Irrigation in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union in Figures
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9789251040713
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Irrigation in the Soviet Union
Author: United States. Delegation Tour of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Under the USA-USSR Exchange Agreement
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLand Resources Information Systems for Food Security in SADC Countries
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9789251044278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of the workshop was to promote Land Resources Information Systems (LRIS) and their application in the assessment, mapping and monitoring of land in relation to food security in the South African Development Community (SADC) countries. The workshop reviewed advances made both within and outside SADC. Experiences were discussed and a plan of action prepared to promote future reporting and exchange of information, data expertise and experiences in land information using technical cooperation among developing countries
The World's Water 2008-2009
Author: Peter H. Gleick
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2013-03-05
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 1597269662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProduced biennially, The World’s Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. The 2008-2009 volume features overview chapters on: • water and climate change • water in China • status of the Millennium Development Goals for water • peak water • efficient urban water use • business reporting on water This new volume contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water, as well as brief reviews of issues regarding desalination, the Salton Sea, and the Three Gorges Dam. From the world’s leading authority on water issues, The World’s Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an essential reference for water resource professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
Guidance on realizing real water savings with crop water productivity interventions
Author: Van Opstal, J., Droogers, P., Kaune, A., Steduto, P., Perry, C.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2021-03-18
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9251341362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis technical document contains clear and practical guidelines on how to implement real water savings in agriculture through interventions for enhancing crop water productivity. A distinction is made between real water savings and “apparent” water savings. Apparent water savings record reductions in water withdrawals but do not account for changes in water consumption. Real water savings record reductions in water consumption and non-recoverable return flows (runoff or percolation). This guidance document emphasizes the paradox of water savings at field and basin scales, which usually do not translate into increased water availability for other users, as is commonly believed.
Capacity Development in Irrigation and Drainage
Author: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9789251051740
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe consensus among policy-makers in the developing world and aid agencies is that a lack of capacity is constraining the development of irrigated agriculture. Although this concern is not new, it is now receiving much attention in the irrigation and drainage world, where it is becoming an issue in its own right rather than being embedded in infrastructure investment projects. In order to address this issue FAO Land and Water Development Division (AGL) organized a one-day workshop , which brought together a range of case studies from different parts of the world in order to demonstrate that capacity development should be central focus of future strategies on irrigation and drainage. This publication contains a synthesis of the workshop as well as three keynote papers prepared for the workshop based on the available literature and experiences. The complete workshop materials, which include several country papers and complementary documents, are included on a CD-ROM that accompanies this document
The AquaCrop model – Enhancing crop water productivity
Author: Salman, M., García-Vila, M., Fereres, E., Raes, D., Steduto, P.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2021-11-16
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9251352224
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWater resources are linked to the global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, as well as to climate change adaptation and mitigation. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD), FAO works towards several dimensions of sustainable development, including the promotion of coherent approaches to efficient, productive and sustainable water management, from farm to river basin scales. Accordingly, FAO is enhancing well-informed on-the-ground decision-making processes on water management through projects, knowledge advancement, information-sharing and tools development, such as AquaCrop, the FAO crop-water productivity model. This model assists in assessing the effects of environment (including atmospheric CO2 concentration) and management on crop production through the simulation of yield response to water of herbaceous crops. It is particularly suited to address conditions where water is a key limiting factor in crop production. In 2009, FAO officially launched AquaCrop, being the result of several years of collaborative work among scientists, water and crop specialists and practitioners worldwide, bringing together previously fragmented information on crop yields in response to water use and water deficit. AquaCrop has evolved over the different versions released since its first launch, but it always balances accuracy, simplicity and robustness. This has enabled it to remain faithful to its goal, i.e., to be a dynamic tool accessible to several types of users, mainly practitioner-type end users, in different disciplines and for a wide range of applications. In addition, AquaCrop may be considered a valuable tool by research scientists for analysis and conceptualization.
Water Charging in Irrigated Agriculture
Author: Gez Cornish
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9789251052112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis document presents an analysis of experience in irrigation water charging, drawn from published literature and a series of six case studies. These sources provide a broad spectrum of experience from less-developed to more-developed countries. The aim has been to make an assessment of the claims concerning irrigation water charging as a tool for cost recovery (achieving financial sustainability) and demand management (achieving resource sustainability).
The World's Water
Author: Peter H. Gleick
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 494
ISBN-13: 161091483X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProduced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. Volume 8 features chapters on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), water footprints, sustainable water jobs, and desalination financing, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including the Dead-Sea and the role of water in the Syrian conflict. The World's Water is coauthored by MacArthur "genius" Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the world-renowned Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use.
Stakeholder-oriented Valuation to Support Water Resources Management Processes
Author: Leon Hermans
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789251054772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday, raising capacity in water resources management entails supporting stakeholders and decision-makers to reach a common understanding on the priorities and necessary arrangements for sharing and allocating water-related goods and services. Valuation is central to this process, as setting priorities and making choices implies valuing certain uses and arrangements above others. Water valuation can help stakeholders to express the values that water-related goods and services represent to them. It also offers a means for conflict resolution and planning, informing stakeholders, supporting communication, and facilitating joint decision-making on priorities and specific actions. This report confronts concepts from the literature on water valuation with practical experiences from three local cases where an effort was made to embed existing valuation tools and methods in ongoing water resources management processes. It uses the lessons from this exploration to provide a first outline for a stakeholder-oriented water valuation process. This is expected to provide a useful starting point to help water professionals and policy-makers improve the use of water valuation as a means to support participatory processes of water resources management.
