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Briefing Note

August 2018

Incentivizing groundwater recharge through payment for ecosystem services (PES) Success factors of an offsetting scheme in Kumamoto, Japan

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) is a market-based mechanism aimed at sustaining the flow of such services. Through a PES scheme, beneficiaries or users of the ecosystem service(s) compensate the provider or manager of those services, directly or indirectly. The provider and beneficiaries agree on the terms and conditions of the PES and...

Conference Paper

August 2018

Payment for ecosystem services (PES) for groundwater recharge through paddy fields in Kumamoto Japan: Analysis of Success Factors

Stockholm World Water Week 2018 Session on "Groundwater-based natural infrastructure solutions: The missing link to resilience?"

Kumamoto is a rare case of fully functional PES for over 13 years; Willingness between buyers and sellers is one of the basic conditions for establishing PES. However, willingness are always not sufficient condition for groundwater recharge, which are difficult to quantify and verify; Role of intermediary institutions such as local agriculture...