Is self-regulation a myth? Case study on Spanish groundwater user associations and the role of higher-level authorities

López-Gunn, Elena; Cortina, Luis Martínez

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“…However, recently, the establishment of WUAs to manage groundwater-based pumping installations is on the rise, mainly related to the regulation of groundwater pumping and sustainable use of the resource (Lopez-Gunn and Cortina 2006;Taher 2016). The idea to combine the management of canal irrigation systems and pumping installations under a single user organization has not yet been widely developed.…”

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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Aarnoudse¹,

Closas²,

Lefore³

2018

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Working PapersThe publications in this series record the work and thinking of IWMI researchers, and knowledge that the Institute's scientific management feels is worthy of documenting. This series will ensure that scientific data and other information gathered or prepared as a part of the research work of the Institute are recorded and referenced. Working Papers could include project reports, case studies, conference or workshop proceedings, discussion papers or reports on progress of research, country-specific research reports, monographs, etc. Working Papers may be copublished, by IWMI and partner organizations.Although most of the reports are published by IWMI staff and their collaborators, we welcome contributions from others. Each report is reviewed internally by IWMI staff. The reports are published and distributed both in hard copy and electronically (www.iwmi.org) and where possible all data and analyses will be available as separate downloadable files. Reports may be copied freely and cited with due acknowledgment. About IWMIIWMI's mission is to provide evidence-based solutions to sustainably manage water and land resources for food security, people's livelihoods and the environment. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a tangible impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health.

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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Aarnoudse¹,

Closas²,

Lefore³

2018

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“…The legislation of a number of countries provides for the establishment of (ground-)water user associations or aquifer management organizations, for instance Chile, Spain, Mexico, Australia, and the western states of the US [61]. They have been established especially where aquifers are at risk of being degraded or depleted.…”

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Groundwater Governance: The Role of Legal Frameworks at the Local and National Level—Established Practice and Emerging Trends

Mechlem¹

2016

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Legal frameworks play a crucial role for effective groundwater governance. They flank and support water policy and provide users and the administration with rights and obligations to use, manage, and protect vital resources in order to achieve the overall goal of equitable and sustainable water use. This paper discusses key challenges that have to be addressed in water law to manage and protect groundwater effectively. It will provide an overview of established practice in groundwater legislation and discuss recent trends and developments in light of current challenges. It focuses on permit-based systems of administrative water rights but will to a limited extent also deal with customary, community-based, and informal arrangements. It will show that increasingly domestic groundwater legislation is strengthened and ranked on a par with surface water regimes, ideally by dealing with all water resources in an integrated manner.

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“…El resultado puede ser, entonces, la sobrexplotación del acuífero, dado que este no es ilimitado. Luego, para enfrentar el problema del deterioro del recurso común existen por lo menos dos alternativas estudiadas, una es la regulación (Grafton, 2000;Ambec et al, 2009) y otra alternativa es la autorregulación (López-Gunn y Martínez-Cortina, 2006). En ambos casos la aplicación de incentivos selectivos adecuados es fundamental para el logro del objetivo.…”

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Agro-exportación y sobreexplotación del acuífero de Ica en Perú

Muñoz¹

2016

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Is self-regulation a myth? Case study on Spanish groundwater user associations and the role of higher-level authorities

Cited by 98 publications

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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa

Groundwater Governance: The Role of Legal Frameworks at the Local and National Level—Established Practice and Emerging Trends

Agro-exportación y sobreexplotación del acuífero de Ica en Perú

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