Toolkit for Water Policies and Governance
Converging Towards the OECD Council Recommendation on Water
The Toolkit for Water Policies and Governance compiles policies, governance arrangements and related tools that facilitate the design and implementation of water management practices in line with the OECD Council Recommendation on Water. It is designed to inspire and support countries which have either adhered to, are considering adhering to, or aim to converge towards the OECD standard.
The Recommendation was unanimously adopted by the OECD Council in December 2016. The adoption marked the outcome of a two-year consultation process with delegates from ministries active in the fields of agriculture, development assistance, environment, public governance, regional development, and regulatory policy, as well as with relevant stakeholders (the business sector, trade unions, environmental organisations) and the OECD Water Governance Initiative.
The Recommendation puts forward an international standard with high-level policy guidance on a range of topics relevant for the management of water resources and delivery of water services. The areas covered include managing water quantity, water risks and disasters, improving water quality, ensuring good water governance as well as sustainable finance, investment and pricing for water services.
The practices reported in the toolkit have been compiled by the OECD Secretariat, in close consultation with delegates from adhering countries. Regular updates will be made available.
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Ensuring good water governance
This chapter presents progress made by Adherents with water governance, in line with the OECD Recommendation on Water and the OECD Principles on water governance. The chapter explores how Adherents allocate and distinguish roles and responsibilities, and manage water at the appropriate scale(s). It highlights how policy coherence and effective cross sectoral co-ordination can be arranged. It illustrates how capacity can be adjusted to the complexity of water challenges. It also explores the use of data and information to guide policy. It illustrates how to efficiently mobilise finance for water governance, while promoting innovative water governance practices and mainstreaming integrity and transparency. The chapter focuses on promoting stakeholders engagement, managing governance complexity and trade-offs. Finally, it describes monitoring and evaluating mechanisms for water policy and governance.
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