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Akhmouch, Aziza; Clavreul, Delphine; Hendry, Sarah; Megdal, Sharon B.; Nickum, James E.; Nunes-Correia, Francisco; Ross, Andrew

doi:10.4324/9780429448058-2

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“…Water services management involves choices about the ownership and management of infrastructure and service models to provide water to end users; choices on sharing and management of water resources to assure sustainable use of water resources and relationship among actors at national and subnational levels based on existing governance configurations (Jimé nez et al, 2020;Zwarteveen et al, 2017). Considering the complexity in the governance of water services, primarily owing to the shared resource and transboundary nature of water resources, and the multitude of actors and processes at different levels of governance, foregrounding issues of coordination is a necessary condition of unpacking the nature of the complexity (Akhmouch et al, 2020;Moss & Newig, 2010;Pahl-Wostl, 2015). Some scholars have attributed this complexity which yields significant coordination challenges to institutional fragmentation (Bré thaut & Turley, 2020;Zelli & Van Asselt, 2013).…”

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The Effects of Coordination in Multilevel Governance System on Water Services Management in Kenya

Otieno

Obosi

Magutu

2023

JPAG

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This article examined the effectiveness of the existing framework for intergovernmental coordination in Kenya's multilevel governance system and its effects on the management of water services delivery. Based on a thematic analysis of interviews with policy actors from both levels of government, the findings indicate that, despite agreement among policy actors from both levels that there is a significant functional interdependence in the delivery of water services, the scope and frequency of coordination were less than anticipated under the devolution policy. This has negatively impacted water service delivery in numerous ways. The study demonstrates that the underlying causes of the observed weak intergovernmental coordination are factors related to persistent contestation of functional assignment between the two levels of government, resource allocation, and perceptions of national government encroachment into county functions which erodes trust and undermines service delivery.

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The Effects of Coordination in Multilevel Governance System on Water Services Management in Kenya

Otieno

Obosi

Magutu

2023

JPAG

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“…With the objective of supporting the implementation of effective water policy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has identified seven knowledge gaps in water governance, which cover policy, accountability, funding, capacity, information, administrative, and objectives (Akhmouch et al, 2020). Based on these knowledge gaps, OECD outline 12 water governance principles that are essential for governments to design and implement effective, efficient, and inclusive water policies (Akhmouch & Correia, 2016).…”

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Knowledge and awareness of water quality protection issues within local authorities

Grilli

Curtis

2022

Environmental Science & Policy

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Water Resources, Crises, and Sustainability

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Taher,

Ahmad

2024

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies

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The world faces multiple water-related crises. These crises threaten not only ecosystems but also human health, food security, and economic development. However, there are increasing efforts towards sustainability aimed at addressing these challenges. Most countries in the world suffer from water scarcity, as a result of several combined reasons, including the water policies that the riparian countries have embarked on to reduce the amounts of incoming water, and the establishment of irrigation projects, in addition to climate changes such as a rise in temperatures and a decrease in the rate of rainfall. As a result of the population increase, the water problem has turned into a water crisis that worsens over time, which has affected the process of agricultural production and thus achieving sustainable agricultural development, as there is an inverse relationship between it and the water crisis. To solve this problem is to know the real causes that cause the crisis and find appropriate solutions and treatment for it. The researchers concluded that the nature of the water problem lies in a simple equation, which is that the available water is less than the demand for it. To solve this problem, it is either to increase the amount of water available versus the demand for it, or to reduce the demand for it around the quantity supplied. Many experiences in managing their water resources under conditions of scarcity, drought, and desertification, and the location of these countries in dry and semi-arid climate zones have led to the development of foundations, concepts, and principles that are widely applicable through the application of ideas for integrated management of water resources. Water resources management aims to develop and implement policies, processes, technologies, leadership, and organizations to understand, distribute, and improve the movement and characteristics of water resources to meet the multiple needs of human communities and ecosystems in an economically viable and environmentally sustainable manner.

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Introduction

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The Effects of Coordination in Multilevel Governance System on Water Services Management in Kenya

The Effects of Coordination in Multilevel Governance System on Water Services Management in Kenya

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Water Resources, Crises, and Sustainability

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