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
Water Supply Restructuring in Malaysia: Lessons for Asia?
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June 25, 2021Malaysia’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
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MalaysiaEnvironmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis
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July 2, 2021World 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
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United StatesApplying a Cumulative Risk Framework to Drinking Water Assessment: A Commentary
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July 13, 2021The health risks of drinking water contaminants and the economic benefits of drinking water standards are typically assessed one chemical at a time, an approach that misses the health impacts of co-occurring contaminants in drinking water. In contrast, a cumulative risk framework has become common...Read more
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United StatesCity Residents, Scientists and Policy-Makers: Power in Co-Producing Knowledge
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July 13, 2021The need to merge scientific with societal knowledge in addressing global sustainability challenges has deepened research on a methodology known as co-producing knowledge. This paper draws on case study projects in Africa to discern the forms of power that are navigated by actors when co-producing...Read more
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UgandaLower Kafue River Basin 2019 Report Card
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July 16, 2021Similar to school report cards, river basin report cards provide performance-driven numeric grades or letters that reflect the status of a river basin on a regular basis. They effectively integrate and synthesize large, and often complex, information into simple scores that can be communicated to...Read more
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ZambiaToward Water Security for All: 2018 Highlights of The Coca-Cola Company and WWF Partnership
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July 16, 2021For more than a decade, WWF and The Coca-Cola Company have worked together to preserve and enhance global freshwater resources and create a more water-secure future. Along the way we have learned valuable lessons about how to implement and scale our freshwater basin conservation impacts. This...Read more
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GlobalA Transformative Partnership to Conserve Water: The Coca-Cola Company and WWF 2016 Annual Report
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July 16, 2021WWF and The Coca-Cola Company have worked together for a decade to help conserve the world's freshwater resources and reduce Coca-Cola's environmental footprint. Learn more about the progress we've made in 2016 to help ensure healthy, resilient freshwater basins in our focal areas (...Read more
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GlobalBelize Reef Scorecard
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July 16, 2021The Belize Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere, second in size globally only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (BBRRS) was the first marine World Heritage site in the Caribbean region when inscribed on the World Heritage...Read more
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BelizeWater, Security and U.S. Foreign Policy
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July 16, 2021Water scarcity has created a context of human and societal need wherein water stress has undermined the vitality of rural livelihoods, driven broad migratory movements, become a weapon of war, contributed to the growth of insurgencies and terrorist networks and given rise to increased demand for U...Read more
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GlobalA Transformative Partnership to Conserve Water: The Coca-Cola Company and WWF 2015 Annual Report
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July 16, 2021Because water is essential to nature, communities, and business, The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have been working together since 2007 to help conserve the world's freshwater resources. Our global partnership is focused on helping to ensure healthy, resilient freshwater...Read more
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