Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security

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dc.creatorLarson, Donald F.
dc.date2013-09-04T18:43:17Z
dc.date2013-09-04T18:43:17Z
dc.date2013-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:00:55Z
dc.descriptionIn the Middle East and North Africa, food security and water security are tightly entwined. In particular, choices about the extent to which food security policies rely on trade rather than domestically produced staples have stark consequences for the region's limited water resources. This paper builds on previous modeling results comparing the cost and benefits of policies to protect consumers against surging international wheat prices, and expands the analysis to consider the consequences of the policies for water resources. A self-sufficiency policy is analyzed as well. Results suggest that trade-based food security policies have no significant effect on the sustainability of water resources, while the costs of policies based on self-sufficiency for water resources are high. The analysis also shows that while information about the water footprint of alternative production systems is helpful, a corresponding economic footprint that fully measures the resource cost of water is needed to concisely rank alternative policies in economic terms that are consistent with sustainable outcomes.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17772661/
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15598
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414231
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6464
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAQUIFER
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCOST OF WATER
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WATER
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD GRAINS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICIES
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD STOCKS
dc.subjectFOOD TRANSFERS
dc.subjectFRESHWATER
dc.subjectFRESHWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectMANAGING WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectPRICE OF WATER
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectSTORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER USE
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER POLICIES
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectWATER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleBlue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security

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