Dear Andrei,
1. Children pay the price for lack of safe water and sanitation -
UNICEF report at http://www.unicef.org/media/media_36034.html
2. Would people pay more for quality drinking water?
SMREKAR Ales (1) ; Savic Dragan A. ; Marino Miguel A. ; Savenije Hubert
H. G. ; Bertoni Juan Carlos
(1) Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Science Research Centre of the
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana,
SLOVENIA
Abstract:
An extensive field questionnaire of the population of Slovenia's
capital, Ljubljana, and its surroundings, was conducted with a sample of
900 persons in the urbanized and suburbanized areas of water pumping
stations. Of particular interest were the answers regarding personal
participation in the protection of the groundwater. Those questioned
agreed that as individuals they could do much to protect the drinking
water. Only a few were prepared to actively participate in the
preservation of this natural resource. They agreed on the exceptional
importance of providing pure drinking water for the future.
IAHS-AISH publication (IAHS-AISH publ.) ISSN 0144-7815
I know one of the authors (Hubert Savenije) who may be able to help
further if the above article is no good.
Regards,
Alison
Dr Alison D. Reeves
Reader
Head of Geography
School of Social Sciences
University of Dundee
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Tel: ++ 44 (0)1382 384438
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>>> Andrei Jouravlev <[log in to unmask]> 26/10/2006 14:30 >>>
Dear colleagues,
Could you please help me with the following question.
I have heard opinions of many experts in the sense that, as a maximum,
a
family should not (have to) pay more than 5% of its income for drinking
water supply and sanitation services (3% for water supply and 2% for
sanitation). This recommendation is usually attributed to the WHO (but
is
it really so?), but no one apparently knows the exact source of this
information.
Other experts sustain that, under normal conditions, people are not
willing to pay more than 1% of their income for these services; and in
any
case, never more that a third of what they pay for electricity or
telecommunications.
What I need are any (good/any) references (articles, official
recommendations of national, regional or international organizations,
studies, etc.) that propose, explain or discuss these or other limits.
Is
there any (good/any) literature on this specific subject? Any
suggestion
or idea would be much appreciated.
Best regards,
Andrei
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