Working Paper.2016

Pricing instruments for sustainable water management

There is increasing interest in water pricing instruments as policy tools in a variety of contexts. This paper discusses use of these instruments towards achieving complex goals, often including social and environmental components. Case studies from Australia and South Africa highlight that the development of a policy regime to achieve multiple goals tends to be a multi-stage process.

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There is increasing interest in water pricing instruments as policy tools in a variety of contexts. This paper discusses use of these instruments towards achieving complex goals, often including social and environmental components. Case studies from Australia and South Africa highlight that the development of a policy regime to achieve multiple goals tends to be a multi-stage process.

July 2016
English