The Water Abstraction License Regime in Italy: A Case for Reform?
Date
06.03.2016
06.03.2016
Authors
Silvia Santato (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Jaroslav Mysiak (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei); Carlos Dionisio Pérez-Blanco (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)
JEL Code
Q21, Q25, Q28
Q21, Q25, Q28
Keywords:
Water Abstractions License, Water Fee, Water Security, Po River Basin District
Water Abstractions License, Water Fee, Water Security, Po River Basin District
Publisher
Climate Change: Economic Impacts and Adaptation
Climate Change: Economic Impacts and Adaptation
Editor
Francesco Bosello
Francesco Bosello
JOURNAL
Water, 2016, 8(3), 103
Water, 2016, 8(3), 103
The Water Abstraction License Regime in Italy: A Case for Reform?
In this FEEM Working Paper, S. Santato, J. Mysiak, and C. Dionisio Pérez-Blanco offer insights that can inform reform of water abstractions in the Po River Basin District and elsewhere in Italy and in Europe.
“A more flexible water abstraction licence regime in Italy is to be recommended, on account of the observed and expected decline in water availability, amplified climate variability, population growth and economic development, and as a means of regulating minimum environmental flows.”
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Suggested citation: Santato, S., J.  Mysiak, C. D. Pérez-Blanco, ‘The Water Abstraction License Regime in Italy: A Case for Reform?’ Water, 2016, 8(3), 103.