Sectoral Impacts of Drought and Climate Change | CLIMAS

Details

Project Dates:

2008

Status:

Ongoing

CLIMAS Collaborators:

Non-CLIMAS Collaborators:

Kazim Konyar

Sean Hecht

Srinivasa Ponnaluru

Ashley Kerna

Rosalind Bark

Karl Flessa

Sandy Dall'Erba

Collaborator(s) / Affiliation(s):

Kazim Konyar, California State University San Bernardino

Sean Hecht, University of California Los Angeles

Srinivasa Ponnaluru, Washington State University

A. Kerna (Univ. of Arizona – Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics)

R. Bark (Univ. of Leeds – School of Earth and Environment)

K. Flessa (Univ. of Arizona – Dept. of Geosciences)

S. Dall’erba (Univ. of Illinois – Dept. of Agricultural and Consumer Economics)

Project Partners:

Arizona Agribusiness Council

Arizona Farm Bureau

Arizona House of Representatives

Central Arizona Project

Cotton Incorporated

Environmental Defense Fund

Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation

National Parks Conservation Association

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation District; Sonoran Institute

Yuma County Water Users' Association

Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Nature Conservancy

Gila River Indian Community

University of Arizona - Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program

Maricopa County Food System Coalition

University of Arizona - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

University of Illinois - Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Additional Funders:

Cotton Incorporated

The Marvin and June Morrison Chair in Agribusiness

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. National Park Service

Yuma County Arizona Cooperative Extension

NIDIS Coping with Drought

NOAA Regional Climate Centers

Arizona Department of Water Resources

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Sectoral Impacts of Drought and Climate Change

CLIMAS Lead:

George Frisvold

This project examines the impacts of drought and climate change on climate sensitive sectors in the Southwest, focusing on agriculture, outdoor recreation, and tourism. Drafted a funded grant proposal on Economic Impacts on Drought on Agriculture, Recreational Tourism, and Rural Communities to a combination of NIDIS and the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Related Publications

Title	Year
Water Use and Climate Effects on Farm Profitability in the Colorado Basin	2018
Contribution of Agriculture to the Maricopa County and Gila River Indian Community Economies	2018
The economic contribution of agriculture in Yuma County	2015
Invasive Species Control Optimization as a Dynamic Spatial Process: An Application to Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) in Arizona	2014
The role of economics in transboundary restoration water management in the Colorado River Delta	2014
Invasive Species Control Based on a Cooperative Game	2013
Framing Scenarios of Binational Water Policy with a Tool to Visualize, Quantify and Valuate Changes in Ecosystem Services	2013
Less Water: How Will Agriculture in Southern Mountain States Adapt?	2012

Related Events

Title	Date
Ag 100 Council Workshop
Water Funder Workshop Panel

Sectoral Impacts of Drought and Climate Change