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Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
dc.contributor.author | Larson, Donald F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-04T18:43:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-04T18:43:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the Middle East and North Africa, food security and water security are tightly entwined. In particular, choices about the extent to which food security policies rely on trade rather than domestically produced staples have stark consequences for the region's limited water resources. This paper builds on previous modeling results comparing the cost and benefits of policies to protect consumers against surging international wheat prices, and expands the analysis to consider the consequences of the policies for water resources. A self-sufficiency policy is analyzed as well. Results suggest that trade-based food security policies have no significant effect on the sustainability of water resources, while the costs of policies based on self-sufficiency for water resources are high. The analysis also shows that while information about the water footprint of alternative production systems is helpful, a corresponding economic footprint that fully measures the resource cost of water is needed to concisely rank alternative policies in economic terms that are consistent with sustainable outcomes. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17772661/ | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15598 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6464 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL WATER | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL WATER USE | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | AQUIFER | |
dc.subject | BREAD | |
dc.subject | CASH TRANSFERS | |
dc.subject | COST OF WATER | |
dc.subject | CUBIC METERS | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC WATER | |
dc.subject | DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION | |
dc.subject | FOOD GRAINS | |
dc.subject | FOOD POLICIES | |
dc.subject | FOOD POLICY | |
dc.subject | FOOD POLICY RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | FOOD PRICES | |
dc.subject | FOOD SECURITY | |
dc.subject | FOOD STOCKS | |
dc.subject | FOOD TRANSFERS | |
dc.subject | FRESHWATER | |
dc.subject | FRESHWATER RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | GAS | |
dc.subject | GROUNDWATER | |
dc.subject | HYDROLOGY | |
dc.subject | IFPRI | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | |
dc.subject | IRRIGATION | |
dc.subject | MANAGING WATER RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | NATURAL RESOURCE BASE | |
dc.subject | NATURAL RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | POLLUTANTS | |
dc.subject | PRESSURE | |
dc.subject | PRICE OF WATER | |
dc.subject | RAIN | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | RICE | |
dc.subject | STORAGE CAPACITY | |
dc.subject | SUPPLY OF WATER | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE USE | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE WATER | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE WATER USE | |
dc.subject | WATER CONSUMPTION | |
dc.subject | WATER DEMAND | |
dc.subject | WATER POLICIES | |
dc.subject | WATER POLICY | |
dc.subject | WATER PRODUCTION | |
dc.subject | WATER RESOURCES | |
dc.subject | WATER USE | |
dc.subject | WHEAT | |
dc.title | Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Jobs | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2013-05-01 | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17772661/ | |
okr.globalpractice | Trade and Competitiveness | |
okr.globalpractice | Water | |
okr.identifier.doi | 10.1596/1813-9450-6464 | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000158349_20130529133721 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 17772661 | |
okr.identifier.report | WPS6464 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/05/29/000158349_20130529133721/Rendered/PDF/WPS6464.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | Middle East and North Africa | |
okr.region.geographical | North Africa | |
okr.region.geographical | Middle East | |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Systems | |
okr.topic | Food and Beverage Industry | |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions | |
okr.topic | Water Supply and Sanitation :: Town Water Supply and Sanitation | |
okr.topic | Water Resources :: Water and Industry | |
okr.topic | Industry | |
okr.unit | Development Research Group (DECRG) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 | |
relation.isAuthorOfPublication | ccfad8dc-1a1e-50df-9b84-ea4470d50b39 | |
relation.isSeriesOfPublication | 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87 |
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