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Nazari Y, Mobini Lotfabad M. The Water Rebound Effect in Inter-Basin Water Transfer: A Letter to the Editor. JRUMS 2025; 24 (8) :767-772
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Inter-Basin Water Transfers (IBTs) are effective as potential solutions in providing immediate relief, but their long-term sustainability is debatable. However, recurrent water shortages can be caused by increased water demand in the receiving basin due to transferred water. Increasing irrigation efficiency in the absence of prior control over water allocation increases water use. This phenomenon is known as the water rebound effect. Rebound effect analysis can help in developing water management strategies including promoting continuous advancements in water-saving technologies, applying restrictions on expanding cultivated lands in specific areas, reducing the cultivation of high-yield and water-intensive crops, preventing the expansion of irrigation coverage and increasing agricultural establishment, implementing water pricing mechanisms, and integrating smart irrigation technologies with data-driven water resource management. This article discusses the water rebound effect in inter-basin water transfers projects and presents suggested solutions to prevent it
Keywords: Water rebound effect, Water resources management, Inter-basin water transfer, Water efficiency
Funding: There is no financial support.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: Not applicable.
Authors’ contributions:
- Conceptualization: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
-Methodology: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
- Data collection: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
- Formal analysis: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
- Supervision: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
- Project administration: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
- Writing – original draft: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
- Writing – review & editing: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
Keywords: Water rebound effect, Water resources management, Inter-basin water transfer, Water efficiency
Funding: There is no financial support.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical considerations: Not applicable.
Authors’ contributions:
- Conceptualization: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
-Methodology: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
- Data collection: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
- Formal analysis: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
- Supervision: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
- Project administration: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad
- Writing – original draft: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
- Writing – review & editing: Mohammad Mobini Lotfabad, Yasin Nazari
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Citation: Nazari Y, Mobini Lotfabad M. The Water Rebound Effect in Inter-Basin Water Transfer: A Letter to the Editor. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2025; 24 (8): 767-72. [Farsi]
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Keywords: Water rebound effect, Water resources management, Inter-basin water transfer, Water efficiency
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Environmental Health
Received: 2025/05/10 | Accepted: 2025/09/21 | Published: 2025/11/19
Received: 2025/05/10 | Accepted: 2025/09/21 | Published: 2025/11/19
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