Groundwater Markets in Pakistan
Author: Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 0896291081
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Water Markets
Author: Wheeler, Sarah A.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2021-08-27
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1788976932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExploring water scarcity issues in light of the growing crisis in global water management, this book examines the applicability of water markets. It provides an overview and understanding of the presence of water markets across the globe, analysing the ways in which different countries and regions are grappling with water scarcity.
Groundwater Markets in Pakistan
Author: Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Inst
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780896291089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Groundwater Economy of Pakistan
Author: Asad Sarwar Qureshi
Publisher: IWMI
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 31
ISBN-13: 9290905301
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis working paper presents the results of a comprehensive groundwater survey of Pakistan, designed to understand the dynamics of groundwater use, operation and maintenance patterns, socio-economics of groundwater irrigation, land use pattern, crops, yields, and groundwater irrigation practices. For this survey, Pakistan was divided into 83 nodal intervals, with each node covering an area of 100 km*100 km; and one village from center of each grid was selected as sample. From each sample village, 15 tubewell owners were randomly selected as respondents. In total, 1200 private tubewell owners were interviewed for this study. The distance between two sample villages was kept more than 40 kilometers. This was done to avoid influences of one-village activities on the other.
Markets for Water
Author: K. William Easter
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-08-20
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0585320888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarkets for Water: Potential and Performance dispels many of the myths surrounding water markets and gives readers a comprehensive picture of the way that markets have developed in different parts of the world. It is possible, for example, for a water market to fail, and for the transaction costs in water markets to be excessive. Too often water trading is banned because the water resources have been developed with public funds and the water agencies do not want to lose control over water. There is also a concern that poor farmers or households will be disadvantaged by water trading. These concerns about public resources and the poor are not very different from those that have been voiced in the past about land sales. The problem is that in many cases the poor already have limited access to resources, but this limit is not due to water trading. In fact, water trading is likely to expand the access to water for many small-scale farmers. Markets for Water: Potential and Performance provides an analytical framework for water market establishment. It develops the necessary conditions for water markets and illustrates how they can improve both water management and economic efficiency. Finally, the book gives readers an up-to-date picture of what we have learned about water markets in a wide range of countries, from the US to Chile and India.
Water Markets for the 21st Century
Author: K. William Easter
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-07-30
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9401790817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book evaluates the history, the present and the future of water markets on 5 continents, beginning with the institutional underpinnings of water markets and factors influencing transaction costs. The book examines markets in seven countries and three different U.S. states, ranging from village-level water markets in Oman to basin wide formal water markets in Australia's Murray-Darling River basin. Introductory chapters on the background of water markets and on transaction costs and policy design are followed by chapter length discussion of water markets as an adaptive response to climate change and of supply reliability in a changing climate. Case studies describe a variety of facets of the design and function of markets around the world: California, Chile, Spain, Oman, Australia, Canada, India and China. In analyzing these real-world examples of markets, the contributors explore water rights and trading of rights between agricultural and urban sectors and the principles and function of option markets. They discuss different sized approaches, from large scale, ministry-level administration of markets to informal arrangements among farmers in the same village, or groups of villages which allocate water without large investment in management and infrastructure. Discussion includes questions of why water market practices have not expanded more rapidly in arid places. The book discusses mechanisms for resolving conflicts between water rights holders as well as between water right holders and third parties impacted by water trades and whether or not public ownership of water rights or use rights should trump private ownership and under what condition. Also covered are new and expanding categories of water use, beyond human consumption, agriculture and industry to new technologies ranging from extracting natural gas from shale to producing biofuels. The book concludes with suggestions for future water markets and offers a realistic picture of how they might change water use and distribution practices going forward.
Pakistan's Water Economy
Author: John Briscoe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWater sustenance and management are central development challenges facing Pakistan today. This report argues for dramatic changes in policy and approach to enable Pakistan to maintain and build new infrastructure, besides securing the water required for future generations. Focusing on two basic issuesthe countrys major water-related challenges, and ways of addressing themthe report calls for reinvigorated public water policies and institutions to sustain water development and management in the future by: Exploring the evolution of water management in Pakistan Describing past achievements and their relevance in the current context Analyzing existing challenges Suggesting ways of evolving a sustainable water management system The report draws heavily on a set of companion reports by Pakistan water experts and policy analysts. These reports are presented in the accompanying CD and provide in-depth analyses of: The interface between water and agriculture, energy, environment, growth, and poverty Drinking water, sanitation, drainage and salinity, flood, dams, groundwater, and water balance management Water-related rights and entitlements, reforms, and resources and institutions
Blood and Water
Author: David Gilmartin
Publisher:
Published: 2020-04-14
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 0520355539
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The book is a history of the political and environmental transformation of the Indus basin as a result of the modern construction of the world's largest, integrated irrigation system. Begun under British colonial rule in the 19th century, this transformation continued after the region was divided between two new states, India and Pakistan, in 1947. Massive irrigation works have turned an arid region into one of dense agricultural population, but its political legacies continue to shape the politics and statecraft of the region"--Provided by publisher.
Groundwater Governance in the Indo-Gangetic and Yellow River Basins
Author: Aditi Mukherji
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2009-06-08
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 0203874471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the key features of agricultural development in the last five decades has been intensive groundwater use in the Indo-Gangetic Basin (Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh) and in the Yellow River Basin (China). Groundwater irrigates almost 60% of the net irrigated area in South Asia and 70% in the north China plains. Groundwater use for agri
Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia
Author: M. Dinesh Kumar
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2023-08-07
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 044314012X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGroundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia is a reference guide focusing on groundwater management and groundwater economics in South Asia. The author compares the regional variations across South Asia and the public policies that shaped the groundwater sector and presents the most up-to-date information on groundwater management using practical case-studies and empirical data. With the inclusion of strong methodological solutions for sustainable groundwater management, scholars in the fields of geohydrology, agricultural sciences, water resource economics, and professionals in water science and policy will get access to the latest policies and methods used in groundwater research in South Asia. - Presents a comprehensive overview of water management issues and governance in South Asia - Includes detailed case studies and applications to guide the reader - Contains the most recent developments in the literature, along with empirical data
