Berg Water Project: Communications Practices for Governance and Sustainability Improvement (199) (World Bank Working Papers) - Softcover

Haas, Lawrence J.M.; Mazzei, Leonardo; O'Leary, Donal T.; Rossouw, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821384147 ISBN 13: 9780821384145

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2010

Synopsis

The past decade has witnessed a major global shift in thinking about water, including the role that water infrastructure plays in sustainable development. This rethinking aims to balance better the social, economic, and environmental performance aspects in the development and management of large dams. Infrastructure strategies must complement strategies for water, environment, and energy security and for emerging concerns to reduce vulnerability in water resource systems to climate change on the horizon. Communication is central to multi-stakeholder dialogue and partnerships at all levels needed to achieve sustainability and governance reform in water resource management and infrastructure provision. At the same time, communication drives the advocacy to mobilize political will and public support for beneficial change and continuous improvement in practices. This case study emphasizes that is not only important to mobilize all opportunities to reconcile water demand and supply in river basins that are coming under increasing levels of water stress, but also to integrate effectively governance and anti-corruption reforms and sustainability improvements into all stages of the planning and project cycle―adding value for stakeholders.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821384147
• ISBN 13: 9780821384145
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232