Drying wells, rising stakes towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use
Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use beyond recharge in certain regions has depleted resources and generated significant negative environmental externalities. The report provides a characterisation of the diversity of gr...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris, France :
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
[2015]
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| Colección: | OECD Studies on Water,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009706604006719 |
| Sumario: | Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use beyond recharge in certain regions has depleted resources and generated significant negative environmental externalities. The report provides a characterisation of the diversity of groundwater systems, reviews policies in OECD countries, and proposes a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to climate change adaptation. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (170 p. ) ill |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789264238701 |
