Effective Source Water Protection Requires Effective Governance

Fresh water is our most precious resource. As a society, we need adequate supplies of clean, fresh water to drink, grow food and fibre, swim, boat and play, generate electricity, manufacture goods, feed our spirit, sustain our culture, and support healthy ecosystems, among other things. Protecting our sources of water from harm, therefore, is a critical and complex task. In addition to scientific and technical knowledge, effective source water protection requires an understanding of water governance –the ways in which societies make decisions that affect water. Questions of governance – such as how decisions are made, who is involved, how institutions can be integrated, and how regulatory and voluntary tools can best be used to protect water – form the basis for this project.

On this website you will find information on what we are doing, who is involved, and our publications. For further questions or more information, please feel free to contact us.