Renewable Energies and Water Security:

Thermo Solar Energy as an Alternative for Seawater Desalination in North Africa and the Middle East

Authors

  • Luiz Enrique Vieira de Souza School of Eletrical Engineering (Beijing Jiaotong University) Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais (UNICAMP)
  • Leila da Costa Ferreira Instituo de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH/UNICAMP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v7n1.2016.15660

Keywords:

Segurança Hídrica, Mudanças Climáticas, Dessalinização, Tecnologia CSP, Eficiência Alocativa

Abstract

Climate change-related events, added to estimations about economical and population growth ”“ tend to aggravate water scarcity, which is already affecting almost every country in the North of Africa and the Middle East. Based on a critical analysis of the “ACQUA-CSP” report, we discuss the initiatives devoted to the mitigation of water stress in these regions, with an emphasis on the seawater desalination processes. Since existing desalination plants are currently powered by fossil fuels, the use of thermo solar energy will be introduced as a sustainable strategy for the increase of water supply. We conclude that, in order to achieve the successful management of water resources, engineering and infrastructure solutions must be oriented by democratic institutions able to mediate conflicts over the allocation of water resources.

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Author Biographies

Luiz Enrique Vieira de Souza, School of Eletrical Engineering (Beijing Jiaotong University) Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais (UNICAMP)

Doutor em sociologia pela Universidade de São Paulo, desenvolve atualmente pesquisa de pós-doutoramento em sociologia ambiental com foco em políticas energéticas na Beijing Jiaotong University.

Leila da Costa Ferreira, Instituo de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH/UNICAMP)

Possui graduação em Bacharelado em Ecologia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1982), mestrado em Sociologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1986) e doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1992). Professora da Unicamp desde 1989.Fez Pós doutoramento na Universidade do Texas / EUA em Políticas Públicas e Ambiente em 1995 e Pós Doutoramento na Universidade de York / Inglaterra em Teoria Social e Ambiente em 2007.Livre Docência em Sociologia Ambiental (1997). Professora Titular da Universidade Estadual de Campinas desde 2004.

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2016-04-30

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Souza, L. E. V. de, & Ferreira, L. da C. (2016). Renewable Energies and Water Security:: Thermo Solar Energy as an Alternative for Seawater Desalination in North Africa and the Middle East. Sustainability in Debate, 7(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.18472/SustDeb.v7n1.2016.15660

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