Financial challenges of the nexus: pathways for investment in water, energy and agriculture in the Arab world

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 312-325

  Keulertz, Martin ^a   Woertz, Eckart ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)   (Spain)

Author keywords

dry lands; green economy; Middle East and North Africa; nexus; virtual water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; ECONOMICS; OILS AND FATS;

DRY LAND; GREEN ECONOMIES; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; NEXUS; VIRTUAL WATER;

INVESTMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARAB WORLD; DRYLAND FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MARKET; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC GOODS;

ALGERIA; EGYPT; JORDAN; LEBANON; MOROCCO; SUDAN; TUNISIA;

EID: 84930040587     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1019043     Document Type: Article

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