An ICID research workshop - Water governance: emerging theory and practice

As an emerging field of theory and practice, water governance is a term that holds different meanings to different individuals.  To some it addresses corruption, while for others it covers connections between knowledge, political economy, laws and institutions that frame water management responses and outcomes.  While many agree that governance is more than management, few might definitively distinguish the two.  In this workshop we will use a number of presentations by leading researchers and policy advisers to initiate round-table discussions on governance.  The seminar is guided by the 'theory and practice' of water governance; it is purposively inclusive and looks at a range of concepts regarding the concept.