Urban Domestic Water Governance in the Philippines: Paradigms and Capacities

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-99
Author(s):  
Dennis V. Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Policy Capacity ◽  
Legal Foundations ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Abstract The paper analyzes urban water governance paradigms in the Philippines using available literature and describes the various water policies with specific emphasis on the underlying main legal frameworks which relate to urban domestic water governance. It also focuses on various urban domestic water governance actors, institutions and stakeholders involved and engaged in water governance as an added dimension. Employing a synthesis integrative review and policy-capacity analysis, the paper proposes some key policy-capacity solutions in which urban domestic water governance actors and stakeholders can adopt and replicate, such as capacity-building, epistemic governance, and hydrosolidarity, as possible recommendations or ways forward in urban domestic water good governance studies. Finally, the paper recommends the need for potential review and reform of the main legal foundations, functions, and responsibilities of water institutions through the assignment and determination of jurisdictional capacities exclusively to specialized agencies within the urban domestic water governance framework.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Urban Water Security in a Severe Water Stress Area–Application to Palestinian Cities

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2060
Author(s):  
Samah Jabari ◽  
Isam Shahrour ◽  
Jamal El Khattabi
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Water Losses ◽  
Severe Water Stress

This paper presents an assessment of the urban water security in a severe water stress area using a semi-quantitative risk-based approach. Water security indicators are selected according to the recommendations of international institutions, the literature review and the opinion of a panel of water experts. Selected indicators cover three fields: water resources, water services and water governance. The field of water resources is described by indicators related to the water resources availability, annual precipitation and the ratio of treated water, while the water services field is described by indicators related to the water service coverage, water losses and the continuity of water supply. Water governance includes three indicators: role and responsibility, access to water information and stakeholder engagement. Water security assessment is conducted in three stages: (i) data collection for five Palestinian cities in the West Bank of Jordan, (ii) determination of the risk score for each indicator using collected data and an expert’s opinion, (iii) determination of the global water security score and water security index using the matrix risk assessment and the wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) methods. Results show that water risk is ranked as extreme for all cities. Risk related to water resources is a major contributor to global risk, followed by water governance.

Assessing the Sustainability of Urban Water Supply Systems in Shillong, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-277
Author(s):  
Bankerlang Kharmylliem ◽  
Ngamjahao Kipgen
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Water Governance ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Urban Water Supply ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Supply Systems

Abstract This article examines urban water supply systems by using indicators such as quantity, quality, accessibility, and reliability. Shillong city is divided into numerous localities, each governed by both formal (municipal) and informal (non-municipal) institutions. This study focuses on domestic water aspects in non-municipal areas and argues that water inequity is more prominent and widespread, and the role of local institutions in water governance is greater and more significant. The article underscores the complementarity between water distribution and water governance rendered by the local institutions.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Implementation of Total Quality Management and the Implementation of Good Governance on the Muzakki Trust (Study on Amil Zakat Institution in Batam City)

2019 ◽  
pp. 268-281
Author(s):  
Cahyo Budi Santoso ◽  
Ahmad Gamal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Total Quality Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

Zakat becomes part of the obligations of Muslims who must be paid and given to those who are entitled to receive zakat. The distribution of zakat which is intended for the recipient and the amount of zakat is often not recorded accurately. There is a discrepancy between the amount of zakat and the number of recipients of zakat. Then a new breakthrough is needed through the implementation of toral quality management and the application of good governance so that it is expected that all incoming zakat and the number of recipients of zakat can be recorded. This study aims to examine the effect of the implementation of total quality management and the role of good governance on muzakki trust (a study at the Amil Zakat Institute in Batam City). The population in this study is the number of residents of the city of Batam in 2017 amounted to 1,062,250 inhabitants. Determination of the sample using the formula Hair, et al (2010) so that the total sample is 100 respondents. Data analysis using multiple linear regression with SPSS 23. The results of the study can be concluded that the implementation of total quality management has a significant positive effect on muzakki trust, the application of good governance has a significant negative effect on muzakki trust and the implementation of total quality management and the application of good governance simultaneously has a significant positive effect on muzakki trust.

scholarly journals Urban Water Governance and Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1424-1428
Author(s):  
Sudhanshu Dubey ◽  
Indrani Chakraborty ◽  
Subhrajit Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Water Governance ◽  
Urban Water

Sustainable management of water resources and international law

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 241-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Marchiso
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
International Law ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
New York Convention ◽  
Legal Frameworks

The need is being increasingly felt within the international community for more careful consideration of the legal and institutional aspects involved in the use and management of water resources. Existing legal regimes, both national and international, may have no provisions for regulating or controlling new needs for sustainable management of waters. Innovative legal frameworks for water must thus be designed to both facilitate and achieve efficient allocation or reallocation of resources for environmental protection and proceed towards the attainment of social, economic and more general sustainable development goals. The no-harm rule, the equitable apportionment principle and the duty of consultation and negotiation among riparian or sharing States are now integrated by rules and standards pertaining to the new branch of international law on sustainable development: the duty of co-operation, the precautionary principle, the prevention rule, the polluter-pays principle, the environmental impact assessment requirement, which are gaining relevance also in the context of international water resources law, as shown by the 1997 New York Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses. Sustainable water management also implies widespread adoption of good governance principles that ensure broader participation in development decisions and an open decision-making process. In developing and using water resources, priority has to be given to the satisfaction of the basic right to water. This paper intends to identify an effective legal international regime for management of water resources, compliant with sustainable development principles solemnly asserted within international law.

Inspecting for Improvement? Emerging Patterns of Public Service Regulation in the UK

10.1068/c59m ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Downe ◽  
Steve Martin
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Current Model ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Audit Commission ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Elite Interviews ◽  
The Uk

In recent years ministers in the UK have regarded external inspection as a key driver of improvement in public services and an important instrument of good governance. Detailed data analysis of the operation of Audit Commission inspection of English local authorities since April 2000 demonstrates significant variations in inspection scores in different types of authorities, in different years and in different services. These findings raise important questions about the consistency with which inspection criteria are being applied and the reliability of the evidence on which inspectors are basing their judgments about a council's capacity for improvement. This in turn casts doubt on the capacity of the current model of improvement to make service providers more accountable to the public, which central government claims to be one of its key policy objectives. The paper uses data from the shadowing of inspections in five local authorities and elite interviews to explore the practice of ‘inspecting for improvement’.

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