Double-Edged Hydropolitics on the Nile - Center for Security Studies ...

<strong>Double</strong>-<strong>Edged</strong> <strong>Hydropolitics</strong> on the Nile
The data collection took place in Ethiopia (2004, 2006) and Egypt (2005).
The quantitative network data were collected by three M.Sc. / M.A. students
in Egypt (2005) and Ethiopia (2006).
Table 1.2 ‘Checklist’ for water sector institutional analysis
Water Law
• Legal coverage of water and related resources
• Water rights
• Provisions for conflict resolution
• Provisions for accountability
• Scope for public / private sector participation
• Centralized regulatory mechanisms
• Integration of overall legal framework with water law
Water Policy
• Project selection criteria
• Pricing and cost recovery
• Water allocation and transfers
• Private sector participation
• User participation
• Linkages with other economic policies
Water Administration
• Formal organizations
• Organizational procedures
• Pricing, finance, and accountability mechanisms
• Information, research, and extension systems
Source: Bandaragoda (2000)
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