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The Effects of Volumetric Pricing Policy on Farmers? Water Management Institutions and Their Water Use : The Case of Water User Organization in an Irrigation System in Hubei, China
Kajisa, Kei - 2017
user group (WUG) data from a reservoir irrigation system in China. The introduction of volumetric water pricing at the … exit a WUG for private irrigation. This tendency is associated with an increased probability that the remaining members do … difficulties among the remaining members whose fields are separated by former members who have now opted out for private irrigation …
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Egypt : Guiding Reform of Energy Subsidies Long-Term
Griffin, Peter - 2017
This paper examines the short- and long-run economic impact of Egypt's energy subsidy reform in July 2014 (without and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969988
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Estimating the Size of External Effects of Energy Subsidies in Transport and Agriculture
Commander, Simon - 2017
Arab Republic of Egypt (transport) and the Republic of Yemen (agriculture). The focus is mainly on the costs associated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971924
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A Profile of Border Protection in Egypt : An Effective Rate of Protection Approach Adjusting for Energy Subsidies
Valdes, Alberto - 2017
This study examines recent effective rates of protection across the Egyptian economy, using an ad valorem price wedge introduced by nontariff barriers and energy subsidies, and compares today's effective rates of protection with those of a decade ago. The study uses 23 aggregated sectors from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975940
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Why Do so Many Water Points Fail in Tanzania? An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
Joseph, George - 2019
According to the 2015 Tanzania Water Point Mapping data, about 29 percent of all water points are non-functional, out of which 20 percent failed within the first year. This paper analyzes the various factors which impact water point failure and measures the relative contributions of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892753
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Climate Change and Water Variability : Do Water Treaties Contribute to River Basin Resilience?
Dinar, Shlomi - 2017
Climate-driven water variability is a natural phenomenon observed across river basins, but predicted to increase due to climate change. Environmental change of this kind may aggravate political tensions, especially in regions that are not equipped with an appropriate institutional apparatus....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967833
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Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
Larson, Donald F. - 2017
In the Middle East and North Africa, food security and water security are tightly entwined. In particular, choices about the extent to which food security policies rely on trade rather than domestically produced staples have stark consequences for the region's limited water resources. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974298
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Provision of Water to the Poor in Africa : Experience with Water Standposts and the Informal Water Sector
Keener, Sarah - 2017
Standpipes that dispense water from utilities are the most common alternatives to piped water connections for poor customers in the cities of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fifty-five percent of the unconnected urban population relies on standpipes as their first water source. Other informal water...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976423
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Why are so Many Water Points in Nigeria Non-Functional? : An Empirical Analysis of Contributing Factors
Andres, Luis Alberto - 2018
This paper utilizes information from the 2015 Nigeria National Water and Sanitation Survey to identify the extent, timing, as well as reasons for the failure of water points. The paper finds that more than 38 percent of all improved water points are nonfunctional. The results indicate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923415
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Water Allocation Strategies for the Kat Basin in South Africa : Comparing Negotiation Tools and Game Theory Models
Dinar, Ariel - 2016
Governments and developing agencies promote participatory approaches in solving common pool resource problems, such as in the water sector. Two main participatory approaches have been applied separately, namely negotiation and mediation. In this paper the authors apply the Role-Playing Game that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747894