Water, food and livelihoods in river basins

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dc.creatorCook, Simon E.
dc.creatorFisher, Myles J.
dc.creatorAndersson, Meike S.
dc.creatorRubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
dc.creatorGiordano, Mark
dc.date2009-02-18
dc.date2014-09-24T08:41:34Z
dc.date2014-09-24T08:41:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:33:15Z
dc.descriptionConflicting demands for food and water, exacerbated by increasing population, increase the risks of food insecurity, poverty and environmental damage in major river systems. Agriculture remains the predominant water user, but the linkage between water, agriculture and livelihoods is more complex than “water scarcity increases poverty”. The response of both agricultural and non-agricultural systems to increased pressure will affect livelihoods. Development will be constrained in closed basins if increased demand for irrigation deprives other users or if existing agricultural use constrains non-agricultural activities and in open basins if agriculture cannot feed an expanding or changing population or if the river system loses capacity due to degradation or over-exploitation.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/43064
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/81543
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSimon E. Cook, Myles J. Fisher, Meike S. Andersson, Jorge Rubiano & Mark Giordano (2009) Water, food and livelihoods in river basins, Water International, 34:1, 13-29, DOI: 10.1080/02508060802673860
dc.subjectwatersheds
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectresource depletion
dc.subjectcuencas hidrográficas
dc.subjectpobreza
dc.subjectseguridad alimentaria
dc.subjectproducción alimentaria
dc.subjectuso del agua
dc.subjectescasez de agua
dc.subjectagotamiento de recursos
dc.titleWater, food and livelihoods in river basins
dc.typeJournal Article

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