Launching of the Publication Water Governance in OECD Countries : a Multilevel Approach

Book title: Water Governance in OECD Countries

Book subtitle: A Multilevel Approach

Directorate: Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD

ISBN: 9789264119277

Language(s): English; French

 Author contact(s): Aziza AKHMOUCH (aziza.akhmouch@oecd.org )

Editor: LANCASTER Kate, PAC/ED

 Countries covered:

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Greece, Italy, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, England and Wales, United States (Colorado).

 Book description:

 This report addresses multilevel governance challenges in water policy design and implementation and identifies good practices for coordinating water policy across ministries, between levels of government, and across local actors at sub-national level. It proposes an analytical framework to diagnose and assess the main governance “gaps” in terms of policymaking, financing, information, accountability, objectives and capacity building in the water sector, and identifies possible instruments to bridge them. It also provides an “institutional mapping” of  the allocation of roles and responsibilities in water policy-making at national/sub-national level in 17 OECD countries and suggests a set of preliminary Multilevel Governance Guidelines for Integrated Water Policy.

 Print run deadline/Production order: 07/09/2011

Forecast production timeline: Approx. 12 weeks

Mandatory production date: 24/10/2011

Launch details:  OECD Global Forum on Water - Launching of the Report