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Improving On Farm Agricultural Water Productivity In The Karkheh River Basin Research Report No 2 Proceedings Of The International Workshop Improving Water Productivity And Livelihood Resilience In Karkheh River Basin Iran 10 11 Sep 2007 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Improving On Farm Agricultural Water Productivity In The Karkheh River Basin Research Report No 2 Proceedings Of The International Workshop Improving Water Productivity And Livelihood Resilience In Karkheh River Basin Iran 10 11 Sep 2007 book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : ICARDA
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789291272129
Author : Seleshi Bekele Awulachew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849712835
The Nile is the world's longest river and sustains the livelihoods of millions of people across ten countries in Africa. This book provides unique and up-to-date insights on agriculture, water resources, governance, poverty, productivity, upstream-downstream linkages, innovations, future plans and their implications.
Author : Theib Oweis
Publisher : ICARDA
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Supplemental irrigation
ISBN : 9789291270705
Author : Luna Bharati,Bharat R. Sharma,Vladimir Smakhtin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317479475
The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. The basin is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity from climatic, hydrological, geomorphological, cultural, environmental and socio-economic perspectives. More than 500 million people are directly or indirectly dependent upon the Ganges River Basin, which spans China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. While there are many books covering one aspect of the Ganges, ranging from hydrology to cultural significance, this book is unique in presenting a comprehensive inter-disciplinary overview of the key issues and challenges facing the region. Contributors from the three main riparian nations assess the status and trends of water resources, including the Himalayas, groundwater, pollution, floods, drought and climate change. They describe livelihood systems in the basin, and the social, economic, geopolitical and institutional constraints, including transboundary disputes, to achieving productive, sustainable and equitable water access. Management of the main water-use sectors and their inter-linkages are reviewed, as well as the sustainability and trade-offs in conservation of natural systems and resource development such as for hydropower or agriculture.
Author : Mohammad Hassan Roozitalab,Hamid Siadat,Abbas Farshad
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319690483
This unique book addresses Iran’s extremely rich soil diversity and resources, which have developed under various climatic conditions ranging from dry to humid conditions. Featuring contributions by a group of respected experts on Iranian soils and agriculture, it provides comprehensive information on the management approaches needed for sustainable soil utilization and conservation under such conditions, and the attendant challenges. As such, it offers a valuable resource for anyone interested in soils and agriculture in Iran, but also in other Middle East and North African countries with similar climatic conditions. The book contains 14 chapters which illustrate the long history of indigenous knowledge and soil research, climate, geology and geomorphology, vegetation cover, soil forming factors and processes, major soils, properties and their classification. Furthermore, it presents past climate change and paleosols, agroecological zones, soil fertility, soil biology and biotechnology, human induced land degradation and “soil management in space and time”. In the end, major challenges facing the soil resources of the country are defined and recommendations are made to face the future challenges.
Author : Vishnu Prasad Pandey,Sangam Shrestha,David Wiberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119564447
WATER, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SUSTAINABILITY An in-depth review of sustainable concepts in water resources management under climate change Climate change continues to intensify existing pressures in water resources management, such as rapid population growth, land use changes, pollution, damming of rivers, and many others. Securing a reliable water supply—critical for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—requires understanding of the relation between finite water resources, climate variability/change, and various elements of sustainability. Water, Climate Change, and Sustainability is a timely and in-depth examination of the concept of sustainability as it relates to water resources management in the context of climate change risks. Featuring contributions by global authors, this edited volume is organized into three sections: Sustainability Concepts; Sustainability Approaches, Tools, and Techniques; and Sustainability in Practice. Detailed chapters describe the linkage between water and sustainable development, highlight the development and use of new measuring and reporting methods, and discuss the implementation of sustainability concepts in various water use sectors. Topics include localizing and mainstreaming global water sustainability initiatives, resilient water infrastructure for poverty reduction, urban water security for sustainable cities, climate actions and challenges for sustainable ecosystem services, and more. This important resource: Reviews contemporary scientific research and practical applications in the areas of water, climate change and sustainability in different regions of the world Discusses future directions of research and practices in relation to expected patterns of climate changes Covers a wide range of concepts, theories, and perspectives of sustainable development of water resources Features case studies of field and modelling techniques for analyzing water resources and evaluating vulnerability, security, and associated risks Discusses practical applications of water resources in contexts such as food security, global health, clean energy, and climate action Water, Climate Change, and Sustainability is an invaluable resource for policy makers water managers, researchers, and other professionals in the field, and an ideal text for graduate students in hydrogeology, climate change, geophysics, geochemistry, geography, water resources, and environmental science.
