Addressing the Groundwater Governance Challenge A call from the ” Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Action” Project

The document outlines the elements and instruments of groundwater governance, utilizing a global diagnostic based on thematic papers and regional consultations. It analyzes the roles of actors, legal frameworks, policies, and knowledge, specifically highlighting the importance of monitoring and assessment through a case study of The Netherlands. The text concludes by proposing a 'Global Vision for 2030' and a Framework for Action developed by UNESCO, FAO, the World Bank, and IAH to achieve good groundwater governance, including the management of transboundary resources.

• The document provides a global diagnostic of groundwater governance focusing on four primary components: actors, national legal frameworks, policies, and information and knowledge.
• The authors emphasize the role of monitoring and assessment within groundwater governance, using The Netherlands as a specific example.
• A 'Global Vision for 2030' and a corresponding Framework for Action have been formulated by a joint effort between UNESCO, FAO, the World Bank, and IAH to guide the future of groundwater governance.

APA

M., D. C., G., V. R., B., M. S., I., C. K., J., V. D. G., A., M., G.-J., N., & F., S. (2025). Addressing the Groundwater Governance Challenge A call from the ” Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Action” Project. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/addressing-the-groundwater-governance-challenge-a-call-from-the-groundwater-governance-a-global-framework-for-action-project/

Chicago

M., de Chaisemartin,, Varady, R. G., Megdal, S. B., Conti, K. I., van der Gun, J., Merla, A., Nijsten, G.-J., and Scheibler, F. Addressing the Groundwater Governance Challenge A call from the ” Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Action” Project. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/addressing-the-groundwater-governance-challenge-a-call-from-the-groundwater-governance-a-global-framework-for-action-project/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{m2025addressing, author = {M., de Chaisemartin, and G., Varady, R. and B., Megdal, S. and I., Conti, K. and J., van der Gun, and A., Merla, and G.-J., Nijsten, and F., Scheibler,}, title = {{Addressing the Groundwater Governance Challenge A call from the ” Groundwater Governance: A Global Framework for Action” Project}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/addressing-the-groundwater-governance-challenge-a-call-from-the-groundwater-governance-a-global-framework-for-action-project/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }