This report focuses on the urban water management challenges facing cities across OECD countries, and explores both national and local policy responses with respect to water-risk exposure, the state of urban infrastructures and dynamics, and institutional and governance architectures. The...

This report draws on the water management chapters of 42 country reviews carried out to date to identify common achievements and remaining challenges for OECD countries in terms of further reducing the pollution burden and protecting human health and aquatic ecosystems. Conclusions are drawn...

Urban, demographic and climate trends are increasingly exposing cities to risks of having too little, too much and too polluted water. Facing these challenges requires robust public policies and sound governance frameworks to co-ordinate across multiple scales, authorities, and policy domains....

Thema dieses Berichts sind die Herausforderungen für das urbane Wassermanagement im OECD-Raum. Untersucht werden Maßnahmen auf nationaler und kommunaler Ebene in Bezug auf Wasserrisiken, die städtische Infrastruktur und Dynamik sowie Institutionen und Governance-Regelungen. Die Analyse...

Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: A framework for city-level water management -- Introduction -- Water-related risks to cities in OECD countries -- Ageing infrastructure -- Institutional changes affecting urban...

Urban, demographic and climate trends are increasingly exposing cities to risks of having too little, too much and too polluted water. Facing these challenges requires robust public policies and sound governance frameworks to co-ordinate across multiple scales, authorities, and policy domains....