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

Improving Performance of Irrigation Bureaucracies: Suggestions for Systematic Analysis and Agency Reorientation

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
To date, the increasing interest of researchers in the social and institutional aspects of irrigation management has focused on farmer groups to the relative neglect of the management role of government bureaucracies. This report explores ways of enhancing the effectiveness of these government...Read more

Potable Water and Wastewater Sector Review: Egypt

Published: 
November 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
When the AID program was resumed in Egypt in the mid-1970s, the water/wastewater infrastructure picture was an urgent concern. This report details a review of the infrastructure and the necessary means to improve the wastewater sector. Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Development of National Water Supply and Sanitation Plans in Africa

Published: 
May 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Safe potable water and sanitary disposal of human wastes for all were one of the primary goals of the United Nations Water Conference at Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1977. The action plan developed at this conference called for the establishment of an International Drinking Water Supply and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Design of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire

Published: 
February 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) team visited Zaire in January 1986 to help the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA) develop the first draft of a national rural water supply/sanitation (WS/S) plan. The team recommended that CNAEA: (1) encourage full participation by...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Evaluation of Existing Irrigation Water Pricing Policy in Pakistan

Published: 
November 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation water pricing policy in Pakistan has not only failed as an institutional mechanism for allocating water, but is also putting the Pakistani Government under heavy financial strain. Existing water charges must be significantly increased, this study argues, to bridge the increasing revenue-...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Irrigation Pricing and Management

Published: 
September 30, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Case studies from Morocco, the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic are the basis of this analysis of irrigation system financing and management. The following issues were examined in depth: (1) the feasibility of cost recovery through direct and indirect charges; (2) whether...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

New Directions in Ocean Law, Policy and Management

Published: 
December 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper will first briefly examine the marine environment of the West Africa coast with a focus on the environment of the West African coast with a focus on the region's living marine resources. This will be followed by a discussion of the Law of the Sea Convention with particular reference...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Ecuador Irrigation Sector Review

Published: 
October 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The current state of irrigated agriculture in Ecuador is reviewed, and recommendations are made for improving national hydraulic and irrigation planning to maximize social benefits. Setting the context is a discussion of the Government of Ecuador's (GOE) administrative capacity for irrigation...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Municipal Water Conservation in Jordan: Report of a Seminar

Published: 
February 25, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The scope of work included the development of an agenda for a seminar on water conservation practice which would address condition in Jordan with respect to water supply agencies.Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Swaziland Water and Related Land Resources Framework Plans

Published: 
April 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Large-scale irrigation and related industrial development can significantly contribute to the Government of Swaziland's (GOS) goals in the problem areas of employment, government revenue, foreign exchange, imports, and environmental degradation. This report is designed to provide a conceptual...Read more
Regional focus: 
SwazilandSub-Saharan Africa

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