Economic Impact of Water and Soil Salinity
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 3923
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Agricultural Economics; Farming; Climate Change Economics; Water Quality; Environmental Impact Assessment; Crop; Agriculture; Natural Resource Management; Wastewater Treatment; Sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quality water shortage for human use and agricultural production is becoming a new norm around the world. One of the reasons for this shortage is increased encroachment of fresh water aquifer by saline water. A large number of people in the world rely on coastal aquifers for drinking water, agriculture, and industrial operations. The impact of salinity could be quite devastating to the population and the economy. By some estimates, 20% of agricultural land and 30% of irrigated land have been already affected by salinity, and this value is expected to increase by 10% every year with a likelihood of more than 50% arable land getting impacted by salinity by year 2050.
Even the aquifers inland are getting encroached with salinity, thereby impacting crop production. In many cases, saline irrigation water increases soil salinity. As quality water shortage increases, there is also a rise in the use of recycled water. Recycled water increases soil salinity. There is an urgent need to estimate the economic damage caused by irrigation water and soil salinity in agriculture. It is equally necessary to identify adaptation and mitigation approaches to reduce soil salinity.
The following themes would be of particular interest (although this list is not exhaustive):
- Economic impact of soil salinity and irrigation water salinity
- Economic impact of aquifer salinity in agriculture
- Recycled water use, salinity, and economic impact
- Adaptation and mitigation to salinity
We invite you to contribute to this issue by submitting comprehensive reviews, case studies, or research articles. Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure, with the aim of the rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.
Prof. Dr. Krishna P Paudel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Soil salinity
- Water salinity
- Economic impact
- Adaptive and mitigation approach to soil salinity
