Institutional aspects of water management : evaluating the experience / Gamini Hearth, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hearth, Gamini.

Series:

Water resource planning, development and management series.

Water resource planning, development and management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Government policy.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Management--Government policy.

Water-supply.

Water quality management--Government policy.

Water quality management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the last few decades, we have witnessed significant advancements in our understanding of the problems in the water sector in many countries and how it can impact on economic development. There is now consensus that a myriad of factors cause problems in the water and sanitation sectors and there is general recognition of the need to address these issues to achieve poverty alleviation, growth and development. Many countries are revising their water institutions, policy and legislation to fast track the achievement of more effective management of water resources. A re-evaluation of their own approaches provide a basis for prioritising policies which if implemented have a greater chance of success in contributing to alleviating water scarcity and sanitation and improving the health and well-being of rural societies. This book presents current research in the institutional aspects of water management.

Contents:

Intro

INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTSOF WATER MANAGEMENTEVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE

WATER RESOURCE PLANNING,DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF WATER MANAGEMENT EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN WATERRESOURCES MANAGEMENT

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

WATER USE PROBLEMS AND DEGRADATIONOF NATURAL RESOURCES

WATER, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND INSTITUTIONS

THE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ROLE OF STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN INSTITUTIONS DESIGN

THEORETICAL FEATURES OF INSTITUTIONS

PURPOSE OF BOOK

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 2. POLICIES, INSTITUTIONSAND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGESOF IRRIGATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY1

INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN THE IRRIGATION SECTOR

POLITICAL ECONOMY OF IRRIGATION GOVERNANCE

The Politics of Water Resources Policy

The Political Economy of Water Pricing Reform

Markets and Water Management

SOME INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

Dynamics Study with Cross-Sectional Data

Integration of Hydrological Boundary with Political Boundary

Analyzing Effect of Intervention Overtime

Political Economy Approach

Livelihood Asset Pentagon: Analytical Framework for IrrigationSystem Performance Assessment

Property Rights, Water Rights and Legal Pluralism

GOVERNANCE CHANGE AND COPING MECHANISMS:LOCAL MULTIFUNCTIONAL COOPERATIVES

Farmers-to-Farmer Training Approach

O and M Mechanisms: Changed Participation, TargetedCredit, and Benefit Sharing

Crops/Drops of Water

-Agricultural Research and Irrigation

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 3. PRIVATIZATION REVISITED: LESSONS LEARNEDFROM PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONIN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATIONIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

INTRODUCTION.

MARKET AND MARKET FAILURES:THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SECTOR

Market Failures

Non-Market Failures

WATER: AN EXTRAORDINARY GOOD

PUBLIC SECTOR PROVISION OF WSS

Non-Market Failures in WSS

Norms of Successes in Public Water Supply

Lessons Learned: Public Water Utilities

Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation

Mobilization of Private Capital

Inadequate Competition

Unclear Productive Efficiency

Pricing Issues

Low Coverage

Norms for Successful PSPs in Developing Countries

Supply Side Conditions

Policy And Institutional Environment

Innovative Measures to Create Competition

Effective Regulatory Mechanism and Contract Enforcement

Demand-Side Measures

Lessons Learned: Private Sector Participation

Putting Lessons to Practice

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 4. DIMENSIONS OF TRANSACTIONS COSTS:A REVIEW WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO WATER TRADING

CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION OF TRANSACTIONS COSTS:A REVIEW

Transaction costs defined

MEASUREMENT OF TRANSACTION COSTS

TRANSACTIONS COST IN WATER TRADE

Magnitude of Transaction Costs in Tradable Water

TRADABLE WATER RIGHTS:PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Why Tradable Water Rights?

