Sustainable Management of Water in Agriculture Issues and Policies - The Athens Workshop
Pressure on the quantity and quality of water from agriculture is a concern in many OECD countries. But the use of water in agriculture is essential to meet growing demands for food, and also provides environmental and social benefits. Key questions for policy makers are how to ensure the sustainabl...
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1998.
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| Colección: | OECD proceedings Sustainable management of water in agriculture
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword
- Conclusions of the Workshop
- Overview of the Main Issues and Policies by Gerard Bonnis and Ronald Steenblik
- Summary of the Workshop by Otto Doering III
- Challenges in the Field of Water Resource Management in Agriculture by Wulf E. Klohn and Bo G. Appelgren
- Irrigated Agriculture and the Environment - Problems and Issues in Water Policy by Ariel Dinar
- Economics of Water Allocation and the Feasibility of Water Markets in Agriculture by Alberto Garrido
- Indicators to Measure the Impact of Agriculture on Water Use: Pricing and Cost of Water Services by Jean-Luc Redaud
- Some Practical Perspectives on Water Pricing Reform from an Agricultural Viewpoint by Jan Greig
- The Impact of Agriculture on Water Quality by David Zilberman
- The Impact of Agriculture on Water Quality: Indicators and Policy Measures by Brook Harker
- Water Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture in Coastal Areas by Alexandros Poulovassilis
- Official Statement by Stefanos Tzoumakas, Minister of Agriculture, Greece
- Official Statement by Gerard Viatte, Director for Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, OECD
- Summaries of Case Studies
- Australia: A Strategic Framework for the Reform of Australia's Water Industry
- Austria: Water Protection within the Austrian Agri-Environmental Programme
- Canada: Water Use and Water Quality in Agriculture: Canada's National Policies
- France: An Incentive Policy for Sustainable Management of Irrigation Water in the Loire-Brittany Basin
- France: Partnership between the Agricultural Community bnad the Basin's Agencies (Adour-Garonne)
- Greece: Sustainable Management of Water in Agriculture: Issues and Policies
- Italy: The Capitanata Irrigation Scheme - Experiences in Water Management Sustainability
- Japan: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture - Existing Systems and the Possibility of Introducing Market Mechanisms
- Netherlands: Sustainable Drinking Water Supply and Dairy Production
- New Zealand: The Impact of Policy Reforms on Water Quantity and Quality Issues
- Spain: The Institutional Managementof Irrigation Water in Spain
- Switzerland: Swiss Agri-Environmental Policy and Water Quality
- Turkey: Management of Water Resources for Agriculture
- United States: U.S. Water Management for Agriculture - A Case Study of the American West
- CEC: the European Commission Proposal for an EU Water Framework Directive
- UN/ECE: Water and Agriculture: Policy Requirements in Europe
- CIHEAM: Priority Actions for Water Resource Management in the Mediterranean Countries
