4. The water users, good and bad points (1 of 3)












 

   

 

Agriculture
Water supply & wastewater
Mining, industry
Environment
Fisheries
Tourism
Energy
Transport


Each of the water uses identified above has valuable positive impacts.

Most also have negative impacts which may be made worse by poor management practices, lack of regulation or lack of motivation due to the water governance regimes in place. Water management within government structures is distributed across many agencies and tends to be dominated by sectoral interests.


Priorities

Each country has its
priority developmental
and economic goals set
according to environmental,
social and political realities.

 

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