Petra Hellegers
Biographic Data
| ID | 6547674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petra Hellegers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petra |
| FAMILY NAME | Hellegers |
| SIGNATURE | HELLEGERS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wageningen University & Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4134-0568 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reducing unintended consequences of subsidies in (irrigated and rainfed) agriculture
Rethinking agricultural subsidies has gained considerable attention as they serve important societal priorities, but also have unintended environmental and social effects on water. This paper combines insights from a literature review of 1,074 studies, a qualitative analysis of n = 48 studies, and recommendations for subsidy reform from an online seminar with 79 agricultural water management experts. The insight and recommendations show that agri…
Measuring equity in the agricultural water sector
Although the terms efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability are often mentioned in the same breath in agricultural water management, less attention has been paid to equity than to efficiency and environmental sustainability. This occurs because equity involves making decisions about people and trade-offs in distribution and outcomes of which decision-makers have little quantitative knowledge. This paper aims to clarify the conceptual …
The role of decision support tools in drought management
Droughts have an increasing impact on the entire European continent. As the frequency and intensity of droughts rise in many parts of Europe, the implementation of effective drought adaptation and mitigation strategies becomes increasingly important. However, it is not known how diverse tools are used in drought management with increasing drought severity. This study explores the role of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) in strategic and operational …
Present and future groundwater depletion rates in Wadi Zabid, Tihama Coastal Plain, Yemen
Natural and human-induced drivers of groundwater depletion in Wadi Zabid, Tihama coastal plain, Yemen
Groundwater depletion is a problem in many parts the world. We developed an approach to investigate the drivers of groundwater depletion in data-scarce regions. The approach combines natural and human-induced drivers, with the latter focusing on the link between human activities and government policies. We tested the approach in Wadi Zabid, Yemen. Forty years of rainfall-runoff data were analyzed, alongside changes in land cover, groundwater abst…
Four perspectives on water for global food production and international trade
Using indicators to inform the sustainable governance of water-for-food systems
Why irrigation water pricing is not widely used
Interplay between land-use dynamics and changes in hydrological regime in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile Basin
A better use of land and water resources will be necessary to meet the increasing demand for food in the Nile basin. Using a hydro-economic model along the storyline of three future political cooperation scenarios, we show that the future of food production in the Basin lies not in the expansion of intensively irrigated areas and the disputed reallocation of water, but in utilizing the vast forgotten potential of rainfed agriculture in the upstre…
Dynamics of agricultural groundwater extraction
Interplay between land-use dynamics and changes in hydrological regime in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile Basin
A better use of land and water resources will be necessary to meet the increasing demand for food in the Nile basin. Using a hydro-economic model along the storyline of three future political cooperation scenarios, we show that the future of food production in the Basin lies not in the expansion of intensively irrigated areas and the disputed reallocation of water, but in utilizing the vast forgotten potential of rainfed agriculture in the upstre…
Four perspectives on water for global food production and international trade
Dynamics of agricultural groundwater extraction
The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile Basin
A better use of land and water resources will be necessary to meet the increasing demand for food in the Nile basin. Using a hydro-economic model along the storyline of three future political cooperation scenarios, we show that the future of food production in the Basin lies not in the expansion of intensively irrigated areas and the disputed reallocation of water, but in utilizing the vast forgotten potential of rainfed agriculture in the upstre…
Interplay between land-use dynamics and changes in hydrological regime in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Four perspectives on water for global food production and international trade
Using indicators to inform the sustainable governance of water-for-food systems
Why irrigation water pricing is not widely used
Natural and human-induced drivers of groundwater depletion in Wadi Zabid, Tihama coastal plain, Yemen
Groundwater depletion is a problem in many parts the world. We developed an approach to investigate the drivers of groundwater depletion in data-scarce regions. The approach combines natural and human-induced drivers, with the latter focusing on the link between human activities and government policies. We tested the approach in Wadi Zabid, Yemen. Forty years of rainfall-runoff data were analyzed, alongside changes in land cover, groundwater abst…
Present and future groundwater depletion rates in Wadi Zabid, Tihama Coastal Plain, Yemen
The role of decision support tools in drought management
Droughts have an increasing impact on the entire European continent. As the frequency and intensity of droughts rise in many parts of Europe, the implementation of effective drought adaptation and mitigation strategies becomes increasingly important. However, it is not known how diverse tools are used in drought management with increasing drought severity. This study explores the role of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) in strategic and operational …
Reducing unintended consequences of subsidies in (irrigated and rainfed) agriculture
Rethinking agricultural subsidies has gained considerable attention as they serve important societal priorities, but also have unintended environmental and social effects on water. This paper combines insights from a literature review of 1,074 studies, a qualitative analysis of n = 48 studies, and recommendations for subsidy reform from an online seminar with 79 agricultural water management experts. The insight and recommendations show that agri…
Measuring equity in the agricultural water sector
Although the terms efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability are often mentioned in the same breath in agricultural water management, less attention has been paid to equity than to efficiency and environmental sustainability. This occurs because equity involves making decisions about people and trade-offs in distribution and outcomes of which decision-makers have little quantitative knowledge. This paper aims to clarify the conceptual …
Environmental Science (9 works) · Water resources management and optimization (9 works) · Agriculture (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Water resource management (5 works) · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Food security (4 works)