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Water pricing for agriculture between cost recovery and water conservation : Where do we stand in France ?
by Thierry Rieu, Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forêts, Montpellier, France. (Nov. 2005)
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Based on concrete case studies this communication presents the French experience in water pricing for various regions and irrigated schemes and over time. It shows a large range of ways for charging for water that could be analysed in light of the main objectives that are dedicated to it by policymakers and water managers : cost recovery, income redistribution among users and water conservation. This last issue will give us the opportunity to discuss the incentives to save water they provide in order to evaluate the consistency of these economic instruments with the European Water Framework Directive.
| Creator | Thierry Rieu, Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forêts, Montpellier, France. (email: thierry.rieu@cemagref.fr) |
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| Publisher | Thierry Rieu, Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forêts, Montpellier, France. |
| Type of document | Proceedings |
| Rights | Public |
| File link | n/a |
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| Source of information | OECD |
| Keyword(s) | water pricing, irrigation management, water savings, quotas |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , FINANCE-ECONOMY , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , WATER DEMAND |
| Geographical coverage | France |
