Water policy reform and Indigenous governance
Water policy reform and Indigenous governance
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水政策改革和原住民治理
DOI：
10.2166/wp.2013.046
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发表时间：
2014
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影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
R. Loë
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作者：
S. V. D. Porten;R. Loë
在全球范围内出现的与水治理有关的担忧给许多国家的水政策改革带来了压力，并增加了改革的力度。与此同时，全世界与自决有关的土著治理运动正在经历一个巨大的增长和变革期；2007年《联合国土著人民权利宣言》就是这一增长的一个里程碑。这些运动意义重大，因为土著人民主张拥有土地、水和自然资源的权利。在这篇文章中，我们探讨了水政策改革努力在多大程度上承认土著治理和自决的概念。这些概念得到承认的程度至关重要，因为水政策改革往往发生在土著人民声称的传统领土上。利用加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省(BC)水政策改革的经验案例研究，我们展示了为什么在土著传统家园，水政策改革努力应该考虑到土著治理的主要原则。调查结果表明，关于原住民的作用存在有问题的假设。这些假设有可能破坏水资源政策改革的前景。重新审视这些假设可能是更有效、更持久的政策变化的基础。讨论了对世界各地的水改革进程的影响。
Concerns related to the governance of water that have emerged at the global scale have created pressure for, and an increase in, water policy reform in many countries. Simultaneously, Indigenous governance movements related to self-determination are undergoing an immense period of growth and change worldwide; the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been a milestone of this growth. These movements are significant because of Indigenous peoples' asserted rights to lands, waters, and natural resources. In this paper, we explore the extent to which water policy reform efforts recognize concepts of Indigenous governance and self-determination. The extent to which these concepts are recognized is critical because water policy reform often occurs in the asserted traditional territories of Indigenous peoples. Using an empirical case study of water policy reform in British Columbia (BC), Canada, we demonstrate why in Indigenous traditional homelands, water policy reform efforts should have regard for the main tenets of Indigenous governance. The findings indicate that, problematic assumptions exist regarding the role of First Nations. These assumptions have the potential to undermine the prospects for water policy reform. Revisiting these assumptions may be the basis for more effective, enduring policy changes. Implications for water reform processes around the world are discussed.