Publications

Policy Options for Reducing Water for Agriculture in Saudi Arabia

Christopher Napoli, David Wogan, Lama Yaseen

As populations and economies grow, a megatrend that will increasingly affect both developed and emerging economies is the policy trade-off between managing water resources and achieving food security objectives. This policy trade-off is very relevant in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)…

Napoli, Christopher

Wogan, David

Yaseen, Lama

Evaluating the economic viability of solar-powered desalination: Saudi Arabia as a case study

International Journal of Water Resources Development

This article constructs a cost calculator to estimate the economic competitiveness of solar-powered desalination in Saudi Arabia. Solar desalination is defined as a plant that obtains solar energy from a closed system. This is done to focus the investigation on…

Christopher Napoli, Bertrand Rioux

Energy for Water in Agriculture: A Partial Factor Productivity Analysis

Christopher Napoli, Berenice Garcia Tellez

Water, energy and food are inextricably linked and, consequently, inefficient use of any of the three resources can have a negative effect on the other two. Managing this nexus requires a holistic approach. We compare the productivity of extracted water…

Napoli, Christopher

Garcia Tellez, Berenice

Policy Options for Reducing Water for Agriculture in Saudi Arabia

Christopher Napoli, David Wogan, Lama Yaseen

Saudi Arabia relies almost exclusively on aquifers and desalination to provide its water. Roughly 87 percent of these water extractions are used for agriculture, and so any policy to improve the sustainability of water resources cannot ignore this agriculture dimension.

Napoli, Christopher

Wogan, David

Yaseen, Lama

A framework for understanding energy for water

International Journal of Water Resources Development

This article offers a framework for understanding how energy is used to meet water demand in countries. Specifically, the relationships between energy use and water scarcity, the location of renewable water resources, and aggregate water demand are explored. The article…

Christopher Napoli, Berenice Garcia Tellez