Governance
As defined by the UNDP Water Governance Facility, water governance is determined by the political, social, economic, and administrative systems that are in place. These systems can both directly and indirectly affect the use, development, and management of water resources and the delivery of water services delivery at different levels of society. Improving governance for economic, environmental, and social sustainability is possible through the establishment of stronger public and private institutions, policies, legislation, and processes. Topics addressed in this theme include the principles of equity and efficiency, water administration, the roles of government and other stakeholders, and the frameworks to balance water use between socio-economic activities and ecosystems.
Governance Resources
Impact Evaluation of The Water and Sanitation Sector Project: USAID/Nwsdb Institutional Development, 1985-1991
Introduction to Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA)
Sustainable and Productive Resource Management: Macro Policies for Land and Water Resources
Promoting Profitable Irrigated Agriculture: Trade and Fiscal Policies
Macro-Irrigation Investment Policy
Fair and Unfair: a Study Into the Bethma System in Two Sri Lankan Village Irrigation Systems
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