Announcement

Based on experiences from the MENA region, the EMPOWERS Partnership is proud to launch and share with the water and development communities a set of five publications related to local water governance. The publications range from guidelines, methods and tools for use in an innovative approach to participatory water planning and dialogue within and between local and intermediate levels; to a ‘Guide to Process Documentation’. Another is story book documenting the successes and challenges faced by the community people and the water service providers as they plan together for the better management and development of their villages' water resources, and a set of Principles and recommendations for policy and practice for improved local water governance.
All publications advocate a process of collaboration through dialogue, to bring about a change in the way water sector professionals and water users work with each other to better plan and manage their water resources, as well as, advocate the inclusion of marginalised groups in these planning and decision making processes.
The EMPOWERS Publications on Local Water Governance can be directly accessed and downloaded from the EMPOWERS project website (www.project.empowers.info <http://www.project.empowers.info/> ). Almost all of these publications are currently available in Arabic Language (www.ar.empowers.info) <http://www.ar.empowers.info)/> ..
For comments and feedback, do not hesitate to contact the EMPOWERS Thematic Group Coordinator, Mona Barghout at monainw@nic.net.jo & please feel free to circulate to other interested colleagues.

Publication Titles:

1 – The EMPOWERS Approach to Local Water Governance: Guidelines, Methods and Tools

2- The EMPOWERS Approach to Local Water Governance: Background and Key Concepts

3- The Inside Story: Process Documentation; Experiences from EMPOWERS (not available yet in Arabic)

4- Doing Things Differently: Stories about local water governance in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine.

5- The Amman Seven Principles and Policy Recommendations on Improved Local Water Governance.

(6- EMPOWERS at a Glance)