Water Pricing in Brazil: Successes, Failures, and New Approaches

Filho, Moisés de Andrade Resende; Correa, Javier Santiago Ortiz; Torres, Marcelo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16465-6_3

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“…[20] reported that pricing of water and water services are an acceptable practice that may result in better conservation and sustainable management of water. This is because higher prices for water use would encourage its more rational use by agricultural users and provide funds for investing in infrastructure which are two necessary conditions to avoid risk of water shortage [43].…”

Section: Water Pricingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Need for Agricultural Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gebrehiwot¹,

Gebrewahid²

2016

JWARP

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This paper discusses the current and future conditions that affect water resources and the constraints of water (agricultural) management in sub-Saharan Africa and suggests remedial measures to be considered by policy makers. The pressure on the quantity and quality of water resources is rising in sub-Saharan Africa due to the increased demand of water for agriculture and other purposes as a result of increase in population and food demand. The availability of water is also under threat from changing climate and as a result, water scarcity is expected in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. On the other hand, the availability of water for agriculture is expected to further shrink due to the increasing demand of water for other purposes like industry, manufacturing and environmental requirement. The current poor efficiency rate of irrigation systems and massive expansion of irrigated area is expected to further exacerbate the water scarcity. Hence, a water management policy focused on maximization of water use efficiency and water productivity should be prioritized in order to meet the food demand of the growing population and cope with water scarcity problems. Engineering and management intervention integrated with strong society awareness and participation is considered very crucial in enhancing water use efficiency and crop water productivity.

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Section: Water Pricingmentioning

confidence: 99%