Water, agriculture and ecosystem services in climate change vulnerable agricultural regions of Spain and Jordan

摘要

Irrigated agricultural landscapes generate a valuable set ofudecosystem services, which are threatened by water scarcity in many aridand semi‐arid regions of the world. In the Mediterranean region, climate change is expected to decrease water availability through reduced precipitation and more frequent drought spells. At the same time, climateudchange, demographic and economic development and an agricultural sector highly dependent on irrigation, will raise water demand, increasing experienced water scarcityudand affecting the provision of ecosystem services from waterudresources and agro-ecosystems. In this context, policy makers face the challenge of balancing the provision of different ecosystem services, including agricultural incomeudand production and also water ecosystem protection.