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1 Goddard, T.; Zoebisch, M. A.; Gan, Y.; Ellis, W.; Watson, A.; Sombatpanit, S. (Eds.) 2008. No-till farming systems. Special publication no.3. Bangkok, Thailand: World Association of Soil and Water Conservation; Penang, Malaysia: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South East Asia Office; and others. 544p.
Zero tillage ; Livestock ; Cropping systems ; Soil fertility ; Soil properties ; Soil management ; Conservation tillage ; Irrigated farming ; Case studies ; Rainfed farming ; Infiltration ; Soil water ; Crop production ; Wheat ; Maize ; Cotton ; Carbon sequestration ; Agroecology / USA / Europe / Brazil / Zimbabwe / India / Laos / Madagascar / Australia / New Zealand / Hungary / Romania / Kenya / Cameroon / Mali / Morocco / China / Micronesia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631 G000 GOD Record No: H041263)
Thirty-four contributions from renowned experts and practitioners around the world provide a comprehensive review of the rapid growth of no-till, the barriers that have been overcome and the challenges that still lie ahead. Chapters cover current research and new directions as well as policy needs, adoption and extension.
2 Dinar, A.; Hassan, R.; Mendelsohn, R.; Benhin, J. 2008. Climate change and agriculture in Africa: impact assessment and adaptation strategies. London, UK: Earthscan. 189p.
Climate change ; Agroclimatology ; Agroecology ; Farming systems ; Farmers ; Models ; Agricultural policy ; Economic impact ; Economic analysis ; Crop production ; Water requirements ; Irrigated farming ; Livestock ; Maps ; Hydrology ; Stream flow ; Precipitation ; Evapotranspiration ; Surveys ; Households / Burkina Faso / Cameroon / Egypt / Ethiopia / Ghana / Kenya / Niger / Senegal / South Africa / Zambia / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G100 DIN Record No: H042269)
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3 Johnston, Robyn M.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Noble, Andrew D.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Suhardiman, Diana; Kam, Suan Pheng; Choo, P. S. 2009. Scoping study on natural resources and climate change in Southeast Asia with a focus on agriculture. Final report. Vientiane, Laos: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) South East Asia Office, for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 107p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2010.201]
Climate change ; Natural resources ; Environmental effects ; Agroecology ; Agricultural production ; Crops ; Cropping systems ; Farming systems ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Food security ; Water management ; Economic aspects ; Rural poverty ; Policy ; Nutrient management / South East Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Thailand / Vietnam / Myanmar / China / Greater Mekong Subregion / Tonle Sap / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042414)
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4 Pachpute, J. S.; Tumbo, S. D.; Sally, Hilmy; Mul, M. L. 2009. Sustainability of rainwater harvesting systems in rural catchment of Sub-Saharan Africa. Water Resources Management, 23(13):2815-2839. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-009-9411-8]
Catchment areas ; Water harvesting ; Sustainability ; Water potential ; Water use efficiency ; Agroecology / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Tanzania / Makanya catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042565)
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Sustainability of rainwater harvesting in enhancing water productivity in various biophysical and socioeconomic conditions of SSA is a key in large scale livelihood improvement. A study was undertaken in Makanya catchment of rural Tanzania to assess sustainability of storage type of rainwater harvesting systems including microdam, dug out pond, sub-surface runoff harvesting tank and rooftop rainwater harvesting system. The increasing population in upstream areas of the catchment has forced use of RWH systems for streams and river water abstraction. The agricultural intensification in hillslopes has affected the water availability for downstream uses. Rainfall variability, runoff quality and quantity, local skills and investment capacity, labour availability and institutional support influence sustainability of rainwater harvesting systems.
5 McIntyre, B. D.; Herren, H. R.; Wakhungu, J.; Watson, R. T. (Eds.) 2009. International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD): Agriculture at a Crossroads Vol.2, East and South Asia and the Pacific (ESAP) report. Washington, DC, USA: Island Press. 223p.
International cooperation ; Trade agreements ; Agricultural practices ; Agroecology ; Farming systems ; Gender ; Agricultural society ; Climate change ; Energy / Asia / East Asia / South Asia / Pacific
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.95 G570 MCI Record No: H042965)
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6 Bindraban, P.; Bulte, E.; Giller, K.; Meinke, H.; Mol, A.; van Oort, P.; Oosterveer, P.; van Keulen, H.; Wollni, M. 2009. Beyond competition: pathways for Africa's agricultural development. Wageningen, Netherlands: Plant Research International BV. 76p. (PRI Report 242)
Agricultural development ; Agroecology ; Agronomy ; Economic aspects ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Marketing / Africa / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043235)
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7 Sri Lanka. Central Environmental Authority. 2011. Environmental resource profile: Gampaha District. Battaramulla, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority. 1 CD.
