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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.

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USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Sudan

Published: 
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 focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Ghana

Published: 
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 focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Ethiopia

Published: 
January 1, 2011
U.S. Agency for International Development
Ethiopia's economy and the well-being of its more than 80 million citizens depend on the productivity of its natural resources, principally land and water that are used for production of crops and animals that provide more than 40% of Ethiopia's GDP. Governance of these resources is...Read more
Regional focus: 
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Botswana

Published: 
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 focus: 
BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Burundi

Published: 
January 1, 2010
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since Burundi's independence in 1962, ethnically based political parties have vied for control of the country, resulting in decades of violent conflict. Families have been forced to flee successive waves of conflict, and tens of thousands have been internally displaced or temporarily resettled...Read more
Regional focus: 
BurundiSub-Saharan Africa

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Kenya

Published: 
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 focus: 
KenyaSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Liberia

Published: 
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 focus: 
LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa

USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Madagascar

Published: 
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 focus: 
MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa

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