Water for Food: Feeding what? - A Comparative Analysis of Egyptian and Israeli National Water Policies toward Water in Agricultural Production
Abstract
Key Findings:
- “Water for food” is not necessarily synonymous with “water for food security”
- Countries with similar geological conditions face very different geopolitical realities; national water policies and agricultural motivations reflect this
- Water policies and research should seek to understand “water for food” and its connections with economics, the environment, and securities more broadly
Keywords: water security, Egypt, Israel, water policy, agriculture
Submitted 29 January 2014; Published 10 June 2025
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