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    A ‘blue revolution’ for African agriculture

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Water plays a critical role in increasing agricultural production. Agricultural performance drives poverty trends in Africa and goes a long way in achieving food security. Making the most effective use of water is a major policy challenge for the whole continent.
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    Efficient water use tackles food insecurity

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Without water, farmers cannot grow food. As food security issues increase, water resource management becomes more important. There is a need to increase the efficiency of water use in both irrigated and rainfed agriculture. At the same time, it is essential to limit the demand for food that requires a lot of water to produce.
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    Appraisal: support to Kafue National Park

    Scanteam, 2004
    This paper provides an appraisal of a project entitled 'the development of Kafue National Park as a model of sustainable economic use and biodiversity conservation in a management intensive environment'.
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    Conservation with social justice?: the role of community conserved areas in achieving the Millennium Development Goals

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2005
    A great proportion of the world’s poor are vulnerable to the degradation of natural resources and ecosystems. The standard approach to the conservation of these resources (the establishment of “protected areas”) has in many cases actually exacerbated the poverty of local people by undermining traditional access and tenure rights.
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    Connecting poverty and ecosystem services: focus on Mali

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    How are Africa’s ecosystems faring? This report provides a preliminary overview of ecosystem services in Mali and the corresponding constituents and determinants of well-being related to the availability of these services.
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    Connecting poverty and ecosystem services: focus on Uganda

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    How are Africa’s ecosystems faring? This report provides a preliminary overview of ecosystem services in Uganda and the corresponding constituents and determinants of well-being related to the availability of these services.
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    Connecting poverty and ecosystem services: focus on Tanzania

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    How are Africa’s ecosystems faring? This report provides a preliminary overview of ecosystem services in Tanzania and the corresponding constituents and determinants of well-being related to the availability of these services.
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    Connecting poverty and ecosystem services: focus on Rwanda

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    How are Africa’s ecosystems faring? This report provides a preliminary overview of ecosystem services in Rwanda and the corresponding constituents and determinants of well-being related to the availability of these services.
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    Connecting poverty and ecosystem services: focus on Mozambique

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    How are Africa’s ecosystems faring? This report provides a preliminary overview of ecosystem services in Mozambique and the corresponding constituents and determinants of well-being related to the availability of these services.
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    Connecting poverty and ecosystem services: focus on Mauritania

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    How are Africa’s ecosystems faring? This report provides a preliminary overview of ecosystem services in Mauritania and the corresponding constituents and determinants of well-being related to the availability of these services.

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