Análisis global de los instrumentos económicos para la gestión del agua en América Latina y el Caribe: Resumen ejecutivo Title: Global Review of Economic Instruments for Water Management in Latin America and the Caribbean: Executive Summary

Este informe incluye una reseña de la literatura y la información internacional disponible sobre la aplicación de instrumentos económicos en la gestión del agua, basada especialmente en la experiencia europea, y presenta una tipología de instrumentos económicos utilizados en el ciclo del agua, a la vez que examina su aplicabilidad en el contexto latinoamericano.Abstract: This paper discusses the importance and applicability of economic instruments in the context of water management. The paper presents a typology and associated examples of implementation from European Union (EU) countries and Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. This report intends to assist in the identification of economic instruments appropriate for application in the Latin American water management context, therefore in the last section, comparisons between the presented examples and Latin American countries are assessed. This report has been initiated to support discussion among participants in the Regional Policy Dialogue on Environmental Management celebrated on February 25th and 26th, 2003.