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

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Tajikistan

Published: 
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
Tajikistan's economy is largely based on its substantial water resources, which are used for the irrigation of cotton, the country's primary agricultural crop, and the production of aluminum, its principal industrial export. Two great river systems (the Amu/Panj and Syr Darya) dominate...Read more
Regional focus: 
TajikistanEurope and Central Asia

Principles of Sharing Costs Associated With Operation and Maintenance of The Water Facilities of Interstate Joint Use

Published: 
August 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
Assistance is being provided to the Interstate Council for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to develop regional principles of financing of operation and maintenance of international trans boundary water facilities in the region.Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central Asia

The Caspian Sea and Southern Gas Corridor

Published: 
April 1, 2017
Article on the Russian perspective on climate change and energy security challenges. Read more
Regional focus: 
Europe and Central AsiaRussia

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