When consumption of water and other utilities is measured collectively and payment for such services is equally shared … installation of individual meters affects water consumption. Using rich administrative data from the public water utility company … in Quito, Ecuador, it is estimated that water consumption decreases by about 8% as a result of the introduction of …

Water is a multidimensional issue, involving water availability, access to freshwater, spatial and temporal … other aspects. The water security approach manages such complexity and proposes a comprehensive view of human security in … relation to the water-related issues. Consequently, the solutions developed in order to face this multi-faceted concept should …

The current Water Abstraction License (WAL) regime in Italy is no longer flexible enough to cope with the challenges … of bottom-up conflict resolution mechanisms at a basin scale; a water pricing scheme that does not reflect the cost of … water conveyance and use, and does not encourage efficient water allocation; and the lack of a central WAL register, which …

This study develops a model of water extraction with endogenous social norms. Many users are connected by a unique … and sub-optimal consumptions of water. Lastly, this theoretical framework is completed by extensions to highlight levers … of water preservation, including the calibration of social norm incentives. …

simulates future land and water demand for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru under three climate-socioeconomic scenarios: SSP … addition, foreign demand will significantly drive the growth of water and land demand in Ecuador and land demand in Colombia …. Nonagricultural sectors, most notably the mining sector, will be primarily responsible for the increased water demand in Ecuador and …

-extended Structural Decomposition Analysis between 2013 and 2017. While all countries experienced increased water consumption during the … also indicate that Exports are the main water consumption driver of Agriculture in Brazil and Costa Rica. The Water and …Water is not only vital for human life but also is a critical economic input. Climate change will likely exacerbate …

In many areas of the world, including large parts of the United States, scarce water supplies are a serious resource … and environmental concern. The possibility exists that water is being used at rates that exceed what would be dictated by … policy makers and others to the use of various techniques of demand management, including requirements for the adoption of …