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Water is a multidimensional issue, involving water availability, access to freshwater, spatial and temporal … other aspects. The water security approach manages such complexity and proposes a comprehensive view of human security in … relation to the water-related issues. Consequently, the solutions developed in order to face this multi-faceted concept should …
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evaluate the perceptions of farmers towards climate change and water scarcity. Then, determinants of adaptation practices were … highest value of the SI coefficient was attained for the perception "Water resource is getting scarce", which implies that … most farmers already have worries about the potential risk of water shortages although they have been operating with an …
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Climate change and the increasing demand of water intensify the global water cycle, altering the distribution of water …). As water is key to life, water scarcity is likely to provoke conflict. Using grid-cell data for Africa and central … water mass declines. We measure water mass anomalies based on changes in Earth's gravity field recorded by GRACE and link …
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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 … of river water. An implication is that future climate change will affect electricity prices not only through changes in …
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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 … of river water. An implication is that future climate change will affect electricity prices not only through changes in …
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This paper analyzes the economic impacts of changes in water availability due to climate change. We develop a new … modeling approach as an alternative to include water as a production factor within a global CGE model. We tailor the structure … of the ICES model to characterize the key features of the world economy with a detailed representation of the …
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, one of the earliest and most direct impacts will be on Earth's fresh water systems. While some regions will experience … nations. In particular, it assesses the ability of international water law to respond to climate change consequences and …
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This report takes stock of agriculture and water policy changes from 2009 to 2019 and assesses the alignment of these … changes with relevant sections of the OECD Council Recommendation on Water and the 2017 G20 Agriculture Ministerial Action … Plan on water and food security. The analysis builds on results from a 2019 survey on agriculture and water policy changes …
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Ongoing climate change will increase competition for water. Diversified demand for water -in contrast with the rigid … design of water systems, institutions and infrastructure- could hinder the implementation of adaptation policies in water … successful adoption of more efficient water allocations in irrigation districts. Weather derivatives spread risks and incorporate …
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