A framework to select policy tools for dryland salinity

David Pannell and Anna M. Ridley

No 139889, 2006 Conference (50th), February 8-10, 2006, Sydney, Australia from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

Abstract: Appropriate management and policy responses for dryland salinity vary depending on biophysical and socio-economic conditions, and on the resources in question (water resources, biodiversity, infrastructure, agricultural land, salt-affected land). In this paper we present a framework for selecting responses consistent with economic and scientific evidence. Current policies rely heavily on communication, education and payment of incentives, but a broader range of responses is needed, including engineering works for key infrastructure, selective use of regulation/permits to limit planting of perennials in certain areas of high-water-yielding catchments, and development of improved salinity management technologies for farmers. We are over-relying on incentives and communication, which are only likely to be cost-effective in certain situations.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.139889

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