Drying Wells, Rising Stakes Towards Sustainable Agricultural Groundwater Use
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 gr...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2015
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Series: | OECD Studies on Water
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 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 |
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Physical Description: | 176 p. 21 x 28cm |
ISBN: | 9789264238701 |