Your search found 88 records
1 de Fraiture, Charlotte. 2008. Biofuel crops could drain developing world dry. SciDev.Net: Science and Development Network, 30 January 2008: 1-2.
Biofuels ; Energy resources ; Water shortage ; Water stress ; Water scarcity ; Risks ; Constraints ; Irrigation water ; Water demand ; Cereals ; Rice ; Sugarcane ; Environmental effects / China / India / Brazil
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G000 DEF Record No: H040788)
http://www.scidev.net/opinions/index.cfm?fuseaction=printarticle&itemid=607&language=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040788.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040788.pdf
2 de Fraiture, Charlotte; Giordano, Mark; Liao, Yongsong. 2008. Biofuels and implications for agricultural water use: blue impacts of green energy. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):67-81. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.054]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.793 G570 DEF, PER Record No: H040819)
Rising energy prices, geopolitics and concerns over the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change are increasing the demand for biofuel production. At present biofuel production is estimated at 35 billion liters, accounting only for a small part (,2%) of the 1200 billion liters of annual gasoline consumption worldwide. But the contribution of biofuels to energy supply is expected to grow fast with beneficial impacts including reductions in greenhouse gasses, improved energy security and new income sources for farmers. However, biomass production for energy will also compete with food crops for scarce land and water resources, already a major constraint on agricultural production in many parts of the world. China and India, the world’s two largest producers and consumers of many agricultural commodities, already face severe water limitations in agricultural production, yet both have initiated programs to boost biofuel production. This paper explores the land and water implications of increased biofuel production globally and with special focus on these two important countries, using the WATERSIM model. It concludes that, although of lesser concern at the global level, local and regional impact could be substantial. In fact, the strain on water resources would be such in China and India that it is unlikely that policy makers will pursue biofuel options, at least those based on traditional field crops.
3 Hellegers, Petra; Zilberman, D.; Steduto, P.; McCornick, Peter G. 2008. Interactions between water, energy, food and environment: evolving perspectives and policy issues. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):1-10. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.048]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H040853)
4 Zilberman, D.; Sproul, T.; Rajagopal, D.; Sexton, S.; Hellegers, Petra. 2008. Rising energy prices and the economics of water in agriculture. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):11-21. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.049]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H040854)
5 McCornick, Peter G.; Awulachew, Seleshi B.; Abebe, M. 2008. Water-food-energy-environment synergies and tradeoffs: major issues and case studies. Water Policy, 10(Suppl.1):23-36. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.050]
Biofuels ; Energy ; Water power ; Conflict ; Case studies ; Irrigation water ; Environmental effects ; River basins ; Dams / India / Ethiopia / Jordan / USA
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H040855)
6 Mol, A. 2008. Bioenergy: a growing market in need of direction. Wageningen Update, 1(8): 8-11.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7993 Record No: H041001)
7 Gerbens-Leenes, P. W.; Hoekstra, A. Y.; Van der Meer, T. H. 2008. Water footprint of bio-energy and other primary energy carriers. Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. 44p. (Value of Water Research Report Series 29)
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041067)
http://www.unesco-ihe.org/content/download/2723/27874/file/Report29-WaterFootprintBioenergy.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041067.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041067.pdf
8 Pearce, F.; Aldhous, P. 2007. Is the biofuel dream over? The New Scientist, 196(2634): 6-7.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041077)
9 CGIAR Science Council. 2008. Biofuels research in the CGIAR: a perspective from the Science Council. Rome, Italy: CGIAR Science Council Secretariat. 34p.
Energy ; Biofuels ; Bioenergy ; Environmental effects ; Policy ; Rural development ; Constraints ; Risks ; Food security ; Poverty ; Developing countries ; Environmental effects ; Employment ; Research institutes
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.793 G000 CGI Record No: H041337)
A CGIAR Science Council policy statement on bio-fuels production
10 Cassman, K. G. 2007. Climate change, biofuels, and global food security. Environmental Research Letters, 2. 3p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041436)
11 Reid, H.; Simms, A.; Johnson, V. 2007. Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific: the threat from climate change to human development and the environment. London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) 92p.
Climate change ; Developed countries ; Developing countries ; Energy ; Public health ; Gender ; Water stress ; Drought ; Natural disasters ; Salt water intrusion ; Water scarcity ; Dams ; Forests ; Waste management ; Biofuels / Asia / Bangladesh / Central Asia / Uzbekistan / Tajikistan / Kyrgyzstan / China / Hong Kong / Australia / Japan / Korea / India / Indonesia / Philippines / Malaysia / Cambodia / Fiji / Nepal / Pakistan / Pacific Islands / Tuvalu / Vanuatu / Papua New Guinea / Niue / East Timor / Lower Mekong
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041449)
The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. The latest global scientific consensus from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that all of Asia is very likely to warm during this century. Warming will be accompanied by less predictable and more extreme patterns of rainfall. Tropical cyclones are projected to increase in magnitude and frequency, while monsoons, around which farming systems are designed, are expected to become more temperamental in their strength and time of onset. This report asks, will global warming send Asia and the Pacific ‘up in smoke’?
