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Water for Food and Energy Security: An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMiralles-Wilhelm, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorHejazi, Mohamad
dc.contributor.authorKim, Song
dc.contributor.authorYonkofski, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorWatson, David
dc.contributor.authorKyle, Page
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yaling
dc.contributor.authorVernon, Chris
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Alison
dc.contributor.authorEdmonds, Jae
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Leon
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-09T19:49:54Z
dc.date.available2018-08-09T19:49:54Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.description.abstractWater, energy, and agriculture have been conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning. For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks, organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to address sector-specific challenges and demands. As the Middle East and North Africa works towards building a more sustainable future, a nexus approach that considers the risks and synergies among these sectors is needed. To demonstrate the added value of a nexus approach, this report applies scenario analysis and integrated assessment modelling of the water-energy-food nexus to the Middle East and North Africa. The analysis finds that water scarcity increases in all countries in the region over the coming decades, mostly due to growing demands. More importantly, the analysis finds that many countries in the region could run out of fossil groundwater by 2050 unless measures to curb unsustainable abstraction are implemented. The impacts of growing scarcity on agriculture are significant, with production projected to drop by 60 percent by 2050 in some countries. On the upside, reducing the dependence of the agricultural and energy sectors on water and transitioning to renewable energies can reduce water scarcity, at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/175521531770158464/Water-for-food-and-energy-security-an-assessment-of-the-impacts-of-water-scarcity-on-agricultural-production-and-electricity-generation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/30185
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30185
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENERGY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACT
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.titleWater for Food and Energy Securityen
dc.title.subtitleAn Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleWater for Food and Energy Security
okr.date.disclosure2018-07-16
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/175521531770158464/Water-for-food-and-energy-security-an-assessment-of-the-impacts-of-water-scarcity-on-agricultural-production-and-electricity-generation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa
okr.guid175521531770158464
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/30185
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085da4cbe_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum30263179
okr.identifier.report128473
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/175521531770158464/pdf/128473-REVISED-Background-Paper-GCAM-MENA.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management :: Water resource management
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Water Resources Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Hydrology
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Energy
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Food Supply
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.unitWater Middle East&N.AfricaRegion (GWA05)
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