Implications of water policy reforms for virtual water trade between South Africa and its trade partners: economy-wide approach

Virtual water trade and development in Africa

A debate has long existed on the relationships between human population, natural resources, and development. Recent research has expanded this debate to include the impacts of trade; specifically, virtual water trade, or the water footprint of traded commodities. We conduct an empirical analysis of the relationships between virtual water trade, population, and development in Africa. We find tha...

Survey of Virtual Water Trade and its Impact on Water Productivity in the Shoshtar MianAb irrigation and Drainage Network

Water is the first and foremost limiting factor for agricultural production, and undoubtedly, water crisis is considered as one of the international challenges for governments and human societies. Given that virtual water was first used as a way to tackle water scarcity in countries with limited water resources, so that countries with low water should import food from abundant countries...

South African Trade Policy Matters : Trade Performance and Trade Policy

South African trade policy has exerted a major influence on the composition and aggregate growth of trade. In the Apartheid period, trade protection seriously impeded both exports and imports, and the economy depended on favorable global commodity price trends to avoid running into an external constraint. South Africa developed a comparative advantage in capital-intensive primary and manufactur...

Economy-wide dimensions of trade policy and reform

Water and Economy-Wide Policy Interventions

Description: Water and Economy-Wide Policy Interventions considers policy interventions aimed at improving water allocation decisions and assessing the impact on regions and sectors by including both macro and micro considerations in a unified analytical framework. The monograph draws upon a recently completed set of country based case studies on water management policy interventions in Morocco...