Water management and irrigation
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- Understanding Payments for Ecosystem Services
- ( S. Waage;C. Bracer;M. Inbar / The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace , 2008)
- Designed to provide the reader with a solid understanding of what Payments for Ecosystem Service (PES) are and how they work, this primer is intended for an audience interested in exploring the potent...
- Benefit sharing: the case of transboundary waters
- ( H. Qaddumi / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2008)
- The emergence and maintenance of transboundary water management regimes rests on a complex web of inter-related factors that define incentives for cooperation. This paper considers practical mechanism...
- Water scarcity in the context of the rising demand for food
- ( J. Lundqvist;C. de Fraiture;D. Molden / Stockholm International Water Institute , 2008)
- Agriculture is the largest human use of water. Clearly, agricultural practices need to be targeted to reduce wastage of water. This has been the centre of attention for water saving practices for some...
- How have China's development policies impacted Tibeten pastoralists?
- ( M. Foggin / Plateau Perspectives , 2008)
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Tibetan grasslands constitute one of the most important grazing ecosystems in the world and encompass the source areas of many major Asian rivers. While a variety of government policies have been a...
- Can sustainable agriculture help lift Indian farmers out of poverty?
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2008)
- Millions of farmers in remote rural areas of India struggle to feed themselves and their families, while the resources on which they depend are deteriorating daily. This book shows how sustainable agr...
- Counteracting desertification: a regional initiative in Africa
- ( Sahara and Sahel Observatory , 2008)
- Desertification has had an acute impact in Africa, particularly in the Community of the Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), which is characterised by climate ranging from hyper-arid to dry sub-humid. The ...
Towards long-term strategies for irrigation in Afghanistan
- ( B. Rout / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit , 2008)
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This paper develops and presents a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan. The report is intended to enhance knowledge of irrigation methods and management with the aim of improving system p...
Designing successful programmes to combat land degradation in Western Asia
- ( Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia , 2007)
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This report looks at possible ways for policy-makers and decision-takers to combat and/or prevent land degradation in the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) region, both genera...
- Can irrigation provide a route towards poverty alleviation?
- ( M. Lipton / Poverty Research Unit, Sussex , 2008)
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Focusing on water resources and irrigation, this paper documents a talk by Michael Lipton exploring approaches to poverty alleviation in developing Asia. The talk discusses the findings of a recent...
- Supporting rural livelihoods through water investment in sub-Saharan Africa
- ( Land and Water Development Division, FAO , 2008)
- Insecure access to water for consumption and productive uses is a major constraint on poverty reduction in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This publication addresses the linkage between water and r...
