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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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on these climate projections, the irrigation demand of Bavaria's agriculture is calculated in a model simulation. The … model results are subdivided into arable crops, vegetable crops and special crops. Studies on irrigation demand done in the … of the project. The model approach is based on the principle of Geisenheim irrigation management where soil and crop …
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-W, a multi-region, multi-sector computable general equilibrium model of the world economy. The new version of GTAP … 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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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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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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practices and improved productivity. Technical innovations that helped improved rice productivity include irrigation, pest … milling and crop rotation. Irrigation increased productivity and the total annual area planted to rice. More technologies … productivity. This paper documents the changes in rice productivity, policy and institutions in the last 100 years and identifies …
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productivity (TFP) growth are decomposed into outward movement in the frontier and "catching up" to the world frontier. Overall … the baseline projections, crop productivity in the ASEAN region declines by 0.4%/year. This refl ects decades of neglect …
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