Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Title: Including agricultural water management in the governance and sustainable development of rural territories Number: 82763c84-d9b7-4a8f-9c50-4a8a703a150d Handle: RePEc:avg:wpaper:en13246 Publication-Status: Published in Policy Brief Author-Name: Mathieu Boche (AFD), Author-Name: Julien Burte (CIRAD) et Author-Name: Meriem Jouini (FUNCEME) Abstract: The sustainable development of a territory depends on the capacity of its actors to define, plan and finance actions that are part of a strategic vision promoted by a local authority and a locally legitimised institution. Establishing or strengthening inclusive territorial governance mechanisms helps to engage local actors in resource management, investment planning and conflict resolution. These mechanisms must be based on a system for producing and sharing knowledge about the territory and its resources. Creation-Date: 2022-02-07 File-URL: https://www.afd.fr/sites/afd/files/2022-02-02-52-32/Policy_Brief_11_VA_2_Web.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Classification-JEL: Q Length: 2