Water Programme of Action: Water Allocation and Use
June 2004, Ref. ME561, Technical Working Paper
The Water Allocation and Use paper identifies problems in our current systems of water allocation and use. It considers allocation approaches that would:
- Enable sound decisions to be made about how much water should remain in water bodies and how much can be abstracted
- Lead to allocation and facilitate reallocation of abstracted water to uses with the highest environmental, social, cultural and economic values, taking into account present and future needs in a fair and equitable way
- Encourage technical efficiency in the use of water.
This paper was published as part of the Water Programme of Action Freshwater for a Sustainable Future consultation.
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