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Policies, Legal Frameworks and Regulations

A sound national water policy, based on effective legal frameworks, and monitored and implemented by an efficient regulatory body are the ingredients of successful national water sector reforms. These case studies showcase the best practices in policy formulation of countries such as the People's Republic of China, Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines, among others.
Title Date
3rd Water Supply and Sanitation Project—Participatory, Consultative and Empowering 2006/09
Addressing Freshwater Conflicts: The LLDA Experience in Laguna de Bay 2004/11
Agricultural Water and Poverty Linkages: Case Studies on Large and Small Systems [ PDF ] 2004
Allocating Water for Homebased Productive Activities in Bushbuckridge, South Africa [ PDF ] 2004
Changes Introduce Indonesia to New Remedies to Old Maladies 2006/03
Coastal Zone Policies and Livelihoods in Bangladesh [ PDF ] 2004
Credible Regulatory Bodies—Managing Water Interests 2005/08
Drafting the Law, Saving the Yellow River 2005/10
Empowering People - One River Basin at a Time 2004/09
Indonesia, ADB Creates a Custom-Fit Regulatory Framework to Improve Investing Environment in Country's Water Services 2005/08
Irrigation Infrastructures for Improving Agricultural Production 2006/05
Irrigation Water Rights: Options for Pro-Poor Reform 2004/11
Mama-86 and the Drinking Water Campaign in the Ukraine 2002
National Regulator Takes Drastic Measures Against Big-Time Commercial Water Abusers 2006/07
NGO Intermediation: A Model for Securing Access to Water for the Urban Poor [ PDF ] 2004
People's Irrigation Communities (Muang Fai) Conservation and Development Project at Mae Klang Sub-River Basin 2002
Planning Pollution Control in Shandong Province's Hai River Basin 2006/05
Public-Private Models Offer Options to Utilities 2005/08
Putting Innovative Financing to the Test 2008/12
Rationalizing Tariffs for Private Water Utilities under the National Water Resources Board 2005/09
Resuscitating the Pasig River 2009/04
Securing Water Rights for All 2007/06
Sharing Water in Viet Nam 2004/10
Small Innovation, Permanent Solution 2008/12
Strengthening the Demand Responsive Approach: Learning from Program Experience in Niassa Province, Mozambique [ PDF ] 2004
Study Uncovers What Makes Irrigation Initiatives Pro-Poor 2005/07
Sustainable Water Integrated Management and Governance for Baguio City 2006/02
The Difference Regulations Makes—A Lesson Learned the Hard Way 2006/07
The Role of Small Scale Private Water Providers in Serving the Urban Poor [ PDF ] 2004
Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS): Steering Nepal's Water Sector 2005/05
Water for the Poor Partnership in Viet Nam 2004/09
Water Management in Thailand - Learning from History 2005/02
Water Treatment Success Overshadows Solid Waste Management 2006/04
Water, Health, and Poverty Linkages: A Case Study from Sri Lanka 2002

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