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Regulation As the World Bank points out in its report , building climate-resilient economies that can develop and grow in a warming world will require better ways of allocating scarce water resources , both across sectors and within sectors — especially agriculture — to its highest-value uses .
As well as achieving safety and sustainability objectives , good sustainable regulations will increasingly need to factor in economic opportunity . This could be achieved through planning and regulation , or using market signals through instruments such as prices and permits . In both cases there would need to be adequate safeguards to assure access to poor households and disadvantaged communities as well as the protection of the environment .
None of this will be easy . It will call for establishing credible institutions , policies and legal systems that can facilitate transfers of water in ways that benefit all parties to the transaction . It will require hard policy and planning work , but it is imperative that it be done .
Again in its simplest application , if you do not have the required skills and knowledge , you should not be touching a plumbing system . Good regulation is an essential protection that complements good plumbing systems .
Exposure to unsafe water , lead , asbestos , or any other health risk , has to be above achieving the best possible contract price .
This could be achieved through planning and regulation , or using market signals through instruments such as prices and permits . In both cases there would need to be adequate safeguards to assure access to poor households and disadvantaged communities as well as the protection of the environment .
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www . plumbingafrica . co . za February 2017 Volume 22 I Number 12