This project examines different mechanisms for adapting to climate variability and change that include (1) the use of water markets by agriculture and urban water utilities, (2) the use of weather and climate information by agricultural producers, particularly for water management decisions, (3) the adoption of improved irrigation technologies, and (4) agricultural and other policy responses. This project includes statistical analysis of factors explaining differences in information use across farmers and ranchers and barriers to investing in water conservation.
Dhanireddy, P. 2010. Crop Insurance Participation and Disaster Assistance: A Simultaneous Model. MS Thesis. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. University of Arizona. (Expected May 2010).
Frisvold, G. 2009. Strategic Behavior in Transboundary Water and Environmental Management. In A. Dinar and J. Albiac (eds). Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management. London: Earthscan.
Frisvold, G. and S. Deva. 2010. Irrigation Technology Choice: The Role of Farm Size, Energy Costs, Climate, and Soils. In B. Colby and G. Frisvold (eds). Risk and Resilience: The Economics of Climate-Water-Energy Challenges in the Arid Southwest. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future Press.
Frisvold, G. and K. Emerick. 2010. Applying Bargaining Theory to Wester Water Transfers. In B. Colby and G. Frisvold (eds). Adaptation and Resilience: The Economics of Climate-Water-Energy Challenges in the Arid Southwest. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future Press.
. 2008. Rural-urban water transfers with applications to the U.S. Mexico border region. Game Theory and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environment:155-80.
Frisvold, G. and A. Murugesan. 2010. Use of Climate and Weather Information for Agricultural Decision-Making. In B. Colby and G. Frisvold (eds). Risk and Resilience: The Economics of Climate-Water-Energy Challenges in the Arid Southwest. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future Press.