Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa
Water, energy, and agriculture have been conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning. For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks, organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to address sector-specific challenges...
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okr-10986-301852021-05-25T09:16:33Z Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando Hejazi, Mohamad Kim, Song Yonkofski, Catherine Watson, David Kyle, Page Liu, Yaling Vernon, Chris Delgado, Alison Edmonds, Jae Clarke, Leon WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENERGY FOOD SECURITY HYDROPOWER IRRIGATION SUSTAINABILITY RAINFALL CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE IMPACT GROUNDWATER Water, energy, and agriculture have been conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning. For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks, organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to address sector-specific challenges and demands. As the Middle East and North Africa works towards building a more sustainable future, a nexus approach that considers the risks and synergies among these sectors is needed. To demonstrate the added value of a nexus approach, this report applies scenario analysis and integrated assessment modelling of the water-energy-food nexus to the Middle East and North Africa. The analysis finds that water scarcity increases in all countries in the region over the coming decades, mostly due to growing demands. More importantly, the analysis finds that many countries in the region could run out of fossil groundwater by 2050 unless measures to curb unsustainable abstraction are implemented. The impacts of growing scarcity on agriculture are significant, with production projected to drop by 60 percent by 2050 in some countries. On the upside, reducing the dependence of the agricultural and energy sectors on water and transitioning to renewable energies can reduce water scarcity, at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 2018-08-09T19:49:54Z 2018-08-09T19:49:54Z 2018-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/175521531770158464/Water-for-food-and-energy-security-an-assessment-of-the-impacts-of-water-scarcity-on-agricultural-production-and-electricity-generation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30185 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa |
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WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENERGY FOOD SECURITY HYDROPOWER IRRIGATION SUSTAINABILITY RAINFALL CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE IMPACT GROUNDWATER |
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WATER SUPPLY WATER SCARCITY WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ENERGY FOOD SECURITY HYDROPOWER IRRIGATION SUSTAINABILITY RAINFALL CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE IMPACT GROUNDWATER Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando Hejazi, Mohamad Kim, Song Yonkofski, Catherine Watson, David Kyle, Page Liu, Yaling Vernon, Chris Delgado, Alison Edmonds, Jae Clarke, Leon Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa |
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Water, energy, and agriculture have been
conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning.
For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks,
organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to
address sector-specific challenges and demands. As the
Middle East and North Africa works towards building a more
sustainable future, a nexus approach that considers the
risks and synergies among these sectors is needed. To
demonstrate the added value of a nexus approach, this report
applies scenario analysis and integrated assessment
modelling of the water-energy-food nexus to the Middle East
and North Africa. The analysis finds that water scarcity
increases in all countries in the region over the coming
decades, mostly due to growing demands. More importantly,
the analysis finds that many countries in the region could
run out of fossil groundwater by 2050 unless measures to
curb unsustainable abstraction are implemented. The impacts
of growing scarcity on agriculture are significant, with
production projected to drop by 60 percent by 2050 in some
countries. On the upside, reducing the dependence of the
agricultural and energy sectors on water and transitioning
to renewable energies can reduce water scarcity, at the same
time reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
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Working Paper |
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Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando Hejazi, Mohamad Kim, Song Yonkofski, Catherine Watson, David Kyle, Page Liu, Yaling Vernon, Chris Delgado, Alison Edmonds, Jae Clarke, Leon |
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Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando Hejazi, Mohamad Kim, Song Yonkofski, Catherine Watson, David Kyle, Page Liu, Yaling Vernon, Chris Delgado, Alison Edmonds, Jae Clarke, Leon |
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Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando |
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Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa |
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Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa |
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Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa |
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Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa |
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Water for Food and Energy Security : An Assessment of the Impacts of Water Scarcity on Agricultural Production and Electricity Generation in the Middle East and North Africa |
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water for food and energy security : an assessment of the impacts of water scarcity on agricultural production and electricity generation in the middle east and north africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/175521531770158464/Water-for-food-and-energy-security-an-assessment-of-the-impacts-of-water-scarcity-on-agricultural-production-and-electricity-generation-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30185 |
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