Oman - Water Governance Facility

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS ······························································································· VII
FOREWORD ····························································································· VIII
SUMMARY ································································································· IX
1 INTRODUCTION ················································································ 1
2 THE REWAB APPROACH ···································································· 2
2.1 Concepts................................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 Analytic Tools ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2.1 Organizational Analysis ............................................................................................................................................ 3
2.2.2 Policy and Legal Analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.3 Expert-Based Water Governance Rating ........................................................................................................... 4
3 WATER RESOURCES CONTEXT ························································· 6
3.1 Political Structure ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 Economy ................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.3 Geography and Population ................................................................................................................. 6
3.4 Water Availability ................................................................................................................................. 7
4 ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS ··························································· 8
4.1 Main Organizations in the Water Sector ........................................................................................ 8
4.2 Organization and Function Matrix .................................................................................................. 10
5 POLICY AND LEGAL ANALYSIS ························································· 14
Functions ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Organizing and Building Capacity in the Water Sector ................................................................................................... 14
Planning Strategically ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Allocating Water ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Developing and Managing Water Resources...................................................................................................................... 17
Regulating Water Resources and Services ......................................................................................................................... 18
Process Features ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Transparency ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Participation ................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Accountability and Integrity .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Rule of Law .................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Responsiveness ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Cross-cutting Categories ................................................................................................................................ 21
Water Sources ............................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Water Uses.................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
6 EXPERT-BASED WATER GOVERNANCE RATING ······························· 23
6.1 Functional Effectiveness Rating ........................................................................................................ 23
COUNTRY PROFILE – OMAN
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