s1 rsaleth presentation

8/6/2019 S1 RSaleth Presentation

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/s1-rsaleth-presentation 1/11

The views expressed in this paper/presentation are the views of the authorand do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper andaccepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Terminology usedmay not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.



Water Governance Reforms: Analytics, Theories, and Evidences

R. Maria Saleth MIDS, Chennai, India

Presentation in the Regional Consultation Workshop on:

New Thinking on Water Governance Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Singapore, July 2-3, 2009.



Source : Saleth and Dinar (2004).

Water Law

• Inter-Source Links • Inter-Resource Links • Water Rights • Conflict Resolution

• Accountability • Scope for Private

Participation

Water Organization

• Government Layers

• Structure of Water Administration

• Finance/Staff Patterns • Pricing/Fee Collection • Regulation/Accountability • Information Capabili ty • Technical Capacity

Water Policy

• Use Priori ty • Project Selection • Cost Recovery • Water Transfers • Turn-0ver/Devolution

Privatization

• Technology Policy

Water Governance:

Structure and Linkages



Source : Saleth and Dinar (2004)

Water Governance

Water Law Water

olicy

Water

Organization

Culture & Polit ics

Legal System

Demography

Economic Change &

Technology

Water Sector Performance

EnvironmentalChange

Water Governance:

Context and Environment

External Influences



PoliticalBargaining

ActualImpact

InstitutionalChange

MindChange

Political Articulation

Expectation Consistency

Reform Program

Behavioral Changes

Subjective Factors (Ideology/Goals/Reference

Points/Learning Externalities)

Research &

Information

Objective

Factors

Governance Reform Process



Postulates/

PrinciplesReform stage

Reform intensity

Perception/pressuresPolitical bargaining

Reform packaging

Reform sequencing

Reform timing

Reform scale

Scale economies

Reform TriggersScarcity/conflicts

Droughts/salinity

Financial crisisEconomic reforms

Political reforms

Social issues

Donor pressures

Water agreements

Institutional synergy

Evaluation

Approach

Expert’s Perception

Relative/Qualitative

Study Countries Australia

Chile

MoroccoNamibia

South Afr ica

Sri Lanka

Empirical Approach



Reform Triggers: Evidence

Triggers Australia Chile Morocco Namibia South

Africa

Sri

Lanka

Scarcity/conflicts ** * ** ** ** *

Droughts/salinity *** - *** * ** -Financial crisis * ** ** *** * ***

Economic reforms *** ** *** - - ***

Political reforms - *** - *** *** *

Social issues * - * ** ** -

Donor pressures - * ** * - ***

Water agreements *** - - * * -

Institutional synergy ** *** * * * *

Source: Saleth and Dinar (2005)



Postulates-Principles: Evidence

Reform Principles Australia Chile Morocco Namibia South

Africa

Sri

Lanka

Reform stage 3-4 3-4 2-3 2 3 1

Reform intensity 4 3 3 2 4 1

Perception/pressures 2 - - - 3 3

Political bargaining 3 - - - 2 1

Reform packaging 3 - 2 1 3 1

Reform sequencing 3 2 2 - 2 -

Reform timing 4 - 2 2 4 -

Reform scale 4 3 3 2 4 1

Scale economies 4 3 2 - 3 -

Source: Saleth and Dinar (2005)



Closing Remarks

• Triggers are…

External and Internal

Natural, Economic, Political, and Technical

• Triggers Include…

“Research-based Know ledge” Role of Donors and Professional Organizations

(GWP, IWRA, etc.)

• Need Support for Research to…

Refine/ Apply Reform Theories/ Postulates

Develop Trigger Guidelines/ Strategies

s1 rsaleth presentation

Documents