Cost-sharing and pricing mechanisms have to be implemented to make the changes sustainable, in particular with respect to operation and maintenance. The planning process at national level should be continued as a rolling exercise, including the improvement of data and information exchange among different authorities and the co-ordination of investments. Finally, the role of the real stakeholders in water resources management, i.e.farmers and citizens should be enhanced, to involve them better in the various water management tasks but also to strengthen their “ownership” feelings toward public property (Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector, 2008). It is commonly agreed that water infrastructure needs to be more flexible, adaptable and sustainable (e.g. Sitzenfrei et al., 2013; SWIM, 2013; World Bank and Leeds University, 2012; Domènech and Saurí, 2010; Brown et al., 2009).