A reply to Lankford and Agol (2024). Irrigation is more than irrigating: agricultural green water interventions contribute to blue water depletion and the global water crisis

Author/s

Johan Rockström, Jennie Barron

Abstract

The global water crisis requires an integrated green-blue water framework.

Citation

Rockström, Johan, and Jennie Barron. 2025. “A Reply to Lankford and Agol (2024). Irrigation Is More than Irrigating: Agricultural Green Water Interventions Contribute to Blue Water Depletion and the Global Water Crisis.” Water International 50 (1): 11–21. doi:10.1080/02508060.2025.2452115.

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