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, especially in agriculture, where much irrigation water generates little value-added. The government has subsidised the use of … more efficient irrigation technology at considerable budgetary cost, which has contributed to a modest reduction of water … use in irrigation in recent years. The participatory approach in water policy governance should be extended further to …
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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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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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Virtual water and water footprints have gained recognition as indicators to guide action on issues related to water scarcity. I argue that water footprints are fundamentally different from carbon footprints, as local reductions in carbon emissions have global benefits, while global attempts to...
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We used the GTAP-W model - GTAP version 5 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 per cent relative to the baseline in 2010,...
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Water resources are unevenly spread in China. Especially the basins of the Yellow, Hui and Hai rivers in the North are …. Using a computable general equilibrium model this study estimates the impact of the project on the economy of China and the … China’s capital investment in infrastructure for the water South-North water transfer project is analyzed. Finally, the …
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