The Resilience of Public Water Governance: Outlook and Lessons Learned

The document evaluates global efforts to achieve universal water and sanitation coverage, contrasting the historical use of private sector investment with a renewed shift toward public governance models based on improved institutional regulation and competition management.

• Despite progress made under the Millennium Development Goals, governments and the private sector have frequently failed to meet universal water supply and sanitation targets, leaving significant challenges remaining.
• There is a observed trend where the public governance model for water services, which was previously eclipsed, is reemerging due to the increased ability of public institutions to manage competition and regulate utilities.
• Under the Rio+20 Sustainable Development Goals, the global community is tasked with providing water and sanitation services that are environmentally benign, equitable, and serve as a foundation for water security.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). The Resilience of Public Water Governance: Outlook and Lessons Learned. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/the-resilience-of-public-water-governance-outlook-and-lessons-learned-book-chapter/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The Resilience of Public Water Governance: Outlook and Lessons Learned. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/the-resilience-of-public-water-governance-outlook-and-lessons-learned-book-chapter/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025resilience, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{The Resilience of Public Water Governance: Outlook and Lessons Learned}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/the-resilience-of-public-water-governance-outlook-and-lessons-learned-book-chapter/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }