Water is not only vital for human life but also is a critical economic input. Climate change will likely exacerbate conflicts over the multiple uses of water in Latin America. Adopting a south-south perspective approach, this study compares direct water requirement patterns over time among...

1. Basic concepts in natural resource economics -- 2. Regional I-O economic models -- 3. Social accounting matrices -- 4. Regional economic multipliers -- 5. Ecosystem and economic system framework -- 6. The accounting of sustainability in a SAM.