Adoption of irrigation water policies to guarantee water supply: A choice experiment

摘要: More efficient and sustainable use of water is increasingly becoming an urgency in drought prone parts the world. In particular, scarce regions such as Mediterranean, supply expected to become more uncertain because climate change. Consequently, pro-active policy initiatives are proposed increase reliability. Local context important when effectiveness policies assessed. The aim this paper evaluate farmers’ acceptance strategies reliability Segura, a river basin south-east Spain. Results from choice experiment suggest that farmers willing pay twice much their current irrigation price ensure through government guaranteed programs. However, they averse any institutional changes might assist achieve increased supply.