Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.048en
cg.issn1366-7017en
cg.issn1996-9759en
cg.issueS1en
cg.journalWater Policyen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorHellegers, Petra J.G.J.en
dc.contributor.authorZilberman, D.en
dc.contributor.authorSteduto, P.en
dc.contributor.authorMcCornick, Peter G.en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-13T14:48:15Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-13T14:48:15Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40718
dc.titleInteractions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issuesen
dcterms.abstractMajor changes are occurring with far reaching implications for the existing equilibria or disequilibria in the water-energy-food-environment interface. The increased demand of energy worldwide will reflect directly and indirectly on water-dependent systems. Direct implications will come from higher energy prices, which make extraction and conveyance of water more costly. Indirect implications will be in the form of demand for alternative energy sources. It triggers demand for hydropower and remains a major driver—along with some environmental policies—for biofuel expansion. The key question is how these effects may alter water allocation and influence food security, rural poverty and environmental sustainability. This paper sets the background and context of this special issue by highlighting some of the major water-related policy issues related to the subject and provides an overview and synthesis of the papers in this special issue. Besides offering insight into how these papers address these questions in the practical context of few selected countries and basins, this paper also indicates some key areas for future research on the subject.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHellegers, Petra; Zilberman, D.; Steduto, P.; McCornick, Peter G. 2008. Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.048en
dcterms.extentpp. 1-10en
dcterms.issued2008-03-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherIWA Publishingen
dcterms.subjectbiofuelsen
dcterms.subjectenergyen
dcterms.subjectpricesen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental effectsen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectwater poweren
dcterms.subjectwater policyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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