Gains from expanded irrigation water trading in Egypt: An integrated basin approach

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2535-2548

  Gohar, Abdelaziz A ^a   Ward, Frank A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; Irrigation; Nile; River basin; Water trading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EGYPT; NILE RIVER;

EID: 77957003601     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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