Water Access and Management

UNCTAD ; World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: WATER ACCESS;    WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;    RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT;    WATER SCARCITY;    WATER POLLUTION;   

RP-ID  :  124288

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This note provides guidance on how toensure that the impact of agricultural investments on waterresources is effectively measured, monitored, and regulated.Water is essential to agricultural production andprocessing, and has been a driving factor in private andpublic decisions on where to locate investments. Despiteglobal concerns about water scarcity and pollution, thewater use of agricultural investments is in many cases notrigorously measured, monitored, or regulated. Whereregulations exist, enforcement is often weak. Some investorsimprove local water access with community developmentprograms, but such schemes require consultation and careful management.