Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis
It is often argued that the true benefits of water resource development in international river basins are undermined by a lack of consideration of interdependence in water resource planning. Yet it has not been adequately recognized in the water re...
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okr-10986-241212021-04-23T14:04:19Z Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis Wu, Xun Jeuland, Marc Sadoff, Claudia Whittington, Dale WATER QUALITY WATER SHARING SURFACE WATER SYSTEM WATER SUPPLIES FLOW CONFLUENCE INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS QUALITY OF WATER QUANTITY OF WATER DAMS INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MARGINAL COST RIVER FLOW WATER USAGE WATER SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT HYDROLOGY WATER SUPPLY WATER RESOURCE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE CATCHMENTS RIVER BASINS RESERVOIRS AVAILABILITY OF WATER SURFACE WATER FLOOD MANAGEMENT WATER ALLOCATIONS FLOOD PROTECTION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION HIGH LEVELS GAS HYDROPOWER CAPACITY PH WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER STORAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER MANAGEMENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS LARGE DAMS WATER REQUIREMENTS CROP PRODUCTION SEEPAGE RIPARIAN COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER GENERATION AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIAL WATER RIVER SYSTEM FLOODS BASINS CONSTRUCTION WATER USE WATER WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DRAINAGE FLOW REGULATION POLLUTION RIVER WATER SERVICE PROVISION RESEARCH FARMING IRRIGATION WATER FARMERS IRRIGATION CANALS NATURAL RESOURCES RUNOFF FISHING WASTEWATER STORAGE CAPACITY WATER TRANSFER ECOSYSTEM LEAD GROUNDWATER USE CLIMATE CHANGE RIVER CHANNEL HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT WATER USES DOWNSTREAM USERS DIVERSION RIVER BASIN EVAPORATION LOSSES WATER DEMAND WATER TRANSFERS FLOOD DAMAGE WATER POLICY SYSTEMS CANALS FLOOD RISK CUBIC METERS DRIP IRRIGATION HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION RIVERS COMPETITION FOR WATER WATER RESOURCES PLANNING SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION RECHARGE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER WITHDRAWALS SURFACE WATER DEMANDS WATER AVAILABILITY FLOW AUGMENTATION PUMPING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS DOWNSTREAM FLOWS ENGINEERING IRRIGATION STATISTICS GROUNDWATER METERS WATER USERS WATER PARTNERSHIP FLOOD CONTROL GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP POLLUTION CONTROL EVAPORATION WATERS RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS MUNICIPAL WATER SMALL DAMS CHANNEL It is often argued that the true benefits of water resource development in international river basins are undermined by a lack of consideration of interdependence in water resource planning. Yet it has not been adequately recognized in the water resources planning literature that overestimation of interdependence may also contribute to lack of progress in cooperation in many systems. This paper examines the nature and degree of economic interdependence in new and existing water storage projects in the Ganges River basin based on analysis conducted using the Ganges Economic Optimization Model. We find that constructing large dams on the upstream tributaries of the Ganges would have much more limited effects on controlling downstream floods than is thought and that the benefits of low-flow augmentation delivered by storage infrastructures are currently low. A better understanding of actual and prospective effects of interdependence not only changes the calculus of the benefits and costs of different scenarios of infrastructure development, but might also allow riparian countries to move closer to benefit sharing positions that are mutually acceptable. 2016-04-25T17:03:06Z 2016-04-25T17:03:06Z 2013-03 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26048699/interdependence-water-resource-development-ganges-economic-analysis Water Policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24121 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ IWA Publishing IWA Publishing Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article South Asia South Asia Bangladesh India Nepal |
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WATER QUALITY WATER SHARING SURFACE WATER SYSTEM WATER SUPPLIES FLOW CONFLUENCE INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS QUALITY OF WATER QUANTITY OF WATER DAMS INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MARGINAL COST RIVER FLOW WATER USAGE WATER SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT HYDROLOGY WATER SUPPLY WATER RESOURCE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE CATCHMENTS RIVER BASINS RESERVOIRS AVAILABILITY OF WATER SURFACE WATER FLOOD MANAGEMENT WATER ALLOCATIONS FLOOD PROTECTION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION HIGH LEVELS GAS HYDROPOWER CAPACITY PH WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER STORAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER MANAGEMENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS LARGE DAMS WATER REQUIREMENTS CROP PRODUCTION SEEPAGE RIPARIAN COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER GENERATION AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIAL WATER RIVER SYSTEM FLOODS BASINS CONSTRUCTION WATER USE WATER WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DRAINAGE FLOW REGULATION POLLUTION RIVER WATER SERVICE PROVISION RESEARCH FARMING IRRIGATION WATER FARMERS IRRIGATION CANALS NATURAL RESOURCES RUNOFF FISHING WASTEWATER STORAGE CAPACITY WATER TRANSFER