TY - ADVS
T1 - From local to virtual water control: The globalization of water insecurity and water access conflicts
AU - Vos, J.M.C.
AU - Boelens, R.A.
AU - Mena Vásconez, P.A.
N1 - Global Water Forum (UNESCO)
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Virtual water export is increasing worldwide. Scholars and policy-makers have promoted the import of virtual water – water used to produce crops and manufacture products – as a solution to increase food security in water-scarce countries. According to neoliberal reasoning, relatively water-rich countries have comparative advantages and supposedly export their virtual water to generate income. Free Trade Agreements, agricultural exportation incentives, and the increasing transnationalization of major food-chain companies and financing institutions have augmented the export of agricultural commodities and luxurious products, including high water consumptive flowers and fresh off-season vegetables.
AB - Virtual water export is increasing worldwide. Scholars and policy-makers have promoted the import of virtual water – water used to produce crops and manufacture products – as a solution to increase food security in water-scarce countries. According to neoliberal reasoning, relatively water-rich countries have comparative advantages and supposedly export their virtual water to generate income. Free Trade Agreements, agricultural exportation incentives, and the increasing transnationalization of major food-chain companies and financing institutions have augmented the export of agricultural commodities and luxurious products, including high water consumptive flowers and fresh off-season vegetables.
M3 - Web publication/site
PB - Unesco
ER -