This paper sets out essential facts about the economic case for water-related investment and the financing gap. It … charts a series of actions to better value water and ultimately facilitate investment at a scale commensurate with the …

This report brings together the recent work done by OECD on water management issues and identifies the main policy … challenges for sustainable water management. Issues discussed are: performance of water management policies in OECD countries …; water pricing; financing of water and wastewater infrastructure; water-related development co-operation; social aspects of …

Water is a vital resource for human health, economic development and environmental quality. Over the past three decades …, OECD Member countries have made major strides in the management of their water resources. Increasingly, however, water is … coming back onto the policy agenda. Persistent water quality problems, the need for heavy investments in water delivery and …

Despite remarkable improvement in water supply and sanitation services, Estonia faces finance and investment challenges … affect water utilities revenues and the projected phasing out of EU water funding, which was essential in the rapid … sustainable water service provision. Towards Sustainable Water Services in Estonia presents a strategy and action plan to promote …

Agriculture is the major user of water in most countries. It also faces the enormous challenge of producing almost 50 …% more food by 2030 and doubling production by 2050. This will likely need to be achieved with less water, mainly because of … farmers to receive the right signals to increase water use efficiency and improve agricultural water management, while …