The potential for corruption in water licensing is an important issue. Preventive actions to reduce the risk of corruption are explored.
| Title | Corruption risks in water licensing with case studies from Chile and Kazakhstan |
| Publication Type | Research Report |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Warner, J, Butterworth, JA, Wegerich, K, A. Vallejo, M, Martinez, G, Gouet, C, Visscher, JT |
| Secondary Title | Swedish Water House report |
| Number | 27 |
| Pagination | 20 p. : 2 boxes, 3 tab. |
| Date Published | 01/2009 |
| Publisher | Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) |
| Place Published | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Publication Language | English |
| ISBN Number | 978-91-975872-7-3 |
| Abstract | Water resource licensing is increasingly becoming a corner stone for integrated water resources management (IWRM). Licensing and other allocation mechanisms are important because they underpin who gets access to water and provide a means to manage water fairly, efficiently and sustainably. Water licensing is often in the hands of young institutions operating under new laws and sometimes organised along water basins rather than traditional administrative boundaries. With growing water scarcity in an increasing number of countries, there is a significantly greater risk of corruption in the water licensing process. This risk, and its underlying factors, are not well understood. This report explores the nature of the risk using a 2007 field study of Chile and Kazakhstan as case studies for risk mitigation. [author abstract] |
| Notes | Includes 22 ref. |
| URL | https://siwi.org/publications/corruption-risks-in-water-licensing/ |
| Citation Key | 90907 |
