Managing a Scarce Resource

Water conservation is becoming imperative due to resource limitation and environmental concerns. In response to these concerns, DSM is emerging as an appealing approach to water conservation. It is adopted to achieve efficient use of water resources and employs price and non-price mechanisms. DSM as a means of improving end-use efficiency is attracting increasing attention in water management because of its applicability to water use efficiency and environmental issues as well as its potentials to the management of scarce resources.