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

Findings and Recommendations Regarding Liner Shipping Rate Rationalization and Deregulation

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The SRRS team was required to identify the desirable next step in liner shipping rate rationalization and liberalization, with the original expectation that the step could be implemented during 1990. It was evident that the most effective way to achieve rationalization, and one that had not been...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Shipping Cost and Rate Analysis

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The SRRS team was required to identify the desirable next step in liner shipping rate rationalization and liberalization, with the expectation of implementing the step during 1991. It was evident that the most effective way to achieve rationalization, and one that had not recently been fully...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Economic Analysis of Liner Shipping Rate Rationalization and Deregulation

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
In 1990, when the terms of reference were drafted for the SRRS by the PTSR (which worked from an earlier draft written by MARINA), the SRRS team was expected to provide recommendations on an initial phase of cargo rate deregulation. However, while the SRRS was still in its early stages, the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Marina and Shippercon Database Design

Published: 
August 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Interisland Liner Shipping Rate l Rationalization Study (SRRS) was conducted in the Philippines from November 1990 through August 1991 by a six-person team. Throughout the study, the team received complete cooperation from management and staff of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) and the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Water and Wastewater Sector Assessment in Jordan

Published: 
October 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
At the request of the USAID mission in Jordan, the WASH project organized a four-person team to prepare an assessment of the Jordian water and wastewater sector. The team's main focus was on municipal and industrial water supply and wastewater. This report provides a summary of the main points...Read more
Regional focus: 
JordanMiddle East and North Africa

Case Study of the Niazbeg Distributary in Punjab, Pakistan

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The second volume in the Water Management Synthesis II reports findings of farmers and irrigation system management in Punjab, Pakistan near Lahore. Special attention was paid to the main system irrigation bureaucracy.Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

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

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

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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