A detailed look at the water industry and the trends that can lead to investment opportunities Water has quickly grown into a big global business, with annual revenues in the United States alone reaching over 200 billion. In the years ahead, companies as well as governments must find innovative...

The Republic of Armenia is facing a number of emerging challenges in the water sector. Though overall waterresource availability in the country is good, the country's ability to monitor groundwater and surface water isdeteriorating, enforcement under the existing water permit system is weak,...

Intro -- NATIONAL WATER SUSTAINABILITY THE WATERSMART PROGRAM -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 DOI WATERSMART STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN -- SECTION 1. A SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES FUTURE -- SECTION 2. PROGRAM COORDINATION -- SECTION 3....

The pricing of water has often been applied universally, using general and ideological policies, and not considering regional environmental and economic differences. This book features case-studies that assess various policies by evaluating their objectives and constraints and demonstrating...

it is increasingly apparent that the privatization experiment in sub-Saharan Africa has failed. This book shows that the state is set to dominate service delivery for the foreseeable future in much of the region, and that the public sector must be considered as a viable policy option for the...