An Introduction to Source Water Protection Governance in Canada

The first in a series of briefing notes prepared under the Canadian Water Network project Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada.has been released. To download a copy, click on An Introduction to Source Water Protection Governance

According to the authors, Rob de Loё and Georgia Simms, “Governance” is a word that entered the language of water management relatively recently. In simplest terms, it refers to the ways in which societies make  ecisions that affect water. Thus, it is concerned with how decisions are made, who is involved in making those decisions, and how we decide who is involved.

Posted April 2009