Managing water for all : an OECD perspective on pricing and financing.

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Author:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

ISBN:

9789264050334

Publication Information:

Paris : OECD, c2009.

Physical Description:

147 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

General Note:

Also available in French under the title: De l'eau pour tous : perspectives de l'OCDE sur la tarification et le financement.

Contents:

Setting the stage -- Financing water and sanitation services: key challenges and the way forward -- Water services: the central role of tariffs -- Beyond money: the role of governments and private actors in water services -- Managing water resources in the agricultural sector.

Abstract:

This report emphasizes the economic and financial aspects of water resources management and water service provision, the need for an integrated approach (including governance considerations) to address these complex policy challenges, and the importance of establishing a firm evidence base to support policy development and implementation.--Publisher's description.

Subject Term:

Water resources development -- Economic aspects.

Water-supply -- Management.

Water-supply -- International cooperation.

Added Corporate Author:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Summary

Billions of people lack access to water and sanitation services, due mainly to poor governance and inadequate investment and maintenance. The situation is becoming more urgent because of increasing pressure, competition, and even conflict over the use of water resources.

It considers both developing and OECD countries, focusing on the "3Ts" of taxes, tariffs, and transfers; the design and implementation of water pricing strategies that balance financial sustainability with other policy objectives; recent developments in private sector participation in the water sector; and trends and the future outlook of water use in agriculture.