do SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DE GESTIÓN DE RIESGO DE DESASTRES