ECOSYSTEM LEAD GROUNDWATER USE CLIMATE CHANGE RIVER CHANNEL HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT WATER USES DOWNSTREAM USERS DIVERSION RIVER BASIN EVAPORATION LOSSES WATER DEMAND WATER TRANSFERS FLOOD DAMAGE WATER POLICY SYSTEMS CANALS FLOOD RISK CUBIC METERS DRIP IRRIGATION HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION RIVERS COMPETITION FOR WATER WATER RESOURCES PLANNING SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION RECHARGE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER WITHDRAWALS SURFACE WATER DEMANDS WATER AVAILABILITY FLOW AUGMENTATION PUMPING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS DOWNSTREAM FLOWS ENGINEERING IRRIGATION STATISTICS GROUNDWATER METERS WATER USERS WATER PARTNERSHIP FLOOD CONTROL GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP POLLUTION CONTROL EVAPORATION WATERS RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS MUNICIPAL WATER SMALL DAMS CHANNEL |
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WATER QUALITY WATER SHARING SURFACE WATER SYSTEM WATER SUPPLIES FLOW CONFLUENCE INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASINS QUALITY OF WATER QUANTITY OF WATER DAMS INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES MARGINAL COST RIVER FLOW WATER USAGE WATER SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT HYDROLOGY WATER SUPPLY WATER RESOURCE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE CATCHMENTS RIVER BASINS RESERVOIRS AVAILABILITY OF WATER SURFACE WATER FLOOD MANAGEMENT WATER ALLOCATIONS FLOOD PROTECTION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION HIGH LEVELS GAS HYDROPOWER CAPACITY PH WATER RESOURCES WATER SYSTEM WATER STORAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER MANAGEMENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS LARGE DAMS WATER REQUIREMENTS CROP PRODUCTION SEEPAGE RIPARIAN COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL WATER POWER GENERATION AUGMENTATION INDUSTRIAL WATER RIVER SYSTEM FLOODS BASINS CONSTRUCTION WATER USE WATER WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DRAINAGE FLOW REGULATION POLLUTION RIVER WATER SERVICE PROVISION RESEARCH FARMING IRRIGATION WATER FARMERS IRRIGATION CANALS NATURAL RESOURCES RUNOFF FISHING WASTEWATER STORAGE CAPACITY WATER TRANSFER ECOSYSTEM LEAD GROUNDWATER USE CLIMATE CHANGE RIVER CHANNEL HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT WATER USES DOWNSTREAM USERS DIVERSION RIVER BASIN EVAPORATION LOSSES WATER DEMAND WATER TRANSFERS FLOOD DAMAGE WATER POLICY SYSTEMS CANALS FLOOD RISK CUBIC METERS DRIP IRRIGATION HYDROPOWER PRODUCTION RIVERS COMPETITION FOR WATER WATER RESOURCES PLANNING SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION RECHARGE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER WITHDRAWALS SURFACE WATER DEMANDS WATER AVAILABILITY FLOW AUGMENTATION PUMPING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS DOWNSTREAM FLOWS ENGINEERING IRRIGATION STATISTICS GROUNDWATER METERS WATER USERS WATER PARTNERSHIP FLOOD CONTROL GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP POLLUTION CONTROL EVAPORATION WATERS RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS MUNICIPAL WATER SMALL DAMS CHANNEL Wu, Xun Jeuland, Marc Sadoff, Claudia Whittington, Dale Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis |
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It is often argued that the true
benefits of water resource development in international
river basins are undermined by a lack of consideration of
interdependence in water resource planning. Yet it has not
been adequately recognized in the water resources planning
literature that overestimation of interdependence may also
contribute to lack of progress in cooperation in many
systems. This paper examines the nature and degree of
economic interdependence in new and existing water storage
projects in the Ganges River basin based on analysis
conducted using the Ganges Economic Optimization Model. We
find that constructing large dams on the upstream
tributaries of the Ganges would have much more limited
effects on controlling downstream floods than is thought and
that the benefits of low-flow augmentation delivered by
storage infrastructures are currently low. A better
understanding of actual and prospective effects of
interdependence not only changes the calculus of the
benefits and costs of different scenarios of infrastructure
development, but might also allow riparian countries to move
closer to benefit sharing positions that are mutually acceptable. |
| format |
Journal Article |
| author |
Wu, Xun Jeuland, Marc Sadoff, Claudia Whittington, Dale |
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Wu, Xun Jeuland, Marc Sadoff, Claudia Whittington, Dale |
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Wu, Xun |
| title |
Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis |
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Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis |
| title_full |
Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis |
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Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis |
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Interdependence in Water Resource Development in the Ganges : An Economic Analysis |
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interdependence in water resource development in the ganges : an economic analysis |
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IWA Publishing |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26048699/interdependence-water-resource-development-ganges-economic-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24121 |
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