12 Qadir, Manzoor; Tubeileh, A.; Akhtar, J.; Larbi, A.; Minhas, P. S.; Khan, M. A. 2008. Productivity enhancement of salt-affected environments through crop diversification. Land Degradation and Development, 19:429-453.
Soil salinity ; Sodic soils ; Water quality ; Salinity ; Irrigation water ; Biofuels ; Bioenergy ; Agroforestry ; Crops ; Diversification ; Feed crops ; Fruit trees
Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041502)
13 Kok, M. T. J.; Bakkes J. A.; Eickhout, B.; Manders, A. J. G.; van Oorschot, M. M. P.; van Vuuren, D. P.; van Wees, M.; Westhoek, H. J. 2008. Lessons from global environmental assessments. Bilthoven, Netherlands: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. 73p.
Environmental effects ; Assessment ; Biodiversity ; Climate change ; Energy ; Air pollution ; Environmental policy ; International cooperation ; Bioenergy ; Biofuels
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.7 G000 KOK Record No: H041641)
14 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2008. Water implications of biofuel crops: understanding tradeoffs and identifying options. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p. (IWMI Water Policy Brief 030) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.347]
Biofuels ; Crops ; Irrigation water ; Food production ; Costs ; Rainfed farming ; Maize ; Sugarcane ; Policy making
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.793 G000 INT Record No: H041712)
(626 KB)
15 Earley, J.; McKeown, A. 2009. Smart choices for biofuels. Washington, DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute; Washington, DC, USA: Sierra Club. 15p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8021 Record No: H041899)
(0.93 MB)
16 Nellemann, C.; MacDevette, M.; Manders, T.; Eickhout, B.; Svihus, B.; Prins, A. G.; Kaltenborn, B. P. (Eds.) 2009. The environmental food crisis: the environment’s role in averting future food crises: a UNEP rapid assessment. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP. 101p.
Food security ; Food supply ; Population growth ; Income ; Fisheries ; Aquaculture ; Meat production ; Grazing ; Feed crops ; Cereals ; Environmental degradation ; Biofuels ; Land degradation ; Urbanization ; Climate change ; Water scarcity ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041901)
(15.13 MB)
17 Brabeck-Letmathe, P. 2009. A water warning. Economist, pp.112 (From The World in 2009 print edition)
Water management ; Water use ; Water scarcity ; Water shortage ; Food security ; Climate change ; Biofuels
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041952)
(0.77 MB)
18 Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S.; Bekunda, M.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Maene, L.Martinelli, L.; Sala, O. 2009. Rapid assessment on biofuels and the environment: overview and key findings. Executive summary. In Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S. (Eds.). Biofuels: environmental consequences and interactions with changing land use. Proceedings of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) International Biofuels Project Rapid Assessment, Gummersbach, Germany, 22-25 September 2008. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. pp.1-13.
Biofuels ; Climate change ; Environmental effects ; Greenhouse gases ; Air pollution ; Water pollution ; Land use
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.793 G000 HOW Record No: H042057)
http://www.globalbioenergy.org/uploads/media/0903_SCOPE_-_Rapid_assessment_on_biofuels_and_the_environment_overview_and_key_findings_-_Exec_Summary.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042057.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042057.pdf
(0.93 MB)
19 de Fraiture, Charlotte; Berndes, G. 2009. Biofuels and water. In Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S. (Eds.). Biofuels: environmental consequences and interactions with changing land use. Proceedings of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) International Biofuels Project Rapid Assessment, Gummersbach, Germany, 22-25 September 2008. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. pp. 139-152.
Biofuels ; Water requirements ; Water use ; Crop production ; Water productivity ; Ecosystems ; Environmental effects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.793 G000 DEF Record No: H042058)
http://cip.cornell.edu/DPubS?service=Repository&version=1.0&verb=Disseminate&view=body&handle=scope/1245782008&content-type=pdf_1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042058.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042058.pdf
(0.45 MB)
20 Bekunda, M.; Palm, C. A.; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Leadley, P.; Maene, L.; Martinelli, L. A.; McNeely, J.; Otto, M.; Ravindranath, N. H.; Victoria, R. L.; Watson, H.; Woods, J. 2009. Biofuels in developing countries. In Howarth, R. W.; Bringezu, S. (Eds.). Biofuels: environmental consequences and interactions with changing land use. Proceedings of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) International Biofuels Project Rapid Assessment, Gummersbach, Germany, 22-25 September 2008. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. pp.243-263.
Biofuels ; Policy ; Developing countries ; Crops ; Land use ; Water use ; Climate change ; Environmental effects ; Rural development / South Africa / India / Brazil / Mali / Tanzania
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.793 G000 BEK Record No: H042059)
http://cip.cornell.edu/DPubS?service=Repository&version=1.0&verb=Disseminate&view=body&handle=scope/1245782015&content-type=pdf_1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042059.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042059.pdf
(0.25 MB)
Powered by DB/Text WebPublisher, from
