This report reviews China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for strengthening and reform. It is a synthesis of the...
本文指出:(1)水价政策是改进用水效率、保护水资源环境和解决水资源短缺问题的基本手段;(2)考虑到水资源短缺问题的严重性,中国应积极推行基于边际机会成本(MOC)的水价改革;(3)公众接受度和弱势群体的承受力是需要关注的重要问题,对之可以通过设计合适的水价结构和拓展社区服务范围等加以克服和解决;(4)鉴于少有国际经验可以借鉴,在水资源危机变得无法解决之前,中国应积极带头试点水价改革。
The overriding issue in Chinese water management is the increasing cost and scarcity of water. Special mention must be made of the fact that pricing policy has a potentially critical role to play in addressing...
以色列是个半干旱的国家,与持续的经济增长相伴随的快速的人口增长对该国稀缺的水资源造成了巨大的压力。然而,到目前为止,以色列政府已经成功地解决了这个问题。该国的政策、制度和法律框架的严厉实施十分有效,使它在许多方面都处于水资源管理的前列。本文因此回顾了以色列在这方面的工作,以确定可以为发展中国家提供有益知识的经验,如未来增长也受到水资源缺乏威胁的中国。本文的其它部分是这样组织的:第二部分简要讨论了以色列目前的水资源的可获得性;第三部分讨论了水资源管理
Israel is a semi-arid country, and a significant increase in population combined with sustained economic growth now place enormous pressure on the country's scarce water resources. To date however, the...
This report highlights some of the key policy, legal and institutional issues encountered in the management of water resources, drawing primarily upon experience in Europe and the USA. The objective is...
本报告强调了水资源管理中遇到的一些重要政策、法律和制度问题,主要借鉴了欧洲和美国的经验。本报告的目的是确定与中国目前的情况最相关的问题和经验。中国虽然进行了立法和制度改革,但水资源的稀缺和质量恶化显然越来越严重地威胁着持续的经济增长。
This Annual Review of Environment Matters, dedicated to Economic Growth and the Environment, brings together a wide variety of external and internal viewpoints on the challenges ahead, and the progress...
This Annual Review of Environment Matters, dedicated to Economic Growth and the Environment, brings together a wide variety of external and internal viewpoints on the challenges ahead, and the progress...
This report, in two volumes, addresses environmental impacts stemming from economy-wide policy reforms, and seeks to clarify the nature of the economic, physical, institutional, and cultural aspects of...
This report, in two volumes, addresses environmental impacts stemming from economy-wide policy reforms, and seeks to clarify the nature of the economic, physical, institutional, and cultural aspects of...
This booklet attempts to pick out some of the highlights of the book, "World without End: Economics, Environment, and Sustainable Development." It is hoped that this summary provides a flavor of the many...
This revised edition: (a) reviews the available evidence on the role of telecommunications in economic development; (b) outlines the principles and techniques of economic analysis that can be used in allocating...
This booklet attempts to pick out some of the highlights of the book, "World without End: Economics, Environment, and Sustainable Development." It is hoped that this summary provides a flavor of the many...
The World Bank's third annual report on the environment, issued shortly after the UNCED meetings in Brazil, identified the need to integrate environmental concerns in economic reforms as a key priority...
This revised edition: (a) reviews the available evidence on the role of telecommunications in economic development; (b) outlines the principles and techniques of economic analysis that can be used in allocating...
The great majority of persons in rural areas of the developing world do not have access to a safe and convenient source of water, and where this is available, acceptable sewage disposal facilities are...
This paper discusses the role of economic appraisal in the formulation of health sector policy in less developed countries (LDCs). Specifically, it focuses on the application of economic analysis to public...
The principal problems of the telecommunications sector in less developed countries center on the high capital cost of expanding telecommunications infrastructure, on the variety and diversity of the benefits...
This paper discusses the role of economic appraisal in the formulation of health sector policy in less developed countries (LDCs). Specifically, it focuses on the application of economic analysis to public...