TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Aboelnga, Hassan Tolba A1 - El-Naser, Hazim A1 - Ribbe, Lars A1 - Frechen, Franz-Bernd T1 - Assessing Water Security in Water-Scarce Cities: Applying the Integrated Urban Water Security Index (IUWSI) in Madaba, Jordan JF - Water N2 - Water security is a major concern for water-scarce cities that face dynamic water challenges due to limited water supply, climate change and increasing water demand. Framing urban water security is challenging due to the complexity and uncertainties of the definitions and assessment frameworks concerning urban water security. Several studies have assessed water security by granting priority indicators equal weight without considering or adapting to the local conditions. This study develops a new urban water security assessment framework with application to the water-scarce city of Madaba, Jordan. The study applies the new assessment framework on the study area and measures urban water security using the integrated urban water security index (IUWSI) and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as a decision management tool to prioritise and distinguish indicators that affect the four dimensions of urban water security: drinking water, ecosystems, climate change and water-related hazards, and socioeconomic aspects (DECS). The integrated urban water security index (IUWSI) highlights the state of water security and intervention strategies in Madaba. The study reveals that urban water security in Madaba is satisfactory to meet basic needs, with shortcomings in some aspects of the DECS. However, Madaba faces poor security in terms of managing climate- and water-related risks. The IUWSI framework assists with a rational and evidence-based decision-making process, which is important for enhancing water resources management in water-scarce cities. KW - Urban water security KW - Water-scarce cities KW - Efficient water management KW - Analytic hierarchy process KW - Wassersicherstellung KW - Jordanien KW - Wassermangel Y1 - 2020 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-15483 SN - 2073-4441 SS - 2073-4441 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051299 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051299 VL - 12 IS - 5 SP - 22 S1 - 22 PB - MDPI ER -