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1 Shelton, N. 2003. Azerbaijan: Environmental conditions and outlook. Ambio, 32(4):302-306.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7015 Record No: H035445)
2 Laamrani, Hammou; Boelee, Eline; Ait Lhaj, A. 2006. Les petits barrages au Maroc: De la dimension sociale a l'impact economique, sanitaire et environnementale. In French. [Are small dams and reservoir hills in mountains a development engine?]. In Proceedings of the National Conference of The Moroccan Association of Agro-Economists, 1-2 December 2005. 13p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 627.8 G236 LAA Record No: H039626)
3 Cashmore, N. 2006. Remaining drops: freshwater resources: a global issue. Oakland, CA, USA: Pacific Institute; Cambridge, MA, USA: Bio Economic Research Associates (Bio-Era). 44p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043294)
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4 Dyal, R. 2010. Rural water management: issues and challenges in the 21st century. Afro Asian Journal of Rural Development, 43(1)71-84.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H043197)
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5 Yang, H.; Zehnder, A. J. B. 2011. Globalization of water resources through virtual water trade. In Garrido, A.; Ingram, H. (Eds.). Water for food in a changing world. London, UK: Routledge. pp.117-132. (Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.61 G100 GAR Record No: H043983)
6 Brismar, A. 2003. Environmental considerations in the planning of large dam projects: a study on environmental impact statements and the southeastern Anatolia Project. PhD thesis. Linkoping, Sweden: Linkoping University. 76p. (Linkoping Studies in Arts and Science 272)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: D 627.8 G000 BRI Record No: H044099)
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The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045323)
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During the second half of the 20th century the global food production more than doubled and thus responded to the doubling of world population. But the gains in food production came at a cost, leaving a significant environmental footprint on the ecosystem. Global cropland, plantations and pastures expanded, with large increases in fossil energy, water, and fertilizer inputs, imprinting considerable footprint on the environment. Information from pre eminent publications such as Nature, Science, PNAS and scholarly journals is synthesized to assess the water and energy footprints of global food production. The data show that the footprints are significant, both locally, national and globally and have consequences for global food security and ecosystem health and productivity. The literature nearly agrees that global food production system generates considerable environmental footprints and the situation would likely get worrisome, as global population grows by 50% by 2050. Investments are needed today to buffer the negative impacts of food production on the environment. Investments to boost water productivity and improve energy use efficiency in crop production are two pathways to reduce the environmental footprint.
10 Sene, K. 2010. Hydrometeorology: forecasting and applications. London, UK: Springer. 355p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.57 G000 SEN Record No: H046312)
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12 Danso, G.; Hope, L.; Drechsel, Pay. 2014. Financial and economic aspects of urban vegetable farming. In Drechsel, Pay; Keraita, B. (Eds.) Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: characteristics, benefits and risk mitigation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.38-50.
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This chapter explores some of the financial and economic aspects of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Ghana. Cost-benefit analysis comparisons were made of farm finances of common rural, peri-urban and urban farming systems. Substudies also tried to quantify benefits for society and to cost externalities related to soil nutrient depletion, pesticide use and urban malaria.
13 Donoso, G.; Aldaya, M. M.; de Sousa, C. Jr.; Cai, Xueliang; Chico, D.; de Miguel, A.; Dumont, A.; Gurovich, L.; Lautze, Jonathan; Lopez-Gunn, E.; Pahlow, M.; Palhares, J. C. P.; Zarate, E. 2014. Water efficiency: status and trends. In Willaarts, B. A.; Garrido, A.; Llamas, M. R. (Eds.). Water for food security and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean: social and environmental implications for a globalized economy. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.261-283.
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14 New Zealand. Works Consultancy Services. 1994. Rehabilitation of the Stung Chinit Irrigation Scheme, Cambodia: prefeasibility study. Prepared for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade under the Asia Development Assistance Facility. Wellington, New Zealand: Works Consultancy Services. 76p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 627.52 G700 WOR Record No: H046350)
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Mekong hydropower is developing rapidly. Laos is at the forefront of this development. While hydropower development supports the country’s economic growth, many observers have highlighted the potential negative impacts for people’s livelihoods. Taking the Nam Mang 3 hydropower project as a case study, we examine the impacts of hydropower development on farming households of differing livelihood assets and resources, and how they have responded to these impacts. Linking livelihood asset substitution with livelihood outcomes, we examine factors constraining livelihood adaptation and how these shape rural households’ strategies to cope with socioeconomic and environmental impacts from hydropower development. We conclude that while asset substitution generally can improve people’s livelihoods, access to land continues to play an important role in the process of livelihood reconstruction and the shaping of livelihood outcomes.
16 Zougmore, R.; Sy Traore, A.; Mbodj, Y. (Eds.) 2015. Overview of the scientific, political and financial landscape of climate-smart agriculture in West Africa. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 79p. (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Working Paper 118)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.162 G190 ZOU Record No: H047114)
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17 Goodwin, L. 2013. Reducing food waste to help tackle climate change. 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.125-128.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047249)
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The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Differences between two regions in natural resource endowment and investment capital stock can, in theory, lead to mutually beneficial trade to achieve desired objectives. Concerns about the recent food crises coupled with the disparity in land and water endowment and investable capital between MENA and SSA have led in recent years to investment in agricultural land in the latter by a number of MENA countries with the aim of producing food. At the same time, many SSA countries seek these investments to infuse capital, technology and know-how into their agricultural sector to improve productivity, food security and rural livelihoods. However, these recent foreign direct agricultural investments have to date performed poorly or have been abandoned without achieving the initial objectives of setting them up. Based on research conducted in selected sub-Saharan countries, this paper analyses the reasons for the failure of these investments. It then reviews a few successful agricultural investments by private sector companies with a long history of operation in SSA. Juxtaposing lessons distilled from failed and successful case studies, the paper argues that large-scale agricultural investments that take advantage of this accumulated knowledge are needed and do have a critical role to play. Such investments, when they also incorporate ecosystems management practices and smallholder inclusive business models in their operations, can serve as appropriate instruments to reconcile the food and water security objectives of both the MENA region and SSA, while promoting sustainable intensification of agriculture and improved rural livelihoods in SSA.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047349)
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20 Bunsen, J.; Rathod, R. 2016. Pipe assisted underground taming of surface floods: the experience with Holiyas in north Gujarat. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 2. 8p.
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