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

Groundwater Policy and Governance

Published: 
June 1, 2012
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Governance is an immense conceptual construct, encompassing a suite of precepts, principles, ideas, theories, contexts, objectives, and practices. The FAO/ GEF project 'Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Country Action' is a comprehensive attempt to understand and articulate...Read more

Sharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy and the Colorado River Compact

The National Institutes for Water Resources
The year 1997 marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Colorado River Compact. Delegates from the seven Colorado River Basin states met on November 9, 1922 in New Mexico to discuss, negotiate and ultimately work out the compact. It was then signed in the Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe,...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

The Export-Import Bank of the U.S.: Water Financing Example - Sri Lanka

Export Import Bank of the United States
Ex-Im Approves $64.9 Million in Financing for Water-Supply System in Sri Lanka. For the first time since 2008, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a sovereign transaction - a $64.9 million, 12-year direct loan - to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka...Read more

The New Argentina: Time to Double Down on the Energy Sector?

Published: 
August 1, 2016
Analysis of the recent situation of the energy industry in Argentina. Read more
Regional focus: 
Argentina

Water Supply Restructuring in Malaysia: Lessons for Asia?

Published: 
June 25, 2021
Malaysia’s utilities system was in peril in the early 2000’s due to large debts taken on by states and water concession contracts with private companies. The Malaysian government undertook a series of reforms in the mid-2000’s to secure utilities and expand water access. The PAAB, a national water...Read more
Regional focus: 
Malaysia

Environmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis

Published: 
July 2, 2021
World Resources Institute
The water governance failures found in Flint, Michigan are representative of many the most pressing environmental concern around the globe. Numerous reports found that a lack of accountability and insufficient regulatory oversight led to the poisoning of Flint’s 100,000 residents, many of whom come...Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

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