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Environmental and economic impacts of water scarcity and market reform on the Mooki catchment

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  • Lisa Yu-Ting Lee

    (The University of Sydney)

  • Tihomir Ancev

    (The University of Sydney)

  • Willem Vervoort

    (The University of Sydney)

Abstract

Over-allocation of irrigation water has led to widespread environmental degradation in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) in Australia, prompting discussions of the water efficiency performance of irrigated industries. There is increasing pressure for irrigators to adopt water efficient practices in line with ecologically sustainable principles, especially with current drought conditions. However, there is great uncertainty surrounding the available practices to improve irrigation efficiency from both ecological and economic standpoints. This paper examines the economic and environmental impact of several possible water efficient practices and government policies, using an interdisciplinary approach combining biophysical modelling and economic modelling. This is done for the case-study of the Mooki catchment in the MDB, located in northern New South Wales, Australia.

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  • Lisa Yu-Ting Lee & Tihomir Ancev & Willem Vervoort, 2007. "Environmental and economic impacts of water scarcity and market reform on the Mooki catchment," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 39-49, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:27:y:2007:i:1:d:10.1007_s10669-007-9011-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9011-1
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    1. Ancev, Tiho, 2015. "The role of the commonwealth environmental water holder in annual water allocation markets," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 59(1), January.
    2. M. A. Samad Azad & Tihomir Ancev, 2016. "Economics of Salinity Effects from Irrigated Cotton: An Efficiency Analysis," Water Economics and Policy (WEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 2(01), pages 1-24, March.

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