Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects
The objective of this paper is to develop guidelines for improving cost recovery and reducing water use per unit of output. The guidelines were developed from a review of studies of irrigation reforms and interviews of 20 World Bank staff members w...
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okr-10986-373852022-05-05T05:10:38Z Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects Easter, K. William Liu, Yang WATER PRICING COST RECOVERY IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE AREA-BASED PRICING VOLUMETRIC PRICING WATER MARKETS GUIDELINES WATER USE REDUCTION FARMERS RESPONSIBILITY AUTONOMOUS ENTITY FEE STRUCTURE CONSERVATION AND REALLOCATION SELF-FINANCING ALTERNATIVE COST ALLOCATION The objective of this paper is to develop guidelines for improving cost recovery and reducing water use per unit of output. The guidelines were developed from a review of studies of irrigation reforms and interviews of 20 World Bank staff members with responsibility for irrigation sector reforms in countries from Asia to Latin America (names listed in Appendix 1). From these studies and interviews, we distilled specific reforms that are important in improving cost recovery or reducing water use, or both. Reforms needed by individual countries or projects will depend on their institutional arrangements as well as the type of irrigation and its physical condition. The second section of the paper begins by listing some reasons for low collections and provides an overview of some of the reforms that have raised collection rates. In the next section, the authors review cost-recovery principles and provide some examples of what different countries have done to recover project costs and collect water charges from users. The focus in the fourth section is on designing water charges or water markets that will give farmers an incentive to make better use of their water by reducing the amount of water used per unit of output. In the fifth section, case studies are used to determine what reforms can help improve cost recovery and increase collection rates. In addition, water pricing reforms are identified that will encourage farmers to reduce their water use per unit of output. The final section provides a summary of the reforms that are important for increasing cost recovery and encouraging farmers to improve their use of water. 2022-05-04T16:02:32Z 2022-05-04T16:02:32Z 2005 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/493201468135598958/Cost-recovery-and-water-pricing-for-irrigation-and-drainage-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37385 English en_US Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper;No.26 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Project Documents Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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WATER PRICING COST RECOVERY IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE AREA-BASED PRICING VOLUMETRIC PRICING WATER MARKETS GUIDELINES WATER USE REDUCTION FARMERS RESPONSIBILITY AUTONOMOUS ENTITY FEE STRUCTURE CONSERVATION AND REALLOCATION SELF-FINANCING ALTERNATIVE COST ALLOCATION Easter, K. William Liu, Yang Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects |
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The objective of this paper is to
develop guidelines for improving cost recovery and reducing
water use per unit of output. The guidelines were developed
from a review of studies of irrigation reforms and
interviews of 20 World Bank staff members with
responsibility for irrigation sector reforms in countries
from Asia to Latin America (names listed in Appendix 1).
From these studies and interviews, we distilled specific
reforms that are important in improving cost recovery or
reducing water use, or both. Reforms needed by individual
countries or projects will depend on their institutional
arrangements as well as the type of irrigation and its
physical condition. The second section of the paper begins
by listing some reasons for low collections and provides an
overview of some of the reforms that have raised collection
rates. In the next section, the authors review cost-recovery
principles and provide some examples of what different
countries have done to recover project costs and collect
water charges from users. The focus in the fourth section is
on designing water charges or water markets that will give
farmers an incentive to make better use of their water by
reducing the amount of water used per unit of output. In the
fifth section, case studies are used to determine what
reforms can help improve cost recovery and increase
collection rates. In addition, water pricing reforms are
identified that will encourage farmers to reduce their water
use per unit of output. The final section provides a summary
of the reforms that are important for increasing cost
recovery and encouraging farmers to improve their use of water. |
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Easter, K. William Liu, Yang |
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Easter, K. William Liu, Yang |
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Easter, K. William |
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Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects |
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Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects |
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Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects |
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Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects |
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Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects |
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cost recovery and water pricing for irrigation and drainage projects |
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Washington, DC : World Bank |
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2022 |
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