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Land grabbing: hydro-political effects in the Nile river basin

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  • Desirée A.L. Quagliarotti

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and-grabbing is provoking intense debate because of its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts. This article aims to provide an analysis of the linkages between land acquisitions and water-resource exploitation, focusing on the Nile River Basin as a case study. The relative abundance of strategic natural resources for agricultural production is attracting foreign investors, leading to a proliferation of land-grabbing in several Nile-basin riparian countries. Given the new geopolitical context, popula change, the Nile waters have become a fundamental strategic resource for the hydropolitical balance of the region.

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  • Desirée A.L. Quagliarotti, 2013. "Land grabbing: hydro-political effects in the Nile river basin," QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria, issue 2, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rar:journl:0262
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    Keywords

    Land grabbing; Water grabbing; Nile Basin; Hydropolitics;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • Q34 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts

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