) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which … identifies water as a key poverty issue in a substantial part of the developing countries, which advocates private sector … participation as a remedy to inadequate water management and which acknowledges good governance as a crucial requirement for …

water management. Involving directly and indirectly affected individuals in decision-making facilitates trust and can … resilient water policies and inclusive good governance …

Water resource management is poorly understood and defined since the characteristics of water resources and their use … are locally specific and differ widely from place to place. Beyond that, water as a renewable natural resource does not … Ostrom, offer a helpful framework. Her suggestion that water resources should be seen as a ‘common-pool resource,’ best …

Over the last few decades, Morocco has been undergoing a strong and fast water demand increase due to demographic … continued increase of water demand has imposed a height pressure over national scare water resources. Despite this worrying … situation, the imperative of sustainable water use and management has created a need for compulsory information to define and …

The paper examines the possibility of a water market in Brazil. The US market, probably the oldest and most well …-documented one, is initially analyzed. In the American West, over the past 140 years the so-called "water rights" can be sold or …, it is clear that the country does not have the problem of water availability that the American West has. On the other …

This study analyzes the stock returns and volatility of the global water industry in different (full, pre-GFC, GFC and … post-GFC) periods. The study estimates ARMA (1, 1)-GARCH (1, 1) and EGARCH (1, 1) models on the World Water index (WOWAX …), S-Network Global Water Index (S-Net), S&P Global Water Index (S&P), and MSCI ACWI Water Utilities Index (MSCI ACWI), the …

This paper examines water challenges, a growing global concern with adverse economic and social consequences, and … discusses economic policy instruments. Water subsidies provided through public utilities are estimated at about $456 billion or … 0.6 percent of global GDP in 2012. The paper suggests that getting economic incentives right, notably by reforming water …

Understanding the impact of international trade on the use of water resources provides a set of interesting ideas and … indirect links between international trade and water resources. It shows that with the right domestic policies and … international trade system, trade in water-related services as well as the transfer of innovation and technologies can efficiently …