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Public participation in water resources management |
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| Published in | IWRA XIV World Water Congress. Porto de Galinhas (Brazil) - 26-29 September 2011 - . 2011, p. 1-9 | |
| Abstract | Individuals and affected communities are often excluded from decision-making processes regarding the use of water resources. However, in the last two decades, non-state actors have been increasingly integrated into water management processes. Some international instruments, such as the 1998 Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, put emphasis on access to information and transparency in natural resource management. Public participation – encompassing the rights of individuals and groups to have access to information and participate in decision-making processes – is an increasingly common obligation in international agreements. Furthermore, mechanisms like the Aarhus Compliance Committee have been developed to providing individuals and groups direct access to decision-making procedures. The article identifies some of the main features of public participation in water management, drawing on the texts of international instruments and the practice of international actors. | |
| Keywords | Public participation — Access to information — Environmental impact assessment | |
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| Citation (ISO format) | TIGNINO, Mara. Public participation in water resources management. In: IWRA XIV World Water Congress. Porto de Galinhas (Brazil). [s.l.] : [s.n.], 2011. p. 1-9. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:17456 |
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