•an analysis that linked water resource uses to river
flows and ecological
impacts, and then translated those impacts
into economic terms.
•De facto current and potential future allocations of the
water resource were explored
through three water use alternatives.
•The current economic value of the use of the water resource was estimated in each country based on conservative and optimistic projections of the potential
value of the different activities.
•the analysis of changes to the flow regime (IFA) under each projection was used to assess how existing water uses and new water supply, hydropower and irrigation uses would lead to increases or decreases in economic value derived from the river.