ABSTRACT
Views diverge sharply on the competing choices for water for food and for ecosystems. Some emphasize developing more water through large infrastructure to relieve scarcity, fuel economic growth, protect vulnerable people, and relieve pressure on the environment. Projects to transfer water from water-abundant to water-scarce basins follow this approach. At the other end of the spectrum are calls for a halt to agricultural and hydraulic infrastructure expansion-and for practices that restore ecosystems.
