?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4995%2F&rft.title=Integrating+Water+into+an+Economic+Assessment+of+Climate+Change+Impacts+on+Egypt&rft.creator=Yates%2C+D.&rft.description=Recent+research+indicates+that+larger+countries%2C+with+multiple+agro-climatic+zones%2C+have+the+capacity+to+adjust+to+marginal+climate+changes+which+could+occur+over+the+next+century.+However%2C+in+countries+with+fewer+adaptation+options+and+with+increasing+dependency+on+imports+to+meet+growing+domestic+demands%2C+climate+change+might+have+significant+impacts.+To+date%2C+little+has+been+done+on+assessing+integrated+impacts+of+climate+change+in+developing+countries.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+motivates+the+need+for+improving+and+extending+the+research+on+the+potential+impacts+of+climate+change+on+developing+countries.+An+integrated+assessment+of+climate+change+impacts+on+Egypt+was+performed%3B+incorporating+water+resources%2C+agronomics%2C+land+resources%2C+socio-economics%2C+and+economic+modeling+into+a+consistent+modeling+framework.+A+monthly+water+balance+model+of+the+Nile+basin+was+developed+for+determining+water+availability+under+climate+change+scenarios.+A+computable+general+equilibrium+model+of+world+agriculture+was+used+and+modified+to+address+climate+change+issues+in+Egypt%2C+with+a+focus+on+the+water+resources+sector.+Results+indicated+that+continued+structural+transformation+of+the+socio-economic+system+will+be+necessary+to+meet+growing+domestic+demands+for+goods+and+services--caused+by+a+growing+population+with+a+limited+resource+base.+Three+of+four+GCMs+(Global+Circulation+Models)+indicate+increases+in+Nile+flows+which+give+rise+to+different+development+paths.+This+makes+the+issue+of+vulnerability+and+adaptation+assessment+difficult+because+there+is+a+pressing+need+in+Egypt+to+improve+irrigation+and+agriculture+efficiencies.+Climate+models+forecasting+increased+Nile+floods+might+serve+only+to+delay+the+implementation+of+better+management+strategies+through+their+bright+outlook+on+available+water+resources.&rft.publisher=WP-96-031&rft.date=1996-04&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4995%2F1%2FWP-96-031.pdf&rft.identifier=++Yates%2C+D.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F2536.html%3E++(1996).++Integrating+Water+into+an+Economic+Assessment+of+Climate+Change+Impacts+on+Egypt.+++IIASA+Working+Paper.+IIASA%2C+Laxenburg%2C+Austria%3A+WP-96-031+++++