Water scarcity as a global public dilemma: Public fiscal policies towards rainwater harvesting

Abstract

Factors such as population growth rate, industrialization, increase in urbanization rate, unplanned urbanization, consumption of pesticides, climate change, which are experienced during the history of mankind, cause environmental pollution affecting future generations especially water resources. This situation, which constitutes a global public problem in today's world, has particularly reached threatening levels for usable/potable water resources. Under the prediction that the world will face 40% water scarcity by 2030, it is important that the rainwater will be stored and made usable. The article includes the applied fiscal policies around the world (e.g. public standards/practices, public incentive policies, output/result-oriented policies). The article presents the current situation in Turkey and suggests the legal regulation.  

Keywords

• Global Public Goods,Public Incentive Policies,Rainwater Harvesting,Rain Tax

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