Despite being one of the most water scarce countries in the world, Israel has achieved water security and full cost recovery through tariffs through a series of ambitious reforms. This involved nine key...
The Zimbabwe Water Forum provides a platform for Government and Development Partners to share international best practices in the water sector between Zimbabwe and other countries. The forum was formed...
Many empirical studies have demonstrated the close relationship between a country’s economic development and its stock of infrastructure. Decades of deferred maintenance and lack of long-term financing...
As governments in developing countries seek to expand access to water supply and improve the quality of service, they are considering a range of options for public-private partnerships. Yet proposals to...
India's environmental problems are deep-rooted and severe. Estimates of annual environmental damage range from 4.5 percent to 8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), in line with annual economic growth...
This volume summarizes the practice of using water markets to improve the efficiency of water use. The water sector is in a state of transition. In the past, water was regarded as public property, to be...
This publication reviews old and new technological as well as financial and implementation options available for wastewater treatment and reuse. Chapter 2 presents the economic aspects of wastewater treatment...