Viewpoint: water, agriculture and poverty in an era of climate change: why do we know so little?

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dc.creatorBalasubramanya, Soumya
dc.creatorStifel, David
dc.date2020-05
dc.date2020-04-28T07:34:05Z
dc.date2020-04-28T07:34:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:34:17Z
dc.descriptionUnderstanding the complex relationship between water, agriculture and poverty (WAP) is essential for informed policy-making in light of increasing demand for scarce water resources and greater climatic variability. Yet, our understanding of the WAP nexus remains surprisingly undeveloped and dispersed across multiple disciplines due to conceptual (biophysical and economic) and measurement issues. We argue that water for agriculture will need to be better managed for it to contribute to reductions in poverty and vulnerabilities. Moreover, this management will need to consider not just quantities of water, but the quality of the water and the multiple agricultural and non-agricultural uses. For this reason, expanding research in WAP needs to involve interdisciplinary efforts. We identify three key knowledge gaps in WAP that are particularly pressing in light of greater climatic variability. These are climate change adaptation, over-abstraction of groundwater, and water quality.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108079
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/159737
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBalasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, David. 2020. Viewpoint: water, agriculture and poverty in an era of climate change: why do we know so little? Food Policy, 93:101905. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101905
dc.subjectagricultural water use
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectnexus
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectgroundwater extraction
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater use efficiency
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectirrigation efficiency
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjectwater pricing
dc.subjectwater rights
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.titleViewpoint: water, agriculture and poverty in an era of climate change: why do we know so little?
dc.typeJournal Article

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