Since the 1980s, water governance has increasingly been linked to institutions and laws that engage local actors and closely relate to local ecosystems and catchments. These approaches, referred to as collaborative water governance, encompass new coalitions among governments, their agencies, and...

This article utilises three case studies to examine the issues of water scarcity, quality and sustainability arising from agricultural irrigation schemes and suggests a role for tax policy to address these issues. Selected to raise different water for irrigation issues, the case studies are the...