Environmental protection ; Licences ; Water resources ; Waste management ; Forests ; Agroecology ; Soil properties ; Population ; Wildlife / Sri Lanka / Gampaha District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: CD Col. Record No: H043621)
8 Goddard, T.; Zoebisch, M. A.; Gan, Y.; Ellis, W.; Watson, A.; Sombatpanit, S. (Eds.) 2008. No-till farming systems. Special publication no.3. Bangkok, Thailand: World Association of Soil and Water Conservation; Penang, Malaysia: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South East Asia Office; and others. 544p.
Zero tillage ; Livestock ; Cropping systems ; Soil fertility ; Soil properties ; Soil management ; Conservation tillage ; Irrigated farming ; Case studies ; Rainfed farming ; Infiltration ; Soil water ; Crop production ; Wheat ; Maize ; Cotton ; Carbon sequestration ; Agroecology / USA / Europe / Brazil / Zimbabwe / India / Laos / Madagascar / Australia / New Zealand / Hungary / Romania / Kenya / Cameroon / Mali / Morocco / China / Micronesia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631 G000 GOD c2 Record No: H043633)
Thirty-four contributions from renowned experts and practitioners around the world provide a comprehensive review of the rapid growth of no-till, the barriers that have been overcome and the challenges that still lie ahead. Chapters cover current research and new directions as well as policy needs, adoption and extension.
9 Nagabhatla, N.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Bobba, A. G.; Finlayson, M.; Wickramasuriya, R.; van Brakel, Martin; Prasad, S. N.; Pattanaik, C. 2012. Insight to Ecosystem Based Approach (EBA) at landscape level using a geospatial medium. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 40(1):47-64. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-011-0080-8]
Ecosystems ; Wetlands ; Landscape ; Multiple use ; Agroecology ; GIS ; Remote sensing ; Social aspects / Sri Lanka / India / Lake Kolleru / Muthurajawela Marsh / Negombo Lagoon
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044044)
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Ecosystem based approach (EBA) for resource management is a concerted, environmentally tuned and an integrated framework that holistically addresses the ecological character of the natural resource, its societal benefit spectrum and its environmental functions. In this paper, the EBA concept is closely linked with the emerging concept of multiple use systems (MUS) while taking account of environmental, economic, and social factors that govern the ecosystems services and benefits. We elucidate a multi-scalar approach and multiple case studies to understand EBA particularly in context of a wetlandscape. At the global scale, Ramsar sites of international importance are geospatially analyzed with reference to their agro-ecology and biodiversity. At regional scale, the agrarian use of inland wetlands in India was re-evaluated taking account of database from a recent inland wetland inventory. At the local scale, drawing on the landscape characterization and the ecological economics for fresh water Lake Kolleru in India and the Muthurajawela Marsh-Negombo Lagoon coastal marsh in Sri Lanka, we illustrate some of the practical challenges in balancing wetland conservation, development needs and the overall well-being of local people. We also discuss how variability in the scale, geophysical characteristics of the site and the data availability confines the ability to simplify a single complete approach to address issues in complex ecosystem such as wetlands. All levels of the study are supported by a variety of earth observation data and the geographical information system (GIS) tools. The site level analysis also draws on socio-economic assessment tools.
