"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 …

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 …

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 …