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Water Governance for Sustainable Development - Approaches and lessons from developing and transitional countries
Edited by Sylvain Perret, Stefano Farolfi and Rashid Hassan
Earthscan
August 2006
Hardback 272 pp ISBN 9781844073191
£49.00
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A wide-ranging examination of developments in the field of water governance and why they
often fail to fulfil their promise
- Edited and authored by the world€s leading authorities on water resource management
- Explores the issues on a global scale, with emphasis on highly topical African, South American and European
case studies
The control and governance of water is one of the critical issues of the 21st century.
This authoritative volume shows that, in recent years, water policies, institutions and governance have
shifted from technical, quantitative, supply-driven, centrally controlled management to more demand-sensitive,
qualitative, decentralized, participatory, integrated approaches. The book examines these issues through case
studies at national, river basin and local levels using accessible multidisciplinary approaches that integrate economics,
institutional analysis, geography and policy analysis. Ultimately the book untangles and presents best practices for
policy- and decision-makers, governments and regulators, NGOs and user groups, farmers, water supply companies
and researchers, as well as pointing towards how good water governance structures can be developed and
implemented for the benefit of all.
Contents
Introduction Part I - Understanding Water Institutions
- Public-Private Partnership in Irrigation and Drainage
Part II - The Possibility of Trade in Water Use Entitlements in South Africa
- Redressing Inequities Through Domestic Water Supply
- Local Governance Issues After Irrigation Management Transfer
- Water Management and a Smallholder Canal Irrigation Scheme in South Africa
- Emerging Rules After Irrigation Management Transfer to Farmers
- Crafting Water Institutions for People and Businesses
Part III
- Conflict Analysis and Value-Focused Thinking to Aid Resolution of Water Conflicts in Tanzania
- Determinants of Quality and Quantity Values of Water for Domestic Uses in the Steelpoort Sub-Basin
- Water Resources and Food Security
- Regulated Dam Release and Improvements in Water Supply in the Tadla Irrigation Scheme in Morocco
- Impact of Institutional Changes Within Small-Scale Groundwater Irrigated Systems
- Local Empowerment in Smallholder Irrigation Schemes
- Role-Playing Game Development in Irrigation Management
- Support to Stakeholder Involvement in Water Management: Circumventing Some Participation Pitfalls
Bibliography
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