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Political Economy Analysis for Transboundary Water Resources Management in Africa: Practical Guidance

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T15:06:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-10T15:06:55Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-06
dc.description.abstractFostering cooperation to optimize development outcomes in complex African river basins requires a nuanced understanding of context, especially the political and economic incentives facing local actors. Decisions related to water resources management are shaped by a range of considerations from traditional economic factors and physical constraints to political considerations such as the need to manage political support within a single state or to navigate complex international relationships with riparian countries. Exploring political economy realities can reveal capacities and systems that support pockets of effectiveness or have produced successful reforms in the past. It can also reveal the underlying logic behind seemingly irrational policy decisions or apparently dysfunctional institutional arrangements. This in turn provides the basis for thinking about how to work with, around, or gradually reshape existing systems to achieve developmental policy goals. Political Economy Analysis for Transboundary Water Resources Management in Africa introduces key concepts and variables for the transboundary water context. Furthermore, it provides practical advice to help water resource management specialists carry out strong, operationally relevant analysis that contributes to new ways of thinking and working, and ultimately to achieving better results. The note draws on the numerous frameworks that have been developed and the many lessons learned about how to design and implement politically sensitive programming. Importantly, while political economy assessments provide insights into the non-technical drivers of decision-making, they rely on a sound understanding of the technical bottlenecks that need to be resolved, as well as the economic and social costs and benefits of a given intervention.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/760941483962191757/Political-Economy-Analysis-for-Transboundary-Water-Resources-Management-in-Africa-Practical-Guidance
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/25824
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25824
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectTRANSBOUNDARY
dc.subjectRIPARIAN
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOORDINATION
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectPOLITICS
dc.subjectCOOPERATION
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY
dc.titlePolitical Economy Analysis for Transboundary Water Resources Management in Africaen
dc.title.subtitlePractical Guidanceen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titlePolitical Economy Analysis for Transboundary Water Resources Management in Africa
okr.date.disclosure2017-01-09
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/760941483962191757/Political-Economy-Analysis-for-Transboundary-Water-Resources-Management-in-Africa-Practical-Guidance
okr.guid760941483962191757
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/25824
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b084aa9db6_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum27080180
okr.identifier.report111763
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/760941483962191757/pdf/111763-WP-P149048-BOX396344B-PUBLIC-ABSTRACT-SENT-W.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryNiger
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.sectorWater, Sanitation and Waste Management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management :: Water resource management
okr.topicGovernance::Political Systems and Analysis
okr.topicWater Resources::Transboundary Water Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Watershed Management
okr.unitWater East Africa region (GWA01)
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