Foundations and Significance of Water Governance

The purpose of the present study is to review foundations and significance of water governance. The method of study is descriptive-analytic and the results indicate that today water governance is a strategy to prevent water crisis. Cultural investments, attachment to motherland, morality, and creativity should be considered as foundations in using water. Furthermore, institutional reforms to resolve obstacles in the bureaucratic system of water resources such as appropriate management, moving towards a cooperative, participative, and meritocratic model, and … are necessary.