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Institutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management : The Tárcoles River Basin, Costa Rica

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dc.contributor.authorBlomquist, William
dc.contributor.authorBallestero, Maureen
dc.contributor.authorBhat, Anjali
dc.contributor.authorKemper, Karin
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-15T22:28:38Z
dc.date.available2012-06-15T22:28:38Z
dc.date.issued2005-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes and analyzes the effort to institute river basin management in the Tárcoles basin of Costa Rica. Located in west-central Costa Rica, the Tárcoles basin represents 4.2 percent of the nation's total land area, but is home to half the nation's population and the metropolitan area of San José, the nation's capital and largest city. Water management issues include severe water pollution resulting from sewage, industrial waste discharges, agricultural runoff, and deforestation. In the early 1990s a locally-initiated effort established a river basin commission for the Río Grande de Tárcoles (CRGT), which was supported by the central government's environment ministry. Since the late 1990s, however, the DRGT has struggled through changes of leadership, inconsistent support from the central government, and waning participation from basin stakeholders. Despite several programs to arrest deforestation and encourage better industrial and agricultural practices, the basin's water problems continue largely unabated. The Tárcoles case is instructive about both the possibilities and the fragility of efforts to establish integrated water resource management at the river basin level.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800558/institutional-policy-analysis-river-basin-management-tarcoles-river-basin-costa-rica
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3612
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8232
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3612
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADEQUATE WATER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RUNOFF
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER USE
dc.subjectAQUEDUCTS
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectBASIN AREA
dc.subjectBASIN COMMISSION
dc.subjectBASIN PLANNING
dc.subjectBASIN WATER
dc.subjectBASIN WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICAN
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCONFLUENCE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSERVE WATER
dc.subjectCONTAMINANTS
dc.subjectCONTAMINATION
dc.subjectCONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER
dc.subjectCUT OFF
dc.subjectDAIRY FARMING
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL LAW
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODING PROBLEMS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGRAVEL
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER USE
dc.subjectHEAVY METALS
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WASTE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER USE
dc.subjectINTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectIRRIGATED AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectMANAGING WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER LAW
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER PLAN
dc.subjectNATIONAL WATER POLICY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPOTABLE WATER
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROTECTED AREAS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY WATER
dc.subjectRECHARGE
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN LEVEL
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVER FLOW
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSAND
dc.subjectSEPTIC SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANKS
dc.subjectSEWAGE TREATMENT
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE COLLECTION
dc.subjectSPRINGS
dc.subjectSTORMWATER
dc.subjectSTREAM
dc.subjectSTREAM CHANNELS
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATERS
dc.subjectSUSPENDED SOLIDS
dc.subjectWASTE DISCHARGES
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER CHARGES
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER FLOWS
dc.subjectWATER LAW
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER POLICIES
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER PROVIDERS
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY PROBLEMS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
dc.subjectWATER USE SECTORS
dc.subjectWATER USES
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleInstitutional and Policy Analysis of River Basin Management : The Tárcoles River Basin, Costa Ricaen
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okr.crossref.titleInstitutional And Policy Analysis Of River Basin Management: The Tarcoles River Basin, Costa Rica
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5800558/institutional-policy-analysis-river-basin-management-tarcoles-river-basin-costa-rica
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid880311468247806417
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3612
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20050515154214
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5800558
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryCosta Rica
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Resources::Drought Management
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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