Recommendations

Key to conflict prevention and resolution at all levels is a sound, comprehensive, and participatory river or lake basin plan at the basin, sub-basin, and local level that involves all relevant stakeholders. Pre-condition to any planning exercise is a comprehensive assessment of the water resources available over time, their status and the trends, and data gathering / analysis / interpretation that includes an understanding of current water use and development in the future. Another precondition is an appropriate and modern legislative water framework at all relevant levels. Institutional capacity at the river basin, national, and local level is then essential for both carrying out the necessary assessment, steering the planning process, and guiding and controlling implementation. Though this might all sound quite obvious, together these different elements form the basis to manage water resources and services wisely and equitably and to develop and agree upon water allocation plans for the various users in the respective basins.

 

With the primary aim to prevent or resolve conflicts, key recommendations and proposed actions for each of the relevant actors are provided below.