10 Dooley, J. F. 2005. An inventory and comparison of globally consistent geospatial databases and libraries. Rome, Italy: FAO. 177p. (FAO Environment and Natural Resources Working Paper No. 19)
GIS ; Spatial database ; Databases ; Libraries ; Surveys ; Terminology ; Statistical data ; Data analysis ; Poverty ; Food insecurity ; Mapping ; Transport ; Mathematical models ; Geology ; Geomorphology ; Hydrogeology ; Soils ; Hydrology ; Drainage ; Watersheds ; Satellite imagery ; Land cover ; Vegetation ; Climatic data ; Agroecology ; Assessment ; Agricultural production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 910.285 G000 DOO Record No: H044234)
This report presents an inventory of global data sources which can be used to provide consistent geospatial baselines for core framework data layers in the support of generalized base mapping, emergency preparedness and response, food security and poverty mapping. In the report, only globally consistent data sources at the scales of 1:5 million or larger for vector data and a nominal pixel size of 5 arc minutes or higher resolution for raster data, were considered. The sources of data presented in the inventory were identified based on a review of on-line Internet resources conducted in the first quarter of 2004 and updated in January 2005.The inventory is divided into two parts: with Part One of the inventory presenting overview, terminology and summary sections of globally consistent data libraries; while Part Two contains a categorization of the data sources identified broken into topical subsections based on the individual core data layers specified by UNGIWG and FAO. The report also includes a matrix rating the suitability of the various data sources identified to each of the core data layers specified by UGIWIG and FAO, and introduces Virtual Base Maps as a potential cost-effective means for: providing spatial referencing to remote field offices, enhancing Internet map serving capabilities, and facilitating mapping via GPS handheld devices.
11 Johnston, Robyn; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Lefroy, R.; Pavelic, Paul; Fry, Carolyn. 2012. Managing water in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Final report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). 100p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2012.201]
Water management ; Agroecology ; Environment ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Agricultural production ; Yields ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Drought ; Floodplains ; Rain ; Mapping ; Case studies ; Reservoirs ; Deltas ; Groundwater ; Farm ponds ; Water storage ; Rivers ; Lowland ; Highlands ; Plains ; Landscape ; Coastal area ; Urban areas ; Aquifers / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Greater Mekong Subregion
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044646)
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12 Nagabhatla, N.; Dhyani, S.; Finlayson, C. M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; van Brakel, Martin; Wickramasuriya, R.; Pattanaik, C.; Prasad, S. N. 2012. A case study approach to demonstrate the use of assessment and monitoring as tools for participatory environmental governance. Ecologia, 2(3):60-75.
Case studies ; Environmental effects ; Governance ; Agroecology ; Lakes ; Freshwater ; Ecosystems ; Wetlands ; Forests ; Downstream ; Floodplains ; River basins ; Resource management ; Institutions ; Public-private cooperation ; Nature reserves ; Wildlife / India / Bangladesh / Kolleru Lake / Krishna River Basin / Ganges River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044782)
http://scialert.net/qredirect.php?doi=ecologia.2012.60.75&linkid=pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044782.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044782.pdf
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Effective implementation of participatory environmental governance faces a number of challenges, including the need for appropriate mechanisms and incentive systems that can operate across multiple-use landscapes. This study demonstrated scenarios for such governance from three agro-ecological zones in different geographical, biophysical and socio-cultural settings: (i) Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary in the temperate forests of the Central Himalayas, (ii) Kolleru Lake, a freshwater lake in the Krishna Basin and (iii) the downstream Ganges seasonal floodplains in Bangladesh. The cross-disciplinary set of approaches in these examples involves the use of spatial tools and socioeconomic surveys to build a scenario-based framework with cross-scaling prospects. The comparative analysis between these sites is significant in the context of providing guidance for trans-boundary environmental governance and the underlying challenges that occur in politically complex and common property resource institutional arrangements. Meeting these challenges will assist in the efforts, locally and nationally, to make wise use of all wetlands, as required under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary symbolizes a case of increasing anthropogenic pressure, limited livelihood options and with gaps in the governance structure. Kolleru Lake represents a case of inadequate understanding of the ecological dimensions of livelihood interventions and the consequential community conflict. The case of floodplains in Bangladesh illustrates the potential of collective action, supported by appropriate institutional arrangements, for improving rice-fish productivity. The case studies support the argument that monitoring and assessment of the resource structure and its dynamics, with the application of geospatial tools, adds value when shaping a framework for policy debate and for ensuring the wise use of wetlands.
13 Johnston, Robyn; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Lacombe, Guillaume; Lefroy, R.; Pavelic, Paul; Fry, C. 2012. Improving water use in rainfed agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Summary report. [Summary report of the Project report prepared by IWMI for Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 44p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2012.200]
Water management ; Water use ; Groundwater ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Agricultural production ; Crops ; Rice ; Yield gap ; Environmental effects ; Case studies ; Deltas ; Reservoirs ; Farm ponds ; Farmers ; Agroecology ; Climate change ; Drought / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Greater Mekong Subregion
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044801)
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14 Pala, M.; Oweis, T.; Benli, B.; De Pauw, E.; El Mourid, M.; Karrou, M.; Jamal, M.; Zencirci, N. 2011. Assessment of wheat yield gap in the Mediterranean: case studies from Morocco, Syria and Turkey. Aleppo, Syria: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). 36p.
