Current water resource management practices in most developing countries result in unnecessarily high economic and environmental costs. Leakage from piped water supply distribution systems, for example, is frequently as high as 60 percent; and irrgiated agriculture, which accounts for over 80 percent of total water withdrawals, can result in water losses as high as 70 percent. The magnitude and consequences of such costs have spurred the emergence...
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1995/07/31
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15025
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2012/09/11
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Water conservation and reallocation : best practice cases in improving economic efficiency and environmental quality
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water