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Water in the Balance: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Middle East

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dc.contributor.authorTaheripour, Farzad
dc.contributor.authorTyner, Wallace E.
dc.contributor.authorSajedinia, Ehsanreza
dc.contributor.authorAguiar, Angel
dc.contributor.authorChepeliev, Maksym
dc.contributor.authorCorong, Erwin
dc.contributor.authorde Lima, Cicero Z.
dc.contributor.authorHaqiqi, Iman
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-23T20:38:12Z
dc.date.available2020-09-23T20:38:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-28
dc.description.abstractInnovations in water management and irrigated agriculture powered water-scarce Middle Eastern economies for millennia. However, as water becomes scarcer because of population growth and economic development, and even more erratic because of climate change, the region’s water security is coming under increasing threat. This report applies an economic model, the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) computable general equilibrium model, to assess the economic impacts of water scarcity for six Middle Eastern countries and also to examine how water-use efficiency improvements and trade can mitigate these impacts. A 20 percent reduction in water supply could decrease GDP by up to 10 percent, compared to 2016 levels. Furthermore, increased water scarcity could reduce labor demand by up to 12 percent and lead to significant land-use changes, including loss of beneficial hydrological services. The report emphasizes how the growing dependence on shared water resources reinforces the need to manage water across boundaries. The message is clear: unless new and transformative policies for sustainable, efficient and cooperative water management are promoted, water scarcity will negatively impact the region’s economic prospects and undermine its human and natural capital.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/34498
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34498
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.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectTRANSBOUNDARY WATER
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
dc.subjectSDG 6
dc.titleWater in the Balanceen
dc.title.subtitleThe Economic Impacts of Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Middle Easten
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleWater in the Balance
okr.date.disclosure2020-09-28
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/34498
okr.identifier.report153087
okr.identifier.report153234
okr.language.supporteden
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topicEnvironment::Water Resources Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Transboundary Water Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Food Supply
okr.unitGlobal Solutions Water (SWAGL)
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