Food Production in Water-scarce Regions:system-scale Relations, Practice and Policy

这项研究考察了两个向英国出口缺水国家农业用水的关系、做法和政策。英国的进口量约为。其48%的食物需求和约80%的水果，对海外水资源造成了重大影响。半干旱出口地区出现了环境退化和农民、自然资源保护者和政策制定者之间的社会冲突，需要更多地了解流域、用户和机构规模上的关键相互作用。这项研究将针对西班牙和南非

This research examines the relations, practices and policies of agricultural water use in two water-scarce nations exporting to the UK. The UK imports approx. 48% of its food demands and around 80% of its fruit, resulting in significant impacts on water resources overseas. Environmental degradation and social conflicts between farmers, conservationists and policy makers have arisen in semi-arid exporting regions and greater understanding is needed of the crucial interactions at catchment, user and institutional scales. The research will target Spain and South Africa