Table 10: Proposed Policy Matrix for Water Sector in West Asia (GEO-2000 Alternative Policy Study: Water Resource Management in West Asia)

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Table 10: Proposed Policy Matrix for Water Sector in West Asia

Water policy

Planning & analysis

Legal & institutional

Economic regimes

Projects & programmes

Prioritise water supply for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use.

Assess water resources.

Project population growth.

Project water demand.

Monitor water quality.

Establish protection zones for surface water and well field water, springs, and catchment areas.

Establish new competent authorities.

Control illicit connections.

Train staff.

Increase water tariffs for high water demand sectors.

Provide funds for M&O and new water facilities.

Provide strict regulation and penalties.

Apply metering systems widely.

View water as an economic commodity.

Encourage full user participation.

Control industrial intake & discharge points.

Study regional hydrology and hydrogeology.

Continuously maintain water facilities and networks.

Construct water purification and desalination plants for future needs.

Change consumer behaviour through information and education.

Improve sanitation.

Settle conflicts over shared water resources.

Negotiate.

Share data and information.

Cooperate regionally and internationally.

Monitor the quality and quantity of water flow.

Use water rationally.

Map connections to detect leakage.

Support water saving measures through regulation.

Detect and control illicit connections.

Fully apply metering systems.

Establish adequate institutions and staff training to properly control water use.

Institute proper water pricing.

Check metering systems rotationally.

Reviewing water supply costing.

Treat drainage water.

Apply water saving technologies.

Study rational water use.

Educate consumers to change behaviour.

Calibrate meters regularly.

Detect and control leakage.

Maintain and rehabilitate network regularly.

Protect groundwater reserves.

Comprehensively monitor groundwater quality.

Encourage conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

Control rate of pumping to prevent mining the reserve.

Promote efficient management by coordinating institutions.

Apply metering systems.

Adopt detailed well drilling licensing.

Enforce stringent penalties for groundwater depletion and contamination.

Change the irrigation charge system to be based on volume of drawn water.

Cancel subsidies for well drilling.

Give appropriate incentives for applying water irrigation technology.

Review water tariffs for domestic and industrial abstraction.

Apply water saving technologies.

Update studies on groundwater availability for sustainable water management.

Implement artificial recharge.

Organise public awareness and educational programmes.

Control water pollution and protect the environment.

Standardise drinking water quality.

Standardise quality of industrial effluents.

Improve water quality monitoring system.

Provide funds for studies.

Train staff in water conservation.

Enforce stringent penalties for drinking water pollution.

Restrict activities in watershed areas and well field zones.

Legislate for treating industrial effluents before discharge into water bodies and water courses.

Establish competent authorities to control water pollution.

Apply the 'polluter pays' principle.

Assess pollution charges in proportion to the volume and quality of effluents.

Expand sewage water processing facilities.

Assess environmental impact of all water projects.

Promote public awareness through education campaigns.

Construct wastewater treatment plants close to large communities and industrial areas.

Improve sewage networks.

Increase the efficiency of water use.

Encourage conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.

Conduct studies on crop consumption of water resources.

Extensively apply water-saving irrigation systems. Continuously monitor the water use of different sectors .

Implement metering systems for different water uses.

License well drilling and water abstraction.

Apply strict regulation to control illegal abstraction.

Encourage user group participation.

Base irrigation charges on volume of water consumed.

Give incentives for modern irrigation.

Instigate a rotational review of irrigation charges.

Increase water supply tariffs for high domestic and industrial water consumers.

Apply water-saving technologies.

Increase efficiency in distribution and irrigation canal systems.

Promote multi-purpose water use.

Employ education campaigns.

Re-use wastewater and drainage water.

Maintain water supply networks regularly.

Build institutional capacity.

Develop human resources and train technical staff.

Enhance the capacity of research institutes and universities.

Apply new technologies for administration and management.

Upgrade monitoring and network equipment.

Implement water resources development and management modelling.

Update legislation to enforce coordination between water administrations.

Define clear responsibilities and duties for water administrations.

Integrate water use management programmes.

Provide financial support for upgrading institutional capability.

