Presented at the 14th OECD WGI Meeting, on November 2-3 2020

1. WATER GOVERNANCE
IN ASIA PACIFIC
Key governance findings and recommendations

2. Water governance survey in Asia Pacific
1. Clear roles and responsibilities
2. Appropriate scales
3. Policy coherence
4. Capacity development
5. Data & information
6. Financing
7. Regulatory frameworks
8. Innovation
9. Integrity & transparency
10. Stakeholder engagement
11. Trade-offs
12. Monitoring & evaluation
 Data gathered for 48 countries
 Survey w/46 questions,
distributed in 12 sections

3. Some key governance findings (1)
Most countries have an overarching water
policy framework and coordination
mechanisms in place
Limited implementation of water-related
policies due to human resources and
funding gaps
31
38
28
16
10
20
1
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Dedicated WASH policy Dedicated policy for
water-related disasters
Dedicated water quality
and preservation policy
No data available
No
Yes

4. Some key governance findings (2)
Limited uptake of water policy
instruments to manage trade-offs
1
1
69
2
14
5
8
1 1
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
No data
available
No
Yes
Limited use of economic instrument
to manage water resources

5. Some key governance findings (3)
Limited uptake of integrity practices
and tools
Insufficient data and monitoring
hampering water policies evaluation

6. Some key governance recommendations
Strengthening the implementation and
monitoring of water-related
Adopting water policy instruments to manage
trade-offs
Adopting water economic instruments to manage water resources and
generate sustainable funding
Addressing capacity and data gaps
Developing further stakeholder engagement in water decision making
Mainstreaming integrity and transparency practices across water policies,
institutions and governance frameworks