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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Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Resources
USAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Mali
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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MaliSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID 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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PakistanSouth East AsiaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Senegal
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Sierra Leone
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan AfricaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Tajikistan
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
Tajikistan's economy is largely based on its substantial water resources, which are used for the irrigation of cotton, the country's primary agricultural crop, and the production of aluminum, its principal industrial export. Two great river systems (the Amu/Panj and Syr Darya) dominate...Read more
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TajikistanEurope and Central AsiaUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Uganda
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
Uganda has fertile soils and abundant natural resources. Control of productive land is inequitably distributed across the regions, between income groups and by gender. The Constitution (1995) vests land in the citizens and recognizes four historic forms of land tenure'customary, leasehold,...Read more
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UgandaSub-Saharan AfricaPlanning for Climate Change in the West
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January 1, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
Central to the mission of Western Lands and Communities is planning for climate change. This policy focus report began as a Lincoln Institute Working Paper by Rebecca Carter (2008) titled 'Land Use Planning and the Changing Climate of the West.' The paper highlights how local planners...Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesPacificUSAID country Profile: Property Rights and Resource Governance: Zambia
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January 1, 2010U.S. Agency for International Development
This country fact sheet describes the freshwater resource quantity, quality and use distribution in the country. It also discusses the legal framework for water use and the institutional structure which governs water supply.Read more
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ZambiaSub-Saharan AfricaGuidelines for Improving the Financial Performance of Municipal Water and Sanitation Operators
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September 1, 2009U.S. Agency for International Development
I could not find the drop-down LAC: Mexico, so I tagged it as NA: Mexico. This document recommends general guidelines for improving the financial performance of water and sanitation operators in Mexico. The guidelines can be used to inform municipal governments and water operators of regulatory...Read more
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MexicoLocal Government Water Services (Lgws): Quarterly Progress Report No. 2 -- January-March 2001
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April 1, 2001U.S. Agency for International Development
The local government water services project is providing direct financial, managerial and technical assistance and training 20 Indonesian municipal water utilities to achieve full cost recovery and expansion of their services over a 36 month period. Read more
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