In both OECD and non-OECD countries the water sector is facing the challenges of increased competition for water … resources, deteriorating water quality, and the effects of climate change and poor management. In this context, how can … countries ensure access to adequate, sustainable and affordable water and sanitation services for all? Pricing water …

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 …

Water is a key prerequisite for human and economic development, and for maintaining ecosystems. However, billions of … people lack access to water and sanitation services, mainly due to poor governance and inadequate investment and maintenance …. This report, which emphasises the economic and financial aspects of water resources management and water service provision …

Improving water quality is consistently ranked as a top environmental concern in OECD public opinion surveys. The key … challenges for policy makers in addressing water quality issues in agriculture are to reduce water pollution while encourage … benefits, such as maintaining aquatic life. This book examines linking policies, farm management and water quality. It looks at …

A lack of finance for water resources management is a primary concern for most OECD countries. This is exacerbated in …’s share of financial resources for water management. The report provides a framework for policy discussions around financing … water resources management that are taking place at local, basin, national, or transboundary levels. The report goes beyond …

Water is abundant in Brazil, but unevenly distributed across regions and users. Remarkable progress to reform the … sector has been achieved since the 1997 National Water Law, but economic, climate and urbanisation trends generate threats … across water users already exist or are likely to grow. The report is the result of a policy dialogue with more than 100 …

engagement in the water sector. It builds on empirical data collected through an extensive survey across 215 stakeholders, within … and outside the water sector, and 69 case studies collected worldwide. It highlights the increasing importance of … stakeholder engagement in the water sector as a principle of good governance and the need for better understanding of the pressing …

This report presents the results of collaboration on improving water security in Belarus, between the beneficiary … country, the OECD and its partners implementing the EU-funded European Union Water Initiative Plus project. It provides an … overview of the composition and distribution of the country’s water resources, including the particular challenges facing …

The OECD has been working on water policy reform in the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia for … economic links with the EU and include commitments for approximation towards EU legislation including the Water Framework … Directive. Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have ambitious long-term strategic plans for their water sectors, which …

The National Dialogue on Water in Thailand was initiated in 2021 under the regional initiative with the Ministry of … Environment of the Republic of Korea (MoE), the Asia Water Council (AWC) and the OECD. The Dialogue covers two main topics … selected by the Government of Thailand (ONWR). The first one is water demand management, with a focus on the Eastern Economic …