Water Governance

Water governance is one of the most critical areas through which to improve the sustainable development of water resources and services.

How societies choose to govern their water resources and services has profound impacts on people’s livelihood and the sustainability of water resources. Access to water is, for many people, a matter of daily survival, or can help to break the vicious circle of poverty.

In this Issue Sheet the WGF explores the different dimensions of water governance and the WGF activities.