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1 Scheierling, S. M.. 1995. Overcoming agricultural pollution of water: The challenge of integrating agricultural and environmental policies in the European Union. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. ix, 65p. + annexes. (World Bank technical paper no.269)
Agricultural policy ; Environmental policy ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Legislation / France / Germany / Netherlands / UK
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G810 SCH Record No: H018395)
2 Scheierling, S. M.. 1998. Toward improved water quality management in Central and Eastern Europe. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 14(1):5-24.
Water quality ; Water management ; Water pollution ; Water policy ; Investment / Bulgaria / Czech Republic / Hungary / Poland / Slovakia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H019313)
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3 Scheierling, S. M.. 1996. Overcoming agricultural water pollution in the European Union. Finance and Development, 33(3):32-35.
Environmental effects ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Pollution control ; Irrigation water ; Environmental policy ; Agricultural policy / France / Germany / Netherlands / UK
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4353 Record No: H019314)
4 Scheierling, S. M.; Cardon, G. E.; Young, R. A. 1997. Impact of irrigation timing on simulated water-crop production functions. Irrigation Science, 18(1):23-31.
Irrigation scheduling ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation management ; Evapotranspiration ; Simulation models ; Maize ; Beans (phaseolus) ; Crop production / USA / Colorado
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H021943)
5 Scheierling, S. M.; Young, R. A.; Cardon, G. E. 2004. Determining the price-responsiveness of demands for irrigation water deliveries versus consumptive use. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 29(2):328-345.
Water demand ; Irrigation water ; Mathematical models ; Water delivery ; Water conservation ; Water policy ; Water costs ; User charges / USA / Colorado
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7308 Record No: H036743)
6 Scheierling, S. M.; Bartone, C.; Mara, D. D.; Drechsel, Pay. 2010. Improving wastewater use in agriculture: an emerging priority. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 107p. (World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5412)
Wastewater irrigation ; Wastewater treatment ; Urban areas ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Risk assessment ; Diseases ; Case studies ; Environmental impact assessment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043153)
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2010/09/07/000158349_20100907090249/Rendered/PDF/WPS5412.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043153.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043153.pdf
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Wastewater use in agriculture is a growing practice worldwide. Drivers include increasing water stress, in part due to climate change; increasing urbanization and growing wastewater flows; and more urban households engaged in agricultural activities. The problem with this trend is that in low-income countries, but also in many middle-income countries, it either involves the direct use of untreated wastewater or the indirect use of polluted waters from rivers that receive untreated urban discharges. This poses substantial risks, in particular microbial risks to public health. To address these risks, the World Health Organization in 2006 issued new guidelines for the safe use of wastewater. This paper aims to highlight the growing importance of improving wastewater use in agriculture across the spectrum from lower to high-income countries. It presents an innovative approach linking key issues related to different aspects of wastewater irrigation to a country’s level of economic development. Based on data presented in the World Bank’s World Development Report, it differentiates between four country income levels to create a typology for analyzing current issues, trends, and priorities for improving agricultural wastewater use with a focus on reducing the risks to public health. It also presents the basic principles of the new 2006 World Health Organization Guidelines, and how to apply them. Beyond regulatory aspects, the paper also discusses other aspects that are important for achieving a more integrated approach to agricultural wastewater use, including institutional/planning, technological, economic/financial, and social issues. Finally, the paper provides recommendations for moving the wastewater irrigation agenda forward.
7 Scheierling, S. M.; Bartone, C. R.; Mara, D. D.; Drechsel, Pay. 2011. Towards an agenda for improving wastewater use in agriculture. Water International, 36(4):420-440. (Special issue on "Wastewater use in agriculture: economics, risks and opportunities" with contributions by IWMI authors). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.594527]
Water management ; Water reuse ; Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Urban agriculture ; Economic development ; Risk assessment ; Risk management ; Public health
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044195)
(0.17 MB)
This paper sets out the trends and challenges of wastewater use in agriculture; identifies the risks and benefits of wastewater irrigation; describes the risk-assessment and management framework adopted by the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other international and national organizations; and proposes measures for applying the framework to reduce health risks by moving from unplanned to a planned, integrated, approach to wastewater use for irrigation.
8 Scheierling, S. M.. 1996. Toward improved water quality management in Central and Eastern Europe. Laxenburg, Austria: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). 25p. (IIASA WP-96-107)
Water quality ; Water management ; Water pollution ; Water policy ; Investment / Bulgaria / Czech Republic / Hungary / Poland / Slovakia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 4352 Record No: H044686)
(1.05 MB) (1.05MB)
9 Scheierling, S. M.; Treguer, D. O.; Booker, J. F.; Decker, E. 2014. How to assess agricultural water productivity?: looking for water in the agricultural productivity and efficiency literature. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank Group. 44p. (World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 6982)
Agricultural production ; Water productivity ; Flow discharge ; Irrigated farming ; Assessment ; Productivity ; Economic aspects ; Irrigation efficiency ; Farmers ; Water use ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046876)
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/07/28/000158349_20140728161059/Rendered/PDF/WPS6982.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046876.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046876.pdf
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10 Giordano, Meredith; Turral, H.; Scheierling, S. M.; Treguer, D. O.; McCornick, Peter G. 2017. Beyond “More Crop per Drop”: evolving thinking on agricultural water productivity. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank. 53p. (IWMI Research Report 169) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2017.202]
Agricultural production ; Agricultural system ; Water productivity ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water accounting ; Water use efficiency ; Water conservation ; Water allocation ; Water scarcity ; Water supply ; Irrigation efficiency ; Irrigated land ; Irrigation systems ; Performance indexes ; Crop production ; Crop yield ; Farm income ; Poverty ; Groundwater depletion ; Equity ; Sustainable development ; Costs ; Applied research ; Models ; Environmental flows ; Food security
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048036)
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This Research Report chronicles the evolution of thinking on water productivity in the research agenda of IWMI and in the broader irrigation literature over the past 20 years. It describes the origins of the concept and the methodological developments, its operationalization through applied research, and some lessons learned over the two decades of research. This report further highlights how a focus on agricultural water productivity has brought greater attention to critical water scarcity issues, and the role of agricultural water management in supporting broader development objectives such as increasing agricultural production, reducing agricultural water use, raising farm-level incomes, and alleviating poverty and inequity. Yet, reliance on a single-factor productivity metric, such as agricultural water productivity defined as “crop per drop,” in multi-factor and multi-output production processes can mask the complexity of agricultural systems as well as the trade-offs required to achieve desired outcomes. The findings from this retrospective underscore the limitations of single-factor productivity metrics while also highlighting opportunities to support more comprehensive approaches to address water scarcity concerns and, ultimately, achieve the broader development objectives.
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