This report presents a summary of the key challenges and opportunities related to financing that contributes to water … security and sustainable growth distilling insights from the Roundtable on Financing Water and related analyses. It covers a … broad range of water-related investments, including water and sanitation services, water resources management, agricultural …

Agriculture is a major user of water and is responsible for much of its pollution. But the agricultural sector faces … increasing competition for scarce water supplies from urban and industrial users and, increasingly, to sustain ecosystems. This … conference proceedings explores how both governments and the private sector can expand the role of markets to allocate water used …

Pressure on the quantity and quality of water from agriculture is a concern in many OECD countries. But the use of … water in agriculture is essential to meet growing demands for food, and also provides environmental and social benefits. Key … questions for policy makers are how to ensure the sustainable management of water resources in agriculture through coherent …

This report examines the current system of water abstraction and pollution charges in operation in Brazil. It assesses … the current system’s implementation challenges and provides possible solutions. The report explores how water charges can … be both an effective means for dealing with water security issues, and a tool for enhancing economic growth and social …

this new “waterscape”. It highlights the range of expected changes in the water cycle and the challenge of making practical …, on-site adaptation decisions for water. It offers policymakers a risk-based approach to better “know”, “target” and … “manage” water risks and proposes policy guidelines to prioritise action and improve the efficiency, timeliness and equity of …