Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies

This paper uses a hydro-agro-economic model, the Indus Basin Model Revised - Multi Year (IBMR-MY) to evaluate intersectoral water allocation in Pakistan’s Indus Basin under different surface water allocation and groundwater regulation polices. Modeling results indicate that more flexible surface wat...

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Autores principales: Ringler, Claudia, Brown, Casey, Alam, Ghazi, Khan, Ahmed Fawad, Akhtar, Taimoor, Mehmood, Khalid, Yang, Yi-Chen E.
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149654
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author Ringler, Claudia
Brown, Casey
Alam, Ghazi
Khan, Ahmed Fawad
Akhtar, Taimoor
Mehmood, Khalid
Yang, Yi-Chen E.
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Alam, Ghazi
Brown, Casey
Khan, Ahmed Fawad
Mehmood, Khalid
Ringler, Claudia
Yang, Yi-Chen E.
author_facet Ringler, Claudia
Brown, Casey
Alam, Ghazi
Khan, Ahmed Fawad
Akhtar, Taimoor
Mehmood, Khalid
Yang, Yi-Chen E.
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description This paper uses a hydro-agro-economic model, the Indus Basin Model Revised - Multi Year (IBMR-MY) to evaluate intersectoral water allocation in Pakistan’s Indus Basin under different surface water allocation and groundwater regulation polices. Modeling results indicate that more flexible surface water allocation policies can lead to substantial improve-ments in agricultural profits and also impact hydropower profits, but will have little impact on domestic and industrial water use benefits. Moreover, average flows to the Arabian Sea show no significant changes under this setting, which suggests that the optimal water use through flexible allocation policies will not necessarily jeop-ardize the flow for environment. We find that improving water allocation flexibility in irrigation will thus not only be crucial for improving agricultural outcomes in Pakistan, but also for sustained domestic, industrial and hydro-power generation as well as environmental outcomes. 11/11/2014 WORKING PAPER No. 024 | November 2014
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spelling CGSpace1496542025-11-06T06:18:38Z Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies Ringler, Claudia Brown, Casey Alam, Ghazi Khan, Ahmed Fawad Akhtar, Taimoor Mehmood, Khalid Yang, Yi-Chen E. rivers irrigation water use water allocation This paper uses a hydro-agro-economic model, the Indus Basin Model Revised - Multi Year (IBMR-MY) to evaluate intersectoral water allocation in Pakistan’s Indus Basin under different surface water allocation and groundwater regulation polices. Modeling results indicate that more flexible surface water allocation policies can lead to substantial improve-ments in agricultural profits and also impact hydropower profits, but will have little impact on domestic and industrial water use benefits. Moreover, average flows to the Arabian Sea show no significant changes under this setting, which suggests that the optimal water use through flexible allocation policies will not necessarily jeop-ardize the flow for environment. We find that improving water allocation flexibility in irrigation will thus not only be crucial for improving agricultural outcomes in Pakistan, but also for sustained domestic, industrial and hydro-power generation as well as environmental outcomes. 11/11/2014 WORKING PAPER No. 024 | November 2014 2014 2024-08-01T02:49:41Z 2024-08-01T02:49:41Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149654 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Yang, Yi-Chen; Ringler, Claudia; Brown, Casey; Alam, Ghazi; Khan, Ahmed Fawad; Akhtar, Taimoor and Mehmood, Khalid. 2014. Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies. PSSP Working Paper 24. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149654
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irrigation
water use
water allocation
Ringler, Claudia
Brown, Casey
Alam, Ghazi
Khan, Ahmed Fawad
Akhtar, Taimoor
Mehmood, Khalid
Yang, Yi-Chen E.
Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies
title Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies
title_full Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies
title_fullStr Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies
title_full_unstemmed Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies
title_short Intersectoral Water Allocation in the Indus Basin-Under Different Management Policies
title_sort intersectoral water allocation in the indus basin under different management policies
topic rivers
irrigation
water use
water allocation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149654
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