《水資源政策》出版下列領域的評論、研究論文和進展報告:財政、外交、組織、法律、行政和研究;按國家、地區或流域組織的。《水資源政策》還出版對書籍和灰色文獻的評論。該雜志將發表關于水資源所有政策方面的分析、評論和辯論。例如:生態系統，工程，管理和恢復工程和設計流域與流域管理水的多種用途污染監測與控制跨界水域、條約和分配協定的管理、使用和共享能力建設防洪和災害管理地下水修復和地下水與地表水的聯合利用公眾參與、凝聚共識、建立信心水資源的沖突管理與談判需求管理商業化的水綜合水資源管理在利益相關者之間分配風險

Water Policy publishes reviews, research papers and progress reports in, among others, the following areas: financial, diplomatic, organizational, legal, administrative and research; organized by country, region or river basin. Water Policy also publishes reviews of books and grey literature.The journal will publish analyses, reviews and debates on all policy aspects of water resources. Examples of such topics are:Ecosystems, engineering, management and restorationEngineering and designRiver-basin and watershed managementMultiple uses of waterPollution monitoring and controlManagement, use and sharing of trans-boundary waters, treaties and allocation agreementsCapacity buildingFlood control and disaster managementGroundwater remediation and the conjunctive use of groundwater and surface waterPublic participation, consensus building and confidence buildingConflict management and negotiations of water resourcesDemand managementCommercialization of waterIntegrated water resources managementAllocation of risks among stakeholders