anderen Seite drohen sie, arme Bevölkerungsgruppen von der Nutzung lebenswichtiger Güter wie Wasser auszuschließen. Mit diesem … off poor sections of the population from the use of vital goods, such as water. This paper deals with this alleged …

It is becoming increasingly important to put freshwater issues in a global context. Local water depletion and pollution … are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy. With increasing trade between nations and continents, water … water in virtual form, where virtual water is understood as the volume of water that has been used to produce a commodity …

Recent analyses of the evolution and structure of trade in virtual water revealed that the number of trade connections … and volume of virtual water trade have more than doubled over the past two decades, and that developed countries … increasingly draw on the rest of the world to alleviate the pressure on their domestic water resources. Our work builds on these …

Die Studie "Ernährung und Wasser" geht der Frage nach, wie sich Angebot und Nachfrage auf den Märkten für …

Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically … efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated … agriculture for economic development such as in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Due to ill-managed water resources and the dominance of …

better understanding of the use of water resources in agricultural sectors. The results indicate that a water policy directed … to improvements in irrigation efficiency in water-stressed regions is not beneficial for all. For water-stressed regions … the effects on welfare and demand for water are mostly positive. For non-water scarce regions the results are more mixed …