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1 Unver, O.; Gupta, R. K. 2004. Participative water-based regional development in the South-Eastern Anatolia Project (GAP): a pioneering model. In Biswas, A. K.; Unver, O.; Tortajada, C. (Eds.). Water as a focus for regional development. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press (OUP) pp.154-189.
Water resources development ; Regional development ; Development projects ; Development plans ; Gender / Turkey / South-Eastern Anatolia Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 BIS Record No: H041115)
2 Biswas, A. K.; Unver, O.; Tortajada, C. (Eds.) 2004. Water as a focus for regional development. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press (OUP) 378p.
Water resources development ; Regional development ; Planning ; Water law ; Institutions ; River basins ; Dams ; Case studies / Asia / India / China / Japan / Anatolia / USA / Southern Africa / Latin America / Gujarat / Yellow River Basin / Ganges / Brahmaputra / Meghna / Nagara River Estuary Barrage Project / South-Eastern Anatolia Project / Ataturk Dam / California / Uruguay River / Salto Grande Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 BIS Record No: H041108)
3 Unver, O.. 2008. Global governance of water: a practitioner's perspective. Global Governance, 14(4):409-417.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8137 Record No: H045798)
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The wide-ranging contents of this special issue on the global governance of water have stimulated a number of thoughts on my part as a former practitioner in this area. My views are grouped below around seven topics: the concept of global water governance itself; the levels at which governance can be handled; Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) as a leading paradigm of governance; water rights; accountability and voice; transparency and corruption; and the options of financing governance at national and international scales. I conclude by anticipating some themes from the forthcoming third edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR-3).
4 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.
5 Alfarra, A.; Turton, A.; Coates, D.; Connor, R.; De Souza, M.; Unver, O.; Payne, J.; McCartney, Matthew; Sonneveld, B.; Welling, R.; Fedotova, T.; Tsegai, D. 2018. NBS [Nature-based solutions] for managing water availability. In WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme); UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: nature-based solutions for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. pp.38-50. (The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018)
Natural resources ; Water availability ; Water management ; Water supply ; Water storage ; Ecosystems ; Agriculture ; Landscape ; Infrastructure ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048848)
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6 Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Unver, O.; De Souza, M.; Turral, H.; Burke, J. 2018. Setting the scene. In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Zadeh, S. M.; Turral, H. (Eds.). More people, more food, worse water?: a global review of water pollution from agriculture. Rome, Italy: FAO; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.3-13.
Water pollution ; Agricultural wastes ; Crops ; Aquaculture ; Livestock ; Water quality ; Water scarcity ; Costs ; Sustainable development ; Aquatic environment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048856)
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7 Lundqvist, J.; Unver, O.. 2018. Alternative pathways to food security and nutrition - water predicaments and human behavior. Water Policy, 20(5):871-884. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.171]
Food security ; Nutrition ; Food supply ; Food consumption ; Wastage ; Water loss ; Human behaviour ; Forecasting ; Food intake ; Water resources ; Water productivity ; Water governance ; Water policy ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Farmers ; Living standards ; Markets
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048950)
https://iwaponline.com/wp/article-pdf/20/5/871/492622/020050871.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048950.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048950.pdf
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Remarkable successes and new challenges to cope with requirements for food and water are analyzed. Trends in demography, food preferences and consumer habits are scrutinized together with their implications for human well-being and natural resources. Making best use of variable and limited water resources presumes proper management and efficient technologies, but also a worthwhile use of goods and services produced, for example, food. Reduction of food losses and waste, and reversing trends in overweight and obesity promise significant water savings. Transformations of food systems in this direction provide opportunities to meet human nutrient and food requirements in a resource-effective manner. In line with the principle of the Sustainable Development Goals, ‘no-one should be left behind’, governments, producers and consumers must be involved in efforts to ensure food security and nutrition. Naturally, farmers are major actors in food systems. The business community is showing a commitment to contribute to food security and nutrition and to reduce water risks. Consumers are dynamic drivers as well as beneficiaries, victims and culprits in water and food systems and need to internalize resource-use efficiency in their behavior, for example, by reducing food waste and aiming for better nutrition and sustainable diets.
