Background Governance arrangements across river basin districts are complex, opaque and inconsistent.  There is often a lack of clarity on who is responsible for different aspects of water management, which can result in separate and independent approaches to tackling problems.  With the current approach, it is difficult to develop and…

Background Water governance in the North West River Basin District generally, and within Greater Manchester, has a complicated structure with a number of groups and partnerships taking an interest in different parts of the water cycle. Specific water management challenges such as the floods of winter 2015-16 and the prolonged…