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

FISP South Waziristan Agency Development Plan Feb 2013

Published: 
January 1, 2014
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report contains the Agency Development Plan (ADP) for South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The main focus of this ADP is to identify and develop viable investment options that will enhance economic growth potential across the agency. The ADP is geared...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Pakistan

Published: 
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
The densely-settled Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) in Pakistan produces food and the commodities that drive industry, with cotton textiles accounting for some 50-60% of exports. The IBIS is a resource shared with India, and while 90% of the IBIS land area is in Pakistan, a treaty with India...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Case Study of the Niazbeg Distributary in Punjab, Pakistan

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The second volume in the Water Management Synthesis II reports findings of farmers and irrigation system management in Punjab, Pakistan near Lahore. Special attention was paid to the main system irrigation bureaucracy.Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Evaluation of Existing Irrigation Water Pricing Policy in Pakistan

Published: 
November 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation water pricing policy in Pakistan has not only failed as an institutional mechanism for allocating water, but is also putting the Pakistani Government under heavy financial strain. Existing water charges must be significantly increased, this study argues, to bridge the increasing revenue-...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

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