This study develops water footprint scenarios for Europe for 2050, at the country level, based on projections regarding population and economic growth, production and trade patterns, consumption patterns (diets and bioenergy use) and technological development. The objective is to estimate possible future changes in the green, blue and grey water footprint (WF) of production and consumption, to ...

Abstract Evidence suggests that natural resources have driven conflict and underdevelopment in modern Africa. We show this relationship exists primarily when neighboring regions are resource-rich. When neighbors resource-poor, own instead drive economic growth. To motivate the empirical study of set facts, we present a simple model parties engaged potential over resources, revealing prosperity ...