FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 52 Reforming water resources policy A guide to methods, processes and practices (1995): Chapter 4 - Methods and processes: Categories of actions

FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 52 Reforming water resources policy A guide to methods, processes and practices (1995)

Chapter 4 - Methods and processes

		(introduction...)
		A holistic approach
		Categories of actions
		Planning and analysis
		Modelling
		Legal and institutional reforms
		Economic measures
		Projects and spending programmes: projects vs policies

Categories of actions

In keeping with a holistic approach to the water sector, the various kinds of actions can be grouped into four main categories: planning and analytical; legal and institutional; economic regimes; and project and programmatic. Generally speaking, a water policy review will entail some actions in all these categories, but the balance of activities between each category will obviously vary from country to country, as will the detailed measures taken. These categories, with some of their respective components, are illustrated in Box 4, and further discussed in this section.