ISSUE 38: JULY–AUGUST 2005
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Public Participation in the Governance of International Freshwater Resources
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Edited by Carl Bruch, Libor Jansky, Mikiyasu Nakayama, and Kazimierz A. Salewicz
Clean water is essential to human survival, yet it is increasingly scarce. Despite pressures on this crucial resource, people often have little or no opportunity to participate in watershed decisions that affect them, particularly when they live along international watercourses.
The success of efforts to manage water effectively, efficiently, and equitably will depend, in large part, on providing the public with a voice in watershed management decisions that affect them. This volume, part of the UNU series on Water Resources Management and Policy, examines experiences in public participation in the management of many watercourses around the world, drawing lessons learned and highlighting areas for further development.
- Carl Bruch is a senior attorney of the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, D.C.
- Libor Jansky is a senior academic programme officer in the Environment and Sustainable Development Programme at the United Nations University, Tokyo.
- Mikiyasu Nakayama is a professor of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo.
- Kazimierz A. Salewicz is a systems analyst specializing in decision support system and water resources management in international river basins. He lives and works in Vienna.
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