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A water-resilient economy: hydro-macroeconomic and climate change analysis in Rwanda

21 Mar 2023

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Rwanda’s economy is inextricably linked to its water supply. It aspires to become an upper-middle-income country by 2035, and a high-income country by 2050. But rising temperatures and more prolonged dry spells threaten crop production and strain water supply.Researchers from SEI and World Bank Group used SEI’s flagship water modelling tool, WEAP, and macroeconomic analysis to determine how water efficiency and storage measures can sustainably support Rwanda’s economic growth.
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Authors

Annette Huber-Lee, Eric Kemp-Benedict, Brian Joyce

DOI
https://doi.org/10.51414/sei2023.021
Published in
Sweden

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