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

Alternative and Renewable Energy

Publication date:
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
Regional/Country focus:
Global

FISP South Waziristan Agency Development Plan Feb 2013

Publication date:
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
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Saving Water and Energy Together: Helping Utilities Build Better Programs

Publication date:
October 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
Water and energy are inherently linked, intersecting at both the supply side (electric generation and water/wastewater facilities) and the end-use side (residential, commericial, industrial, and agriculture sectors). This intersection is commonly called the "energy-water nexus." On the...Read more

Water and Energy Nexus Research Database

Publication date:
June 1, 2013
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This database was compiled by GEI Consultants, Inc. and is sponsored by the Alliance for Water Efficiency and catalogues major, publicly available research that addresses the nexus between water and energy resources. For more information about this database, please refer to "Water?Energy...Read more

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Sudan

Publication date:
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
Regional/Country focus:
Sudan
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Mongolia

Publication date:
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

Groundwater Policy and Governance

Publication date:
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

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

Publication date:
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
Regional/Country focus:
Dominican Republic
Latin America and the Caribbean

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Ghana

Publication date:
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
Regional/Country focus:
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Publication date:
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
Regional/Country focus:
Timor-Leste
East Asia and Pacific

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