WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS IN ARMENIA: CURRENT SITUATION AND FUTURE TRENDS
Experiences of Water Consumers Cooperatives accumulated in Armenia during the past six years have been mixed. Some cooperatives have provided evidence of being capable of organizing themselves and responding to the needs of their members more effectively than any central governmental organization. However, many other aspects are still unresolved. Created in 2001, the State Committee for Water Economy (SCWE) agreed recently to follow a more participatory approach in establishment of Water Users Associations and, on the basis of positive experiences worldwide, SCWE is willing also to scale up the process to the level of Water Users Federations.
Water users associations in Armenia : analysis of current situation and future trends
The experience of Water Consumers Cooperatives accumulated in Armenia during the past six years has been mixed. On one hand, some of the cooperatives have provided evidence of being potentially capable of organizing themselves and responding to the needs of their members more effectively than any central governmental organization. On the other hand, many other aspects are still unresolved. Created in 2001 the State Committee for Water Economy (SCWE) agreed recently to follow a more participatory approach in establishment of Water Users Associations and, on the basis of positive experiences worldwide, SCWE is willing also to scale up the process to the level of Water Users Federations.
Economics of water resources : from regulation to privatization
Part 1 The Analytical Framework: Components of Water Resource Management. Types and Quantities of Water Demand. Types and Quantities of Water Supply. Market Processes for Resource Allocation. Part 2 Interaction of Water Quantity and Quality: Nature of Pollutions and their Specific Impact. Interactions in the Economic-Ecological Systems. Recycling and Reusing Water. Part 3 Instruments in Water Resource Management: Drawbacks of Administrative Controls. Privatizing Water Supply and Distribution. Quality-Discriminant Pricing of Water Services. Water Basin Models. Part 4 Summary and Conclusions: Long-Run Policy Implications in Water Resource Management.