Chapter
11:
Recommendations
20. A
strategy
needs
to
be
developed
that
outlines
practical
first
responses
to
disputes
over
water.
The
strategy
should
be
drafted
with
participation
from
sheikhs,
NWRA
offices,
the
Governors’
Office,
district
directors,
prosecution
officers,
and
local
judges
and
user
groups.
As
part
of
the
strategy,
a
clear
communication
system
needs
to
be
drawn
among
the
different
government
entities
involved.
21. The
existing
laws
need
to
be
operationalised
over
a
longer
period
of
time,
especially
the
Water
Law
of
2002
and
the
By-‐Law
of
2011
that
contain
strong
provisions
to
regulate
all
matters
relating
to
water
use,
distribution,
and
the
prioritisation
in
the
access
to
it.
Operationalization
requires
learning
lessons
from
their
current
lack
of
impact.
“We
cannot
tailor
the
law
to
each
district
22. There
is
a
need
to
strengthen
the
capacity
of
third
parties
actors
in
in
accordance
with
everybody’s
needs.
The
resolving
conflicts.
For
example,
law
is
a
public
one
and
should
be
applied
through
providing
training
in
traditional
and
formal
legal
to
everyone.
There
are
good
methods
for
principles
of
water
distribution
and
mediation
and
tribal
arbitration
already
in
conflict
resolution.
Possible
actors
place.
70-‐75%
of
the
conflict
cases
are
are
NWRA,
WUAs,
and
local
government
actors.
Currently,
solved
by
tribal
arbitration.
Why
can’t
we
individuals
within
these
legalize
these
alternative
rules
to
make
organisations
often
act
on
a
them
accepted?
The
responsible
parties
personal
account.
23. Stimulate
the
embedding
of
should
have
the
opportunity
to
implement
mediation
approaches
in
the
these
alternative
solutions
within
a
given
current
legal
system
as
a
period
of
time
and
if
they
fail,
then
we
can
recognised
approach.
24. There
is
also
a
need
to
better
go
to
court.”
codify
the
water
rights
and
rules,
Participant
consultation
meeting,
Amman,
2014
which
supports
the
differentiation
between
surface
water,
subsurface
flows,
and
groundwater
(without
loosing
the
necessary
interlinkages):
a. For
example,
there
needs
to
be
clear
regulation
for
the
distance
by
which
water
can
be
transferred
outside
its
source,
and
the
quantities
of
water
allowed
to
be
pumped
for
irrigation
purposes.
b. Another
example
is
that
surface
(spate)
water
allocation
rules
have
been
formulated
for
several
ephemeral
rivers,
yet
they
are
in
many
cases
out-‐dated
as
they
did
not
accommodate
for
the
presence
of
permanent
structures
or
the
effect
on
recharge
and
hence
the
availability
of
drinking
water
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