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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa5f3f |
Hydropower versus irrigation-an analysis of global patterns | |
Zeng, Ruijie1; Cai, Ximing1; Ringler, Claudia2; Zhu, Tingju2 | |
2017-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
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ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 12期号:3 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Numerous reservoirs around the world provide multiple flow regulation functions; key among these are hydroelectricity production and water releases for irrigation. These functions contribute to energy and food security at national, regional and global levels. While reservoir operations for hydroelectricity production might support irrigation, there are also well-known cases where hydroelectricity production reduces water availability for irrigated food production. This study assesses these relationships at the global level using machine-learning techniques and multi source datasets. We find that 54% of global installed hydropower capacity (around 507 thousand Megawatt) competes with irrigation. Regions where such competition exists include the Central United States, northern Europe, India, Central Asia and Oceania. On the other hand, 8% of global installed hydropower capacity (around 79 thousand Megawatt) complements irrigation, particularly in the Yellow and Yangtze River Basins of China, the East and West Coasts of the United States and most river basins of Southeast Asia, Canada and Russia. No significant relationship is found for the rest of the world. We further analyze the impact of climate variables on the relationships between hydropower and irrigation. Reservoir flood control functions that operate under increased precipitation levels appear to constrain hydroelectricity production in various river basins of the United States, South China and most basins in Europe and Oceania. On the other hand, increased reservoir evaporative losses and higher irrigation requirements due to higher potential evaporation levels may lead to increased tradeoffs between irrigation and hydropower due to reduced water availability in regions with warmer climates, such as India, South China, and the Southern United States. With most reservoirs today being built for multiple purposes, it is important for policymakers to understand and plan for growing tradeoffs between key functions. This will be particularly important as climate mitigation calls for an increase in renewable energy while agro-hydrological impacts of climate change, population and economic growth and associated dietary change increase the need for irrigated food production in many regions round the world. |
英文关键词 | hydropower irrigation reservoir operation global hydroelectric datasets food-energy-water nexus |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000413801400002 |
WOS关键词 | ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ; WATER FOOTPRINT ; CLIMATE ; RIVER ; FOOD ; GROUNDWATER ; ALLOCATION ; STREAMFLOW ; RESERVOIR ; SECURITY |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37634 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Illinois, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Ven Te Chow Hydrosyst Lab, Urbana, IL 61801 USA; 2.Int Food Policy Res Inst, Washington, DC 20006 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zeng, Ruijie,Cai, Ximing,Ringler, Claudia,et al. Hydropower versus irrigation-an analysis of global patterns[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2017,12(3). |
APA | Zeng, Ruijie,Cai, Ximing,Ringler, Claudia,&Zhu, Tingju.(2017).Hydropower versus irrigation-an analysis of global patterns.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,12(3). |
MLA | Zeng, Ruijie,et al."Hydropower versus irrigation-an analysis of global patterns".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 12.3(2017). |
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