At the local level, water-user associations responsible for the management and maintenance of irrigation canals have been set up with foreign help.

ECONOMIST: The heavy costs of non-co-operation

Their role in water cycles is integral to water resource management from the level of a local pond right up to trans-national river basins.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

In most cases, the local police departments do not have the level of training or legal authority that the Coast Guard has to conduct the water-based security missions and interventions.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: LNG port security