The evaluation of the water footprint and virtual water trade has become a promising means to evaluate the sustainability of a country's water resources. This book is based on the research and results of a thorough study carried out for Spain, which serves as a leading case for a semi-arid...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Water scarcity in the Americas -- pt. 3. Serving the unserved -- pt. 4. Transboundary issues -- pt. 5. Indigenous cultures and rights -- pt. 6. Institutional innovations : learning from Asia -- pt. 7. Conclusions.

Literature Review -- Methodological Approaches -- Data and Limitations -- Spain’s Water Footprint -- Net Virtual-Water “Flows” -- Bringing the Analysis to the Policy Context -- Summary and Conclusions

1. Converging global food and water trade-offs / Robert Sandford -- 2. Optimizing water productivity in food production / Elias Fereres -- 3. Modern agricultural under stress : lessons from the Murray-Darling in Australia / Wendy Craik and James Cleaver -- 4. Integrated watershed management :...

The report provides a starting point for a debate on the use of irrigation subsidies in Spain, quantified using the GSI's Method for quantifying irrigation subsidies. The report found subsidies to irrigated agriculture are in the range of €900 to €1120 million per year. More than half of...

RESUMEN: En este artículo se analizan un conjunto de políticas de estabilización de los ingresos de los productores olivareros españoles, entre las que se incluyen seguros de rendimientos e ingresos. En teoría y bajo ciertos supuestos, la estabilización de los ingresos con un seguro de...