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

Alternative and Renewable Energy

Published: 
January 1, 2014
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The current state of energy, in the most optimistic projections, is a finite resource that will be exhausted during the 21st century. This project examines the current using traditional energy resources limitations, investigates existing research on several renewable energy alternatives, and also...Read more
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Global

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
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PakistanSouth East Asia

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Sudan

Published: 
January 1, 2013
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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SudanSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Mongolia

Published: 
August 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
Report on property rights and resource governance in Mongolia which details the implications on water, irrigation, the economy, agriculture, gender and other facets. In spite of its progressive legal framework for natural resource protection, Mongolia's institutional capacity for enforcement...Read more

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Dominican Republic

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Ghana

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Timor-Leste

Published: 
January 1, 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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Timor-LesteEast Asia and Pacific

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Brazil

Published: 
January 1, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

USAID Country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Ecuador

Published: 
January 1, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Ethiopia

Published: 
January 1, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ethiopia's economy and the well-being of its more than 80 million citizens depend on the productivity of its natural resources, principally land and water that are used for production of crops and animals that provide more than 40% of Ethiopia's GDP. Governance of these resources is...Read more
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EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa

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