Water Governance for Sustainable Development

Download or read book Water Governance for Sustainable Development written by Sylvain Perret and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 intitial expectations.