Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators

Effective governance is central to successful water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where water scarcity is intensifying due to population growth and agricultural pressure. This IWMI brief under the ReWater MENA project outlines a thirteen-step approach for designing inclusive, fun...

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Autor principal: International Water Management Institute
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132419
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description Effective governance is central to successful water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where water scarcity is intensifying due to population growth and agricultural pressure. This IWMI brief under the ReWater MENA project outlines a thirteen-step approach for designing inclusive, functional governance frameworks that accommodate the diverse range of formal and informal stakeholders in water reuse from ministries and farmers to NGOs and private operators. It emphasizes consensus-building through multi-stakeholder platforms, mapping institutional gaps, aligning roles and responsibilities, and ensuring data transparency. Real-world cases from Jordan and Lebanon illustrate how local dialogue, standards development, and coordination can improve water reuse acceptability and policy coherence. The brief stresses flexibility in institutional roles, capacity-building for public administrations, and nurturing trust among actors. By recognizing local expertise while avoiding governance ambiguity, IWMI presents a blueprint for collaborative, adaptive water reuse management that is vital for sustainable development across the region.
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spelling CGSpace1324192025-11-07T08:04:53Z Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators International Water Management Institute water reuse frameworks governance decision making stakeholders institutions water quality water treatment political aspects conflicts project design planning guidelines Effective governance is central to successful water reuse in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where water scarcity is intensifying due to population growth and agricultural pressure. This IWMI brief under the ReWater MENA project outlines a thirteen-step approach for designing inclusive, functional governance frameworks that accommodate the diverse range of formal and informal stakeholders in water reuse from ministries and farmers to NGOs and private operators. It emphasizes consensus-building through multi-stakeholder platforms, mapping institutional gaps, aligning roles and responsibilities, and ensuring data transparency. Real-world cases from Jordan and Lebanon illustrate how local dialogue, standards development, and coordination can improve water reuse acceptability and policy coherence. The brief stresses flexibility in institutional roles, capacity-building for public administrations, and nurturing trust among actors. By recognizing local expertise while avoiding governance ambiguity, IWMI presents a blueprint for collaborative, adaptive water reuse management that is vital for sustainable development across the region. 2023-10-30 2023-10-25T09:35:05Z 2023-10-25T09:35:05Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132419 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2023. Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators [Thematic Brief of the ReWater MENA Project]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p.
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water treatment
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Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
title Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
title_full Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
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title_short Harmonious governance frameworks for water reuse: guidelines for planners, investors, project designers and operators
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topic water reuse
frameworks
governance
decision making
stakeholders
institutions
water quality
water treatment
political aspects
conflicts
project design
planning
guidelines
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