2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/290655This publication describes the experience of a number of transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union with crafting regulatory frameworks for irrigation water users’ organizations. It also seeks to distil a number of key regulatory requirements. As a result, this study serves as a design/drafting manual for policymakers and for drafters of legislation on water users’ organizations.120 p.application/pdfFAOCreating legal space forwater user organizations: transparency, governance and the lawFAO Legislative Study - 100 Creating legal space forwater user organizations: transparency, governance and the lawBook (series)