22
February
2017
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19:33
Asia/Singapore
Managing water demand can help too
Research Associate Mr Martin Stavenhagen, together with Senior Research Fellows Dr Joost Buurman and Dr Cecilia Tortajada, all from the Institute of Water Policy of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, looked at how three European cities – Berlin, Copenhagen and Zaragoza – cut down water usage by raising prices and using a tariff system that penalises excessive water usage.