Argentina Valuing Water : Brief for Policy Makers
This brief for policy makers is a summary of the main conclusions derived from the “Argentina: Valuing Water” report, a detailed and technical water security diagnostic, and is designed for decision makers beyond the water sector. Its main purpose...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/945671624438916229/Argentina-Water-Security-Valuing-Water-Brief-for-Policy-Makers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35906 |
| Summary: | This brief for policy makers is a
summary of the main conclusions derived from the “Argentina:
Valuing Water” report, a detailed and technical water
security diagnostic, and is designed for decision makers
beyond the water sector. Its main purpose is to make visible
the importance of water, and the cost of existing water
security gaps on Argentina’s economy, society and
environment. The report further highlights the causes behind
those water security gaps and identifies opportunities to
close them and make the country more resilient to climate
change or to other shocks such as the COVID-19, through a
more sustainable, inclusive and efficient water management.
The document assesses the water security situation today,
evaluating the impacts of these water security gaps in the
country’s GDP, and then proposes two future scenarios up to
2030: the first one is a “business as usual” scenario, where
there are no changes in the way water is managed today, and
where water security gaps perpetuate or amplify due to
climate change and growing demands. The second “active
scenario” is that one where a series of investments are
proposed to close the existing gaps, and where, most
importantly, a number of water governance reforms are
recommended to complement such investments and to make them
more sustainable. These reforms are also necessary to use
public funds more efficiently, a priority measure in times
of crisis. |
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