Water governance reform in the context of inequality: Securing rights or legitimizing dispossession?

Secure and legally sanctioned access to water is gaining significance
to farmers to cushion themselves against climate change
and to participate in markets that are increasingly concerned with
social and environmental responsibility. Nicaragua is among the
countries which recently has introduced a new water rights regime 10
as part of its water governance reform. The article analyzes the
extent to which the reform has succeeded in providing water
security for all. The article argues that due to selective and partial
implementation, the water governance reform could lead to the
concentration of enforceable water rights in the hands of the few.