water allocation, irrigation policies, and climate change, among others water related issues …Water resources are facing several stresses in terms of quantity and quality. These pressures are closely related to …, pollutant emissions, and water/wastewater treatment, among others. Considering the critical role that water plays for …

water allocation, irrigation policies, and climate change, among others water related issues. -- Computable General … Equilibrium Models ; Water ; Irrigation ; Agricultural Policy ; Water Allocation …Water resources are facing several stresses in terms of quantity and quality. These pressures are closely related to …

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 … agricultural sector. In order to reach this objective, a new database has been built to explicitly consider water endowments …

This paper develops a CGE model to assess the economic impact of possible reductions in water availability on … sector and the Water & Sewer sector (WS) were all estimated based on the Brazilian 2006 Agricultural Census and the National … involving exogenously restrictions of water availability for agricultural sectors by 10%, 20% and 30% thus yielding endogenous …

Irrigation in the Eastern US receives little attention compared to the West, but farmers in humid states of the US …, traditionally reliant on rainfall, have more than tripled irrigation since 1978. We examine this trend in Illinois where there has … been a nearly threefold increase in center pivot irrigation systems (CPIS) installations since 1988. Specifically, we …

Water resources are crucial for the continuity of life. Humans and living species need fresh water for drinking and … sanitation, while industries in most sectors of the economy need water for some part of production processes themselves. Access … to fresh water is a grand challenge at the global level, mainly due to increasing water consumption, a low rate of …

The Foresight study presented in this paper is devoted to the sustainable use of water resources in Russia. The authors … analyse possible trajectories of development in the three thematic areas (i) sustainability of water systems; (ii) water use … by households and in industry; and (iii) new water products and services. The Foresight methods cover expert interviews …

The research presented in this paper focuses on the sustainable use of water resources in Russia based on a Foresight … set of trends, weak signals and wild cards, along with their implications for water resources in Russia. Based on this …) the sustainability of water systems; (ii) water use by households and industry; and (iii) new water products and services …