Wheat Self-Sufficiency, Water Restriction and Virtual Water Trade in Iran
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DOI: 10.1007/s11067-018-9383-4
Abstract: Sustainable food security is one of the policy-making targets in Iran, but water scarcity has always been a challenge to its actualization. Regarding this point, offering policies to address this challenge is essential. On the… read more here.
Keywords: wheat; water; water trade; iran ... See more keywords
Temporal Characteristics and Spatial Homogeneity of Virtual Water Trade: A Complex Network Analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s11269-019-2199-2
Abstract: International trade of commodities causes an international water flow in virtual form. This study focuses on the virtual water flow related to international crop trade. We build complex networks of virtual water trade (Virtual Water… read more here.
Keywords: water; analysis; water trade; temporal characteristics ... See more keywords
The virtual Water flow of crops between intraregional and interregional in mainland China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.06.023
Abstract: Agriculture is the main consumer of freshwater in the world. The paper described the process of virtual water content and flow in crops. Differences in climatic conditions of different regions in China result in large… read more here.
Keywords: water; water trade; agricultural products; virtual water ... See more keywords
China and Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement countries Estimation of the virtual water trade of agricultural products
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.001
Abstract: Abstract The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is one of the most important multilateral free trade and investment agreements in recent years. Although as a major economic power in the Asia-Pacific region, China has yet to… read more here.
Keywords: water; water trade; tppa countries; agricultural products ... See more keywords
The globalization of virtual water flows: Explaining trade patterns of a scarce resource
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104917
Abstract: Abstract Water availability is paramount for security and development, yet many countries suffer from water scarcity. Virtual water trade, or trade in water- embedded agricultural commodities, has been considered a means for countries to overcome… read more here.
Keywords: water; water scarcity; virtual water; trade ... See more keywords
Driving Factors of Agricultural Virtual Water Trade between China and the Belt and Road Countries.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00093
Abstract: China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an unprecedented development strategy in terms of scope and scale, to increase the connectivity with the rest of the world by infrastructure development and trade activities. Recently,… read more here.
Keywords: water; belt road; water trade; china ... See more keywords
Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab05f4
Abstract: The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are affected by a chronic water scarcity relative to… read more here.
Keywords: cycle; water; water resources; virtual water ... See more keywords