Ability and willingness to pay for water supply service in the Gaza Strip

Abstract

Water scarcity in the Gaza Strip forms a real crisis for people in this area. The ground water is the main source for domestic use in the Gaza Strip and it suffers from rapid decline in both quality and quantity. The crisis should be managed carefully to secure the water demand with an appropriate price. The water sector cannot be managed successfully without a suitable water pricing system because any improvement process for the water supply service will increase the cost of this service. Water pricing must be integrated with other measures to ensure that environmental, economic and social objectives are met cost effectively. Globally, evaluation of water pricing systems continues to be a very essential issue. Subsequently, this paper reports on a research that studied the ability and willingness of customers to pay for improved water supply service in the Gaza Strip. This factor is an important factor, which strongly …