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Searching with a thematic focus on Agriculture and food, Agricultural biodiversity and natural resource management, Water management and irrigation, Governance

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    Kingship, bureaucracy and participation: competing moralities of ‘decentralisation’ in south Indian irrigation

    School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2000
    This paper attempts a long view of decentralisation in irrigation management in parts of south India. In doing so, it has attempted to place present day ‘Participatory Irrigation Management’ in perspective, particularly by drawing attention to antecedent forms of ‘decentralisation’ and suggesting that some of the practices and moralities involved persist today.
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    Power crisis: beyond blame and blunder

    Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya, 2000
    Report on a forum held in response to the power crisis in Kenya. Rationing started in September 1999, intensified in May 2000 and rain failure for the second year led to an announcement in June 2000 of a more pronounced regime of power rationing for the whole country.
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    Improving the operation of urban water supply systems in India: a discussion of unaccounted for water

    US Agency for International Development, 2000
    Project report from the Indo-US FIRE(D) project which aims to institutionalise the delivery of commercially viable urban infrastructure and services at the state, regional and national levels.
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    Aquaculture, poverty impacts and livelihoods

    Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2000
    Aquaculture is often viewed narrowly as intensive culture of salmon and shrimp to provide high value products for luxury markets and is often associated with environmental degradation. The promotion of aquaculture for rural development has had a poor record in many developing countries, especially in Africa.

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