those set for the water sector. Despite progress, around 800 million people worldwide do not have adequate access to … drinking water. Increasing block tariffs are an instrument widely used to support access to drinking water for poorer segments … of the population. With this system, the price of water progressively increases with the volume consumed. An affordable …

The effects of the climate crisis are worsening water shortages, not only in the Global South but also in Europe, for … regulatory instruments, water overuse is occurring in some regions of Germany. Overuse is especially an issue for industry, which … has contractually secured high volumes of water withdrawals at very low cost. In addition, there is extensive water …