Learning Objectives
Understand the difference between financial and economic instruments.
Appreciate how to apply financial and economic instruments for improved
management of water resources at river basin level e.g.
Cost recovery
Behaviour change
Address equity and the poor
Environmental protection
1. Introduction
With improved water resources management and the creation of new management structures increasing attention is being given to the financial viability of water management systems and the use of subsidies and charges to change the way water is being used. This module addresses the use of financial and economic instruments in water resources management and how they can be used to contribute to more sustainable management and development of water resources.
Economic and financial instruments contribute to sustainability of the water
management system and the short term
Water Management Objectives may be:
Water use efficiency is improving through the use of economic and financial
instruments;
and Pollution is being reduced through the use of economic and financial instruments.