Deck 2/4

Question 1

study in Iran purpose

Answer 1

assess feasibility of applying VWT strategy to alleviate water stress

Question 2

assessed feasibility in Iran through what?

Answer 2

• regional crop structure adjustment
• inter-provincial food trade
• socio-economic factors

Question 3

why might VWT strat be possible in Iran

Answer 3

they have a more centralized government and high level policy and decision making

Question 4

how was the study done

Answer 4

• model bw and gw in Iran
• assess impact of climate change on water resources (through past and future predictions)
• model wheat yield and cwp in wheat production per province
• analysis of intra-country VWT

Question 5

why simulate wheat and crop yield, ET, and CWP in each province

Answer 5

to understand which provinces produce better (which will act like the importing country and which will be the exporter)

Question 6

Different scenarios ran

Answer 6

2 business as usuals, food security, water security, improving irrigation efficiency up to 70%

Question 7

business as usual scenario results

Answer 7

could produce well but not sustainable for the long-run

Question 8

food security scenario results

Answer 8

not sustainable

Question 9

water security

Answer 9

could reach water security provided they partially import cereals from intl markets

Question 10

improving irrigation scenario results

Answer 10

could produce desired cereal levels while elleviating water scarcity

Question 11

what types of countries may be suitable for intra-country VWT

Answer 11

large, diverse hydro-climate, agricultural, and economic conditions

Question 12

national water saving will occur if

Answer 12

water intensive commodities are produced in provinces with high CWP (low VWC) and exported to regions with low CWP (high VWC)

Question 13

socioeconomic factors should be incorporated into intra-country VWTS
T/F

Answer 13

true