Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-307-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-307-2020
Research article
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21 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 21 Jan 2020

Assessment of potential implications of agricultural irrigation policy on surface water scarcity in Brazil

Sebastian Multsch, Maarten S. Krol, Markus Pahlow, André L. C. Assunção, Alberto G. O. P. Barretto, Quirijn de Jong van Lier, and Lutz Breuer

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 Aug 2019) by Nunzio Romano
AR by Markus Pahlow on behalf of the Authors (30 Aug 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (11 Sep 2019) by Nunzio Romano
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (13 Oct 2019)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Oct 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Nov 2019) by Nunzio Romano
AR by Markus Pahlow on behalf of the Authors (26 Nov 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (15 Dec 2019) by Nunzio Romano
AR by Markus Pahlow on behalf of the Authors (16 Dec 2019)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Expanding irrigation in agriculture is one of Brazil's strategies to increase production. In this study the amount of water required to grow the main crops has been calculated and compared to the water that is available in rivers at least 95 % of the time. Future decisions regarding expanding irrigated cropping areas must, while intensifying production practices, consider the likely regional effects on water scarcity levels, in order to reach sustainable agricultural production.