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This study examines how institutions organize access to water as shortages and competing demands intensify. The authors compare regulatory arrangements, economic instruments, and collective approaches to allocation, explaining why an arrangement that works in one setting cannot simply be transferred unchanged to another.
Nine detailed country studies connect legal frameworks with operational practice, while a broader comparison of more than one hundred countries provides context. The book considers permits, water-user organizations, markets, implementation capacity, and pathways for reform. Its focus is the practical relationship between institutions, water rights, and changing conditions.
Guy Alaerts; Jonatan Godinez Madrigal; Leon M. Hermans; Andrea B. Müller; Hilmer J. Bosch; Joyeeta Gupta; Petra Hellegers. Water Allocation and Rights: How Institutions Help Adapt to a Growing Global Water Shortage. Cambridge University Press, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009857260. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Original edition unchanged.