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Context-based Good Governance Approach: A Sustainable Solution for Water Crisis

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Published date01 December 2024
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/00195561241248122
Author Arya C S,Nagendra Ambedkar Sole
Date01 December 2024
Context-based Good
Governance Approach:
A Sustainable Solution
for Water Crisis
Arya C S1 and Nagendra Ambedkar Sole1
Abstract
Water governance is a complex, multilevel process based on the socio-political
and administrative systems. The sustainable use of water resources is the main
challenge of the present-day global water governance. The top-down, techno-
cratic approach to governance made the water crisis, the crisis of governance.
Literature shows a radical change towards a more humanistic, situation-based
strategy that can solve water issues. The article analyses the significant water
challenges, which include governance, scarcity, sustainability and adaptability. The
article focuses on the importance of considering good governance principles
such as accountability, transparency, responsiveness, effectiveness and efficiency,
inclusiveness and equity and citizens’ engagement in water governance, with par-
ticular emphasis on the context-based approach. The central argument is that
the water governance system differs according to the context of governance, and
the application of the good governance principle should follow contextual under-
standing. A major suggestion is that a context-based, good governance approach
can be the sustainable solution to the water crisis.
Keywords
Good governance, context-based approach, governance crisis, sustainability
Introduction
The sustainable conservation and management of water resources are the major
challenges of water governance in the 21st century. Water governance faces a wide
Article
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
70(4) 743–755, 2024
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1 Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer,
Rajasthan, India
Corresponding author:
Arya C S, Department of Public Policy, Law and Governance, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer,
Rajasthan 305817, India.
E-mail: aryacs1000@gmail.com

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