@article{fdi:010061909, title = {{P}ricing rainbow, green, blue and grey water : tree cover and geopolitics of climatic teleconnections}, author = {van {N}oordwijk, {M}. and {N}amirembe, {S}. and {C}atacutan, {D}. and {W}illiamson, {D}avid and {G}ebrekirstos, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}tmospheric moisture ("rainbow water") is the source of all green, blue and grey water flows. {C}urrent water-related legislation and policies have moved beyond blue (water allocation) and grey (waste water treatment) water concerns to incorporate the green water concept of additional water use by fast-growing trees; it may require further change to incorporate rainbow water relations as evident in recent literature on short-cycle rainfall derived from evapotranspiration over land. {S}pecific teleconnections relate rainfall dynamics at any specific site to land use and sea conditions elsewhere. {G}overnment-mandated water use charges for payments for ecosystem services ({PES}) exist in some {A}frican countries but their use in enhancing actual water related ecosystem services covering the full hydrological cycle is still evolving as rainbow water science is new.}, keywords = {{AFRIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}urrent {O}pinion in {E}nvironmental {S}ustainability}, volume = {6}, numero = {}, pages = {41--47}, ISSN = {1877-3435}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1016/j.cosust.2013.10.008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061909}, }