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1 Barr, T.; Ash, T. 2015. Sustainable water rate design at the Western Municipal Water District: the art of revenue recovery, water use efficiency, and customer equity. In Dinar, A.; Pochat, V.; Albiac-Murillo, J. (Eds.). Water pricing experiences and innovations. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. pp.373-392. (Global Issues in Water Policy Volume 9)
Water rates ; Sustainability ; Water use efficiency ; Customer relations ; Equity ; Economic aspects ; Cost recovery ; Local government ; Water users ; Water supply ; Water conservation ; Agencies ; Legislation ; Models ; Drought ; Public education ; Political aspects / USA / California
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H047132)
Water providers in the United States have experienced years of revenue loss from lower water use/sales. The decline in water use has been caused by water restrictions, extended economic recession, and continued water conservation programs. When water users become more efficient, traditional rate designs cannot recognize and accommodate water conservation and/or a decline in water sales without a financial hardship to the agency and ultimately the end user. The impact of traditional water rate design when water is saved is a financial, political, and public credibility problem for water providers. However, a group of agencies in California have implemented rate structures that accurately reflect the costs of water and water service, recognize customer-by-customer water use efficiency, and also provide a strong economic signal as to the future or environmental costs of water. These agencies have experienced accurate and stable revenue recovery, increased customer awareness, and have seen more conservation (user behavior change) without a negative economic impact on the agency. The rate structure is referred to as “water budget-based rates” or, more accurately, as a “sustainable” rate design. This chapter will describe the evolution and the philosophy of a “sustainable” rate structure at the Western Municipal Water District and provide a glimpse into the agency motivation, design, and the impacts on finances and water efficiency.
2 Kumar, M. D.; Dhungel, D. N.; Mirza, M. M. Q.; Suhardiman, Diana. 2016. Institutions and policies governing water resources management in the Ganges River Basin. In Bharati, Luna; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.241-254. (Earthscan Series on Major River Basins of the World)
Water resources ; Water governance ; Water management ; Water policy ; Water supply ; International waters ; Institutional development ; Water authorities ; Agencies ; Land policies ; Property rights ; Energy resources ; Price policies ; Centralization ; Decision making / Nepal / India / Bangladesh / Ganges River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047817)
3 Khamala, E. 2017. Review of the available remote sensing tools, products, methodologies and data to improve crop production forecasts. Rome, Italy: FAO. 94p.
Remote sensing ; Crop production ; Yield forecasting ; Crop modelling ; Early warning systems ; Drought ; Rain ; Global observing systems ; GIS ; Satellite observation ; Satellite imagery ; Microwave radiation ; Maps ; Statistical data ; Agricultural statistics ; Vegetation index ; Indicators ; National organizations ; Agencies / Africa South of Sahara / Kenya / Senegal / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048227)
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4 Reddy, V. R. 2018. Techno-institutional models for managing water quality in rural areas: case studies from Andhra Pradesh, India. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 34(1):97-115. (Special issue: Politics and Policies for Water Resources Management in India). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1218755]
Water management ; Drinking water ; Water quality ; Institutional development ; Agencies ; Appropriate technology ; Models ; Rural areas ; Water supply ; Public-private cooperation ; Waste water treatment plants ; Economic aspects ; Benefit-cost ratio ; Villages ; Case studies / India / Andhra Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048475)
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This article examines the rationale, technologies, economics and institutional modalities in water quality management operations to draw lessons for designing policies for sustainable service delivery at scale. While the rationale for providing potable drinking water at affordable prices is clear, their economic viability is weak given their present scale of operations. There is a need for institutional safeguards for selection of deserving villages and water quality monitoring. It is argued that public–private–community partnerships are economically viable and sustainable. Adopting appropriate technologies could help with addressing the water quality issues in a more comprehensive manner.
5 Jung, W. 2020. Two models of community-centered development in Myanmar. World Development, 136:105081. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105081]
Community development ; Development projects ; Aid programmes ; Models ; Nongovernmental organizations ; State intervention ; Agencies ; Political aspects ; Social change ; Strategies ; Policies ; Economic aspects ; Villages / Asia / Myanmar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049996)
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Community-centered development (CCD) has gained renewed interest as a means of providing aid to fragile states. This paper aims to explore how CCD aid projects in a fragile state are shaped by distinctive ideologies. Using document reviews, stakeholder interviews, and spatial analysis, this paper analyzes two aid projects in Myanmar: the Korean government-supported Saemaul Undong (SMU, New Village Movement) and the World Bank-supported National Community-Driven Development Project (NCDDP). Each project reflects the perspectives of the developmental state and revised neoliberalism, respectively. This study finds that the intervention strategies of SMU and NCDDP differ in terms of their main agency of change, handling of power, and prioritized dimensions of development. SMU engages with government extension workers as change agents, and ties accountability to performance. By contrast, the NCDDP works with private facilitators and emphasizes the processes of inclusion. This paper suggests that one useful tool for CCD intervention is the deconstruction and integration of East Asian/Southern and Western/Northern approaches.
6 Welling, R.; Filz, P.; Dalton, J.; Smith, Douglas Mark; de Silva, J.; Manyara, P. 2021. Governing resilient landscapes across the source-to-sea continuum. Water International, 46(2):264-282. (Special issue: Source-to-Sea Management) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.1890964]
Water governance ; Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Freshwater ; Marine environment ; Resilience ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Decision making ; Learning ; Institutions ; Agencies ; Cooperation ; Benefits ; Coordination ; River basins ; Coastal areas ; International waters ; Ecosystem services ; Sustainable Development Goals
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050310)
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The source-to-sea continuum links the interconnected ecosystems of the water cycle with the associated socioeconomic processes, demands and pressures. Maximizing benefits and protecting existing resources through integrated water management and governance at scale capitalizes on existing institutional and governmental asymmetries by developing an outcome-driven management that builds on existing local, national and transboundary legal frameworks to enhance connectivity. This paper presents how to action this through focusing on three areas of governance: benefit-sharing dialogues for shared visioning; a multi-stakeholder platform to increase coordination in decision-making both up- and downstream; and improved agency coordination between basins and coasts.
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