Drying Wells, Rising Stakes [electronic resource]: Towards Sustainable Agricultural Groundwater Use /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2015.
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.
Foreword -- Executive summary -- The worrisome trends in groundwater irrigation expansion -- Understanding agricultural groundwater systems and challenges -- What policy instruments help to manage agricultural groundwater use sustainably? -- What agricultural groundwater policies exist in OECD countries? -- Towards adaptive groundwater management in agriculture.
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.
Agriculture and Food