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Water scarcity and the impact of improved irrigation management: a CGE analysis
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S. J. - 2008
We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The … to improvements in irrigation efficiency in water-stressed regions is not beneficial for all. For water-stressed regions … and mostly negative. Global water savings are achieved. Not only regions where irrigation efficiency changes are able to …
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The GTAP-W model: Accounting for water use in agriculture
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S.J. - 2011
agriculture. Moreover, the new production structure accounts for substitution possibilities between irrigation and other primary … factors. The new model has been used to study a variety of topics including: irrigation efficiency, sustainable water use …
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Gender Issue and Water Management in the Mediterranean Basin, Middle East and North Africa
Minoia, Giulia - 2007
and the government aimed at increasing community participation in the design and management of irrigation canals. The case …
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Water scarcity: Institutional change, water markets and privatization
Dosi, Cesare; Easter, William K. - 2000
A number of countries face water shortages because they need to make some basic changes in their water management. Policy options do exist. Most of them share the objective of treating water and water services as an economic good, by regulating private inefficient appropriation of open-access...
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Electricity prices, river temperatures and cooling water scarcity
McDermott, Grant R.; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - 2012
Thermal-based power stations rely on water for cooling purposes. These water sources may be subject to incidents of scarcity, environmental regulations and competing economic concerns. This paper analyses the effect of water scarcity and increased river temperatures on German electricity prices...
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Assessing desertification and water harvesting in the Middle East and North Africa: Policy implications
Nasr, Mamdouh - 1999
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Wasser als Konfliktursache - Plädoyer für eine internationale Wasserstrategie
Simonis, Udo E. - 2001
Wasser ist unabdinglich für das Wohlbefinden der Menschen und das Wohlsein der Natur. Die Verfügbarkeit über sauberes Trinkwasser entscheidet über Leben und Tod, die Verfügbarkeit über wirtschaftliches Nutzwasser bedingt Prosperität oder Verelendung. Und deshalb kann Wasser auch Anlass...
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Cooperation in transboundary water sharing under climate change
Bhaduri, Anik; Manna, Utpal; Barbier, Edward B.; Liebe, Jens - 2009
As multiple countries share a river, the likelihood of a water resource conflict from climate change could be higher between countries. In this paper, we demonstrate how countries can cooperate in transboundary water sharing in a sustainable way, given the impacts of climate change. We...
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Worldwide Water Scarcity
Lippelt, Jana - In: CESifo DICE Report 13 (2015) 4, pp. 65-67
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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. - 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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