Water Governance for Sustainable Development

by Perret, S.; Farolfi, Stefano; Hassan, Rashid M.

• ISBN13: 9781844073191
• ISBN10: 184407319X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes, Figures and Tables	ix
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiii
Acknowledgements	xvii
Foreword	xix
Introduction	xxi
Part I
1 Understanding Water Institutions: Structure, Environment and Change Process	3	(18)
R. Maria Saleth
2 Public—Private Partnership in Irrigation and Drainage: The Need for a Professional Third Party Between Farmers and Government	21	(14)
Alain Vidal, Bernard Préfol, 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	35	(20)
J.A. Max Döckel
4 Redressing Inequities through Domestic Water Supply: A 'Poor' Example from Sekhukhune, South Africa	55	(20)
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 Limpopo Province, South Africa	75	(18)
Gert Jan Veldwisch
6 Water Management on a Smallholder Canal Irrigation Scheme in South Africa	93	(18)
Simon S. Letsoalo and Wim Van Averbeke
7 Emerging Rules after Irrigation Management Transfer to Farmers	111	(16)
Klaartje Vandersypen, K. Kaloga, Y. Coulibaly, A.C.T. Keïta, D. Raes and Jean-Yves Jamin
8 Crafting Water Institutions for People and Their Businesses: Exploring the Possibilities in Limpopo	127	(22)
Felicity Chancellor
Part III
9 Conflict Analysis and Value-focused Thinking to Aid Resolution of Water Conflicts in the Mkoji Sub-catchment, Tanzania	149	(18)
Leon M. Hermans, Reuben M.J. Kadigi, Henry E. 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	167	(22)
Benjamin M. Banda, Stefano Farolfi and Rashid Hassan
11 Water Resources and Food Security: Simulations for Policy Dialogue in Tanzania	189	(16)
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	205	(18)
Thomas Petitguyot and Thierry Rieu
13 Impact of Institutional Changes within Small-scale Groundwater Irrigated Systems: A Case Study in Mexico	223	(16)
Damien Jourdain
14 Local Empowerment in Smallholder Irrigation Schemes: A Methodology for Participatory Diagnosis and Prospective Analysis	239	(20)
Sylvain Perret
15 Role-playing Game Development in Irrigation Management: A Social Learning Approach	259	(16)
Anne Chohin-Kuper, Raphaèle Ducrot, Jean-Philippe Tonneau and Edolnice da Rocha Barros
16 Support to Stakeholder Involvement in Water Management Circumventing Some Participation Pitfalls	275	(16)
Olivier Barreteau, Géraldine Abrami, S. Chennit and Patrice Garin
Index	291