8 Sonneveld, B. G. J. S.; Merbis, M. D.; Alfarra, A.; Unver, O.; Arnal, M. F. 2018. Nature-based solutions for agricultural water management and food security. Rome, Italy: FAO. 57p. (FAO Land and Water Discussion Paper 12)
Natural resources ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Food security ; Water demand ; Payments for ecosystem services ; Techniques ; Valuation ; Policies ; Stakeholders ; Farmers ; Wetlands ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049072)
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9 Giordano, Meredith; Barron, J.; Unver, O.. 2019. Water scarcity and challenges for smallholder agriculture. In Campanhola, C.; Pandey, S. (Eds.). Sustainable food and agriculture: an integrated approach. London, UK: Academic Press; Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.75-94. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812134-4.00005-4]
Water scarcity ; Smallholders ; Agricultural sector ; Farmers ; Water management ; Technology ; Sustainability ; Food security ; Water resources ; Water storage ; Groundwater ; Irrigation water ; Renewable energy ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Benefit-cost ratio ; Living standards ; Household income ; Investment ; Policies / Africa South of Sahara / South Asia / India / Ethiopia / Madhya Pradesh / Khategaon / Tonkkhurd
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G000 CAM Record No: H049548)
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Water availability for agriculture will become a growing constraint in areas already under environmental and social stress due to population growth, development, and climatic variability. This limits the potential for expanding irrigated areas and for sustainable intensification, and compromises the ability of smallholder farmers to cater to the increased demand for food. This chapter assesses the key global challenges to water availability and how increasing scarcity and competition for water resources are affecting agricultural productivity, especially that of smallholder producers in Asia and Africa. It further analyzes emerging water management practices that can be sustainably adapted to the needs of smallholder farmers. We provide evidence of the economic viability and potential to improve farmers’ income from such solutions. The opportunity for scaling up high-impact solutions is also assessed against available empirical evidence.
10 Unver, O.; Kay, M.; Chavva, K.; Amali, A. A.; Pek, E.; Salman, M. 2021. Development for water, food and nutrition in a competitive environment — How NGOs and CSOs are reshaping traditional farmer irrigation advisory services. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(3):431-447. (Special issue: Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment. Selected Papers of the 3rd World Irrigation Forum, Bali, Indonesia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2444]
Agricultural extension ; Advisory services ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Civil society organizations ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Water governance ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Irrigation management ; Sustainable development ; Water management ; Community organizations ; Private sector ; Markets ; Business models ; Developing countries ; Livelihoods / Africa / Bangladesh / India / Jordan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050477)
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In spite of the 30% increase in the food supply since 1961, significant changes are anticipated over the coming decades that will increase the challenges facing smallholders. Climate change, rapidly growing population and increasing pollution all add to the risks of water and food security. This is happening at a time when water resources management is shifting away from government planning and control to a more adaptive and flexible model involving more stakeholders, whereby farmers and smallholders are increasingly involved in decision-making and governance of water resources. Many governments, however, continue to look to their smallholders to increase food production and to find ways to produce more with less. Farmers, thus, will need to find new ways of learning and rely more on their own resources, on the private sector and on support from civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations.
This paper examines the changing nature of farmer support services, focusing on the role played by emerging non-institutional actors. As water becomes the limiting resource for food production, it is crucial to understand how food markets are growing and can incentivize smallholders to produce more, and critically, how farmers are finding new ways of acquiring the knowledge and expertise they need.
This paper examines the changing nature of farmer support services, focusing on the role played by emerging non-institutional actors. As water becomes the limiting resource for food production, it is crucial to understand how food markets are growing and can incentivize smallholders to produce more, and critically, how farmers are finding new ways of acquiring the knowledge and expertise they need.
11 Shunglu, R.; Kopke, S.; Kanoi, L.; Nissanka, T. S.; Withanachchi, C. R.; Gamage, D. U.; Dissanayake, H. R.; Kibaroglu, A.; Unver, O.; Withanachchi, S. S. 2022. Barriers in participative water governance: a critical analysis of community development approaches. Water, 14(5):762. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050762]
Water governance ; Participatory approaches ; Community development ; Community involvement ; Climate change ; Water supply ; Arid zones ; Natural resources ; Irrigation management ; Political aspects ; Decision making ; Conflicts ; Development programmes ; Case studies / India / Turkey / Sri Lanka / Rajasthan / Anuradhapura / Kurunegala / Endagala / Maha Ambogama / Parawahagama
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050991)
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Participatory approaches within development programs involving common-pool resources are intended to revive a community’s role in managing these resources. Certainly, to ensure the successful and equitable use of such resources, community participation is essential. However, in many cases, attempts at applying a participatory approach often fail to genuinely engage all subgroups within a community due to assumptions of homogeneity and a lack of understanding of the deep socio-political divisions between people. As a result, development programs can be plagued by these pre-existing power relations, potentially resulting in tokenistic community participation and the continuation of elite capture of natural resources to the same extent or worse than before a development program has begun. This in turn can negatively impact good governance and the fair distribution of a common pool resource. This paper explores the use of participatory approaches in water projects, assessing to what degree power relationships impact water management programs. Using a qualitative approach, the paper identifies key challenges of participatory water governance through case studies from Turkey, India, and Sri Lanka, exploring: lack of social trust, elite capture of participatory processes, power heterogeneity and imbalances at the micro-level, and a lack of inclusive participation in decision-making. Based on the analysis of these case studies, this paper argues that it is essential for participatory development interventions to understand socio-political power relations within a community—an inherently complex and contested space. The so-called “exit strategy” of a community project play a key role to decide the project sustainability that grants the “community ownership” of the project. Such an understanding can bring about greater success in development interventions attempting to address water-related issues.
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