This work develops a statistical methodology of analysis of the international trade in virtual water in the context of … sustainable evolution. Using the example of agriculture, the impact of the flows of virtual water in the composition of products … role of water resources in terms of their scale and efficiency of use. The study of the impact of export and import of …

In light of growing water scarcity, virtual water, or the water embedded in key water-intensive commodities, has been … water scarcity affects conflict behavior and we still lack empirical research intending to account for the role of virtual … water in affecting the odds of militarized disputes between states. Using quantitative methods and data on virtual water …

We analyze the link between virtual water trade, that is, the flow of water embodied in the international trade of … shown that virtual water trade can enhance water saving on a global scale, being especially beneficial to arid countries …

This paper deals with the construction, decomposition and comparison of water footprint time series in 40 countries and … the possible causes behind the time evolution of water footprints in the various countries.We notice that the physical and … economic impact of economic growth on water resources has been significantly lower than what it could have been, for several …

This paper examines whether countries consider the welfare of other nations when they make water development decisions … countries, supporting the view that countries free ride in exploiting water resources. We find some evidence that international … institutions, in particular multinational financing and international water management treaties, may mitigate this free riding …

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 …

Understanding the impact of international trade on the use of water resources provides a set of interesting ideas and … indirect links between international trade and water resources. It shows that with the right domestic policies and … international trade system, trade in water-related services as well as the transfer of innovation and technologies can efficiently …

This paper examines the determinants of virtual water trade – embodied in agricultural products – and tests the … relationship between property rights and the export of water-intensive products. Using two different measures of property rights … protection, I show that countries with weaker property rights have an apparent comparative advantage in the export of water …

We investigate whether virtual water trade may alleviate the initial unequal distribution of hydric resources. On … average, countries that are relatively abundant (with respect to capital) in the combined availability of water and arable … land are, in absolute terms, scarce in capital and rich in land rather than water. Thus, less developed countries that lack …

countries’ endowments in water resources and whether trade regulation should be used to improve the use of water resources at … the global level. We develop a simple model establishing a positive link between the demand for irrigation water of … water resources, we emphasize the role of international trade in the allocation of water resources in agriculture. We test …