Pricing water for efficiency and responsibility: OECD Reports
The OECD announced today that three separate studies support that conclusion that “putting the right price on water will encourage people to waste less, pollute less, and invest more in water infrastructure.” In the view of the OECD, the “right price” is one that reflects the true cost of the water they consume – both drinking water, water for agricultural uses, and any other water uses that ultimately require treatment and/or disposal.
You can find the free OECD summary of its studies here: http://www.oecd.org/document/47/0,3343,en_2649_37465_36146415_1_1_1_1,00.html
The studies themselves are “for fee” publications to the general public. These are, however, freely available to current UBC students, faculty and staff members and patrons working at UBC Library workstations via the subscription database SourceOECD. You will find our link to SourceOECD here. Note, the OECD does provide free access to a wide range of its smaller reports, including water pricing details “for Australia, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Turkey and the United States.”
The studies are:
1) Pricing Water Resources and Water and Sanitation Services