Water Consumption and Sustainable Water Resources Management [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Geyer-Allély, Elaine.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Series:

OECD proceedings Water consumption and sustainable water resources management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environment.

Water consumption--Congresses--Forecasting.

Water consumption.

Water resources development--Congresses.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Management--Congresses.

Water-supply.

Local Subjects:

Environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 p. ) ill..

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Water is a vital resource for human health, economic development and environmental quality. Over the past three decades, OECD Member countries have made major strides in the management of their water resources. Increasingly, however, water is coming back onto the policy agenda. Persistent water quality problems, the need for heavy investments in water delivery and treatment infrastructure, and growing competition for finite supplies are forcing greater attention on the mix of policies needed to achieve efficient and effective integrated water resources management. The integrated management of water resources is not a new concept. The notion of "integration", however, is evolving. Greater emphasis is being given to the full recognition of the water needs of the environment in pricing policies, allocation decisions and institutional reform. There is also a growing number of examples of the integration of a wider range of stakeholders, including the private sector and local communities, in water resources planning and management. This report presents the discussions and conclusions of the OECD workshop on sustainable water consumption, which was held in Sydney, Australia (10-12 February 1997). Drawing on examples from OECD Member countries and selected countries from the Asia-Pacific, it examines progress made on a range of key water policy issues and examines some of the more innovative attempts to put into practice a wider vision of integration.

Contents:

I. Introduction

II. Water Consumption Trends

III. Promoting Sustainble Water Resources Management

IV. Sector Specific Policies

V. Conclusions

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

92-64-16264-X