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"The pressure on an already stressed water situation in South Africa is predicted to increase significantly under … to water to millions of previously excluded people. The present study employed a general equilibrium approach to examine … the economy-wide impacts of selected macro and water related policy reforms on water use and allocation, rural livelihoods …
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The authors focus on policy interventions for improving irrigation water allocation decisions by including both macro … that affect the water sector. Both direct and indirect effects of these interventions are identified. The top-down (macro …-to-micro) links are of a trade reform type. The bottom-up (micro-to-macro) links pertain to changes in farm water assignments and the …
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Groundwater resources (GW) account for nearly 30% of the world's sustainable water supplies. Yet, this resource, which … under natural (drought) and economic (rural-urban water transfer) shocks. A general equilibrium approach allows evaluating … direct and indirect effects of GW regulation on agriculture and nonagriculture sectors and extends the scope for water policy …
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The pressure on an already stressed water situation in South Africa is predicted to increase significantly under … to water to millions of previously excluded people. The present study employed a general equilibrium approach to examine … the economy-wide impacts of selected macro and water related policy reforms on water use and allocation, rural livelihoods …
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This paper focuses on policy interventions for improving irrigation water allocation decisions by including both macro …, by analyzing selected policy top-down and bottom-up) interventions and external shocks that affect the water sector. Both … type. The bottom-up (micro-to-macro) links pertain to changes in farm water assignments and the possibility of water …
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Table of Contents: Brief 1: The Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Water and Food Outcomes: A …
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The relative merits of different systems of property rights to allocate water amongdifferent extractive uses are …, variablesupply is dealt with through the use of water entitlements defined as shares of the totalquantity available. In the second …, there are two types of water entitlements, one forwater with a high security of supply and the other a lower security right …
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The relative merits of different systems of property rights to allocate water among different extractive uses are …, variable supply is dealt with through the use of water entitlements defined as shares of the total quantity available. In the … second, there are two types of water entitlements, one for water with a high security of supply and the other a lower …
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GL of irrigation water is used to produce over 40% of the nation's gross value of agricultural production. This …; cotton and field crops). The supply of water for irrigation is subject to climatic and policy uncertainty. Variable inflows … mean that water property rights do not provide a guaranteed supply. With increasing public scrutiny and environmental …
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