The World Bank And Irrigation

Author : Dina L. Umali
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821325086

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Irrigation-induced Salinity by Dina L. Umali Pdf

This paper presents a synthesis of 15 success stories in the production, processing, and marketing of high-value food products (HVF) in developing countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. High-value food products, such as fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, dairy products, and vegetable oils, are defined as having high intrinsic value or a high rate of value added through processing. Trade in these products has expanded while trade and prices for other agricultural products, such as most staple crops, have stagnated or declined. The growing trade in HVF has prompted policymakers in developing countries to examine more closely how they can expand and diversify their exports of these products. This study explores the technical, organizational, and commercial challenges facing those in HVF export development. It identifies common market and institutional factors that have contributed to the growth and international competitiveness in HVF trade. Particular note is made of the roles of the private and public sectors and of the effect of the policy environment. It examines the effect of institutional coordination on the stages of production, processing, and trade. An annex summarizes 12 case studies of the development and performance of food commodity markets. It includes export of fresh vegetables from Kenya in the 1960s, shrimp from Thailand in the 1970s, and processed tomatoes from Chile in the 1980s.

Author : William I. Jones
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 082133249X

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The World Bank and Irrigation by William I. Jones Pdf

Annotation This book provides an independent and comprehensive review of World Bank irrigation lending and policy between 1948 and 1993. The Bank's role in irrigation lending has been large--more than $30 billion (in current U.S. dollars) spread over some 600 projects. Only 200 projects have been in place long enough to be assessed. The overall performance record is good, but there is room for improvement.The report finds that there are still pervasive problems in maintenance and operation. Operating chaos prevails in most large canal systems in the humid tropics. In drier areas, drainage is the biggest environmental problem associated with irrigation. The author argues for upgrading existing systems, improving service, involving irrigators, and saving water where it is scarce.

Author : Fernando J. Gonzalez,Salman M. A. Salman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821351788

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Institutional Reform for Irrigation and Drainage by Fernando J. Gonzalez,Salman M. A. Salman Pdf

If sustainable management of tropical forests is to be accomplished and deforestation brought under control, the on-the-ground performance of existing forest concessions, along with the allocation of new concessions, will have to be strengthened. This study examines the failures of forest concessions and the loss of tropical forests due to mismanagement during the last two decades. It also emphasizes the potential gains resulting from strengthening the allocation, management, and supervision of concessions by concentrating on improving procedures, introducing performance incentives, and monitoring key performance elements

Author : Winston Yu,Rita E. Cestti,Ju Young Lee
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781464803383

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Toward Integrated Water Resources Management in Armenia by Winston Yu,Rita E. Cestti,Ju Young Lee Pdf

This study takes stock of the current water resources management in Armenia, including diagnosing the main sub-sectors (agriculture, urban, environment, and energy), reviewing the institutional framework and implementation status of water-sector policies, identifying the main challenges and making recommendations on the next steps.

Author : Montague Yudelman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001933477

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The World Bank and Agricultural Development by Montague Yudelman Pdf

Report, World Bank's credit practices for agricultural development - agricultural investments, support to farm production increase, the rural development era, economic implications, evaluation. Statistical tables.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821340670

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Planning the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Systems by Anonim Pdf

This paper provides the basis for the preparation of manuals necessary for managers and staffs to perform needed activities at the proper time. The guide provides a comprehensive list of issues that should be addressed in operation and maintenance manuals for irrigation and drainage systems, and a listing of published materials and working papers which will assist in the formulation of plans for operation and maintenance. The paper serves as a valuable tool to help improve the performance of irrigation and drainage systems and to assist managers in developing and improving effective organizations to serve water consumers better.

Author : David Groenfeldt,Mark Svendsen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821345400

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Case Studies in Participatory Irrigation Management by David Groenfeldt,Mark Svendsen Pdf

"Water is a vital element for agricultural production and for economic development in general. However, the spatial and temporal distribution of water in Mexico restrains its use. Because of this distribution, it has been necessary to build a large infrastructure to capture, store, and allot this element among water users." Around the world, countries that once promoted more government involvement in irrigation management are adopting new policies that do just the opposite, creating incentives for farmers to take over the management of operations and maintenance, while government agencies focus on improving the management of water at the main system level. Is this just another management fad; or will the pendulum that is now swinging toward greater management control by farmers soon swing back the other way, toward greater state control? This volume reports on four countries where the state's role in irrigation management has undergone fundamental change and where the result has been a much greater management role for farmers. These studies address the political antecedents of participatory irrigation management (PIM) policies, the process of implementing the policies, and the second-generation challenges of sustaining PIM. These experiences will prove useful to policymakers and irrigation professionals who are facing similar challenges in their own countries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821356976

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Water Resources Sector Strategy by Anonim Pdf

This paper focuses on how to improve the development and management of water resources while providing the principles that link resource management to the specific water-using sectors. In 1993 the Board of the World Bank endorsed a Water Resources Management Policy Paper. In that paper, and this Strategy, water resources management is seen to comprise the institutional framework; management instruments; and the development, maintenance and operation of infrastructure. The paper looks at the dynamics of water and development. It builds on the 1993 policy paper, evaluating current scenarios and looking at future options and their implications both for government policy and the World Bank.

