Cross-basin comparisons of water use, water scarcity and their impact on livelihoods: present and future

We compare water availability, water use, water productivity and poverty across the diverse river basins studied by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. Water productivity tends to be higher in drier areas and where livestock grazing is integrated with rainfed crop production. We find that...

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Main Authors:	Harrington, Larry W., Cook, Simon E., Lemoalle, Jacques, Kirby, Mac, Taylor, C., Woolley, Jonathan N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Informa UK Limited 2009
Subjects:	water availability water use water scarcity water productivity river basins diversification intensification poverty climate change population growth
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40614