Increase civil service efficiency through incentives schemes.

Improve accounting and costing systems.

Improve budget control systems.

Create training programmes to enhance technical and professional skills.

Explore options for privatising services.

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*Water policy*	*Planning & analysis*	*Legal & institutional*	*Economic regimes*	*Projects & programmes*
Prioritise water supply for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use.	Assess water resources. Project population growth. Project water demand. Monitor water quality.	Establish protection zones for surface water and well field water, springs, and catchment areas. Establish new competent authorities. Control illicit connections. Train staff.	Increase water tariffs for high water demand sectors. Provide funds for M&O and new water facilities. Provide strict regulation and penalties. Apply metering systems widely. View water as an economic commodity. Encourage full user participation. Control industrial intake & discharge points.	Study regional hydrology and hydrogeology. Continuously maintain water facilities and networks. Construct water purification and desalination plants for future needs. Change consumer behaviour through information and education. Improve sanitation.
Settle conflicts over shared water resources.	Negotiate. Share data and information.	Cooperate regionally and internationally.		Monitor the quality and quantity of water flow.
Use water rationally.	Map connections to detect leakage.	Support water saving measures through regulation. Detect and control illicit connections. Fully apply metering systems. Establish adequate institutions and staff training to properly control water use.	Institute proper water pricing. Check metering systems rotationally. Reviewing water supply costing.	Treat drainage water. Apply water saving technologies. Study rational water use. Educate consumers to change behaviour. Calibrate meters regularly. Detect and control leakage. Maintain and rehabilitate network regularly.
Protect groundwater reserves.	Comprehensively monitor groundwater quality. Encourage conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.	Control rate of pumping to prevent mining the reserve. Promote efficient management by coordinating institutions. Apply metering systems. Adopt detailed well drilling licensing. Enforce stringent penalties for groundwater depletion and contamination.	Change the irrigation charge system to be based on volume of drawn water. Cancel subsidies for well drilling. Give appropriate incentives for applying water irrigation technology. Review water tariffs for domestic and industrial abstraction.	Apply water saving technologies. Update studies on groundwater availability for sustainable water management. Implement artificial recharge. Organise public awareness and educational programmes.
Control water pollution and protect the environment.	Standardise drinking water quality. Standardise quality of industrial effluents. Improve water quality monitoring system. Provide funds for studies.	Train staff in water conservation. Enforce stringent penalties for drinking water pollution. Restrict activities in watershed areas and well field zones. Legislate for treating industrial effluents before discharge into water bodies and water courses. Establish competent authorities to control water pollution.	Apply the 'polluter pays' principle. Assess pollution charges in proportion to the volume and quality of effluents.	Expand sewage water processing facilities. Assess environmental impact of all water projects. Promote public awareness through education campaigns. Construct wastewater treatment plants close to large communities and industrial areas. Improve sewage networks.
Increase the efficiency of water use.	Encourage conjunctive use of surface and groundwater. Conduct studies on crop consumption of water resources. Extensively apply water-saving irrigation systems. Continuously monitor the water use of different sectors .	Implement metering systems for different water uses. License well drilling and water abstraction. Apply strict regulation to control illegal abstraction. Encourage user group participation.	Base irrigation charges on volume of water consumed. Give incentives for modern irrigation. Instigate a rotational review of irrigation charges. Increase water supply tariffs for high domestic and industrial water consumers.	Apply water-saving technologies. Increase efficiency in distribution and irrigation canal systems. Promote multi-purpose water use. Employ education campaigns. Re-use wastewater and drainage water. Maintain water supply networks regularly.
Build institutional capacity.	Develop human resources and train technical staff. Enhance the capacity of research institutes and universities. Apply new technologies for administration and management. Upgrade monitoring and network equipment. Implement water resources development and management modelling.	Update legislation to enforce coordination between water administrations. Define clear responsibilities and duties for water administrations. Integrate water use management programmes.	Provide financial support for upgrading institutional capability. Increase civil service efficiency through incentives schemes. Improve accounting and costing systems. Improve budget control systems.	Create training programmes to enhance technical and professional skills. Explore options for privatising services.