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The potential for corruption in water licensing is an important issue. Preventive actions to reduce the risk of corruption are explored.

TitleCorruption risks in water licensing with case studies from Chile and Kazakhstan
Publication TypeResearch Report
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsWarner, J, Butterworth, JA, Wegerich, K, A. Vallejo, M, Martinez, G, Gouet, C, Visscher, JT
Secondary TitleSwedish Water House report
Number 27
Pagination20 p. : 2 boxes, 3 tab.
Date Published01/2009
PublisherStockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
Place PublishedStockholm, Sweden
Publication LanguageEnglish
ISBN Number978-91-975872-7-3
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]

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