Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia
This article describes the conceptual advantages of including economic incentives in the basket of policy alternatives available for motivating improvements in water quality. With a particular focus on Asia, we discuss the incentives available for encouraging reductions in point and nonpoint source...
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| author | Balasubramanya, Soumya Wichelns, Dennis |
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| description | This article describes the conceptual advantages of including economic incentives in the basket of policy alternatives available for motivating improvements in water quality. With a particular focus on Asia, we discuss the incentives available for encouraging reductions in point and nonpoint source pollutants in urban, rural, and peri-urban settings. Several countries in Asia are implementing some form of economic incentives, either directly, in the form of effluent taxes or subsidies, or in combination with regulatory measures that help to ensure water quality standards are achieved. We also describe the importance of institutional capacity and political will in support of economic incentives, and the increasing usefulness of incentive programmes as economies develop and expand. The discussion includes several examples of programmes in China and Thailand, along with observations from India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. |
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| spelling | CGSpace403362025-06-17T08:23:50Z Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia Balasubramanya, Soumya Wichelns, Dennis water quality water supply sanitation water pollution wastewater treatment wastewater irrigation urban areas periurban areas rural areas living standards policy economic aspects incentives water user associations institutions political aspects This article describes the conceptual advantages of including economic incentives in the basket of policy alternatives available for motivating improvements in water quality. With a particular focus on Asia, we discuss the incentives available for encouraging reductions in point and nonpoint source pollutants in urban, rural, and peri-urban settings. Several countries in Asia are implementing some form of economic incentives, either directly, in the form of effluent taxes or subsidies, or in combination with regulatory measures that help to ensure water quality standards are achieved. We also describe the importance of institutional capacity and political will in support of economic incentives, and the increasing usefulness of incentive programmes as economies develop and expand. The discussion includes several examples of programmes in China and Thailand, along with observations from India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. 2012-06 2014-06-13T14:47:25Z 2014-06-13T14:47:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40336 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Balasubramanya, Soumya; Wichelns, Dennis. 2012. Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 28(2):217-231. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2012.668644 |
| spellingShingle | water quality water supply sanitation water pollution wastewater treatment wastewater irrigation urban areas periurban areas rural areas living standards policy economic aspects incentives water user associations institutions political aspects Balasubramanya, Soumya Wichelns, Dennis Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia |
| title | Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia |
| title_full | Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia |
| title_fullStr | Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia |
| title_short | Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia |
| title_sort | economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in asia |
| topic | water quality water supply sanitation water pollution wastewater treatment wastewater irrigation urban areas periurban areas rural areas living standards policy economic aspects incentives water user associations institutions political aspects |
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