Towards sustainable water policy in Kuwait: Reforms of the current practices and the required investments, institutional and legislative measures

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1969-1987

  Fadlelmawla, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Subsidies; Water demand; Water policies; Water tariff

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; AWARENESS PROGRAM; CURRENT PRACTICES; DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL; HIGH POTENTIAL; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE; LEGISLATIVE MEASURES; LOW PRIORITIES; POLITICAL ISSUES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RATING SYSTEM; REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES; SIMPLE APPROACH; SUBSIDIES; SUSTAINABLE WATER; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; WATER CRISIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER POLICIES; WATER TARIFF; WATER TARIFFS;

DESALINATION; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

DESALINATION; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; INVESTMENT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 67650366880     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9363-4     Document Type: Article

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