Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model
Water management in the Pirapama River Basin in northeastern Brazil is affected by both water quantity and water quality constraints. The region is known for significant sugarcane-based ethanol production—which is key to the Brazilian economy and expected to grow dramatically under recent global cha...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2009
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| author | de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado Cai, Ximing Ringler, Claudia Albuquerque, Bruno Edson da Rocha, Sérgio P. Vieira Amorim, Carlos Alberto |
| author_browse | Albuquerque, Bruno Edson Amorim, Carlos Alberto Cai, Ximing Ringler, Claudia da Rocha, Sérgio P. Vieira de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado |
| author_facet | de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado Cai, Ximing Ringler, Claudia Albuquerque, Bruno Edson da Rocha, Sérgio P. Vieira Amorim, Carlos Alberto |
| author_sort | de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado |
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| description | Water management in the Pirapama River Basin in northeastern Brazil is affected by both water quantity and water quality constraints. The region is known for significant sugarcane-based ethanol production—which is key to the Brazilian economy and expected to grow dramatically under recent global changes in energy policy. Sugarcane production in the region goes hand in hand with controlled fertirrigation practices with potentially significant adverse impacts on the environment. To assess sustainable water allocation in the basin, an integrated hydrologic-economic basin model is adapted to study both water quantity and water quality aspects. The model results show that incorporating water quality aspects into water allocation decisions leads to a substantial reduction in application of vinasse to sugarcane fields. To enforce water quality restrictions, the shadow price for maintaining water in the reservoir could be used as a pollution tax for fertirrigated areas, which are currently not subject to pollution charges. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1619032025-11-06T06:29:05Z Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado Cai, Ximing Ringler, Claudia Albuquerque, Bruno Edson da Rocha, Sérgio P. Vieira Amorim, Carlos Alberto water quality models modelling biofuels water resources environmental impact Water management in the Pirapama River Basin in northeastern Brazil is affected by both water quantity and water quality constraints. The region is known for significant sugarcane-based ethanol production—which is key to the Brazilian economy and expected to grow dramatically under recent global changes in energy policy. Sugarcane production in the region goes hand in hand with controlled fertirrigation practices with potentially significant adverse impacts on the environment. To assess sustainable water allocation in the basin, an integrated hydrologic-economic basin model is adapted to study both water quantity and water quality aspects. The model results show that incorporating water quality aspects into water allocation decisions leads to a substantial reduction in application of vinasse to sugarcane fields. To enforce water quality restrictions, the shadow price for maintaining water in the reservoir could be used as a pollution tax for fertirrigated areas, which are currently not subject to pollution charges. 2009 2024-11-21T09:59:18Z 2024-11-21T09:59:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161903 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado; Cai, Ximing; Ringler, Claudia; Albuquerque, Bruno Edson; da Rocha, Sérgio P. Vieira; Amorim, Carlos Alberto. 2009. Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area. IFPRI Discussion Paper 867. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161903 |
| spellingShingle | water quality models modelling biofuels water resources environmental impact de Moraes, Márcia Maria Guedes Alcoforado Cai, Ximing Ringler, Claudia Albuquerque, Bruno Edson da Rocha, Sérgio P. Vieira Amorim, Carlos Alberto Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model |
| title | Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model |
| title_full | Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model |
| title_fullStr | Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model |
| title_short | Joint water quantity/quality management analysis in a biofuel production area: Using an integrated economic-hydrologic model |
| title_sort | joint water quantity quality management analysis in a biofuel production area using an integrated economic hydrologic model |
| topic | water quality models modelling biofuels water resources environmental impact |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161903 |
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