Water in Times of Climate Change

A Values-driven Dialogue
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-94-6372-227-8
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 554 g

This book on water and climate change goes beyond the usual and predictable analyses, by bringing religion and values into a discussion that is often dominated by technocratic solutions. The three case studies of Jakarta, Cape Town, and Amsterdam demonstrate the challenges of water management in urban areas and the role religion can play in addressing them. With representatives from science, politics, economics, and religion, as well as young voices, the book stimulates a values-driven dialogue on issues of water in times of climate change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ijmker, Elisabeth

Hasselaar, Jan Jorrit

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Wasserwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction (Prof. Ruard Ganzevoort)

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Dr John Chryssavgis, Jan Jorrit Hasselaar)

1. The Need for Dialogue

An academic perspective (Prof. Vinod Subramaniam)

A governmental perspective (Prof. Caroline Nevejan)

Kadir van Lohuizen, photos

An economic perspective (Prof. Jan Peter Balkenende)

A religious perspective (Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew)

2. Global Perspectives on Water and Climate Change

Closing session of Amsterdam International Water Week (Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew)

Reflection by Bianca Nijhof

Global challenges on water and climate change (Prof. Jeroen Aerts)

3. Voices of the Next Generation: How Dare You?

Water Quality Management (Liang Yu)

Caring for our water cycle (Françeska Tomori)

Water crisis and social inequalities (Monserrat Vásquez L)

Taking action (Bas Zaalberg)

Interdisciplinarity in solving global challenges (Samira I. Ibrahim)

4. Voices from Those Who Dare

Building with nature (Pieter van Oord)

Faith for Earth Programme (Dr Iyad Abumoghli)

Water and religion (Cardinal Turkson)

Reflection by Hein Pieper

5. Water-Sensitive Cities

Jakarta

Amsterdam

Cape Town

Reflection by Thabo Makgoba

6. A Covenant of Hope

Covenant of Hope

Reflection by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

Reflection by Gerhard van den Top

Reflection by Jos Douma

Reflection by Richard Kooloos

7. The Role of Religion in Society

The Netherlands as pluralist society (Prof. Jan Anthonie Bruijn)

Religion and Security (Prof. Ernst Hirsch Ballin)

Religion as force for good (Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew)

Conclusion: Concrete steps into a hopeful future

Über Autor(innen)

Ijmker, Elisabeth
Elisabeth IJmker has a background in public policy and international development. She works on religion and societal challenges at the Vrije Universiteit, which she combines with a political career as local representative in the city council of Amsterdam.

Hasselaar, Jan Jorrit
Dr. Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, theologian and economist, is Director of the Amsterdam Centre for Religion and Sustainable Development, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is research fellow of the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). Hasselaar chaired the working group ‘Sustainable Development’ of the Council of Churches in the Netherlands (2011-2018).