 Subjects -> WATER RESOURCES (Total: 160 journals)
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- Revisiting periurban water (in)security in South Asia
Authors: Vishal Narain, Sumit Vij
Abstract: The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has identified periurban development as one of the major drivers of climate risk on vulnerable communities. At the same time, ‘grand challenges’ such as the Covid pandemic and urban–rural contestations create a new imperative for renewed attention to issues of periurban water insecurity by drawing attention to living conditions in periurban spaces where people live in crowded and often informal settlements with inadequate access to safe water. Understanding periurban water insecurity requires paying attention to the dynamic processes of change characterising periurban spaces that make access to water in periurban spaces uncertain and fluctuating. Rather than focus on quantitative indicators of periurban water insecurity or assume that reclassification of jurisdiction status will improve periurban water security, action research with robust partnerships across academia, government and civil society organisations should inform approaches to improve water governance in periurban spaces.
PubDate: 2023-11-13
DOI: 10.59490/ijwg.10.2023.6704
Issue No: Vol. 10, No. 1 (2023)
- The Bureaucratic disconnect in collaborative institutions: A Case of Rural
Water Supply in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Seemi Waheed, Maqbool Sial, Aisha Azhar
Abstract: The collaborative model for rural water supply (RWS), introduced at the behest of international funders in the 1990s, experienced only partial success owing to the low accept- ability of public managers and the slow process of community development (CD). This article goes into the empirical findings of a study that is based on in-depth interviews with 20 staff and line public managers of the four RWS in different regions as well as on content analysis of policy documents and funding organizations’ reports. The results indicate that appropriate CD, reforms in internal organization arrangements, and understanding of context-specific social, economic, and political diversity remain necessary in collaborative compliance with institutions for RWS sustainability. The study aims at making a contribution to the theory of collaborative governance and the practice of collaborative implementation in developing countries.
PubDate: 2023-06-14
DOI: 10.25609/ijwg.10.2023.6236
Issue No: Vol. 10, No. 1 (2023)
- A historical perspective on water governance in Republic of Ireland
Authors: Sarpong Hammond Antwi, Suzanne Linnane, Alec Rolston, David Getty, Jill H. Slinger
Abstract: This paper provides a historical perspective on the evolution of water governance in the Republic of Ireland where long-term shifts in agricultural activities, demographic characteristics, water and debates over drinking water supply charges have influenced water resources governance and the integration of management practices. Drawing on threads from the past, the paper first describes how water governance from the early 1950s focused on rural access to water, pollution control and monitoring. With the advent of the Water Framework Directive in 2003, the crux of policy and management practices changed, with 81% of present policies mirroring Integrated Water Resource Management principles. However, issues such as the implementation of drinking water supply water charges and equitable access to water resources remain controversial. Looking to the future, the effects of climate change and land use planning, as well as demographic changes and international legislation are among those factors influencing water policy and management in the Republic of Ireland. Structured stakeholder engagement and further research directed at improving water quality is advocated to promote a sustainable and equitable water future.
PubDate: 2023-05-12
DOI: 10.25609/ijwg.10.2023.6486
Issue No: Vol. 10, No. 1 (2023)
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