Publications

Falkenmark M., C.M. Finlayson. L.J. Gordon, E.M. Bennett, T. Matiza Chiuta, D. Coates, N. Gosh, M. Gopalakrishnan, R.S. de Groot, G. Jacks, E. Kendy, L. Oyebande, M. Moore, G.D. Peterson and J.M. Portugez. 2007. Agriculture, Water and Ecosystems: Avoiding the Costs of Going too Far. In. Molden D. (editor) Water for Food, Water for Life: A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. pp. 233-277. Earthscan, London

Rockström, J., M. Lannerstad and M. Falkenmark. 2007. Assessing the Water Challenge of a New Green Revolution in Developing Countries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104: 6253-6260.

Publication review This article analyzes the water implications in 92 developing countries of first attaining the 2015 hunger target of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and then feeding a growing population on an acceptable standard diet. The water requirements in terms of vapor flows are quantified, potential water sources are identified, and impacts on agricultural land expansion and water tradeoffs with e...