Groot, Dolf de

This guide aims to provide practical tools to non specialists – essentially water resources planners, river basin managers, non-governmental organizations and private sector operators. It links the most recent practice on payments for hydrological services to current discourse on integrated water resources management and looks into the different aspects to consider when exploring the potential feasibility of establishing reward or payments for ecosystem services related to water security.

Los servicios ecosistémicos de las cuencas son claves para generar seguridad a los usuarios del agua, por medio de incentivos económicos de manera innovadora que permitan una gestión correcta de los ecosistemas y recursos hídricos, este es uno de los caminos que fortalecen la seguridad del acceso al agua.

This guide aims to provide practical tools to non specialists – essentially water resources planners, river basin managers, non-governmental organizations and private sector operators. It links the most recent practice on payments for hydrological services to current discourse on integrated water resources management and looks into the different aspects to consider when exploring the potential feasibility of establishing reward or payments for ecosystem services related to water security.