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1 Bird, Jeremy. 2013. Learning from the past – building water cooperation for the future. Keynote speech presented at the World Water Day 2013, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20 March 2013. 6p.
Water management ; Cooperation ; Organizations ; Government departments ; Irrigation schemes ; Water power ; Climate change ; Public health ; Agricultural production / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045766)
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2 Bird, Jeremy. 2013. Water security – adapting to changing contexts. Presented at the Seminar on A Day without Water: Managing Sri Lanka’s Water Resources, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 30 April 2013. 7p.
Water management ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Agriculture ; Water use ; Water supply ; Climate change / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045815)
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3 Bird, Jeremy. 2014. Game changers for irrigated agriculture—do the right incentives exist? Irrigation and Drainage, 63:146-153.
Agriculture ; Irrigated farming ; Water resources ; Land resources ; Rainfed farming ; Research programmes ; Ecosystems ; Sustainability ; Smallholders ; Subsidies ; Waste management ; Organic fertilizers
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046370)
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Game changers to achieve sustainable intensification of agriculture are possible in the irrigation sector and they focus mainly on getting more with less. There is, however, still a long way to go to replicate, adapt and develop approaches to take such ideas to scale and increase productivity within existing agricultural water management contexts. Recognizing this, the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) seeks to achieve sustainable intensification through productive and efficient use of resources, restoring the productive capacity of degraded agricultural landscapes and reducing risk and uncertainty through the sustainable management of land and water resources. WLE research has contributed to reductions in fertilizer use through substitution with reused organic waste products, improved groundwater governance in India and changing the policy framework for smallholder farmers in Africa to improve their access to simple water management technologies. Achieving more widespread adoption of these kinds of practices requires evidence which can increase our understanding of the constraints and effectiveness of different options; an openness to explore new and sometimes counter-intuitive ideas; working across institutional boundaries; consideration of the rainfed to irrigation continuum; and a commitment to provide the necessary policy framework, capacity and resources to support incentives for change.
4 Bird, Jeremy. 2014. Game changers for irrigated agriculture - do the right incentives exist? In International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). First World Irrigation Forum, Mardin, Turkey, 28 September - 3 October 2013. Summary report. pp.17-18.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046378)
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5 Bird, Jeremy; Dodds, F.; McCornick, Peter; Shah, Tushaar. 2014. Water-food-energy nexus. In van der Bliek, Julie; McCornick, Peter; Clarke, James (Eds.). On target for people and planet: setting and achieving water-related sustainable development goals. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.10-12.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046794)
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6 Bird, Jeremy. 2013. Water security and climate change challenges in developing countries. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.145-148.
Water security ; Water management ; Water storage ; Water power ; Climate change ; Developing countries ; Development projects ; Rain ; Models ; Agricultural sector ; Farmers ; Living standards ; River basins ; Dams ; Case studies / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Volta River Basin / Akosombo Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047240)
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7 Bird, Jeremy; Roy, Srabani; Shah, Tushaar; Aggarwal, Pramod; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Amarnath, Giriraj; Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Pavelic, Paul; McCornick, Peter. 2016. Adapting to climate variability and change in India. In Biswas, A. K.; Tortajada, C. (Eds.). Water security, climate change and sustainable development. Gateway East: Singapore. pp.41-63. (Water Resources Development and Management)
Climate change adaptation ; Rain ; Farmers ; Water management ; Water security ; Water storage ; Groundwater recharge ; Aquifers ; Surface water ; Flooding ; Drought ; Irrigation ; Food security ; River basins ; Irrigation systems ; Solar energy ; Pumps / Asia / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047360)
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Responding to rainfall variability has always been one of the most critical risks facing farmers. It is also an integral part of the job of water managers, whether it be designing interventions for flood management, improving the reliability of water supply for irrigation or advising on priorities during drought conditions. The conventional tools and approaches employed are no longer sufficient to manage the increasing uncertainty and incidence of extreme climate events, and the consequent effects these have on human vulnerability and food security. To be effective, the technological advances need to be matched with physical, institutional and management innovations that transcend sectors, and place adaptation and responsiveness to variability at the centre of the approach. This chapter examines a number of these challenges and possible solutions at a range of scales, from ‘climate-smart villages’ to national policy, with a focus on Asia and India, in particular.
8 Rockstrom, J.; Williams, J.; Daily, G.; Noble, A.; Matthews, N.; Gordon, L.; Wetterstrand, H.; DeClerck, F.; Shah, M.; Steduto, P.; de Fraiture, C.; Hatibu, N.; Unver, O.; Bird, Jeremy; Sibanda, L.; Smith, J. 2017. Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability. Ambio, 46(1):4-17. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0793-6]
Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural development ; Intensification ; Anthropology ; Living standards ; Resilience ; Environmental impact ; Poverty ; Landscape ; Ecosystem services ; Food security ; Solar energy ; Groundwater
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047656)
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There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now be defined—at all scales—in the context of rapidly rising global environmental changes in the Anthropocene, while focusing on eradicating poverty and hunger and contributing to human wellbeing. The criteria and approach we propose, for a paradigm shift towards sustainable intensification of agriculture, integrates the dual and interdependent goals of using sustainable practices to meet rising human needs while contributing to resilience and sustainability of landscapes, the biosphere, and the Earth system. Both of these, in turn, are required to sustain the future viability of agriculture. This paradigm shift aims at repositioning world agriculture from its current role as the world’s single largest driver of global environmental change, to becoming a key contributor of a global transition to a sustainable world within a safe operating space on Earth.
9 Bird, Jeremy. 2016. Five years after the Bonn Nexus Conference: implications for irrigation and drainage. Forth Quarter: pp.2-3.
Water management ; Water demand ; Wastewater treatment ; Groundwater ; Food production ; Energy demand ; Sustainability ; Irrigation ; Drainage ; Agriculture
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048034)
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