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dc.titleDirect Water Requirement Patterns in Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica: A Structural Decomposition Analysis
dc.contributor.authorNaspolini, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorLibra, Jesse Madden
dc.contributor.authorCunial, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorPérez Urdiales, María
dc.contributor.orgunitWater and Sanitation Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2024-09-16T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2024-09-16T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractWater is not only vital for human life but also is a critical economic input. Climate change will likely exacerbate conflicts over the multiple uses of water in Latin America. Adopting a south-south perspective approach, this study compares direct water requirement patterns over time among Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica, applying an environmental-extended Structural Decomposition Analysis between 2013 and 2017. While all countries experienced increased water consumption during the period, Brazils and Colombias results suggest gains in water productivity at the national level and for Agriculture. Results also indicate that Exports are the main water consumption driver of Agriculture in Brazil and Costa Rica. The Water and sanitation sector in Colombia experienced a decrease in direct water requirements, which is illustrated by a strong negative intensity effect. In contrast, an expressive positive intensity effect in Costa Rica resulted from a sectoral GDP fall. The findings of this study offer support to sectoral climate adaptation plans in all countries as well as water conservation and sustainable development policies.
dc.format.extent36
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013153
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/sda-revised-merged.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWater and Sanitation
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectWater Resource
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectAgriculture, Food Security and Rural Development
dc.subjectGross Domestic Product
dc.subjectWater Consumption
dc.subject.jelcodeQ25 - Water
dc.subject.jelcodeQ56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeR15 - Econometric and Input—Output Models • Other Models
dc.subject.keywordswater;Sanitation;environment;Development;Water footprint;input-output tables
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01636
idb.operationRG-E1897
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