Author : Faiza Khebour Allouche,Mohamed Abu-hashim,Abdelazim M. Negm
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030746605
This book highlights recent efforts to sustain agricultural productivity in Tunisia under a stressed environment and aridity conditions. This book's authors gathered a unique set of applications and approaches, including techniques applied to increase yield and preserve the environment, such as organic farming and using biochar amendment and its effects on soils' physicochemical properties. This book also presents water resources management and water management practices for sustainable soil production, diagnosis, and new farming technologies to enhance water-use efficiency. The book also addresses current livestock strategies intended to maintain production sustainability, increase fish productivity, and initiatives for sustainable tourism development. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable guide for policy planners, decision-makers, stakeholders, researchers, and graduate students in Tunisia and neighboring countries with similarly stressed environmental conditions.
Author : Chu T. Hoanh,Brian W. Szuster
Publisher : CABI
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845936181
Coastal deltas represent one of the most diverse biophysical regions in the tropical developing world. These regions are also home to large human populations and are significant areas of agricultural production and industrialization. Tropical deltas currently face a number of environmental pressures stemming from their intensive use and rapid development, and new threts are emerging as a result of global climate change and expected sea-level rise. Focusing on the developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America, chapters explore the impact of development strategies and existing land and water management practices on delta environments. New management techniques are also explored, which address conflicts between rice-based agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and the emerging threat of climate change. Illustrating the current key management challenges involved in protecting tropical deltaic systems in the face of environmental change, this book will be an essential reference for students, researchers and policy makers in agriculture, environmental science and aquaculture.
Author : Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy,Shakunthala Sridhara
Publisher : Springer
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811015243
Arthropods are invertebrates that constitute over 90% of the animal kingdom, and their bio-ecology is closely linked with global functioning and survival. Arthropods play an important role in maintaining the health of ecosystems, provide livelihoods and nutrition to human communities, and are important indicators of environmental change. Yet the population trends of several arthropods species show them to be in decline. Arthropods constitute a dominant group with 1.2 million species influencing earth’s biodiversity. Among arthropods, insects are predominant, with ca. 1 million species and having evolved some 350 million years ago. Arthropods are closely associated with living and non-living entities alike, making the ecosystem services they provide crucially important. In order to be effective, plans for the conservation of arthropods and ecosystems should include a mixture of strategies like protecting key habitats and genomic studies to formulate relevant policies for in situ and ex situ conservation. This two-volume book focuses on capturing the essentials of arthropod inventories, biology, and conservation. Further, it seeks to identify the mechanisms by which arthropod populations can be sustained in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and by means of which certain problematic species be managed without producing harmful environmental side-effects. This edited compilation includes chapters contributed by over 80 biologists on a wide range of topics embracing the diversity, distribution, utility and conservation of arthropods and select groups of insect taxa. More importantly, it describes in detail the mechanisms of sustaining arthropod ecosystems, services and populations. It addresses the contribution of modern biological tools such as molecular and genetic techniques regulating gene expression, as well as conventional, indigenous practices in arthropod conservation. The contributors reiterate the importance of documenting and understanding the biology of arthropods from a holistic perspective before addressing conservation issues at large. This book offers a valuable resource for all zoologists, entomologists, ecologists, conservation biologists, policy makers, teachers and students interested in the conservation of biological resources.
Author : Giordano, Meredith,Turral, H.,Scheierling, S. M.,Treguer, D. O.,McCornick, Peter G.
Publisher : Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908487
Author : Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran,National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation,Office for Central Europe and Eurasia,Committee on US-Iranian Workshop on Water Conservation and Recycling
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309181198
In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in 2002, the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisian experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participants from both the United States and Iran. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, and the list of site visits.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : ICARDA
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789291272488
Author : Inger Andersen,Katherin George Golitzen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 9780821362044
The Niger River Basin, home to 100 million people, is a vital yet complex asset for West and Central Africa. It is the continent's third largest river basin, traversing nine countries -Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, C©þte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. The River embodies both these nations' livelihoods and their geopolitics. It is not simply water but rather an origin of identity, a route for migration and commerce, a source of conflict, and a catalyst for cooperation. Cooperation among decision-makers and users is crucial to address the threats to water resources. The Niger.
Author : Meredith Giordano,Frank R. Rijsberman,R. Maria Saleth
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843391128
This volume is an analytical summary and a critical synthesis of research at the International Water Management Institute over the past decade under its evolving research paradigm known popularly as 'more crop per drop'. The research synthesized here covers the full range of issues falling in the larger canvas of water-food-health-environment interface. Besides its immediate role in sharing knowledge with the research, donor, and policy communities, this volume also has a larger purpose of promoting a new way of looking at the water issues within the broader development context of food, livelihood, health and environmental challenges. More crop per drop: Revisiting a research paradigm contrasts the acquired wisdom and fresh thinking on some of the most challenging water issues of our times. It describes new tools, approaches, and methodologies and also illustrates them with practical application both from a global perspective and within the local and regional contexts of Asia and Africa. Since this volume brings together all major research works of IWMI, including an almost exhaustive list of citations, in one single set of pages, it is very valuable not only as a reference material for researchers and students but also as a policy tool for decision-makers and development agencies.
Author : Pay Drechsel
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781844077960
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.