Revisiting Dominant Notions A Review Of Costs Performance And Institutions Of Small Reservoirs In Sub Saharan Africa

Author : Venot, J.-P.,de Fraiture, C.,Nti Acheampong, E.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907503

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Revisiting dominant notions: A review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs in sub-Saharan Africa. by Venot, J.-P.,de Fraiture, C.,Nti Acheampong, E. Pdf

This report investigates the dynamics of one of the most common agricultural water management practices of sub-Saharan Africa, i.e., small reservoirs. Small reservoirs dam permanent or temporary river flows and support multiple livelihood activities (livestock watering, crop cultivation, fisheries, small handicrafts, etc.) while providing water-related ecosystem services (soil and water conservation, flood and drought mitigation, etc.). Gathering evidence from four sub-Saharan countries, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, this report calls for revisiting our understanding and assessment of the costs, performance and institutions for the management of small reservoirs. A more holistic analytical approach is the first step towards an integrative governance framework. This, in turn, holds the promise of sustainable management of small reservoirs.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251092194

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FISHERIES IN THE DRYLANDS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Drylands cover more than half sub-Saharan Africa and are home to nearly 50 percent of the region's people. This review documents resilience to climatic variability of fish resources in the sub-Saharan drylands. It also examines the potential for increasing their supply through improved use of available bodies of water, especially small reservoirs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908654

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Water user associations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Matthew McCartney,Lisa-Maria Rebelo,Stefanos Xenarios,Vladimir Smakhtin
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907718

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Agricultural Water Storage in an Era of Climate Change: Assessing Need and Effectiveness in Africa by Matthew McCartney,Lisa-Maria Rebelo,Stefanos Xenarios,Vladimir Smakhtin Pdf

By mitigating the vagaries of climate variability, agricultural water storage is widely anticipated to make a key contribution to climate change adaptation in Africa. However, if the planning of water storage is not improved, it is likely that many investments will fail to fully deliver intended benefits. This report describes the agricultural water storage continuum and some of the possible implications of climate change. A simple diagnostic tool which can be used to provide a rapid evaluation of the need and effectiveness of different water storage options, under existing and possible future climate conditions, is presented.

Author : Benjamin Koetz,Zoltán Vekerdy,Massimo Menenti,Diego Fernández-Prieto
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9783038421535

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Earth Observation for Water Resource Management in Africa by Benjamin Koetz,Zoltán Vekerdy,Massimo Menenti,Diego Fernández-Prieto Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Earth Observation for Water Resource Management in Africa" that was published in Remote Sensing

Author : Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908890

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Small reservoirs in Africa: a review and synthesis to strengthen future investment by Saruchera, D.,Lautze, Jonathan Pdf

Author : Kusum Pandey
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819703418

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Artificial Intelligence and Smart Agriculture by Kusum Pandey Pdf

Author : Alexandra E. V. Evans,Meredith Giordano,Terry Clayton
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907565

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Investing in Agricultural Water Management to Benefit Smallholder Farmers in Burkina Faso by Alexandra E. V. Evans,Meredith Giordano,Terry Clayton Pdf

The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states.

Author : Barker, R.,Levine, G.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907510

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Water Productivity in Context by Barker, R.,Levine, G. Pdf

As we enter an era of increasing water scarcity, there is a growing interest to find ways to capture and put water to more productive uses. Substantial increases in the productivity of water in agriculture are needed to meet the demands for food and ensure environmental security, and to satisfy the demands for non-agricultural uses. However, increasing water productivity in rice-dominated agriculture is a function of the irrigation infrastructure, advances in rice-plant breeding, and the physical, institutional and socioeconomic environments. This paper first describes the potential ways in which increased water productivity can be achieved in the context of rice production in Asia. It then illustrates the ways in which the differences in the environmental context affect the ability to increase water productivity, the approaches used and the incentives to do so. This is explained using two ‘case studies’ reflecting the experiences of Taiwan and the Philippines over the past half-century.

Author : Evans, Alexandra E. V.,Giordano, Meredith,Clayton, Terry (Eds.)
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907541

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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ghana. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report by Evans, Alexandra E. V.,Giordano, Meredith,Clayton, Terry (Eds.) Pdf

The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states.

