Current status of water storage and energy irrigation industry

How can existing infrastructure contribute to future storage-fed irrigation?

In basins with existing irrigation storage, maintenance of catchments and reservoirs, and thus reducing the amount of storage lost to sedimentation, is crucial to ensure that existing infrastructure can contribute to future storage-fed irrigation in the long-term (56). Managing Water Demand to Reduce Water Storage Deficits.

What is demand for irrigation water storage?

Demand for irrigation water storage is defined as the annual volume of sustainable blue water in a river basin that can only be used for growing crops if storage is available. These volumes are derived from a basin-scale agrohydrologic analysis of monthly sustainable blue water availability and crop water demands .

Is water storage a major driver of agricultural economic water scarcity?

Our findings show that water storage for irrigation is and will continue to be a major driver of agricultural economic water scarcity (26, 29) and a potential hindrance to leverage sustainable blue water for food security. Beyond Dammed Reservoirs to Supply Irrigation.

Can sustainable irrigation increase food production?

Expansion of sustainable irrigation (i.e., using sustainable water resources to irrigate water-limited croplands) can increase food production, while neither depleting water stocks nor encroaching upon nature. Yet, there is a mismatch in timing of water availability and of irrigation needs in many geographies, necessitating temporary water storage.

Where will irrigation water storage be available in the future?

As a result, the total future demand for irrigation water storage will be in North America, the Middle East, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa (Fig. 5 c), with greatest rates of growth in Africa and South Asia. Africa and South Asia are regions where projected increases for hydropower (Fig. 4 c) and water storage (Fig. 5 b) coincide.

What is the current monthly irrigation demand D (I m)?

The current monthly irrigation demand D (i, m) is defined as the volume of water needed for meeting the water demands of current crops on irrigated land [as delineated in the MIRCA2000 dataset (68)]. D (i, m) is calculated based on the evaporative demand of 126 crops (nearly 100% of all crops grown) listed in MIRCA2000.