Food and water scenarios for the Karkheh River Basin, Iran

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dc.creatorMarjanizadeh, S.
dc.creatorFraiture, Charlotte de
dc.creatorLoiskandl, W.
dc.date2010-09-09
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:50Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:30:46Z
dc.descriptionIncreasing population and income and a wheat self-sufficiency policy are already stressing Iran's strategic Karkeh River Basin. Examining three scenarios to the year 2025, the authors of this study find: (1) business as usual leads to an aggravation of groundwater overdraft and may jeopardize the ecosystem services provided by the Hawr Al Azim marsh area; (2) giving priority to environmental flow requirements and restoring groundwater tables leads to a shortfall in wheat production; but (3) reducing agricultural water demand could maintain a certain level of food production. Appropriate policy could minimize the tradeoffs between food self-sufficiency, sustainable water use and farmers' income.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40517
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158075
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMarjanizadeh, S.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Loiskandl, W. 2010. Food and water scenarios for the Karkheh River Basin, Iran. Water International, 35(4):409-424. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2010.506263
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectwheat
dc.subjectself sufficiency
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.titleFood and water scenarios for the Karkheh River Basin, Iran
dc.typeJournal Article

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