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Food-water security and virtual water trade in the Middle East and North Africa

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  • Marta Antonelli
  • Stefania Tamea

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the political economy of food-water security in the water-scarce Middle East and North Africa region. The study deploys the lens of virtual water trade to determine how the region's economies have met their rising food-water requirements over the past three decades. It is shown that the region's water and food security currently depend to a considerable extent on water from outside the region, 'embedded' in food imports and accessed through trade. The analysis includes blue (surface and groundwater) and green water resources.

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  • Marta Antonelli & Stefania Tamea, 2015. "Food-water security and virtual water trade in the Middle East and North Africa," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 326-342, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:31:y:2015:i:3:p:326-342
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2015.1030496
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