Cost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects

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dc.creatorEaster, K. William
dc.creatorLiu, Yang
dc.date2022-05-04T16:02:32Z
dc.date2022-05-04T16:02:32Z
dc.date2005
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:27:45Z
dc.descriptionThe objective of this paper is to develop guidelines for improving cost recovery and reducing water use per unit of output. The guidelines were developed from a review of studies of irrigation reforms and interviews of 20 World Bank staff members with responsibility for irrigation sector reforms in countries from Asia to Latin America (names listed in Appendix 1). From these studies and interviews, we distilled specific reforms that are important in improving cost recovery or reducing water use, or both. Reforms needed by individual countries or projects will depend on their institutional arrangements as well as the type of irrigation and its physical condition. The second section of the paper begins by listing some reasons for low collections and provides an overview of some of the reforms that have raised collection rates. In the next section, the authors review cost-recovery principles and provide some examples of what different countries have done to recover project costs and collect water charges from users. The focus in the fourth section is on designing water charges or water markets that will give farmers an incentive to make better use of their water by reducing the amount of water used per unit of output. In the fifth section, case studies are used to determine what reforms can help improve cost recovery and increase collection rates. In addition, water pricing reforms are identified that will encourage farmers to reduce their water use per unit of output. The final section provides a summary of the reforms that are important for increasing cost recovery and encouraging farmers to improve their use of water.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/493201468135598958/Cost-recovery-and-water-pricing-for-irrigation-and-drainage-projects
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37385
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/37385
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418304
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.relationAgriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper;No.26
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectIRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE
dc.subjectAREA-BASED PRICING
dc.subjectVOLUMETRIC PRICING
dc.subjectWATER MARKETS
dc.subjectGUIDELINES
dc.subjectWATER USE REDUCTION
dc.subjectFARMERS RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectAUTONOMOUS ENTITY
dc.subjectFEE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AND REALLOCATION
dc.subjectSELF-FINANCING
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE COST ALLOCATION
dc.titleCost Recovery and Water Pricing for Irrigation and Drainage Projects
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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