Issues for Developing Countries

TC and Tradable Water Rights

Negative Externalities

Social Tension

Competition between Agricultural and Other Sectors

Equity Considerations

CHAPTER 5. WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT, DECENTRALISATIONAND INSTITUTIONAL COMPETITION

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Decentralization of Water Resources Management

Communication and Information Processing Costs

INSTITUTIONAL DYNAMICS OF WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

DECENTRALISATION AND WSD GOVERNANCE

Institutional Competition.

Information Requirements and Costs

CHAPTER 6. INSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS TOWARDS INTEGRATEDWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

MALAYSIAN GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY

WATER RESOURCES IN MALAYSIA

INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM)

AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON IWRM

Institutional Arrangements for IWRM in Malaysia

Policy

Existing Laws and Regulations

ORGANIZATIONS

Coordination Mechanism

CHAPTER 7. EXPLORING THE SCOPE FOR VOLUNTARYJOINT ACTION TO CLEAN THE UPPERCITARUM RIVER BASIN IN INDONESIA

THE UPPER CITARUM RIVER BASIN

General Characteristics

Water Pollution

Institutional Setup

THE COALITION GAME

Players

Strategies

Payoffs

COALITION STABILITY CONCEPT

THE COALITION FORMATION GAME IN THE UPPERCITARUM RIVER BASIN

Regions

Emissions

Abatement Costs

Abatement Benefits

RESULTS OF ANALYSIS

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 8. NEW INSTITUTIONS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERMANAGEMENT: HOW THE ENVIRONMENTALWATER RESERVE CHANGES THE GAME

GEOGRAPHY, HYDROLOGY AND CLIMATE

RECENT POLICY

CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

Management Mechanisms

Property Rights

Alternatives

CHAPTER 9. WATER INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN BANGLADESH:EXPERIENCES AND FUTURE NEEDS

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Laws and Acts

OBSERVED INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES IN BANGLADESH

POTENTIAL AND FUTURE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

PROPERTY RIGHTS REGIMES AND COLLECTIVECHOICE ARRANGEMENTS

INSTITUTIONS FOR IWRM IMPLEMENTATION

REFERENCES.

CHAPTER 10. EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IRRIGATIONMANAGEMENT REFORMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TRANSFER IN THE PHILIPPINES

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Study Area and Data

How different are IMT and Non-IMT Associations?

Effect of IMT on Farm Yield

Results

CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 11. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN THE PROVISION OF WATERAND SANITATION SERVICES IN MALAYSIA

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE WATERAND SANITATION SECTORS IN MALAYSIA

WATER CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS

Water Consumption

WATER PRODUCTION AND COVERAGE

REGULATORY STRUCTURES AND REGULATORY REFORM

Privatization Experience

SELANGOR STATE WATER RESTRUCTURING

WATER TARIFF DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYFOR THE WATER SECTOR

CURRENT ISSUES IN WATER SECTOR IN MALAYSIA

Shift from Water Supply to Water Demand Management

Pahang-Selangor Raw Water Transfer Project

Non-Revenue Water

SANITATION AND SAFE DRINKING WATER

INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVESFOR STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER 12. PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTAND ITS IMPACT IN INDIA

NEED FOR PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT (PIM)

THE PIM POLICY IN INDIA

APPROACH TO PIM IN SELECTED STATES

Objectives of the Research

PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN IHE THREE STATES

Evolution of PIM in Andhra Pradesh

Evolution of PIM in Gujarat

Evolution of PIM in Maharashtra

SELECTION AND DATA COLLECTION FROM SAMPLEWATER USER ASSOCIATIONS

Selection of WUAs in Andhra Pradesh

Selection of WUAs in Gujarat

Selection of WUAs in Maharashtra

Selection of Beneficiary Farmer Households

THE IMPACT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PIM.

Participation of WUA Officials and Government

Devolution of Powers and Decision-Making

The Impact of PIM on the Agricultural Economy

PIM and Performance in Water Resource Management

Difficulties Faced by the WUAs in the Operation of PIM

PIM on the Village Economy and Village Society

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62100-106-7

OCLC:

831664529