000095873 001__ 95873 000095873 005__ 20210902121838.0 000095873 0248_ $$2sideral$$a120389 000095873 037__ $$aART-2020-120389 000095873 041__ $$aeng 000095873 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9074-2942$$aAlbiac, José 000095873 245__ $$aThe Challenge of Irrigation Water Pricing in the Water Framework Directive 000095873 260__ $$c2020 000095873 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000095873 5203_ $$aThe scarcity and degradation of water resources is an important environmental challenge in Europe, which is being addressed by the Water Framework Directive, the Urban Waste Water Directive, and the Nitrates Directive. Water pricing is an essential component of the Water Framework Directive, and the increase of water prices up to full recovery costs is a valuable measure in urban networks. However, water pricing may not be the best reallocation instrument for irrigated agriculture. In irrigated agriculture, water pricing is challenging because water for irrigation is usually a common pool resource. Water pricing could recover costs and indicate scarcity in the long run, but it doesn’t seem feasible in the short run for irrigation water reallocation. Other policy instruments such as water markets and institutional cooperation seem more operational for water reallocation. The Water Framework Directive includes the 'polluter pays principle' as the suitable rule for pollution abatement. But the principle cannot be applied to agricultural pollution since this pollution is non-point, and water pricing is not the right abatement instrument. Also, the flimsy outcomes from the Nitrates Directive since 1991 call for a revision of the pollution abatement measures. This paper reviews the water policy instruments that could be more suitable for achieving the objectives of the Water Framework Directive, and the paper highlights the need for combining instruments to deal with the public good, common pool resource, and private good characteristics of water. 000095873 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S66$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/INIA/RTA2017-00082-00-00 000095873 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-sa$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/ 000095873 590__ $$a2.125$$b2020 000095873 591__ $$aWATER RESOURCES$$b63 / 97 = 0.649$$c2020$$dQ3$$eT2 000095873 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES$$b98 / 125 = 0.784$$c2020$$dQ4$$eT3 000095873 592__ $$a0.897$$b2020 000095873 593__ $$aGeography, Planning and Development$$c2020$$dQ1 000095873 593__ $$aWater Science and Technology$$c2020$$dQ1 000095873 593__ $$aPolitical Science and International Relations$$c2020$$dQ1 000095873 593__ $$aManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law$$c2020$$dQ1 000095873 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000095873 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7793-7892$$aCalvo, Elena$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000095873 700__ $$aKahil, Taher 000095873 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-4485-3158$$aEsteban, Encarna$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000095873 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico 000095873 773__ $$g13, 3 (2020), 674-690$$pWater altern.$$tWater Alternatives$$x1965-0175 000095873 85641 $$uhttp://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol13/v13issue3/587-a13-3-5$$zTexto completo de la revista 000095873 8564_ $$s610919$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95873/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000095873 8564_ $$s427716$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95873/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000095873 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:95873$$particulos$$pdriver 000095873 951__ $$a2021-09-02-10:21:59 000095873 980__ $$aARTICLE