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Climate Change, Irrigation, and Israeli Agriculture : Will Warming Be Harmful?

dc.contributor.author Fleischer, Aliza
dc.contributor.author Lichtman, Ivgenia
dc.contributor.author Mendelsohn, Robert
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-05T19:52:23Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-05T19:52:23Z
dc.date.issued 2007-02
dc.description.abstract The authors use a Ricardian model to test the relationship between annual net revenues and climate across Israeli farms. They find that it is important to include the amount of irrigation water available to each farm in order to measure the response of farms to climate. With irrigation water omitted, the model predicts that climate change is strictly beneficial. But with water included, the model predicts that only modest climate changes are beneficial, while drastic climate change in the long run will be harmful. Using the Atmospheric Oceanic Global Circulation Models scenarios, the authors show that farm net revenue is expected to increase by 16 percent in 2020, while in 2100 farm net revenue is expected to drop by 60-390 percent varying between the different scenarios. Although Israel has a relatively warm climate, a mild increase in temperature is beneficial due to the ability to supply international markets with farm products early in the season. The findings lead to the conclusion that securing water rights to the farmers and international trade agreements can be important policy measures to help farmers adapt to climate change. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7372587/climate-change-irrigation-israeli-agriculture-warming-harmful
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7169
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4135
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 ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
dc.subject ARID CLIMATES
dc.subject AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subject CLIMATE
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subject CLIMATE DATA
dc.subject CLIMATE MODELS
dc.subject CLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subject CLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subject CLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subject CLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subject CLIMATIC ZONES
dc.subject CLIMATOLOGY
dc.subject CO2
dc.subject CROP YIELDS
dc.subject DRIP IRRIGATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subject EFFICIENT WATER USE
dc.subject FORESTRY
dc.subject GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject GLOBAL WARMING
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject IRRIGATION
dc.subject IRRIGATION WATER
dc.subject LANDS
dc.subject MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject POLLUTION
dc.subject PRECIPITATION
dc.subject PRICE OF WATER
dc.subject PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subject PRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subject RAIN
dc.subject RAINFALL
dc.subject RAINFALL PATTERNS
dc.subject RAINY SEASON
dc.subject RESERVOIRS
dc.subject RIVER
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SOIL
dc.subject SOILS
dc.subject SUPPLY OF WATER
dc.subject SURFACE WATER
dc.subject TEMPERATURE
dc.subject TREATIES
dc.subject WATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subject WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject WATER LAW
dc.subject WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject WATER RIGHTS
dc.subject WATER SOURCES
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject WATER USE
dc.subject WELLS
dc.title Climate Change, Irrigation, and Israeli Agriculture : Will Warming Be Harmful? en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7372587/climate-change-irrigation-israeli-agriculture-warming-harmful
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Water
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4135
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000016406_20070206105540
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 7372587
okr.identifier.report WPS4135
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/02/06/000016406_20070206105540/Rendered/PDF/wps4135.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country Israel
okr.topic Water Resources :: Water and Industry
okr.topic Rural Development :: Common Property Resource Development
okr.topic Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Systems
okr.topic Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topic Climate Change
okr.topic Environment
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
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