Socio-economics and Financial Issues: Theme Report |
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ability to pay abstraction access to water achieved AIC pricing aquifers benefits block tariff charge communities constant capital constraints consumers cost of water critical capital cross subsidisation current water drought ensure environmental costs ephemeral rivers equity existing financial cost full cost recovery future Grootfontein groundwater growth Hardap Hardap Dam implementation improved incentives income industry infrastructure institutional arrangement investments irrigation KEY ISSUE LA's livestock Mm³/a monitoring MRLGH municipalities Namibia NamWater natural capital natural monopoly Okavango Okavango River opportunity cost options Orange River Otjiwarongo perennial rivers potential poverty alleviation price of water production recharge recommendations reduced regulation regulatory resource rents revenue rural areas schemes sources strategy supply augmentation sustainable economic development tariff setting Tsumeb unaccounted for water users value added volumetric water consumption Water Demand Management water markets water points water sector water tariffs whilst willingness to pay Windhoek