# **TABLE OF CONTENTS**

|**THE GUADALQUIVIR RIVER BASIN MAP.............................................................. 4**|
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|**1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION................................................................. 5**|
|**2. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK................................................................................. 6**|
|**3. METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 6**|
|**4. GUADALQUIVIR BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES............................. 7**|
|4.1 PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS.................................................................................... 7|
|4.2 WATERRESOURCEISSUES ANDPROBLEMS............................................................... 8|
|**5. THE RIVER BASIN AUTHORITY (CH GUADALQUIVIR) AND BASIN**|
|**STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................................................................... 11**|
|5.1 THERIVERBASINAUTHORITY, CH GUADALQUIVIR............................................... 11|
|5.2. MAJORSTAKEHOLDERS IN THEGUADALQUIVIRBASIN.......................................... 16|
|_Irrigation water communities and users................................................................... 16_|
|_Urban water suppliers .............................................................................................. 17_|
|_The national government .......................................................................................... 18_|
|_Regional government (Junto de Andalucia). ............................................................ 19_|
|_Other ......................................................................................................................... 21_|
|**6. CHANGES IN SPANISH WATER LAW AND POLICY SINCE THE 1970S,**|
|**AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR GUADALQUIVIR BASIN MANAGEMENT**<br>**........................................................................................................................................... 21**|
|**7. PARTICIPANTS’ MOTIVATIONS, INCENTIVES AND ACTIONS................. 24**|
|**8. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT............................................................................ 25**|
|8.1 ENHANCINGWATERSUPPLYRELIABILITY ANDCLOSING THE“WATERDEFICIT”... 25|
|8.2 WATERQUALITY..................................................................................................... 26|
|8.3 INCORPORATINGGROUNDWATERMANAGEMENT INTO THESURFACEWATER<br>SYSTEM.......................................................................................................................... 28|
|8.4 DEMANDMANAGEMENT ANDWATERUSEEFFICIENCY.......................................... 28|
|8.5 STRENGTHENINGSTAKEHOLDERINVOLVEMENT ANDPARTICIPATION.................... 29|
|**9. APPLYING THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK................................................ 30**|
|9.1 INITIALCONDITIONS ANDCONTEXTUALFACTORS.................................................. 30|
|9.2 DECENTRALIZATIONPROCESS................................................................................. 30|
|9.3 CENTRAL-LOCALRELATIONSHIPS ANDCAPACITIES................................................ 31|
|9.4 INTERNALBASIN-LEVELINSTITUTIONALARRANGEMENTS..................................... 32|
|**10. CONCLUDING REMARKS ................................................................................... 34**|
|**REFERENCES................................................................................................................ 37**|
|**APPENDIX: VARIABLES IN THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK..................... 38**|
|CONTEXTUAL FACTORS AND INITIAL CONDITIONS......................................................... 38|

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