Policy, Legislation, and Regulation
According to the Water Governance Facility, governance systems determine who gets what water, when, and how. The representation of various interests in water decision-making and the role of politics are important components in addressing governance dynamics. Resources available in this sub-theme include national water and sanitation plans and guidelines for improving the performance of municipal water and sanitation operators, among other resources that support water policies, legislation, and regulation.
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FISP South Waziristan Agency Development Plan Feb 2013
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January 1, 2014U.S. Agency for International Development
This report contains the Agency Development Plan (ADP) for South Waziristan Agency (SWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The main focus of this ADP is to identify and develop viable investment options that will enhance economic growth potential across the agency. The ADP is geared...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Pakistan
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
The densely-settled Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) in Pakistan produces food and the commodities that drive industry, with cotton textiles accounting for some 50-60% of exports. The IBIS is a resource shared with India, and while 90% of the IBIS land area is in Pakistan, a treaty with India...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaCase Study of the Niazbeg Distributary in Punjab, Pakistan
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March 1, 1988U.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
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Policy and Management in Southeast Asia
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
Contains 20 seminar papers reporting research and management efforts to achieve potential agricultural productivity through improved irrigation planning and implementation in Southeast Asia. Papers cover selected strategies in planning and designing irrigation infrastructure in Indonesia, Thailand...Read more
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South East AsiaFair and Unfair: a Study Into the Bethma System in Two Sri Lankan Village Irrigation Systems
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report tries to answer two basic clusters of questions. The first is related to the way in which bethma is practiced. What are the rules that govern it, how do farmers make use of them and what is the role of the government, are questions that will be asked. A literature survey forms part of...Read more
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