Water markets and freshwater ecosystem services: Policy reform and implementation in the Columbia and Murray-Darling Basins

Garrick, Dustin; Siebentritt, Mark; Aylward, Bruce; Bauer, Carl J.; Purkey, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.08.004

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“…Once problems have arisen, reactive management efforts can be more costly than anticipating management to reduce risk by actions to enhance the resilience of the river basin (Palmer et al 2008). Proactive management efforts may include among others: management plans to the risk of water scarcity at the farm level, on-farm reservoirs, improvements in water use efficiency (Iglesias et al 2007) and, the establishment of water markets to negotiate water between water users and in turn encouraging the reallocation of water rights to restore freshwater ecosystem health (Garrick et al 2009;Rey et al 2014). The high number of Bno opinion^answers obtained within the category of Badministration support^to technological or organizational options is striking.…”

Section: Towards Adaptation To Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Adaptation to Climate Change: Water for Rice in the Coastal Wetlands of Doñana, Southern Spain

Iglesias

Sánchez

Garrote

et al. 2015

Water Resour Manage

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Rice production in coastal wetlands provides critical ecosystem services that range from flood control to wildlife habitat. In the Iberian Peninsula rice was introduced in the 10th Century. Today Iberian rice accounts for about one quarter of the total rice production of the European Union, almost exclusively cultivated in the coastal wetlands of Spain, with permanent flooding. The intensive water management required to produce rice stands at a crucial point since freshwater supply is deteriorating at an unprecedented rate. Here we explore flexible adaptation options to climate change in the Doñana wetlands -a world heritage and biodiversity site -from two points of view: What are the policy options for agricultural water management in view of climate change? How can informed stakeholders contribute to better adaptation? The first question is addressed by simulating water availability to farmers with the WAAPA model under a range of adaptation policy options derived from the view of the local communities. The second question was addressed by means of participatory research. Adaptation options are framed according to the local environmental, social and policy context. Results suggest that perception on the potential role of new water infrastructure and farming subsidies dominates the view of local communities. The choices of the stakeholders that could be simulated with the hydrological model, were quantified in terms of additional water availability for the rice farming, therefore providing a quantitative measure to the qualitative solutions. Information provided during the study shaped the final adaptation options developed. Our research contributes to the definition of sustainable rice production in Europe.Water Resour Manage

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Section: Towards Adaptation To Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Adaptation to Climate Change: Water for Rice in the Coastal Wetlands of Doñana, Southern Spain

Iglesias

Sánchez

Garrote

et al. 2015

Water Resour Manage

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“…High transaction costs can be a significant disincentive to trade and they are likely to be particularly relevant when establishing new markets since they involve a change from historical systems of water management. Such costs can arise from the transaction itself or they can be generated by the institutional factors that are necessary in enabling trade (Skurray et al 2013;Garrick et al 2009). …”

Section: Water Market Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lessons to Be Learned from Groundwater Trading in Australia and the United States

Wheeler

Schoengold

Bjørnlund

2016

Integrated Groundwater Management

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This chapter provides an overview of the issues and challenges facing policy makers intending to establish groundwater markets. It studies in detail two developed countries that have introduced groundwater trading and have some experience in its implementation-Australia and the United States of Americaand draws out lessons from these countries that need to be considered for the development of groundwater markets around the world. The key lessons that this chapter stresses are: the importance of establishing institutions and regulations; investing in high quality economic and scientific research; that opportunities arise from crises; and that social concerns are not always the most important considerations to be aware of for efficient and effective groundwater markets. Groundwater Global Over Extraction and ShortageGlobally, groundwater extraction is the outcome of decisions by organisations and individuals; there is little control or planning involved with its management. Groundwater withdrawals supply a large percentage of the world's population. It accounts for about 50 % of global drinking water and 43 % of global irrigation (van der Gun 2012). As detailed in Chap. 2, its overuse is associated with several

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“…This problem is exacerbated by current institutional boundaries that delineate the environment as separate to productive uses of water, and which can reinforce a competitive mind set between these purposes. For example, although the creation of water rights for the environment in Australia and the western USA has increased the volume of environmental water and improved environmental outcomes (Garrick et al, 2009), it has done so by constructing the environment as just another user of water (O'Donnell, 2017). In Australia, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder frequently refers to itself as the largest irrigator in the basin (Docker, 2013).…”

Section: Integrated Management and River Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Priorities to Improve Future Environmental Water Outcomes

Horne

Webb

O’Donnell

et al. 2017

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Water markets and freshwater ecosystem services: Policy reform and implementation in the Columbia and Murray-Darling Basins

Cited by 124 publications

References 11 publications

Towards Adaptation to Climate Change: Water for Rice in the Coastal Wetlands of Doñana, Southern Spain

Towards Adaptation to Climate Change: Water for Rice in the Coastal Wetlands of Doñana, Southern Spain

Lessons to Be Learned from Groundwater Trading in Australia and the United States

Research Priorities to Improve Future Environmental Water Outcomes

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