Policy, Legislation, and Regulation

According to the Water Governance Facility, governance systems determine who gets what water, when, and how. The representation of various interests in water decision-making and the role of politics are important components in addressing governance dynamics. Resources available in this sub-theme include national water and sanitation plans and guidelines for improving the performance of municipal water and sanitation operators, among other resources that support water policies, legislation, and regulation.

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Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Resources

Impact Evaluation of The Water and Sanitation Sector Project: USAID/Nwsdb Institutional Development, 1985-1991

Published: 
November 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ex post facto impact evaluation of the Water and Sanitation Sector project (1985-91) in Sri Lanka, implemented by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB). The evaluation, which focused on sustainability, was conducted in 8/93. The major gains in institutional strengthening made over...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Constraints in Providing Water and Sanitation Services to the Urban Poor

Published: 
March 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to specify the key constraints that must be addressed for significant reform in the urban sector to occur. It is meant to be an informational tool, one that helps development planners understand and confront the problems that beset projects striving to bring water and...Read more

Introduction to Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA)

Published: 
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
IMPSA is a two year policy formulation project which started in June 1990 and ends in June 1992. It is a project initiated by the Ministry of Lands, Irrigation & Mahaweli Development in association with the Ministry of Agricultural Development & Research. It is an activity to formulate...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Sustainable and Productive Resource Management: Macro Policies for Land and Water Resources

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is the seventh in a series of ten Policy Papers being prepared under the IMPSA Program. All of the previous papers address issues directly related to improving the performance of irrigated agriculture, with special reference to institutional issues. This paper and the eighth one on...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of guiding principles and feasible strategies on trade and fiscal policies affecting irrigated agriculture in Sri Lanka, which would contribute to achieving high profitability in these systems in the future. The paper also sets out broad guidelines for...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Macro-Irrigation Investment Policy

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the ninth in the series of ten policy papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on three staff working papers on the issues related to the topic and two studies conducted on future irrigation investment trends, needs and options, one conducted by IIMI and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Review of The Philippine [I.E. Philippine] Interisland Shipping Sector

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The broad objectives of this portion of the SRRS investigation and analysis are: 1) to identify the status of each of the policy initiatives, institutional development efforts, and other improvements identified by PTSR as desirable for near-term implementation to aid in improving the Philippine...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Findings and Recommendations Regarding Liner Shipping Rate Rationalization and Deregulation

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The SRRS team was required to identify the desirable next step in liner shipping rate rationalization and liberalization, with the original expectation that the step could be implemented during 1990. It was evident that the most effective way to achieve rationalization, and one that had not been...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Shipping Cost and Rate Analysis

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The SRRS team was required to identify the desirable next step in liner shipping rate rationalization and liberalization, with the expectation of implementing the step during 1991. It was evident that the most effective way to achieve rationalization, and one that had not recently been fully...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Economic Analysis of Liner Shipping Rate Rationalization and Deregulation

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
In 1990, when the terms of reference were drafted for the SRRS by the PTSR (which worked from an earlier draft written by MARINA), the SRRS team was expected to provide recommendations on an initial phase of cargo rate deregulation. However, while the SRRS was still in its early stages, the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

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