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Research article
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08 Oct 2019
Research article |
| 08 Oct 2019
WHAT-IF: an open-source decision support tool for water infrastructure investment planning within the water–energy–food–climate nexus
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of
Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
COWI A/S, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
Mikkel Kromann
COWI A/S, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
Silvio Pereira-Cardenal
COWI A/S, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
Kenneth Marc Strzepek
MIT, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Peter Bauer-Gottwein
Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of
Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
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Short summary
We present an open-source tool for water infrastructure investment planning considering interrelations between the water, food, and energy systems. We apply it to the Zambezi River basin to evaluate economic impacts of hydropower and irrigation development plans. We find trade-offs between the development plans and sensitivity to uncertainties (e.g. climate change, carbon taxes, capital costs of solar technologies, environmental policies) demonstrating the necessity for an integrated approach.
We present an open-source tool for water infrastructure investment planning considering...
