The Trade and Water Nexus
Vernoy, Alexandre Le | February 2017
Abstract
Understanding the impact of international trade on the use of water resources provides a set of interesting ideas and concepts to further strengthen the global sustainable development agenda. This paper investigates and devises the direct and indirect links between international trade and water resources. It shows that with the right domestic policies and international trade system, trade in water-related services as well as the transfer of innovation and technologies can efficiently contribute to the goal of achieving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (Sustainable Development Goal 6). Indirectly, international trade in goods also affects water usages. Through a discussion of the concept of virtual water, this paper illustrates how countries are relying on international trade to source products from abroad for domestic production that would otherwise put further strain on their water resources. With the right policies, data collection, and accounting methods in place, trade in goods may be a powerful tool to help alleviate the water crisis across countries and regions.
Citation
Vernoy, Alexandre Le. 2017. The Trade and Water Nexus. © Asian Development Bank Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8747.Keywords
Access To Water
Available Water
Demand For Water
Drinking Water
Drinking Water And Sanitation
Freshwater
Groundwater Quality
Managing Water Resources
Trade Disputes
Trade Barriers
Free Trade
Trade
Trade Agreements
Intraregional Trade
Sewage management
Waste Disposal
Sanitation services wastes
Water pollutants
Water storage
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Trade development
Import volume
Export volume
Import policy
Export policy
International Monetary Relations
Local Finance
Banks
Capital Market
financial statistics
Foreign trade
Fresh water
Underground water
Water quality management
Drinking water protection
Source water protection
Water-supply
Water harvesting
Water in agriculture
Integrated water development
Residential water consumption
Restraint of trade
International economic integration
Trade blocs
East-West
Regional trading blocs
Foreign trade and employment
Developing countries
Industrial priorities
Technological innovation
Technology transfer
Foreign trade regulation
Industrial relations
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