Workshop 6 (synthesis): water pricing.
Water shold be costed so that it is valued, and fees should be transparent and contribute to adequate cost recovery with consideration of social, economic and environmental effects. There is a need for targeted subsidies to assist the poor. Water pollution fees for point sources can reduce discharges.
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D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D012924:Social Conditions; D013660:Taxes; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000191:economics*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000191:economics*