) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which … identifies water as a key poverty issue in a substantial part of the developing countries, which advocates private sector … participation as a remedy to inadequate water management and which acknowledges good governance as a crucial requirement for …

The current Water Abstraction License (WAL) regime in Italy is no longer flexible enough to cope with the challenges … of bottom-up conflict resolution mechanisms at a basin scale; a water pricing scheme that does not reflect the cost of … water conveyance and use, and does not encourage efficient water allocation; and the lack of a central WAL register, which …

Understanding the impact of international trade on the use of water resources provides a set of interesting ideas and … indirect links between international trade and water resources. It shows that with the right domestic policies and … international trade system, trade in water-related services as well as the transfer of innovation and technologies can efficiently …

Many African countries have seen the passing of new water laws. Reflecting international discourses on IWRM, they put … the use, management and value of water in an eco-systemic perspective, while they reflect the Dublin principles with … water policies have to be understood as contextually embedded. Negotiation processes around water reforms are historically …