Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes

The study reviews the challenges water resources management faces, and the opportunities for policy formulation towards sustainable development in Argentina, where regardless of prudent public finances management, water resources management remain...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOXICITY RISKS URBAN POPULATIONS WASTEWATER WATER WATER POLLUTION WATER RESOURCES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/9532711/argentina-water-resources-management-policy-elements-sustainable-development-21st-century-vol-3-3-annex-constitutional-legal-institutional-framework-water-resources-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14955

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spelling	okr-10986-149552021-04-23T14:03:16Z Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes World Bank GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOXICITY RISKS URBAN POPULATIONS WASTEWATER WATER WATER POLLUTION WATER RESOURCES The study reviews the challenges water resources management faces, and the opportunities for policy formulation towards sustainable development in Argentina, where regardless of prudent public finances management, water resources management remain disproportionately backward compared to regional, and international best practices. Hence, within a frame of reference on the country's population, institutions, and legal framework, the study examines the current, accelerated degradation of water quality, where arsenic and nitrate pollution are found in groundwater, a main source of drinking water supply in some rural areas, aggravated by the uncontrolled dumping of raw wastewater in urban areas. The uses, and management of drinking water, and sewage are analyzed, revealing eighty-one percent of urban populations are connected to drinking water networks, and only thirty-eight percent to sewer networks. Upon review of the irrigation sector, which accounts for seventy percent of all extractions of water consumption uses, the study shows very low levels of efficiency, compared to similar experiences in other countries. Integrated and modern water management is suggested, and recommendations include: preservation of groundwater resources; promotion of policies, and actions to control surface water pollution; increased coverage to reduce toxicity risks in drinking water; and, modernization of sanitation, and irrigation systems. 2013-08-08T20:10:18Z 2013-08-08T20:10:18Z 2000-02-25 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/9532711/argentina-water-resources-management-policy-elements-sustainable-development-21st-century-vol-3-3-annex-constitutional-legal-institutional-framework-water-resources-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14955 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOXICITY RISKS URBAN POPULATIONS WASTEWATER WATER WATER POLLUTION WATER RESOURCES
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description	The study reviews the challenges water resources management faces, and the opportunities for policy formulation towards sustainable development in Argentina, where regardless of prudent public finances management, water resources management remain disproportionately backward compared to regional, and international best practices. Hence, within a frame of reference on the country's population, institutions, and legal framework, the study examines the current, accelerated degradation of water quality, where arsenic and nitrate pollution are found in groundwater, a main source of drinking water supply in some rural areas, aggravated by the uncontrolled dumping of raw wastewater in urban areas. The uses, and management of drinking water, and sewage are analyzed, revealing eighty-one percent of urban populations are connected to drinking water networks, and only thirty-eight percent to sewer networks. Upon review of the irrigation sector, which accounts for seventy percent of all extractions of water consumption uses, the study shows very low levels of efficiency, compared to similar experiences in other countries. Integrated and modern water management is suggested, and recommendations include: preservation of groundwater resources; promotion of policies, and actions to control surface water pollution; increased coverage to reduce toxicity risks in drinking water; and, modernization of sanitation, and irrigation systems.
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title	Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes
title_short	Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes
title_full	Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes
title_fullStr	Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes
title_full_unstemmed	Argentina : Water Resources Management Policy Issues and Notes, Volume 3. Thematic Annexes
title_sort	argentina : water resources management policy issues and notes, volume 3. thematic annexes
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/02/9532711/argentina-water-resources-management-policy-elements-sustainable-development-21st-century-vol-3-3-annex-constitutional-legal-institutional-framework-water-resources-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14955
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