This paper reviews the current instruments in Colombian legislation for water management, including planning, economic and administrative instruments. In particular, it reviews theWatershedManagement andOrdering Plans, administrative permits for water use and pollution, as well as water use and water pollution charges. It analyzes how they could interact and be implemented in order to undertake...

This paper considers the role of local government in water resources management and how this role is changing in response to recent policy changes such as decentralisation, and the reform of water laws and institutions. The paper suggests two main ways in which local government can respond: 1) through direct participation in water resources management institutions, and 2) by applying IWRM princ...

Nature-Based Solutions for Integrated Water Resources Management (NbS-IWRM) involve natural, or nature-mimicking, processes used to improve water availability in quantity and quality sustainably, reduce the risks of water-related disasters, enhance adaptation climate change increase both biodiversity social-ecological system’s resilience. United Nations European Commission promote their researc...

abstract water is a vital resource for every biological and human phenomena. nowadays, water management and conservation has a great importance not only in developing countries, but also in developed countries. in traditional economics, water is not taken into consideration as a factor of production in the national accounts. nevertheless in reality, water is the primary input of many goods and ...