(f) Human values in improving urban water governance

Segment 1 Pro poor urban water governance myth or reality?

The UNDP Water Governance Programme and the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Programme are working together to develop rural and urban initiatives in water supply and sanitation.

The Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch has integrated norms of good urban governance into its activities related to water education and management.

(a) Urban water and sanitation governance that is geared to the needs of the poor

(i) Improving water governance through strengthening of institutional and regulatory reforms, capacity development and innovation

There was broad consensus that sound water governance at the national level was essential to achievement of water targets and should be strengthened.

The focus was on reinforcing political commitment to action and promoting improved water governance and management.

Accession to the European Union (EU) has been a driving force in improving water governance in the region.

As Willem Alexander, Prince of Orange (2002) stated, The water crisis that is affecting so many people is mainly a crisis of governance not of water scarcity.

The Water Governance Programme focuses on addressing local capacity constraints in order to improve access to water and sanitation and operates at the local and national levels.

The Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch is active in a number of areas in support of target 10, which includes its Water for African Cities, Water for Asian Cities and Urban Water Governance programmes and the preparation of the UN Habitat report on water and sanitation in the cities of the world.

The Poverty Reduction Strategy paper has outlined the development and passage of the Republic of Tajikistan law on drinking water and potable water supply, which will provide the legal basis for the legal and regulatory governance of water use issues.

We identified six universal goals for sustainable development lives and livelihoods, food security, water sustainability, clean energy, healthy ecosystems, and good governance.

Anthropogenic causes of water scarcity and degradation are attributable to inappropriate agricultural and industrial policies, haphazard urban development and lax urban governance.

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For instance, the issue of water management governance is not only of critical importance to the region, but also requires trans border management.

Governance by analogy can easily lead to muddled governance.

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Economic governance

Urban governance

Global governance

Governance structure

III. GOVERNANCE

Strengthening governance of water resources environmental laws, enforcement and indicators Steve Wolfson, United States Environmental Protection Agency International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)

Like peace, good governance is indispensable, governance that can achieve results.

15 Striving for Good Governance in Africa , 2005 African Governance Report.

Sustainable Governance Goals

Getting Governance Right

Leaderless Global Governance

Pricing Corporate Governance

Rebuilding Euro Governance

Governance and oversight

Mandate and governance

J. Good governance

International environmental governance

Governance next steps