Putting a price on water is a delicate business, especially when it involves smallholder farmers. Yet, in parts of the world where water scarcity and droughts become more frequent, policy makers are increasingly looking at pricing as a tool for sustainable water management.

Tran Quin Chi, the manager for IDH’s Landscape program in Vietnam, and Michel Scholte, director at True Price, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise are interviewed on the topic of water pricing.