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2005 - 264 p.

Water price policies and incentives to reduce irrigation water demand: Jordan case study

Arabiyat S.

Water in Jordan is the single most critical natural resources, since most of all aspects of social, economical and political development depends on the availability of adequate water supply. Jordan is one of the most water scare countries of the world where the per capita share of water is about 175 cubic meter per year. Nowadays, demand is far exceeding the supply and the trend in continuing. One of the main options to control this deficit is by reducing water allocated for agriculture. This paper discusses the impact of water pricing policy as a tool in controlling and reducing agricultural water demand.

Mots-clés    

EAU DISPONIBLE, ECONOMIE DE L'EAU, JORDANIE, METHODE D'IRRIGATION, RESEAU D'IRRIGATION

Citer cet article    

Arabiyat S. Water price policies and incentives to reduce irrigation water demand: Jordan case study. In : Lamaddalena N. (ed.), Lebdi F. (ed.), Todorovic M. (ed.), Bogliotti C. (ed.). Irrigation systems performance. Bari : CIHEAM, 2005. p. 133-147. (Options Méditerranéennes : Série B. Etudes et Recherches; n. 52). 2. WASAMED Workshop: Irrigation Systems Performance, 2004/06/24-28, Hammamet (Tunisia). http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/b52/05002254.pdf