Conventional Valuation of the Economic Viability of Agricultural Water Investments in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

Cush Ngonzo Luwesi (), Seham D. Zaky Dawoud, Chris Allan Shisanya, Remy Bolito Losembe, Joy Apiyo Obando and Nelson H. Were Wawire
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Cush Ngonzo Luwesi: University of Kinshasa
Seham D. Zaky Dawoud: Damietta University
Chris Allan Shisanya: Kenyatta University
Remy Bolito Losembe: University of Kinshasa
Joy Apiyo Obando: Kenyatta University
Nelson H. Were Wawire: Kenyatta University

Chapter Chapter 5 in Innovative Water Finance in Africa, 2023, pp 111-145 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There is an urgent need for developing “Green water” resources in Africa, which represent the two thirds (2/3) of water reserves kept by plants underneath. Yet, the “Business as usual” interventions consist of investing heavily in “Blue water saving” through large dams, water tanks and pipelines as well as rationing water and regulating its inter-basin transfer and price. This chapter presents an innovative application of conventional yet probabilistic benefitbenefit-cost valuation methods for the economic viability of agricultural water investments in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya.

Keywords: Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs); Benefit-cost analysis (BCA); Green water development (GWD); Blue water saving (BWS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38234-5_5

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