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Water Governance for Sustainable Development |
Approaches and Lessons from Developing and Transitional Countries:
The management of, and access to, water resources have been universally identified as a key aspect of poverty reduction, agriculture and food security and sustainable development in developing, transitional, and developed countries worldwide. Yet good “water governance,” so eagerly sought, has in practice proven difficult to achieve. This book, edited and authored by leading authorities on water resource management, examines the recent changes in governance, institutions, economics, and policies of water, from a global point of view and a cross-country perspective, with special emphasis on African and Southern African case studies.
The authors show 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. Such a move also often supposes cost recovery principles, resource allocation among competing sectors, and privatization. In most developing countries, motivations for these changes have been increased resource scarcity, increased diversity of users and uses, urbanization, financial constraints and the need for sustainable development through renewed water management. Yet the creation and operation of new policies and legal frameworks often fall short of initial expectations since management transfer and decentralization processes, cost recovery principles and the emergence of new local organizations have proven difficult to implement. 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, and points towards how good water governance structures can be developed and implemented for the benefit of all.
Sylvain Perret is Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, South Africa and Senior Researcher at Cirad in France.
Stefano Farolfi is Visiting Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy for Africa, University of Pretoria, and Senior Researcher at Cirad.
Rashid Hassan is Professor in the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy for Africa, University of Pretoria.
Contents:
Foreword; Introduction; PART I: 1) Understanding Water Institutions: Structure, Environment and Change Process--R. Maria Saleth; 2) Public-Private Partnership in Irrigation and Drainage: The Need for a Professional Third Party Between Farmers and Government--Alain Vidal, Bernard Pr?fol, Henri Tardieu, Sara Fernandez, Jacques Plantey and Salah Darghouth; Part II: 3) The Possibility of Trade in Water Use Entitlements in South Africa Under the National Water Act of 1998—J.A. Max D?ckel; 4) Redressing Inequities Through Domestic Water Supply: A ‘Poor’ Example from Sekhukhune, South Africa—Nynke C. Post Uiterweer, Margreet Z. Zwarteveen, Gert Jan Veldwisch and Barbara M. C. van Koppen; 5) Local Governance Issues After Irrigation Management Transfer: A Case Study from Limpope Province, South Africa--Gert Jan Veldwisch; 6) Water Management on a Smallholder Canal Irrigation Scheme in South Africa—Simon S. Lesoalo and Wim Van Averbeke; 7) Emerging Rules After Irrigation Management Transfer to Farmers—Klaartje Vandersypen, K. Kaloga, Y. Coulibaly, A.C.T. Ke?ta, D. Raes and Jean-Yves Jamin; 8) Crafting Water Institutions for People and Their Businesses: Exploring the Possibilities in Limpopo—Felicity Chancellor; Part III: 9) Conflict Analysis and Value-focused Thinking to Aid Resulotuin of Water Conflicts in the Mkoji Sub-Catchment, Tanzania—Leon M. Hermans, Reuben M.J. Kadigi, Henry F. Mahoo and Gerardo E. van Halsema; 10) Determinants of Quality and Quantity Values of Water for Domestic Uses in the Steelpoort Sub-Basin: A Contingent Valuation Approach—Benjamin M. Banda, Stefano Farolfi and Rashid Hassan; 11) Water Resources and Food Security: Simulations for Policy Dialogue in Tanzania—Sindi Kasambala, Abdul B. Kamara and David Nyange; 12) How More Regulated Dam Release Can Improve the Supply from Groundwater and Surface Water in the Tadla Irrigation Scheme in Morocco—Thomas Petitguyot and Thierry Rieu; 13) Impact of Institutional Changes Within Small-scale Groundwater Irrigated Systems: A Case Study in Mexico—Damien Jourdain; 14) Local Empowerment in Smallholder Irrigation Schemes: A Methodology for Participatory Diagnosis and Prospective Analysis—Sylvain Perret; 15) Role-playing Game Development in Irrigation Management: A Social Learning Approach—Anne Chohin-Kuper, Rapha?le Ducrot, Jean-Philippe Tonneau and Edolnice da Rocha Barros; 16) Support to Stakeholder Involvement in Water Management Circumventing Some Participation Pifalls—Olivier Barreteau, G?raldine Abrami, S. Chennit and Patrice Garin.
"This book eloquently demonstrates the various tasks insitutions have in improving water management, by taking a wider definition of what insitutions may consist of. Having multi-sectoral and international case analyses, the book appeals to a wide range of readership. In particular, introducing several approaches to be considered by readers makes the book much more handy to those who are interested in the topics and their implementation."
-- Ariel Dinar, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, The World Bank
Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Edited by Sylvain Perret , Stefano Farolfi , Rashid Hassan
August 2006
368 pp., 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"
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