Author : Shah, Tushaar,Namara, R.,Rajan, Abhishek
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa by Shah, Tushaar,Namara, R.,Rajan, Abhishek Pdf

Author : The World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0821383949

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Water and Development by The World Bank Pdf

Development patterns, increasing population pressure, and the demand for better livelihoods in many parts of the globe all contribute to a steadily deepening global water crisis. Development redirects, consumes, and pollutes water. It also causes changes in the state of natural water reservoirs, directly by draining aquifers and indirectly by melting glaciers and the polar ice caps. Maintaining a sustainable relationship between water and development requires that current needs be balanced against the needs of future generations. The development community has transformed and broadened its approach to water since the 1980s. As stresses on the quality and availability of water have increased, donors have begun to move toward more comprehensive approaches that seek to integrate water into development in other sectors. This evaluation examines the full scope of the World Bank s lending and grant support for water activities. More than 30 background papers prepared for the evaluation have analyzed Bank lending by thematic area and by activity type. IDA and IBRD (the Bank) have supported countries in many water-related sectors. The evaluation, by definition, is retrospective, but it identifies changes that will be necessary going forward, including those related to strengthening institutions and increasing financial sustainability. Lessons and results from nearly 2,000 loans and credits, and work with 142 countries are identified.

Author : William I. Jones
Publisher : World Bank Group
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1280007877

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The World Bank and Irrigation by William I. Jones Pdf

Annotation This book provides an independent and comprehensive review of World Bank irrigation lending and policy between 1948 and 1993. The Bank's role in irrigation lending has been large--more than $30 billion (in current U.S. dollars) spread over some 600 projects. Only 200 projects have been in place long enough to be assessed. The overall performance record is good, but there is room for improvement. The report finds that there are still pervasive problems in maintenance and operation. Operating chaos prevails in most large canal systems in the humid tropics. In drier areas, drainage is the biggest environmental problem associated with irrigation. The author argues for upgrading existing systems, improving service, involving irrigators, and saving water where it is scarce.

Author : Winston Yu,Yi-Chen Yang,Andre Savitsky,Donald Alford,Casey Brown,James Wescoat,Dario Debowicz,Sherman Robinson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821398753

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The Indus Basin of Pakistan by Winston Yu,Yi-Chen Yang,Andre Savitsky,Donald Alford,Casey Brown,James Wescoat,Dario Debowicz,Sherman Robinson Pdf

This study assesses the impacts of climate risks and development alternatives on water and agriculture in the Indus basin of Pakistan. It analyzes inter-relationships among the climate, water, and agriculture sectors and provides a systems modeling framework for these purposes.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290929505

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Investing in Resilience by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future focuses on the steps required to ensure that investment in disaster resilience happens and that it occurs as an integral, systematic part of development. At-risk communities in Asia and the Pacific can apply a wide range of policy, capacity, and investment instruments and mechanisms to ensure that disaster risk is properly assessed, disaster risk is reduced, and residual risk is well managed. Yet, real progress in strengthening resilience has been slow to date and natural hazards continue to cause significant loss of life, damage, and disruption in the region, undermining inclusive, sustainable development. Investing in Resilience offers an approach and ideas for reflection on how to achieve disaster resilience. It does not prescribe specific courses of action but rather establishes a vision of a resilient future. It stresses the interconnectedness and complementarity of possible actions to achieve disaster resilience across a wide range of development policies, plans, legislation, sectors, and themes. The vision shows how resilience can be accomplished through the coordinated action of governments and their development partners in the private sector, civil society, and the international community. The vision encourages “investors” to identify and prioritize bundles of actions that collectively can realize that vision of resilience, breaking away from the current tendency to pursue disparate and fragmented disaster risk management measures that frequently trip and fall at unforeseen hurdles. Investing in Resilience aims to move the disaster risk reduction debate beyond rhetoric and to help channel commitments into investment, incentives, funding, and practical action

Author : Hermann Buhl
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0898866103

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Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage by Hermann Buhl Pdf

Autobiography of Hermann Buhl, whose solo, unaided climb of Nanga Parbat is thought to be a greater achievement than Hillary and Tenzing's climb on Everest.

Author : Guy J.-M. Le Moigne
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780821328613

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Water Policy and Water Markets by Guy J.-M. Le Moigne Pdf

Annotation Examines how educational development happens. It analyzes the actions of policymakers and the decisions they make regarding educational change. This book examines how educational development happens. It analyzes the actions of policymakers and the decisions they make regarding educational change. Part one presents a framework for education policy analysis in which the authors propose a model of policymaking. In part two, the framework is used in the analysis of decisionmaking in Burkina Faso, Jordan, Peru, and Thailand. Finally, part three reviews the lessons learned from applying the framework to the various case studies and discusses factors that contribute to successful policymaking. This study is a valuable reference for both the student of policy analysis and the development practitioner.