Regulatory Frameworks for Water Resources Management : A Comparative Study

Regulatory Frameworks for Water Resources Management : A Comparative Study

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Water is a scarce and finite resource with no substitute, and upon which the very existence of life on earth depends. The challenges facing water resources are daunting. The Millennium Development Goals aim, inter alia, at reducing by half, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Although progress thus far is not encouraging, it is hoped that necessary actions will be taken to achieve this goal during the remaining period. Such actions include financial, institutional, and legal measures. Indeed, without the appropriate legal framework, the ability of the state to regulate, control, and allocate its water resources is hampered; its role in ensuring their efficient and proper use is hindered; and its right to protect those resources is challenged. This study of the regulatory frameworks for water resources management examines water legislation in sixteen jurisdictions, and highlights, in a comparative manner, the key elements needed for an effective regulatory framework. Chapter 1 traces the relevance and importance assigned to water legislation by the different international conferences and forums, including the Mar del Plata, Dublin, and Rio, and the guidance provided by those conferences for preparing such legislation. Chapter 2 surveys the regulatory frameworks for water resources management in sixteen jurisdictions, based on certain key elements. Those jurisdictions were selected based on the availability and accessibility of a water law, as well as on the need to represent different regions and legal systems of the world. Chapter 3 presents a comparative analysis of these regulatory frameworks based on the same elements. The analysis examines the main similarities and differences in the approaches adopted by the jurisdictions selected. Chapter 4 highlights essential elements that need to be addressed in any regulatory framework for water resources management, and identifies emerging trends in water legislation. Finally, Chapter 5 underscores the relevance and importance of the regulatory framework, and specifies conditions supporting its utility and efficacy.

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Main Authors: Salman, Salman M. A., Bradlow, Daniel
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2006
Subjects:ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, ALLOCATION OF WATER, ALLOCATION PROCEDURES, AVAILABLE WATER, AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES, BASIN AUTHORITY, CANALS, CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN WATER ACT, COMMUNITY WATER, COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECONOMICS, EFFLUENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, EQUITABLE ACCESS, EXPLOITATION, FISH, FISHERIES, FRESH WATER, FRESHWATER RESOURCES, GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP, GOVERNANCE OF WATER, GROUNDWATER, LAND USE, MANAGEMENT OF WATER, NATIONAL WATER PLAN, NATIONAL WATER POLICIES, NATIONAL WATER POLICY, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES, NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, OWNERSHIP OF WATER, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLICY MAKERS, POLLUTION, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, QUALITY OF WATER, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, RIVER BASINS, RIVERS, SAFE DRINKING WATER, SAFE WATER, SAFE WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION COMPONENT, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES, SUSTAINABLE USE, TARIFF POLICIES, USE OF WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, WATER AFFAIRS, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER CHARGES, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER DEMAND, WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER GOVERNANCE, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER LAW, WATER LEGISLATION, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, WATER PARTNERSHIP, WATER POLICY, WATER PROJECTS, WATER QUALITY, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER REUSE, WATER RIGHTS, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICES, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER TARIFF, WATER TRANSFER, WATER USE, WATER USERS, WATER USES, WATERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6796569/regulatory-frameworks-water-resources-management-comparative-study
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7054
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Summary:Water is a scarce and finite resource with no substitute, and upon which the very existence of life on earth depends. The challenges facing water resources are daunting. The Millennium Development Goals aim, inter alia, at reducing by half, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Although progress thus far is not encouraging, it is hoped that necessary actions will be taken to achieve this goal during the remaining period. Such actions include financial, institutional, and legal measures. Indeed, without the appropriate legal framework, the ability of the state to regulate, control, and allocate its water resources is hampered; its role in ensuring their efficient and proper use is hindered; and its right to protect those resources is challenged. This study of the regulatory frameworks for water resources management examines water legislation in sixteen jurisdictions, and highlights, in a comparative manner, the key elements needed for an effective regulatory framework. Chapter 1 traces the relevance and importance assigned to water legislation by the different international conferences and forums, including the Mar del Plata, Dublin, and Rio, and the guidance provided by those conferences for preparing such legislation. Chapter 2 surveys the regulatory frameworks for water resources management in sixteen jurisdictions, based on certain key elements. Those jurisdictions were selected based on the availability and accessibility of a water law, as well as on the need to represent different regions and legal systems of the world. Chapter 3 presents a comparative analysis of these regulatory frameworks based on the same elements. The analysis examines the main similarities and differences in the approaches adopted by the jurisdictions selected. Chapter 4 highlights essential elements that need to be addressed in any regulatory framework for water resources management, and identifies emerging trends in water legislation. Finally, Chapter 5 underscores the relevance and importance of the regulatory framework, and specifies conditions supporting its utility and efficacy.

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