Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues
Major changes are occurring with far reaching implications for the existing equilibria or disequilibria in the water-energy-food-environment interface. The increased demand of energy worldwide will reflect directly and indirectly on water-dependent systems. Direct implications will come from higher...
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| author | Hellegers, Petra J.G.J. Zilberman, D. Steduto, P. McCornick, Peter G. |
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| description | Major changes are occurring with far reaching implications for the existing equilibria or disequilibria in the water-energy-food-environment interface. The increased demand of energy worldwide will reflect directly and indirectly on water-dependent systems. Direct implications will come from higher energy prices, which make extraction and conveyance of water more costly. Indirect implications will be in the form of demand for alternative energy sources. It triggers demand for hydropower and remains a major driver—along with some environmental policies—for biofuel expansion. The key question is how these effects may alter water allocation and influence food security, rural poverty and environmental sustainability. This paper sets the background and context of this special issue by highlighting some of the major water-related policy issues related to the subject and provides an overview and synthesis of the papers in this special issue. Besides offering insight into how these papers address these questions in the practical context of few selected countries and basins, this paper also indicates some key areas for future research on the subject. |
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| spelling | CGSpace407182025-06-17T08:23:35Z Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues Hellegers, Petra J.G.J. Zilberman, D. Steduto, P. McCornick, Peter G. biofuels energy prices environmental effects food security water power water policy Major changes are occurring with far reaching implications for the existing equilibria or disequilibria in the water-energy-food-environment interface. The increased demand of energy worldwide will reflect directly and indirectly on water-dependent systems. Direct implications will come from higher energy prices, which make extraction and conveyance of water more costly. Indirect implications will be in the form of demand for alternative energy sources. It triggers demand for hydropower and remains a major driver—along with some environmental policies—for biofuel expansion. The key question is how these effects may alter water allocation and influence food security, rural poverty and environmental sustainability. This paper sets the background and context of this special issue by highlighting some of the major water-related policy issues related to the subject and provides an overview and synthesis of the papers in this special issue. Besides offering insight into how these papers address these questions in the practical context of few selected countries and basins, this paper also indicates some key areas for future research on the subject. 2008-03-01 2014-06-13T14:48:15Z 2014-06-13T14:48:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40718 en Limited Access IWA Publishing Hellegers, Petra; Zilberman, D.; Steduto, P.; McCornick, Peter G. 2008. Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.048 |
| spellingShingle | biofuels energy prices environmental effects food security water power water policy Hellegers, Petra J.G.J. Zilberman, D. Steduto, P. McCornick, Peter G. Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| title | Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| title_full | Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| title_fullStr | Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| title_short | Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| title_sort | interactions between water energy food and environment evolving perspectives and policy issues |
| topic | biofuels energy prices environmental effects food security water power water policy |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40718 |
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