Economic instruments for water demand management in an integrated water resources management framework | Instruments économiques pour la gestion de la demande d'eau dans un cadre de gestion intégrée des ressources en eau
2005
Integrated water resource management (IWRM) integrates land use and water management at a watershed level, to optimize economic, social, and environmental outcomes simultaneously.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Summarizes discussions at a symposium on the use of economic instruments (EIs) for water demand management within the context of IWRM. The 1st section describes the main features of water demand across categories of users and of water supply. The 2nd examines the potential roles and limitations of EIs, principally prices, taxes, and water markets. The 3rd section presents lessons from experience, and explores policy tools to complement the use of EIs. The conclusion proposes possible research directions.
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