India is one of the world's largest food producers, making the sustainability of its agricultural
system of global significance. Groundwater irrigation underpins India's agriculture, currently …

Worsening environmental conditions threaten to undermine progress in reducing rural
poverty. Little is known, however, about the prospects for farmer adaptations to mitigate this …

Because human and environmental systems in the Anthropocene are increasingly coupled,
hydrologists and economists often find themselves studying the same systems from different …

We study the long-term impact of large-scale irrigation infrastructure on the composition of
local economic activity in India. Our analysis uses high-resolution spatial data covering …

The rising rate of chronic disease is a leading driver of the global disease burden. Yet, its
determinants are not fully understood. Exploiting the Green Revolution and its expansion in …

Unlike many global regions, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has yet to undergo a groundwater
revolution. In this paper we confirm that for most SSA countries current groundwater use …

It is often purported that unusually dry weather conditions provoke small-scale social conflict—
riots—by intensifying the competition for water. The present paper explores this hypothesis …

Agriculture may support the local nonagricultural economy in rural areas, though agricultural
expansion may also crowd-out nonagricultural activity. On the United States Plains, areas …

We estimate the long-run effects of India's vast canal network, which provides irrigation
water to 200+ million people. Canals reshaped Indian economic geography, with substantial …

Sustainable agricultural water systems are critical to ensure prosperous agricultural
production, secure water resources, and support healthy ecosystems that sustain livelihoods …