Charging for irrigation water: the issues and options, with a case study from Iran
Inadequate funding for maintenance of irrigation works and emerging shortages of water are prevalent. The use of water charges to generate resources for maintenance and to reduce demand is widely advocated. Examples from other utilities, and from the domestic/industrial sectors of water supply suggest the approach could be effective.
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Main Author: | Perry, C.J. |
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Format: | Report biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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International Water Management Institute
2001
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Subjects: | irrigation management, productivity, water allocation, water use efficiency, operations, maintenance, cost recovery, user charges, water rates, pricing, river basins, water shortage, economic aspects, salinity, case studies, |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39839 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/pub052/Report52.pdf https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.057 |
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