The economic value of a climate service for water irrigation. A case study for Castiglione District, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Delpiazzo, Elisa; Bosello, F.; Dasgupta, S.; Bagli, Stefano; Broccoli, D.; Mazzoli, Paolo; Luzzi, Valerio

doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2023.100353

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“…The adoption of climate services, in this case forecasts, is a decision‐making support tool for farmers, such as the choice of varieties, which has already proved beneficial to farmers' income in Niger (Sultan, 2007), with a positive increase of more than 6.9% (Roudier et al, 2011). In a scenario recently modeled by Delpiazzo et al (2023), it is demonstrated that the use of the IRRICLIME climate service could generate a possible gain of between €2985 and €7480/ha in 2050 and 2080, respectively, by adopting the most climate‐appropriate irrigation system planning. In Niger, faced with the threat of climate change, the need for climate services for agriculture is becoming ever more pressing.…”

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Micro‐irrigation in Niger: The state of the art and the country's need

Aboubacar

2023

World Water Policy

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After its independence in 1960, following the droughts that occurred in particular that of 1973, 1984, and 2005, Niger promoted irrigation to feed its population through state‐led large‐scale projects. Over the years, structural problems, including the fast growing population and the effects of climate change and variability, have rendered the approach less efficient. The 2000s were marked by a change in approach that put producers at the heart. Thus, projects and programs have been initiated with the I3N initiative Nigeriens Feeding Nigeriens as a guiding strategy since 2011 to ensure sustainable agriculture and food security. Most of the projects aimed at the development of small‐scale irrigation through increased financing and new technologies to take advantage of the significant irrigable potential. Despite these efforts, the irrigation sector is yet to meet food security. This article assesses the situation of micro‐irrigation and identifies current needs. The methodology adopted consists of a review of official documentation on irrigation in Niger, data collected during agricultural fairs, such as the Sahel Niger 2020, and the 4th Edition of the Fair of Irrigation and Drainage (SAFID), combined with related literature. Results revealed the existence of an estimated irrigable land potential of 270,000 ha and 10,942,568 ha, depending on the groundwater depth. Drip technology is proving to be in full expansion, with growing interest from start‐ups and the private sector. Technological innovation is dominated by locally made and imported technologies, the emergence of digitalization, and remote irrigation. Currently, micro‐irrigation is a top priority among climate‐smart technologies, in addition to strengthening technologies for access to water resources, technical capacities of producers, particularly advisories, the strengthening of research, the popularization of micro‐irrigation technologies, access to financing and securing land tenure. Other needs persist in terms of strengthening science‐society‐policy interfaces and effective climate services for risk management.

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Micro‐irrigation in Niger: The state of the art and the country's need

Aboubacar

2023

World Water Policy

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“…Conventional inefficient irrigation methods, such as flooding, lead to the loss of water through leaching and evaporation (Kharrou et al, 2011; Meena, Tripathi, et al, 2015; Pool et al, 2022; Rao et al, 2016), and their efficiency ranges between 25 and 40% (Amarasinghe et al, 2007). On the other hand, advanced irrigation methods, such as sprinkler and drip irrigation systems, achieve an efficiency of nearly 90% (Delpiazzo et al, 2023; Kumar & Palanisami, 2011; Narayanamoorthy, 2006). However, due to the high installation cost, maintenance and repair cost in subsequent years, additional energy/electricity required to run the system, and lack of awareness about incentives made available in the form of subsidies in a few states, only approximately 15% of the irrigated area is covered under drip systems in countries such as the USA, China and India, followed by Turkey and Tunisia (7%) and Iran and Saudi Arabia (5%) (Mamun Hossain et al, 2017).…”

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Practical approaches to enhance water productivity at the farm level in Asia: A review

Meena,

Karnam,

Sujatha

et al. 2023

Irrigation and Drainage

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The global population is constantly increasing, reached 8 billion in November 2022 and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2037. This increased population is expected to increase the demand for food, clothing and shelter, which in turn are heavily dependent on limited water resources. The available freshwater resources for agricultural use are further declining due to overexploitation and changing climate in the major food baskets of the world. This increasing water scarcity is exacerbated by expanding cities due to increasing urbanization. This calls for a new look at the allocation of water to agriculture. Therefore, the development of new strategies to improve agricultural water use may serve as an important adaptation strategy. This review attempts to include a comprehensive review of the literature on (i) the status and definition of water productivity and (ii) factors responsible for low water productivity (WP) in Asian agriculture. Furthermore, it contains practical approaches to enhance water use efficiency at the farm level covering all field crops and a range of soil types, which include (i) agronomic interventions; (ii) genetic interventions, such as the identification and cultivation of crop cultivars with high WP; and (iii) genotype, environment and crop management interactions for higher WP.

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“…We analyse the impacts of sanctions on Russia and the disruptions emerging far from the conflict, and consider the potential overreaction stemming from financial markets. In our approach, we first assess the macroeconomic impacts of the conflict with the ICES Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model [6][7][8].…”

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Cascading socio-economic and financial impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Auer,

Bosello,

Bressan

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Disruptions in global food and energy trade can trigger cascading socio-economic losses. Financial markets can amplify such losses and generate systemic cross- sectoral effects, e.g. on food insecurity. Our novel methodology links the real economy and financial markets to quantify such cascading losses and to capture amplification effects by financial markets. We study the Russia-Ukraine conflict and find large, regionally and sectorally heterogeneous cascading impacts. Com- paring with real data confirms that our approach captures several key impacts of the crisis: the energy price increase in Europe, the strong reaction of European commodity future markets with large benefits for fossil companies (equity values up to +54%) and losses for companies most exposed to the belligerents (up to -6%), and the worsening of food affordability especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America (additionally 10 million people at risk of hunger). Our analysis shows the importance of accounting for cascading risks and amplification effects to strengthen economic, financial, and food system resilience.

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The economic value of a climate service for water irrigation. A case study for Castiglione District, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Micro‐irrigation in Niger: The state of the art and the country's need

Micro‐irrigation in Niger: The state of the art and the country's need

Practical approaches to enhance water productivity at the farm level in Asia: A review

Cascading socio-economic and financial impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict

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