Global Water Governance in the Context of Global and Multilevel Governance: Its Need, Form, and Challenges
Autor(en): | Gupta, Joyeeta Pahl-Wostl, Claudia |
Stichwörter: | CONFLICT; Ecology; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Environmental Studies; global governance; LAW; multilevel governance; scale; SECURITY; water governance | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 | Herausgeber: | RESILIENCE ALLIANCE | Journal: | ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY | Volumen: | 18 | Ausgabe: | 4 | Zusammenfassung: | To complement this Special Feature on global water governance, we focused on a generic challenge at the global level, namely, the degree to which water issues need to be dealt with in a centralized, concentrated, and hierarchical manner. We examined water ecosystem services and their impact on human well-being, the role of policies, indirect and direct drivers in influencing these services, and the administrative level(s) at which the provision of services and potential trade-offs can be dealt with. We applied a politics of scale perspective to understand motivations for defining a problem at the global or local level and show that the multilevel approach to water governance is evolving and inevitable. We argue that a centralized overarching governance system for water is unlikely and possibly undesirable; however, there is a need for a high-level think tank and leadership to develop a cosmopolitan perspective to promote sustainable water development. |
ISSN: | 17083087 | DOI: | 10.5751/ES-05952-180453 |
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