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Economic incentives to control water pollution: Colombia's wastewater discharge fee program (pdf 310kb)

This article reviews the effectiveness of a Columbian program using economic incentives to reduce water pollution between 1997-2003.

It also looks at the previous emission capping mechanisms used to control pollution.It also looks at the introduction of the new economic incentive mechanisms, what worked or didn't work and why, and the lessons drawn from this experience.

 

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