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Author : United Nations. Department of Technical Cooperation for Development,United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015024776612
Author : Nicola Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Grundwasserbildung
ISBN : 3865378854
Author : Fathi Zereini,Wolfgang Jaeschke
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662108666
This volume presents the latest research related to the current water situation, as well as its significance for the peaceful coexistence of the neighbouring countries. The book focuses on crucial topics: water resources, water protection, water management and water as a source of conflict. Topics such as sewage disposal and soil protection, as well as the transfer of environmental technology are also discussed.
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 9780889368040
Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities
Author : United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Groundwater
ISBN : UOM:39015026951841
Author : Paul Pavelic,Karen G. Villholth,Shilp Verma
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000866445
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and challenges of intensifying groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for improving smallholder agrarian livelihoods. Only about 3% of the groundwater resources of Sub-Saharan Africa are used for irrigated agriculture despite the subcontinent’s relative abundance of groundwater. The majority of the region’s smallholders are highly dependent on seasonal dryland cropping, making them extremely vulnerable to uncertain weather patterns and droughts. Improved irrigation capabilities through sustainable groundwater development could unleash smallholder farming and make it a major driver of economic growth, poverty reduction, climate resilience, and improved food security. So, why is groundwater so underused? Tapping into groundwater requires a major shift in farming practices and it has its own challenges and requirements – smallholder access to land and finance for irrigation infrastructure and equipment, gendered and equitable adoption options. This whole list is framed in terms of what the smallholder farmers need. Hence, this should also be put in this context, supply chains, energy access, resource availability, and institutional support. The chapters in this book present a picture that is not only heterogeneous across the region, but also hold some common denominators. They serve to enrich the discourse and help better understand the barriers along the pathways toward the sustainable and transformative adoption of groundwater irrigation. The scientific information provided herein would be of interest to researchers, practitioners, decision makers and planners with interest in the region. This book was originally published as a Special Issue of Water International journal.
Author : Segun Adelana,Alan MacDonald
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203889497
Groundwater is Africa‘s most precious natural resource, providing reliable water supplies for many people. Further development of groundwater resources is fundamental to increasing access to safe water across the continent to meet coverage targets and reduce poverty. There is also an increasing interest in the use of groundwater for irrigated
Author : Holger Treidel,Jose Luis Martin-Bordes,Jason J. Gurdak
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780203120767
Climate change is expected to modify the hydrological cycle and affect freshwater resources. Groundwater is a critical source of fresh drinking water for almost half of the worlds population and it also supplies irrigated agriculture. Groundwater is also important in sustaining streams, lakes, wetlands, and associated ecosystems. But despite this,
Author : Yongxin Xu,Brent Usher
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203963548
In 2000, various UN organizations launched a collaborative effort to assess the vulnerability of groundwater in several African cities. The project addressed the issue of aquifer vulnerability and the protection of groundwater quality. This book is a collection of thirty peer-reviewed papers on the topic, and provides a glimpse of the situation acr
Author : J. Anthony A. Jones
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048134267
Burgeoning population and climate change are among the most critical challenges facing the 21st century. Both have critical implications for groundwater resources, especially in many developing countries where resources are already under pressure. Due to low rainfall and high evaporation in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, groundwater is not being renewed, and groundwater laid down up to 10,000 years ago is literally being mined for irrigation, often very inefficiently. Over recent decades, groundwater levels have fallen dramatically in key grain-growing regions like the American Great Plains and the North China Plain. As the population grows and emerging economies like China and India demand more food, especially water intensive meat products, agricultural demand for water is set to increase. The rapid shift of population from the countryside to the cities is also adding to this pressure; most old wells in Beijing are now dry. Pollution from industry, agriculture and shanty towns is destroying many groundwater resources; some could take 50 years to clean up even with strict and immediate controls. This volume looks at the technical, socio-economic and political problems being faced, and at the developments in groundwater science and management that may help create a sustainable future for our planet.
Author : United Nations. Department of Technical Cooperation for Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015028919770
Author : K. A. Edwards
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 929053043X
Author : Cobbing, J.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908746
Author : Anonim
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290903147
Author : United Nations International Law Commission
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213620915
Volume I contains summary records of the International Law Commission sessions on such subjects as: arbitral procedures, diplomatic immunities, Law of the Sea, nationality, Law of Treaties and Rights and Duties of States. Volume II contains reports of Special Rapporteurs and documents relating to the subjects discussed in Volume I including the report of the General Assembly.