Water allocation

The division of available water between users (definition to be refined)

Also see Water conflict, Water cooperation

Publications:

• A Global Analysis of Future Water Deficit Based On Different Allocation Mechanisms (2018)
  • Integrates models of hydrology and economics, using the models IMAGE and LPJmL, with explicit accounting for (1) electricity, industry, and municipal and irrigation water use; (2) intersectoral water allocation rules at the 0.5° × 0.5°grid scale; and (3) withdrawal, consumption, and return flows. With the integration between hydrology and economy we are able to understand competition dynamics between the different freshwater users at the basin and grid scale.
  • Runs model projections for three Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), more efficient water use, and no expansion of irrigated areas to understand the competition dynamics of these different allocation mechanisms.

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