Title:
Drying wells, rising stakes : towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use. Drying wells, rising stake
Drying wells, rising stake Drying wells, rising stake
OECD studies on water, Drying wells, rising stake
OECD studies on water. Drying wells, rising stake
Author:
Organisation for Economic co-operation and Development, issuing body.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Executive summary -- The worrisome trends in groundwater irrigation expansion -- Understanding agricultural groundwater systems and challenges -- What policy instruments help to manage agricultural groundwater use sustainably? -- What agricultural groundwater policies exist in OECD countries? -- Towards adaptive groundwater management in agriculture.
Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use beyond recharge in certain regions has depleted resources and generated significant negative environmental externalities. The report provides a characterisation of the diversity of groundwater systems, reviews policies in OECD countries, and proposes a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to climate change adaptation.
Publisher:
OECD,
Publication Place:
Paris :
ISBN:
9781780407968 (pbk.)
1780407963 (pbk.)
Subject:
Groundwater recharge -- OECD countries.
Groundwater -- Environmental aspects -- OECD countries.
Series:
OECD studies on water,
OECD studies on water.
Contents:
Executive summary -- The worrisome trends in groundwater irrigation expansion -- Understanding agricultural groundwater systems and challenges -- What policy instruments help to manage agricultural groundwater use sustainably? -- What agricultural groundwater policies exist in OECD countries? -- Towards adaptive groundwater management in agriculture.
Physical Description:
172 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ;
Publication Date:
[2015]
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