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Civil society

Government

NGOs/UnionsPrivate sector

Douglas/Thompson - ‘ways of life’ & water reform paradigms

Mapping the five paradigms on to the social solidarities

LIDC-Water Governance-20080310 2Source: Allan 2000

UNCERTAINTY

Reflexive modernityIndustrial modernityPre-modernHydraulic mission Green Econi Pol &

Inst’l

Water use in irrigation is a relevant indicator of the hydraulic mission's indicative trajectory

Modernity inspired by the Enlightenment, science, capitalism and the belief that Nature could be controlled

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1st paradigm 2nd water management paradigm

3rd

para.

4th para.

5th

paradigm

Green movement in the North

1850 1900 1950 2000

The trajectory of industrial modernity

The South is still involved in its hydraulic mission

Trajectory of reflexive modernity in the North

19901980

CERTAINTY

Contentious discourse

UNCERTAINTY

Neo-liberal modernity

LIDC-Water Governance-20080310 3Source: Allan 2000

UNCERTAINTY

Reflexive modernityIndustrial modernityPre-modernHydraulic mission Green Econi Pol &

Inst’l

Water use in irrigation is a relevant indicator of the hydraulic mission's indicative trajectory

Modernity inspired by the Enlightenment, science, capitalism and the belief that Nature could be controlled

54321

1st paradigm 2nd water management paradigm

3rd

para.

4th para.

5th

paradigm

Green movement in the North

1850 1900 1950 2000

The trajectory of industrial modernity

The South is still involved in its hydraulic mission

Trajectory of reflexive modernity in the North

19901980

CERTAINTY

Contentious discourse

UNCERTAINTY

Neo-liberal modernity

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The paradigms in brief - the water resources sector:

REGULATION LITE2 More crops and services per drop -

environment & economy blind

Governance requiring regulation and markets plus?

3 More care per drop - environmental consideration

4 More jobs and returns per drop - economic efficiency

GOVERNANCE RICH - Requires capacity?5 More stake per drop - participation & inclusion

- a mew approach to constructive engagement

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1

Civil society

2

Government

3

NGOs/UnionsPrivate sector

Douglas/Thompson - ‘ways of life’ & water reform paradigms

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1

Civil society

2 4

Government

3

NGOs/Unions

4

Private sector

Douglas/Thompson - ‘ways of life’ & water reform paradigms

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1

Civil society

2 4

Government

3

NGOs/Unions

4

Private sector

Douglas/Thompson - ‘ways of life’ & water reform paradigms

5

Example of governance at the international and sub-national levels - World Commission on Dams

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Water governance in the North is currently all about providing new water supplies and about managing and regulating water demand

Especially in the water resources sector but also in the WSS sector where water resources are scarce

The social solidarities have very different perceptions, inspirations and guiding ideas.

.Gov & .Com are all unreceptive to underlying environmental and economic fundamentals

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Management rationalities based on delivering the environmental services of water and economic efficiency

- the underlying fundamentals

cannot prevail

against

the juggernaut of consumers’ emotions

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Management rationalities based on delivering the environmental services of water and economic efficiency

- the underlying fundamentals

cannot prevail

against

the juggernaut of consumers’ emotions

Domestic water &

Irrigation water - THE BIG ISSUE