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    Demand in the Desert: Mongolia's Water-Energy-Mining Nexus
    Demand in the Desert: Mongolia's Water-Energy-Mining Nexus
    Demand in the Desert: Mongolia's Water-Energy-Mining Nexus
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    Demand in the Desert: Mongolia's Water-Energy-Mining Nexus

    By Asian Development Bank

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    Mongolia's mining-based economic development and the sustainability of its urban economies depend on both water and energy. The examination of the water energy nexus in two river basins in Mongolia shows that water availability is the binding constraint as energy facilities, mining operations, agriculture, and urban water users compete for scarce water resources. Development of new technologies for efficient water and energy use, introduction of renewable energy options, and water demand management through economic instruments are recommended. However, achieving greater water security requires integration of water resource considerations into energy and mining development decision making, while strengthening the capacity of newly formed river basin organizations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateAug 1, 2014
    ISBN9789292546175
    Demand in the Desert: Mongolia's Water-Energy-Mining Nexus

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      Demand in the Desert - Asian Development Bank

      DEMAND IN THE DESERT

      MONGOLIA’S WATER–ENERGY–MINING NEXUS

      © 2014 Asian Development Bank

      All rights reserved. Published in 2014.

      Printed in the Philippines

      ISBN 978-92-9254-616-8 (Print), 978-92-9254-617-5 (e-ISBN)

      Publication Stock No. RPT146700-2

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      Asian Development Bank.

      Demand in the desert: Mongolia’s water–energy–mining nexus.

      Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2014.

      1. Water–energy nexus.      2. Mining.      3. Mongolia.      I. Asian Development Bank.

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

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      Contents

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      Foreword

      The Ministry of Environment and Green Development (MEGD) of Mongolia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have prepared this knowledge product as a contribution to the Eye on Asia side event of the 2014 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, which has as its thematic scope Energy and Water.

      The organizers of this important event attribute its choice of theme to the ADB-supported Asian Water Development Outlook 2007, in which the Prime Minister of India is quoted as saying that "if all members of society can have adequate access to energy and water, many of the

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