Water: local level management

Year of publication: 2003

Water: Local Level Management is structured as follows:

Part1. The issue [http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/996-8/#page_1]
 Managing freshwater scarcities constitutes one of the great imperatives of governance almost everywhere in the world; local management is an indispensable component.

Part 2. The approaches [http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/996-8/#page_9]
 Field research is examined in three approaches to local water management: small-scale water supply; wastewater treatment and reuse; and watershed management and irrigation.

Part 3. The results: propositions for governance and research [http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/996-8/#page_33]
 Research results are addressed in a series of policy-relevant propositions aimed at decision-makers and at researchers in government, NGOs, communities, and beyond.

Part 4. Recommendations [http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/996-8/#page_53]
 Armed with the results presented in Part 3, specific recommendations are advanced for action that can be taken now in policy and research on local water management.

Part 5. Future directions [http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/996-8/#page_61]
 Future directions are plotted where progress can be accelerated in the science and in the conduct of local water management.

Appendix: Sources on the issue [http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Resources/Publications/Pages/in_focus-WATER-The-Issue.aspx]