Thinking about the Future of Global Water Governance

Ecology and Society

Wenjing Li¹  Falk Schmidt²  Joyeeta Gupta³  Joseph W. Dellapenna⁴ 

[1] Attorney, Beijing;Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany;University of Amsterdam, Netherlands;Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA;

关键词: framework treaties;    global organization;    markets;    regulatory options;    water governance;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-05657-180328

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Global water problems are likely to increase in severity, rendering existing governance approaches unable to cope with the resulting problems. We inquire into the relationship between global water governance structures, particularly those involving the United Nations, and look at how those structures are likely to respond to and shape projected water futures. Building on story lines of possible water futures taken from existing scenarios, we discuss the functions to be performed by global water governance. We aim to open a discussion about four global water governance options and to introduce the constraints and possibilities for each option. We argue that the nature of the water problem calls for structural changes. However unfeasible these may appear today, such transitions do occur, and, if the narrative is sufficiently sound, it can be used by social movements and networks to mobilize policy entrepreneurs and directional leaders to work for such changes.

【 授权许可】

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