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(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G570 REG Record No: H024606)
2 International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 1999. Collaborative research on the improvement of irrigation operation and management: water quality investigations. Final report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 50p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G000 INT Record No: H024792)
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Report submitted to the Council of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering Research Center, Taoyuan Irrigation Research and Development Foundation, Environment Greening Foundation and Tsao-Jiin Memorial Foundation for Research and Development for Agriculture and Irrigation of the Republic of China.
(Location: IWMI India Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G752 INT Record No: H026194)
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(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.7 G.I. FAO Record No: H026195)
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The central message which emerges from this meeting was that modernization is above all an issue of human-ware. It is quite noteworthy to see that, although most participants to the meeting were engineers, almost every paper and almost all questions and points of discussion dealt with institutional, development and sociological issues and were not focused on techniques. The issue of human-ware can be further expanded into complementary directions.
5 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2000. Towards integrated water resources management: overview of research activities and Science Program, International Water Management Institute. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 9p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.8 G000 IIM Record No: H026387)
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(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 IWM Record No: H029278)
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(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 INT Record No: H031292)
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(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G000 INT Record No: H033469)
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Based on research presented in “Urban-Wastewater Reuse for Crop Production in the Water-Short Guanajuato River Basin Mexico (IWMI) Research Report 41) by C. Scott, J.A. Zarazua and G. Levine; “Urban Wastewater: AValuable Resource for Agriculture: A Case Study from Haroonabad, Pakistan (IWMI Research Report 63)” by W. van der Hoek, M. Ul Hassan, J. Ensink, S. Feenstra, L. Rachid-Sally, S. Munir, R. Aslam, N. Ali, R. Hussain and Y. Matsuno: and “Use of Untreated Wastewater in Peri-Urban Agriculture in Pakistan: Risks and Opportunities (IWMI Research Report 64)” by K Ensink, W. van der Hoek, Y. Matsuno, S. Munir and R. Aslam. In urban and peri-urban zones in developing countries, poor farmers commonly use nutrient-rich sewage and wastewater to irrigate high-value crops. In many places, this untreated wastewater is their only source of irrigation water—so their livelihoods depend on it. But, as well as bringing benefits, the unregulated use of wastewater also poses risks to human health and the environment. The prevailing “scientific” approach to wastewater irrigation advocates treatment before use and the implementation of strict regulations. But many developing countries can’t afford to build treatment facilities and do not have the resources to enforce regulations. There are other options, as IWMI research in Mexico and Pakistan demonstrates. Well-crafted policies on wastewater use have the potential to improve the incomes of poor urban and peri-urban farmers and reduce pollution of lakes, streams and aquifers. Continuing to turn a blind eye to wastewater use can result in higher incidences of disease among farmers and consumers and in irreversible degradation of the environment. Policymakers need to develop comprehensive strategies for managing wastewater tailored to local socioeconomic and environmental conditions and for analysis of the short- and long-term risks and benefits of all available options.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: CD Col. Record No: H033471)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.2 G000 INT Record No: H034111)
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Based on research presented in the book “Water Productivity in Agriculture : Limits and Opportunities for Improvement” by J.W. Kijne, R. Barker and D. Molden. If current trends continue, the water crisis—which is already beginning to rear its head in many countries through depleted groundwater aquifers, dried-up rivers and wetlands, and frequent water shortages—will indeed become a global problem. A recent study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) projects that if present trends continue, by 2025 competition from growing cities and industry worldwide will limit the amount of water available for irrigation, causing annual global losses of 350 million metric tons of food production - slightly more than the entire current U.S. grain crop. The environment will also sustain further damage, as water from this already thirsty sector is diverted to agriculture, households and industry. If levels of investment in sustainable water policy and management decrease over the next 20 years, the result will be major declines in food production and skyrocketing food prices. research done over the past decade shows that by improving the productivity of water on irrigated and rain-fed lands, we can have enough water for cities, industry and nature. But this requires a commitment to institutional and management reforms, and substantial investment in crop research, technology, and infrastructure.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G100 INT Record No: H034113)
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Based on research presented in “Institutional Alternatives in African Smallholder Irrigation: :Lessons from International Experience with Irrigation Management Transfer (IWMI Research Report 60)” by Tushaar Shah, Barbara van Koppen, Marna de Lange, Madar Samad, and Douglas Merrey. An international review of IMT experiences shows that for transfer to work, the irrigation system must be central to a wealth-creating agriculture within which IMT makes good economic sense to farmers. This is not the case in a majority of Africa’s smallholder schemes. Making IMT work in this context means addressing a number of challenges: smallholder dependency resulting from years of state intervention in farm operations and management, farmers’ inability to depend on irrigated agriculture as their primary income source, insecure land tenure arrangements, and lack of access to credit and input and output markets Current IMT strategies which focus on investments in capacity-building and infrastructure rehabilitation alone are destined to fail. For IMT to succeed, it must be accompanied by interventions that extend beyond the irrigation sector to significantly enhance African smallholder productivity and incomes. Potential avenues for accomplishing this include strengthening access to markets and credit, promoting high-value crops, improving systems for extension and technical support, making investments in smallholder technologies, clarifying land tenure arrangements, encouraging the development of farm equity schemes, and providing necessary supports through farmers’ associations.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.2 G000 SIW Record No: H034344)
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A report commissioned by the Swedish Government and produced by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) as input into the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and its 2004–2005 focus on water and related issues.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 INT Record No: H034919)
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A regional study implemented by IWMI wth financial support from ADB (RETA 5812).
14 International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 2003. Development of effective water-management institutions, final report, vol.IV: country study reports and action plans. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 185p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 INT Record No: H035405)
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Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 INT Record No: H035406)
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Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 INT Record No: H035407)
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Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 INT Record No: H035408)
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Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)
18 International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 2003. Development of effective water-management institutions: final report, vol. V, appendix III: towards water sector reforms: policy case study on the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). iii, 108p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 INT Record No: H035411)
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Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 IWM Record No: H035718)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 IWM Record No: H036139)
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IWMI-ADB Project. Pro poor executive summary
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