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Implications of desalination to water resources in China - an economic perspective

Yuan, Zhou; Tol, Richard S.J. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2003

socioeconomic development in the long run. To solve or eliminate water shortage problems, seawater desalination draws more and more … attention as an alternative water supply source. The objective of the study is to assess the potential of desalination as a … viable alternate water source for China through analysis of the costs of desalination, the water demand and supply situation …

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Evaluating the costs of desalination and water transport

Yuan, Zhou; Tol, Richard S.J. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2004

sheer limitless resource of desalinated water. This study looks at the development of desalination and its costs over time … that a cost of 1 $/m3 for seawater desalination and 0.6 $/m3 for brackish water would be feasible today. The costs will … conducted in order to estimate the total cost of desalination and the transport of desalinated water to selected water stress …

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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE SOUTH-NORTH WATER TRANSFER PROJECT IN CHINA: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS

Berrittella, Maria; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S.J. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2006

Water resources are unevenly spread in China. Especially the basins of the Yellow, Hui and Hai rivers in the North are rather dry. To increase the supply of water in these basins, the South-to-North Water Transfer project (SNWT) was launched. Using a computable general equilibrium model this...

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WATER SCARCITY AND THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT: A CGE ANALYSIS

Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S.J. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2008

We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The new production structure of the model, which introduces a differentiation between rainfed and irrigated crops, allows a better understanding of the use of water resources in...

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THE EONOMIC IMPACT OF MORE SUSTAINABLE WATER USE IN AGRICULTURE: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS

Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S.J. - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2008

Water problems are typically studied at the farm-level, the river–catchment-level or the country-level. About 70% of irrigation water is used for agriculture, and agricultural products are traded internationally. A full understanding of water use is impossible without understanding the...

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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WATER PRICING: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS

Berrittella, Maria; Rehdanz, Katrin; Roson, Roberto; … - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2006

Water is scarce in many countries. One instrument to improve the allocation of a scarce resource is (efficient) pricing or taxation. However, water is implicitly traded on international markets, particularly through food and textiles, so that impacts of water taxes cannot be studied in...

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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RESTRICTED WATER SUPPLY: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS

Berrittella, Maria; Rehdanz, Katrin; Hoekstra, Arjen Y.; … - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2006

Water problems are typically studied at the level of the river catchment. About 70% of all water is used for agriculture, and agricultural products are traded internationally. A full understanding of water use is impossible without understanding the international market for food and related...

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TRIPLE DIVIDENDS OF WATER CONSUMPTION CHARGES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Letsoalo, Anthony; Blignaut, James; Wet, Theuns de; … - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2005

The South African government is exploring ways to address water scarcity problems by introducing a water resource management charge on the quantity of water used in sectors such as irrigated agriculture, mining and forestry. It is expected that a more efficient water allocation, lower use and a...

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THE IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALISATION ON WATER USE: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS

Berrittella, Maria; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S.J.; … - Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung (ZMK), … - 2007

We used that GTAP-W model – GTAP5 with water resources added – to estimate the impact of hypothetical Doha-like liberalization of agricultural trade on water use. Three conclusions emerge. First, the change in regional water use is less than 10%, even if agricultural tariffs are reduced by...

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