Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security

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...

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Main Author:	Larson, Donald F.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AGRICULTURE AQUIFER BREAD CASH TRANSFERS COST OF WATER CUBIC METERS DOMESTIC WATER DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION FOOD GRAINS FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD TRANSFERS FRESHWATER FRESHWATER RESOURCES GAS GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY IFPRI INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION MANAGING WATER RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES POLLUTANTS PRESSURE PRICE OF WATER RAIN RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES RICE STORAGE CAPACITY SUPPLY OF WATER SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE WATER SUSTAINABLE WATER USE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEMAND WATER POLICIES WATER POLICY WATER PRODUCTION WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WHEAT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17772661/ http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15598

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spelling	okr-10986-155982021-04-23T14:03:19Z Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security Larson, Donald F. AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AGRICULTURE AQUIFER BREAD CASH TRANSFERS COST OF WATER CUBIC METERS DOMESTIC WATER DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION FOOD GRAINS FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD TRANSFERS FRESHWATER FRESHWATER RESOURCES GAS GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY IFPRI INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION MANAGING WATER RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES POLLUTANTS PRESSURE PRICE OF WATER RAIN RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES RICE STORAGE CAPACITY SUPPLY OF WATER SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE WATER SUSTAINABLE WATER USE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEMAND WATER POLICIES WATER POLICY WATER PRODUCTION WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WHEAT 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. 2013-09-04T18:43:17Z 2013-09-04T18:43:17Z 2013-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17772661/ http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15598 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6464 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa North Africa Middle East
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topic	AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AGRICULTURE AQUIFER BREAD CASH TRANSFERS COST OF WATER CUBIC METERS DOMESTIC WATER DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION FOOD GRAINS FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD TRANSFERS FRESHWATER FRESHWATER RESOURCES GAS GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY IFPRI INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION MANAGING WATER RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES POLLUTANTS PRESSURE PRICE OF WATER RAIN RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES RICE STORAGE CAPACITY SUPPLY OF WATER SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE WATER SUSTAINABLE WATER USE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEMAND WATER POLICIES WATER POLICY WATER PRODUCTION WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WHEAT
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL WATER AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AGRICULTURE AQUIFER BREAD CASH TRANSFERS COST OF WATER CUBIC METERS DOMESTIC WATER DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION FOOD GRAINS FOOD POLICIES FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FOOD STOCKS FOOD TRANSFERS FRESHWATER FRESHWATER RESOURCES GAS GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY IFPRI INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION MANAGING WATER RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES POLLUTANTS PRESSURE PRICE OF WATER RAIN RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES RICE STORAGE CAPACITY SUPPLY OF WATER SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE WATER SUSTAINABLE WATER USE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEMAND WATER POLICIES WATER POLICY WATER PRODUCTION WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WHEAT Larson, Donald F. Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
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description	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.
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author	Larson, Donald F.
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title	Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
title_short	Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
title_full	Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
title_fullStr	Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
title_full_unstemmed	Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security
title_sort	blue water and the consequences of alternative food security policies in the middle east and north africa for water security
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17772661/ http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15598
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