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.

Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Resources

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Central African Republic

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Central African Republic (R'publique Centrafricaine, CAR) is a landlocked, sparsely populated country that is well-endowed with natural resources. CAR has abundant land, adequate soil, dense tropical forests, and a wealth of unexploited minerals. However, the country has a history of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Democratic Republic of Congo

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as Congo (Kinshasa), is still emerging from a decade of violent conflict. From the time that foreign-based rebel forces ended President Mobutu's 32-year rule in 1997 to Joseph Kabila's election as President and establishment of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Egypt

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
The vast majority of Egypt's territory is unusable or low-value desert. Its agriculture and population are largely confined to the narrow Nile River Valley and Delta, about 4% of Egypt's total land area. All of the limited agricultural land is irrigated and most is productive, but...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Guatemala

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet for Guatemala 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
Regional/Country focus:
Guatemala
Latin America and the Caribbean

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Haiti

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
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
Regional/Country focus:
Haiti
Latin America and the Caribbean

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Jamaica

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
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
Regional/Country focus:
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Kenya

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
In December 2009, the Kenyan Parliament approved the National Land Policy (NLP), the result of a long and intensive process to develop an equitable land policy. The NLP mandates land restitution or resettlement for those who have been dispossessed and calls for reconsideration of constitutional...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Liberia

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
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
Regional/Country focus:
Liberia
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Madagascar

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
Madagascar's unique wildlife and biodiversity resources have attracted both increasing numbers of tourists and significant donor investments over the last three decades. The Government of Madagascar committed itself in 1988 to a new focus on environmental management and, in 2003, to the goal...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Malawi

Publication date:
January 1, 2010
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
Regional/Country focus:
Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

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