International Forum on Water Policy which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 15-17, 2010. The theme for Forum VII was … Water for the Americas: Challenges and Opportunities. This Forum was unique in examining the water problems of the Americas … and identifying water management experience gleaned in other parts of the world that might be useful in addressing the …

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Water scarcity in the Americas -- pt. 3. Serving the unserved -- pt. 4. Transboundary …

The problems caused by water scarcity demand important changes in the criteria and objectives of water policies. The … current uses of water in the agricultural sector is at the core of the country's national water policy. One alternative would … be to resort to water pricing policies with the aim of providing incentives to save water consumption although it would …