The global population is expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. There is an exponential
growth of food production to meet the needs of the growing population. However, the limited …

Population growth, economic development, and dietary changes have drastically increased
the demand for food and water. The resulting expansion of irrigated agriculture into semi …

Groundwater plays a vital role in food security, water availability, and economic growth of
more than 1.3 billion people in India. Notwithstanding the development of irrigation schemes …

Irrigation represents one of the most impactful human interventions in the terrestrial water
cycle. Knowing the distribution and extent of irrigated areas as well as the amount of water …

Water scarcity is rapidly increasing in many regions. In a novel, multi-model assessment, we
examine how human interventions (HI: land use and land cover change, man-made …

To sustain growing food demand and increasing standard of living, global water use
increased by nearly 6 times during the last 100 years, and continues to grow. As water …

The Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project offers a framework to compare
climate impact projections in different sectors and at different scales. Consistent climate and …

We compare ensembles of water supply and demand projections from 10 global
hydrological models and six global gridded crop models. These are produced as part of the …

Many of the scientific and societal challenges in understanding and preparing for global
environmental change rest upon our ability to understand and predict the water cycle …

To sustain growing food demand and increasing standard of living, global water withdrawal
and consumptive water use have been increasing rapidly. To analyze the human …