Water Politics and Development Cooperation - Local Power Plays and Global Governance

Water Policy -- Water Politics

Peter P. Mollinga

Part I Global Norms and National Policies

Towards Implementation of the World Commission on Dams Recommendations

Michael Fink and Anne Cramer

How Global Norms for Large Dams Reach Decision-Makers

Waltina Scheumann

Global Environmental Governanceand Its Influence on National Water Policies

Imme Scholz

Global Water Governance: Managing Complexity on a Global Scale

Maria Schnurr

Part II Critical Debates Revisited

Strategic Virtual Water Trade -- A Critical Analysis of the Debate

Susanne Neubert, DIE in collaboration with Lena Horlemann

The Debate on ``Water as a Human Right'' and its Implications for Development Assistance

Danuta Sacher and Michael Windfuhr

Rethinking IWRM Under Cultural Considerations

Manfred Matz

Part III Politics of Water Supply and Sanitation

Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation

Thomas Kluge and Ulrich Scheele

Sector Reforms for Sustainable Financing of Water and Wastewater Services

Franz-Josef Batz

The Political Economy of Water and Sanitation Services in Colombia

Matthias Krause

Part IV Power Plays in Irrigation Reforms

Political Power Play in Bulgaria's Irrigation Sector Reform

Insa Theesfeld

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Institutional Change in Kyrgyz Water Governance

Elke Herrfahrdt-Pähle

Part V Development Cooperation

The World Bank's Water Sector Policy Reforms

Volkmar Hartje

Challenges for German Development Cooperation in the Water Sector

Martin Kipping

Addressing the Need for Water Service Delivery in Fragile States

Stefan Lindemann

EU Water Initiative -- A (non-) Innovative Form of Development Cooperation

Lena Partzsch

Index