Description

As governments across Asia are searching for ways to increase water security for rural and urban water uses, the need to articulate water rights and improve water allocation practices is rapidly becoming a priority issue to them. The process is made more complex by rapid urbanization, climate change, and other drivers of change. With the support of the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO), practitioners are discovering what role they can play in avoiding and solving problems among stakeholders, and in building an enabling environment for integrated water resources management in river basins.

This study is no. 17 in the Water for All publication series.

Contents

• Abbreviations
• Foreword
• Introduction: The Role of River Basin Organizations in Water Rights and Allocation
• The Principles and Priorities of Water Rights
• Managing Water Allocation and Authorized Use
• Building Effective Institutions: A Long-Term Commitment
• Taking Action
• Appendixes