Water: Performance and Challenges in OECD Countries

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

2003

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 7

1. BACKGROUND. 11

2. PERFORMANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WATER OBJECTIVES . 17

2.1 Water: a vital good . 18

2.2 Water: its economic dimension 22

2.3 Water: its social dimension. 33

2.4 Water: its environmental dimension. 36

2.5 Water governance . 43

3. CONCLUSIONS . 55

3.1 Better integration of water management into other policies for sustainable development . 58

3.2 New challenges for water-related public health concerns 60

3.3 Getting the prices right while keeping water affordable. 60

3.4 Challenges 62

TECHNICAL NOTES 63

ANNEX: LIST OF PUBLICATIONS . 69