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| Gupta, Joyeeta; ; j.gupta@uva.nl; Akhmouch, Aziza; ;; Cosgrove, William ; ;; Hurwitz, Zachary ; ;; Maestu, Josefina ; ;. |
| The two cultures theory argues that policy makers and scientists have different cultures and difficulty in communicating with each other. Others argue that there is increasing co-production of knowledge. This essay aims to assess the concerns of policy makers based on our policy work, policy-related research work, and our day-to-day experiences in terms of three questions: What are the perceived major issues for water governance? What are the major challenges in the structure of the existing global water governance approach? What is the vision for improving global water governance? This essay combines views from governmental, hybrid, inter- and non-governmental policy makers. It argues that water covers so many issues, aspects, and sectors that a key... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Coordination mechanism; Drivers; Global governance; Global water governance; Outside water box; World water scenarios. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Schubert, Susanne; ; s.schubert@iwar.tu-darmstadt.de; Gupta, Joyeeta ; ; joyeeta.gupta@ivm.vu.nl. |
| Increasingly, coordination mechanisms are being created at the United Nations (UN) level to enhance system-wide synergies; however, there is relatively little scientific research on these bodies. Against this background, we compare the mandates, structures, and outputs of three UN coordination mechanisms, the UN Environment Management Group, UN-Energy, and UN-Water, to understand what features enhance their ability to coordinate. We conclude that there are three key design elements that possibly enhance the ability of such mechanisms to coordinate. However, although coordination mechanisms are the easiest to set up, because they create the least political upheaval and are relatively cheap, these very characteristics hinder their ability to actually steer... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Coordination mechanism; Global energy governance; Global environmental governance; Global water governance; United Nations; UN-Water. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Pahl-Wostl, Claudia; Unversity of Osnabrueck, Germany; cpahlwos@uni-osnabrueck.de; Conca, Ken; American University School of International Service, Washington, D.C. USA; conca@american.edu; Kramer, Annika; Adelphi Research, Berlin, Germany; kramer@adelphi.de; Maestu, Josefina; UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication Casa Solans, Zaragoza, Spain ; maestu@un.org; Schmidt, Falk; Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany; falk.schmidt@iass-potsdam.de. |
| Over the past decade, the policy and scholarly communities have increasingly recognized the need for governance of water-related issues at the global level. There has been major progress in the achievement of international goals related to the provision of basic water and some progress on sanitation services. However, the water challenge is much broader than securing supply. Doubts have been raised about the effectiveness of some of the existing governance processes, in the face of trends such as the unsustainable use of water resources, the increasing pressure imposed by climate change, or the implications of population growth for water use in food and energy production. Conflicts between different water uses and users are increasing, and the state of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Climate change and water; Global water governance; Network governance. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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