For the last two decades and more, nations, international organisations and civil society,
both local and global, have been rallying for the cause of 'efficient'and 'equitable'water
supply and distribution. To this end, the New Delhi Statement, a precursor to the Dublin
Statement, in many ways marks the first step in reforming the water sector. This article
explores how ideas of community ownership and participation lauded in the New Delhi
Statement and reiterated in the Dublin Statement later translate into practice when they meet …

For the last two decades and more, nations, international organisations and civil society,
both local and global, have been rallying for the cause of'efficient'and'equitable'water supply
and distribution. To this end, the New Delhi Statement, a precursor to the Dublin Statement,
in many ways marks the first step in reforming the water sector. This article explores how
ideas of community ownership and participation lauded in the New Delhi Statement and
reiterated in the Dublin Statement later translate into practice when they meet the complex …