Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and
energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human population. Water plays an …

Water governance has emerged as perhaps the most important topic of the international
water community in the 21st century, and achieving “good” water governance is now a focus …

Water governance research is confronted with a messy world that is difficult to make sense
of. Mainstream policy approaches tend to simplify and standardise this messiness in ways …

Sustainable water resources management involves social, economic, environmental, water
use, and resources factors. This study proposes a new framework of strategic planning with …

The water crisis can alternatively be called a governance crisis. Thus, the demand for good
water governance to ensure effective water resources management and to attain specific …

Following their independence, the two Central Asian states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
decided on similar water governance reforms: transfer of local irrigation management to …

Water scholars and practitioners generally agree that improving water governance is the key
to addressing water insecurity in developing countries. We review the literature on water …

This paper reviews sources of misalignment between the institutional arrangements,
incentives and resources mobilized in water policies. It is argued that the resulting policy …

Highlights•Water governance is important for establishing connective capacity to other
sectors.•Trust is a crucial factor and mechanism for developing integrative performance.• …

Water is a strategic resource for economic and social development, and exploring the
evolutionary mechanism of water use efficiency (WUE) is key to realizing regional …