Economic degradation, conservation and allocation of water resources

Armando Llop

Natural Resources Forum, 1991, vol. 15, issue 4, 313-321

Abstract: Economic stagnation and hyper‐inflation, in part the result of the need to service huge foreign debts, have taken their toll on the infrastructure and government institutions of Latin America. Both have been starved of financial resources. In some ways the water sector has been affected more than others because water and the environment are seen as free public goods which can be used without regard to cost. Even though internal financial resources are limited there are still opportunities to address the water and environmental problem at the national level, and some recommendations are made in this regard. Nevertheless, major inputs from the developed countries will be needed because the protection of environment and water resources is both a national and global issue.

Date: 1991
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