Virtual water - Part of an invisible synergy that ameliorates water scarcity

Water Crisis: Myth or Reality Marcelino Botin Water Forum 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 131-150

  Allan, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global water food trade nexus; Incidental benefits; Political economy; Socio economic development; Soil water; The threefold synergy; Virtual water; Water policy

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DESALINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

GLOBAL WATER-FOOD-TRADE NEXUS; INCIDENTAL BENEFITS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOIL WATER; THE THREEFOLD SYNERGY; VIRTUAL WATER; WATER POLICIES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84856857645     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439834275.pt3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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