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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
7. Water Governance in the Context of IWRM: Switzerland
Author : Margot Hill
Published in: Climate Change and Water Governance
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
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Abstract
This chapter outlines the work completed for the ACQWA project on the governance assessments for the Chilean and Swiss case area and is used to provide vital background to the water governance situation and challenges in the Swiss case area. In the Swiss case, despite the fulfilment of accountability, transparency and participation indicators, the assessment suggested that there is a significant gap between the conceptual strands of IWRM in federal laws and policies and their translation at the regional and local levels. The complex institutional framework, legislative provisions and levels of sovereignty which govern water resources in the Canton Valais implied a lack of coordination and long term planning amongst the different politico administrative levels and sector groups. These challenges are linked to concerns that the ramifications of climate change and expanding water uses are not adequately reflected in the current governance framework.