An Approach to Support Learning from International Experience with Water Policy

Hermans, Leon M.

doi:10.1007/s11269-010-9705-x

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“…Also, policy transfer should, in many cases, be guided by the desire to solve problems and improve outcomes at the destination site. This requires that potential lessons are reviewed in light of the problems they may help solve (Hermans, 2011).…”

Section: Policy Transfer and Lesson-drawingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Water operator partnerships and institutional capacity development for urban water supply

2013

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One way in which international water operator partnerships can contribute to capacity development is through the exchange of experiences with water institutions in different countries. This paper looks at a partnership between water operators in the Netherlands and Malawi to see to what extent institutional experiences in the Netherlands can contribute to capacity development of the Lilongwe Water Board in Malawi. For this, it combines insights from policy transfer, with a conceptual framework based on the Institutional Analysis and Development framework. Stylized game theoretic models are used to analyze in-depth the institutional (dis)incentives that contribute to improved performance for customers. Experiences in the Netherlands are analyzed by studying four specific action situations, such as asset management at drinking water company Vitens NV. Potential lessons are derived from this, which are evaluated for potential transfer to Malawi. The analysis suggests ways in which improved information gathering and data management can support allocation of investment and budgets for operation and maintenance. Furthermore, it suggests ways to increase the frequency of encounters between government and financing institutions and water utilities, as well as the use of a system of benchmarking to provide a platform for sharing best practices and to create competition.

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Section: Policy Transfer and Lesson-drawingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hermans, 2011). Therefore, before analyzing the Dutch institutional set-up, an initial assessment of the main external conditions in both countries has been made, as well as an exploration of key institutional problems in Lilongwe.…”

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Water operator partnerships and institutional capacity development for urban water supply

2013

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“…After these problems were identified, a special attention was paid towards the site-specific field inspection of users. A similar approach has been taken by Hermans (2010), who investigated transfer of water policies between different countries. He also started with the recognition of local needs and problems, derived from interviews with local key players.…”

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Water Concession Principles for Geothermal Aquifers in the Mura-Zala Basin, NE Slovenia

Rman

Lapanje

Prestor

2011

Water Resour Manage

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Demand for thermal water in the Mura-Zala basin, situated between Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Croatia, is constantly increasing, with the sandy geothermal aquifer within the Neogene Mura formation being the most exploited. During the water concession granting process various problems were identified, together with the need for elaboration of the uniform concession granting principles. The latter were devised according to the specific hydrogeological settings and field inspection of 23 geothermal wells, performed through use of an adapted methodology. The inspection revealed changes in wells performance, low efficiency of energy abstraction and a lack of reinjection. The acquired information was applied to the development of particular principles, including the six key indicators. Firstly, a unified and integrated operational monitoring programme must be established, and upgraded by a national surveillance monitoring. Secondly, an application of the best available techniques is proposed. Stimulation of energetic and balneology efficiency is also needed, with recharge and reinjection conditions evaluated and applied where possible. Limited or full water concessions could be granted based on their fulfilment then. This continuous step-by-step approach should enable the implementation of adequate measures to meet the standards required for the thermal groundwater bodies according to the EU water framework directions.

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“…Sabangau area has a unique characteristic viewed from the structure or the type of the soil, topography, hydrology flora and fauna. The area significantly supports drainage basin of Sabangau and drainage basin of Kahayan which have the main role to distribute hydrologic function [1]- [2] for agricultural irrigation, fisheries, and drinking water supply in the area.…”

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Local Wisdom in Capture Fisheries Activity in Sabangau Area, Central Kalimantan

Elbaar¹

2019

GEOMATE

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Capture fisheries as part of the fishery sector has made a major contribution and has a great potential where the capture fisheries activity are greatly depended on the natural conditions and mechanisms implemented by the fishermen. The fascinating capture fisheries activity in the Sebangau area is impeccable to be studied in depth since the area has unique and exotic local wisdom and values that help to support environmental sustainability. This research aims to describe the local wisdom used in capture fisheries activity in Sabangau area. Based on the research needs, the approach method used is qualitative research method by conducting an interview with a questionnaire to 20 interviewees that directly engaged with capture fisheries activity in Sabangau area. The interviewees were chosen purposively by using a snowball sampling method. The result of the research was analyzed with Model Miles and Huberman, consisting of data reduction stage, data display stage and data conclusion stage. From the result of the research, it is found that in each aspect of capture fisheries activity in Sabangau area, the fishermen implement the local wisdom which was formed by the mechanism in capture fisheries activity as well as the culture or tradition from time to time. The local wisdom can be clearly seen from the terms used to name things or processes in an environment which refer to the rules imposed in the community.

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An Approach to Support Learning from International Experience with Water Policy

Cited by 14 publications

References 24 publications

Water operator partnerships and institutional capacity development for urban water supply

Water operator partnerships and institutional capacity development for urban water supply

Water Concession Principles for Geothermal Aquifers in the Mura-Zala Basin, NE Slovenia

Local Wisdom in Capture Fisheries Activity in Sabangau Area, Central Kalimantan

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