Water Governance in Argentina
Ensuring long-term water security is essential in the pathway towards sustainable
development in Argentina. Floods cause 60% of all critical events in the country and
are responsible for 95% of economic losses. Severe droughts, in a country where the
agricultural sector accounts for 6.4% of GDP as compared to a global average of 3.6%,
have a strong impact in the economy. The country is also home to some of the most
polluted basins worldwide. Furthermore, climate change will likely shift further water
availability, uses and demand. The report is the result of a policy dialogue with
more than 200 stakeholders at different levels in Argentina. It assesses water governance
in Argentina, identifies several key challenges to effective, efficient and inclusive
water policies, and provides a set of policy recommendations to enhance water governance
as a means to address relevant societal challenges, both within the scope of water
management and beyond. In particular, ways forward for Argentina include strengthening
the co-ordination between national and provincial water policies, setting up a multilevel
water planning and investment framework, improving basin management practices, and
enhancing economic regulation for water services.
Published on October 24, 2019Also available in: Spanish
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