Author : Marloes Mul, Emmanuel Obuobie,Richard Appoh,Kwabena Kankam- Yeboah,Emmanuel Bekoe-Obeng,Barnabas Amisigo,Frederick Yaw Logah,Benjamin Ghansah,Matthew McCartney
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908296

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Water Resources Assessment of the Volta River Basin by Marloes Mul, Emmanuel Obuobie,Richard Appoh,Kwabena Kankam- Yeboah,Emmanuel Bekoe-Obeng,Barnabas Amisigo,Frederick Yaw Logah,Benjamin Ghansah,Matthew McCartney Pdf

Author : Vincenzo Naddeo,Malini Balakrishnan,Kwang-Ho Choo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030130688

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Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability by Vincenzo Naddeo,Malini Balakrishnan,Kwang-Ho Choo Pdf

This volume includes selected contributions presented during the 2nd edition of the international conference on WaterEnergyNEXUS which was held in Salerno, Italy in November 2018. This conference was organized by the Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) of the University of Salerno (Italy) in cooperation with Advanced Institute of Water Industry at Kyungpook National University (Korea) and with The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI (India). The initiative received the patronage of UNESCO – World Water Association Programme (WWAP) and of the International Water Association (IWA) and was organized with the support of Springer (MENA Publishing Program), Arab Water Council (AWC), Korean Society of Environmental Engineering (KSEE) and Italian Society of Sanitary Environmental Engineering Professors (GITISA). With the support of international experts invited as plenary and keynote speakers, the conference aimed to give a platform for Euro-Mediterranean countries to share and discuss key topics on such water-energy issues through the presentation of nature-based solutions, advanced technologies and best practices for a more sustainable environment. This volume gives a general and brief overview on current research focusing on emerging Water-Energy-Nexus issues and challenges and its potential applications to a variety of environmental problems that are impacting the Euro-Mediterranean zone and surrounding regions. A selection of novel and alternative solutions applied worldwide are included. The volume contains over about one hundred carefully refereed contributions from 44 countries worldwide selected for the conference. Topics covered include (1) Nexus framework and governance, (2) Environmental solutions for the sustainable development of the water sector, (3) future clean energy technologies and systems under water constraints, (4) environmental engineering and management, (5) Implementation and best practices Intended for researchers in environmental engineering, environmental science, chemistry, and civil engineering. This volume is also an invaluable guide for industry professionals working in both water and energy sectors.

Author : Evans, Alexandra E. V.,Giordano, Meredith,Clayton, Terry (Eds.)
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907602

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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report by Evans, Alexandra E. V.,Giordano, Meredith,Clayton, Terry (Eds.) Pdf

The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states.

Author : Savoskul, O. S.,Smakhtin, V.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907664

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Glacier Systems and Seasonal Snow Cover in Six Major Asian River Basins by Savoskul, O. S.,Smakhtin, V. Pdf

This paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the water storage properties of glaciers and seasonal snow, carried out for the first time at a major river basin scale, for the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong basins. It analyzes the changes of glaciers and snow under recent climate change, i.e., between the baseline (1961-1990) and current (2001-2010) periods. The paper also addresses climate change sensitivity of glacier systems and the changes that might be expected under a warming scenario for the end of the twenty-first century.

Author : Matthew McCartney,Gerald Forkuor,Aditya Sood,Barnabas Amisigo,Fred Hattermann,Lal Muthuwatta
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907640

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The Water Resource Implications of Changing Climate in the Volta River Basin by Matthew McCartney,Gerald Forkuor,Aditya Sood,Barnabas Amisigo,Fred Hattermann,Lal Muthuwatta Pdf

The Volta River is one of the major rivers in Africa. In this study, a dynamic regional climate model (CCLM), a hydrological model (SWAT) and a water resource model (WEAP) were used to provide an assessment of one downscaled ‘middle impact’ climate change scenario on the performance of existing and planned irrigation and hydropower schemes. The results indicate that, by the middle of the twenty-first century, altered climate is likely to undermine the technical performance of existing and planned reservoirs, which will, in turn, affect development outcomes. Future water resources development in the basin requires interventions that bolster resilience and water security. Much more systematic planning of water storage, greater cooperation between the riparian states and consideration of innovative approaches to water storage are needed.