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When the virtual water runs out: local and global responses to addressing unsustainable groundwater consumption

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  • Iman Haqiqi
  • Chris J. Perry
  • Thomas W. Hertel

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Given the growing importance of groundwater in irrigated crop production, policies aimed at restricting groundwater use create fears of intensified food insecurity. Yet, a comprehensive quantitative analysis is required to evaluate the impacts of groundwater sustainability restrictions on food system. Using a multi-scale multi-system framework integrating economic and biophysical determinants of sustainability, we find that the local economic impacts of a groundwater sustainability policy are often substantial. However, due to market-mediated responses, including surface water substitution, expansion of rainfed production, relocation and virtual trade in blue water, the final impact on global food prices and production is surprisingly modest.

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  • Iman Haqiqi & Chris J. Perry & Thomas W. Hertel, 2022. "When the virtual water runs out: local and global responses to addressing unsustainable groundwater consumption," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(7), pages 1060-1084, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:47:y:2022:i:7:p:1060-1084
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2023.2131272
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    1. Nicostrato Perez & Vartika Singh & Claudia Ringler & Hua Xie & Tingju Zhu & Edwin H. Sutanudjaja & Karen G. Villholth, 2024. "Ending groundwater overdraft without affecting food security," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 7(8), pages 1007-1017, August.
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    3. Haqiqi, Iman, 2024. "Spatially Resolved Insights for Tailoring Carbon and Nitrate Policy in US Agriculture," 2024 Annual Meeting, July 28-30, New Orleans, LA 344026, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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