In India, community participation is receiving much importance in water planning and management. However, in the absence of effective institutional arrangements to govern the allocation and maintenance activities, it is more likely that such participation will fail to achieve the desired...

Freshwater availability to meet the growing needs of humankind has raised serious concerns in the recent past. Two immediate responses to counter this challenge are efficient allocation of the scarce resources, and development and use of alternative sources of water. While ‘water markets’...

The Virginia Pipeline Scheme in Adelaide is one of the largest high quality water recycling schemes in the world and the first of its type in Australia. This paper focuses on this scheme and illustrates the role of community participation and partnerships in successful implementation of the...

During the past two decades with farmer participation in irrigation management moving to center stage, the traditional view of having a centralized control over the water resources for better management has changed. Nevertheless, success of irrigation management transfer depend on a whole set of...

This article discusses some aspects of a larger study conducted to explore the challenges and barriers to implementing an integrated urban water management (IUWM) strategy in Adelaide. It is based on an internet survey of 55 key actors representing various stakeholder groups from both the public...

The legal functions of the 2008 'Abyei Arbitration' Tribunal in reviewing the mandate of the Abyei Boundaries Commission (ABC) and ABC Experts, two ad hoc bodies formed in 2005 to decide on Abyei land boundary demarcations following a referral to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) during...

A national agreement on water reform was reached in 1994 and the Council of Australian Government (COAG) agreed to a comprehensive water reform agenda that explicitly linked, for the first time, economic and environmental issues with a package of reform measures. The agreement focused on...

The balancing act between groundwater over exploitation and environmental sustainability world over has led to number of research studies, which have brought out the requirements for bridging the gaps in understanding between groundwater users, groundwater scientists and manager. Recent studies...

The socio-economic situation and awareness in South Australia is much stronger than in and hence the groundwater management is more sustainable. The market system of products is very sustainable and reliable as compared to Pakistan. The farmers of South are using groundwater with pressurized...