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    Improved land management in the Lake Victoria basin: annual technical report July 2001 to June 2002

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2002
    This report addresses the challenges of land management in the Lake Victoria basin of East Africa. In 1999 the World Agroforestry Centre launched a major effort to identify, diagnose and reverse degradation in the Lake Victoria basin, focusing primarily on the Kenyan part of the basin.
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    Assessment of the headwaters of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2012
    The  study  site  of  Fogera  Woreda  is  one  of  106  woredas of  the  Amhara National  Regional  State  and  is  located  in  the  South  Gondar  Zone,  about  65  km  north of the  Regional  capital  Bahir  Dar  town,  on  
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    Cross-sectoral integration in the Sustainable Development Goals: A nexus approach

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2014
    This brief proposes ways to use the water-energy-food nexus framework to facilitate cross-sectoral integration in the Sustainable Development Goals process, with the purpose of making the SDGs more cost-effective, efficient and sustainable in the long term.
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    The future of global water stress: An integrated assessment

    MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 2014
    This paper assesses the ability of global water systems, resolved at 282 large river basins or Assessment Sub Regions (ASRs), to the meet water requirements over the coming decades under integrated projections of socioeconomic growth and climate change.
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    Climate adaptation: Seizing the challenge

    World Economic Forum, 2014
    This report argues that nations and communities will need to adapt while at the same time seeking mitigation solutions to climate change. It highlights an increase in the interest of the policy, business and academic communities to the challenge of adaptation and sees it as something that will need to be continued as more people feel the impacts of climate change.
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    Watershed development in India: Economic valuation and adaptation considerations

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013
    This paper explores how watershed development, an ecosystem-based approach for development of rain-fed regions in India, is gaining traction and political support, and its potential contribution to poverty reduction, food security, and climate change adaptation.
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    Climate change and decline in water resources in Kikuletwa Catchment, Pangani, Northern Tanzania

    African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013
    The study assessed the sensitivity of hydrology and water resources to climate variation in Kikuletwa Catchment, Pangani Basin, northern Tanzania using 30 years of river level and climate data as well as questionnaire, focused group discussion (FGD) and participant observation.
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    A South African perspective on livestock production in relation to greenhouse gases and water usage

    South African Journal of Animal Science, 2013
    The issue of livestock farming in relation to climate change is a highly charged area of debate, attracting sharp criticism from many environmentalists and animal rights groups. Yet much of the information in the public sphere is misguided, misinformed, or propaganda.
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    Managed Aquifer Recharge: The Solution for Water Shortages in the Fergana Valley

    International Water Management Institute, 2013
    The authors of this study argue that the current practice of sequential in-channel reservoirs does not cope well with the needs of both upstream and downstream water users along the Syrdarya River Bed. As demand for food and energy increases competition for water between users of the river has increased.
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    Collecting Critical Data to Assess the Sustainability of Rural Infrastructure in Low-Income Countries

    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2013
    Rural water systems in low-income countries often fail to deliver potable water sustainably. Reasons include socio-economic, financial, and technical challenges that are specific to the community.

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