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La Escuela de Economía y el Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas (IICE) de la Universidad de Costa Rica invitan a la actividad “Agriculture and Water Quality: Better Results Require Better Policy”, en la cual el economista ambiental James Shortle, de Penn State University, presentará una perspectiva académica e internacional sobre la regulación de la contaminación del agua en el sector agropecuario. La actividad será en inglés.

Fecha: Viernes 1ero de marzo de 2024, de 8:30 a.m. a 11:30 a.m.

Lugar: Auditorio del Instituto de Investigaciones Agrícolas, UCR

Ubicación:https://waze.com/ul/hd1u0x3qmu

Actividad gratuita con cupo limitado.

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Agriculture and Water Quality: Better Results Require Better Policy

Water pollution control has been a top high priority of environmental policy makers for decades, and a focus of significant regulation and public and private spending. Yet, significant water quality problems remain, and trends for some pollutants are in the wrong direction. A key reason for the lack of progress in high-income and emerging economies is failure to adequately control pollution from agricultural production, now generally the leading cause of water quality problems in these places.  This presentation describes how common policy approaches to reduce agricultural pollution in countries with advanced institutions for water quality protection fall short of what is needed to achieve water quality goals. The presentation describes areas of needed policy reform and draws lessons for key elements of policy that are effective and efficient.

About James Shortle

With a long career at Penn State University, emeritus professor James Shortle focused his research on environmental externalities associated with agriculture production  (https://aese.psu.edu/directory/jss15). His presentation will be informed by experiences on international regulation and inspired by his most recent book “Water Quality and Agriculture” (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-47087-6)