New publication: Water rights in a changing world
03/11/11 07:29
The landscape of rights of access and management of water resources is changing rapidly, both for hydrological and political reasons. The UN has recently weighed into this debate, and this blog and many other sources have documented the shifts that are occurring in terms of water timing, quality, and quantity. The intersection of this debate is extremely sensitive — and basically agua incognita. A new publication from Hydrology.nl explores these issues in a compelling way.
The conflicts are familiar ones to regular readers here: the “stationarity” of policies that have implications for water management and the institutions charged with implementing or actively shaping water resource management. In effect, we see that many institutions are incapable of managing water resources effectively across institutional and political boundaries and shifting resource availabilities.
Michael van der Valk at Hydrology.nl has just posted a free new publication on this issue, the result of a colloquium on the subject with many of the topical experts in the area. This publication is one of the few printed pieces to broach the subject.
The publication can be downloaded here.
The table of contents:
Michael van der Valk at Hydrology.nl has just posted a free new publication on this issue, the result of a colloquium on the subject with many of the topical experts in the area. This publication is one of the few printed pieces to broach the subject.
The publication can be downloaded here.
The table of contents:
The right to water and water rights in a changing world |
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