Why is state-centered groundwater governance largely ineffective?: a review

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dc.creatorMolle, Francois
dc.creatorClosas, Alvar
dc.date2020-01
dc.date2019-12-31T09:28:20Z
dc.date2019-12-31T09:28:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:43:10Z
dc.descriptionFaced with severe groundwater depletion, many governments have opted to increase the power of the state. Despite calls for more inclusive governance and a role for groundwater users, modes of governance have tended to continue to rely on a diversity of policy tools and state-run strategies in the attempt to control groundwater (over)abstraction. Yet, around the world, the performance of state-centered governance has remained dismal. Beyond common difficulties in terms of data and financial or human resources, this article analyzes in greater depth the limited effectiveness of state groundwater policies that has been observed, emphasizing its political ramifications. The various aspects of weak monitoring and enforcement, as well as of the infamous “lack of political will,” are considered from the perspective of the political economy of groundwater economies. Cases of relative success are then used to identify favorable drivers and contexts for effective state-centered groundwater governance.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/106351
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/163595
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMolle, F.; Closas, Alvar. 2020. Why is state-centered groundwater governance largely ineffective?: a review. WIREs Water 7:e1395. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1395
dc.subjectmonitoring
dc.subjectregulations
dc.subjectpolitical aspects
dc.subjectcorruption
dc.subjectlegal aspects
dc.subjectconflicts
dc.subjectbureaucracy
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectgroundwater management
dc.subjectwater governance
dc.subjectstate intervention
dc.subjectwater policy
dc.subjectaquifers
dc.titleWhy is state-centered groundwater governance largely ineffective?: a review
dc.typeJournal Article

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