The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality?

In this article the suggested permit and license systems included in the draft Afghan Water Law of 2008 (superseding those laws of 1981 and 1991) are examined by comparing them with main canal data from two pilot studies within the Kunduz Basin. The comparison highlights the difficulty of making the...

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Autor principal: Wegerich, Kai
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40553
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description In this article the suggested permit and license systems included in the draft Afghan Water Law of 2008 (superseding those laws of 1981 and 1991) are examined by comparing them with main canal data from two pilot studies within the Kunduz Basin. The comparison highlights the difficulty of making these proposed legal frameworks operative. Overall, it appears that the sections within the law on permits and licenses are not implementable within or even useful for the traditional irrigation systems, but mainly play into the hands of the national hydrocracy and please international donors.
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spelling CGSpace405532025-06-17T08:24:16Z The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality? Wegerich, Kai water law water policy water rights irrigation systems In this article the suggested permit and license systems included in the draft Afghan Water Law of 2008 (superseding those laws of 1981 and 1991) are examined by comparing them with main canal data from two pilot studies within the Kunduz Basin. The comparison highlights the difficulty of making these proposed legal frameworks operative. Overall, it appears that the sections within the law on permits and licenses are not implementable within or even useful for the traditional irrigation systems, but mainly play into the hands of the national hydrocracy and please international donors. 2010-06-15 2014-06-13T14:47:54Z 2014-06-13T14:47:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40553 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Wegerich, Kai. 2010. The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality? Water International, 35(3):298-312. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2010.486524
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The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality?
title The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality?
title_full The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality?
title_fullStr The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality?
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title_short The Afghan water law: a legal solution foreign to reality?
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water policy
water rights
irrigation systems
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