Stefano Farolfi

Water Governance for Sustainable Development (eBook, PDF)

Approaches and Lessons from Developing and Transitional Countries
Redaktion: Perret, Sylvain; Hassan, Rashid

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Good management of water resources - universally identified as a key aspect of poverty reduction, agriculture and food security - has proven, in practice, as difficult to achieve as it is eagerly sought. This book, edited and authored by leading authorities on water resource management, examines the recent changes in governance, institutions, economics and policies of water, covering developing, transitional and developed countries, with special emphasis on southern African case studies. The book examines how water policies, institutions and governance have shifted in recent years from supply-driven, quantitative, centrally controlled management to more demand-sensitive, decentralized, participatory approaches. Such a move often also implies cost recovery principles, resource allocation among competing sectors, and privatization. The case studies demonstrate that the new policies and legal frameworks have been difficult to implement and often fall short of initial expectations. Using an accessible multidisciplinary approach that integrates economics, sociology, geography and policy analysis, the book untangles the issues and presents best practices for policy- and decision-makers, governments and regulators, NGOs and user groups, service providers, and researchers. The overall aim is to show how good water governance structures can be developed and implemented for the benefit of all.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136548741
• Artikelnr.: 38404952

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction * Part I * Understanding Water Institutions: Structure,
Environment and Change Process * Public Private Partnership in Irrigation
and Drainage: The Need for a Professional Third Party Between Farmers and
Government * Part II * The Possibility of Trade in Water Use Entitlements
in South Africa under the National Water Act of 1998 * Redressing
Inequities through Domestic Water Supply: A 'Poor' Example from Sekhukhune,
South Africa * Local Governance Issues after Irrigation Management
Transfer: A Case Study from Limpopo Province, South Africa * Water
Management on a Smallholder Canal Irrigation Scheme in South Africa *
Emerging Rules after Irrigation Management Transfer to Farmers * Crafting
Water Institutions for People and Their Businesses: Exploring the
Possibilities in Limpopo * Part III * Conflict Analysis and Value-focused
Thinking to Aid Resolution of Water Conflicts in the Mkoji Sub-catchment,
Tanzania * Determinants of Quality and Quantity Values of Water for
Domestic Uses in the Steelpoort Sub-basin: A Contingent Valuation Approach
* Water Resources and Food Security: Simulations for Policy Dialogue in
Tanzania * How More Regulated Dam Release Can Improve the Supply from
Groundwater and Surface Water in the Tadla Irrigation Scheme in Morocco *
Impact of Institutional Changes within Small-scale Groundwater Irrigated
Systems: A Case Study in Mexico * Local Empowerment in Smallholder
Irrigation Schemes: A Methodology for Participatory Diagnosis and
Prospective Analysis * Role-playing Game Development in Irrigation
Management: A Social Learning Approach * Support to Stakeholder Involvement
in Water Management Circumventing Some Participation Pitfalls