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rightfully stressed the specific importance of solar and wind energy for providing clean drinking water and sanitation to the underprivileged communities. This book will be a highly valuable reference for both power and water engineers. With a strong background in both power and water engineering, Gustaf is uniquely positioned to address the water and energy nexus. I  would like to thank, and congratulate, Gustaf for his continued thought leadership, even 12 years after his retirement!” Professor Zhiguo Yuan Director, Advanced Water Management Centre, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia “This is a timely and necessary book as countries are starting to address the SDGs. Water and energy are crucial to development and decentralized or off-grid water and energy systems are vital to the developing world. Most of rural Africa will remain unserved unless these systems are implemented, due to economic constraints in bringing conventional grid-based services over long distances. I particularly enjoyed Chapter 2 showing the coupling between the different SDGs, it addresses my fear that we tackle the SDGs in isolation which was not the intent and this chapter brings the complexity home. Lastly, the book is an easy read for both the lay person and the scientist, a rare feat in itself.” Henry J. Roman Director, Environmental Services and Technologies Department of Science and Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Downloaded from https://iwaponline.com/ebooks/book-pdf/520710/wio9781780409443.pdf by IWA Publishing user