The role of water in supporting food security: Where we are and where we need to go

Although global annual water availability is largely stable, with small increases as a result of accelerated water cycles under climate change (Oki and Kanae 2006), the demand on water resources has grown substantially over the past 50 years, due to population growth, agricultural and economic growt...

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Autores principales: Ringler, Claudia, Perez, Nicostrato D., Xie, Hua
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142269
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author Ringler, Claudia
Perez, Nicostrato D.
Xie, Hua
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description Although global annual water availability is largely stable, with small increases as a result of accelerated water cycles under climate change (Oki and Kanae 2006), the demand on water resources has grown substantially over the past 50 years, due to population growth, agricultural and economic growth, and urbanization (WWAP 2016; Bates et al. 2008). This has led to increasing competition across water-using sectors and contributed to severe degradation of water and related ecosystems and biodiversity loss in parts of the globe and, in some cases, outmigration of humans. Higher temperatures, less certain precipitation patterns, as well as shorter, more concentrated rains together with prolonged dry seasons are putting further pressure on available water supplies (Bates et al. 2008; Fishman, Jain, and Kishore 2013; WWAP 2016). All of these developments have put access by farmers to water for food production at risk.
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spelling CGSpace1422692025-11-06T03:55:49Z The role of water in supporting food security: Where we are and where we need to go Ringler, Claudia Perez, Nicostrato D. Xie, Hua water management water irrigation agricultural development food security Although global annual water availability is largely stable, with small increases as a result of accelerated water cycles under climate change (Oki and Kanae 2006), the demand on water resources has grown substantially over the past 50 years, due to population growth, agricultural and economic growth, and urbanization (WWAP 2016; Bates et al. 2008). This has led to increasing competition across water-using sectors and contributed to severe degradation of water and related ecosystems and biodiversity loss in parts of the globe and, in some cases, outmigration of humans. Higher temperatures, less certain precipitation patterns, as well as shorter, more concentrated rains together with prolonged dry seasons are putting further pressure on available water supplies (Bates et al. 2008; Fishman, Jain, and Kishore 2013; WWAP 2016). All of these developments have put access by farmers to water for food production at risk. 2021-02-01 2024-05-22T12:10:15Z 2024-05-22T12:10:15Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142269 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293830 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293854 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ringler, Claudia; Perez, Nicostrato; and Xie, Hua. 2021. The role of water in supporting food security: Where we are and where we need to go. In Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world, eds. Keijiro Otsuka and Shenggen Fan. Part Four: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Agricultural Development, Chapter 20, Pp. 661-680. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293830_20
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Perez, Nicostrato D.
Xie, Hua
The role of water in supporting food security: Where we are and where we need to go
title The role of water in supporting food security: Where we are and where we need to go
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topic water management
water
irrigation
agricultural development
food security
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