Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and
energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human population. Water plays an …

Around 90% of fresh renewable water is being used in Iran, indicating high water stress
conditions across the country. Given that agricultural irrigation accounts for the majority of …

Major environmental functions and human needs critically depend on water. In regions of
the world affected by water scarcity economic activities can be constrained by water …

Human consumption of freshwater is now approaching or surpassing the rate at which water
sources are being naturally replenished in many regions, creating water shortage risks for …

Water rights trading is a market mechanism that promotes the conservation, protection and
optimal allocation of water resources. This paper takes the water rights trading pilots' policy …

Abstract The United States is the largest producer of goods and services in the world.
Rainfall, surface water supplies, and groundwater aquifers represent a fundamental input to …

Faced with severe groundwater depletion, many governments have opted to increase the
power of the state. Despite calls for more inclusive governance and a role for groundwater …

There is significant interest in global trends in Indigenous land titling but relatively less
attention given to Indigenous water tenure despite significant reform of water governance …

This study reviews 40 years of irrigation development in China including the transformation
of the institutional and incentive structures in irrigation management. After rural reforms in …

Environmental water purchases are increasingly used for ecological protection. In Nevada's
Walker Basin (western USA), environmental water purchases augment streamflow in the …