Rainfed farming ; Crop management ; Wheat ; Yield gap ; Assessment ; Case studies ; Agroecology ; Land management / Morocco / Syria / Turkey
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630 G000 PAL Record No: H044940)
http://www.icarda.org/docrep/Reports/Assessment_of_wheat.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044940.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044940.pdf
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15 Sumberg, J.; Thompson, J. (Eds.) 2012. Contested agronomy: agricultural research in a changing world. New York, NY, USA: Earthscan. 220p.
Agronomy ; Agricultural research ; Agroecology ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Rice ; Wheat ; Political aspects ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Soil management ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Green revolution ; Investment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631.7.2 G000 SUM Record No: H045415)
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16 Potts, D. 2012. Land alienation under colonial and white settler governments in southern Africa. In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.24-42.
Land acquisitions ; Legal aspects ; Legislation ; History ; Farmland ; Agroecology / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H045670)
17 Sri Lanka. Department of Agriculture (DOA); Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP); Disaster Management Centre (DMC); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2011. Practitioners’ guide book on the best agricultural practices for drought and floods in Sri Lanka [Guide book development team includes B.R. Ariyaratne of IWMI]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Agriculture (DOA). 281p. (Also in Sinhalese and Tamil).
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Natural disasters ; Risks ; Rain ; Drought ; Flooding ; Soils ; Soil moisture ; Crop management ; Cropping systems ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Field preparation ; Rice ; Land management ; Land use ; Erosion ; Watershed management ; Water management ; Water users ; Decision making ; Biodiversity ; Agroecology ; Living standards ; Arid zones ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Wells ; Farmers ; Guidelines ; Pest management ; Fungal diseases / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: CD col Record No: H046082)
(90.06 MB) (89.94MB)
18 Sri Lanka. Department of Agriculture (DOA); Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP); Disaster Management Centre (DMC); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2011. Practitioners’ guide book on the best agricultural practices for drought and floods in Sri Lanka. In Sinhalese. [Guide book development team includes B.R. Ariyaratne of IWMI]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Agriculture (DOA). 281p. (Also in English and Tamil).
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Natural disasters ; Risks ; Rain ; Drought ; Flooding ; Soils ; Soil moisture ; Crop management ; Cropping systems ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Field preparation ; Rice ; Land management ; Land use ; Erosion ; Watershed management ; Water management ; Water users ; Decision making ; Biodiversity ; Agroecology ; Living standards ; Arid zones ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Wells ; Farmers ; Guidelines ; Pest management ; Fungal diseases / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046083)
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19 Sri Lanka. Department of Agriculture (DOA); Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP); Disaster Management Centre (DMC); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2011. Practitioners’ guide book on the best agricultural practices for drought and floods in Sri Lanka. In Tamil. [Guide book development team includes B.R. Ariyaratne of IWMI]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Agriculture (DOA). 280p. (Also in English and Sinhalese).
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Natural disasters ; Risks ; Rain ; Drought ; Flooding ; Soils ; Soil moisture ; Crop management ; Cropping systems ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Field preparation ; Rice ; Land management ; Land use ; Erosion ; Watershed management ; Water management ; Water users ; Decision making ; Biodiversity ; Agroecology ; Living standards ; Arid zones ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Wells ; Farmers ; Guidelines ; Pest management ; Fungal diseases / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: CD col Record No: H046084)
(61.76 MB)
20 Ferede, T.; Ayenew, A. B.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2013. Agroecology matters: impacts of climate change on agriculture and its implications for food security in Ethiopia. In Hanjra, Munir A. (Ed.). Global food security: emerging issues and economic implications. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. pp.71-111. (Global Agriculture Developments)
Agroecology ; Climate change ; Food security ; Simulation models ; Agricultural production ; Economic aspects ; Environmental effects ; Households ; Income ; Sensitivity analysis ; Policy / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046151)
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Climate change poses one of the gravest risks to mankind as it affects a wide variety of socio-economic activities, important to world food security. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors vulnerable to climate change. Agricultural production is sensitive to climate change, and food security is sensitive to agricultural production. Climate abnormalities such as perpetual droughts, floods, heat waves, and rainfall failure can have devastating consequences for agricultural production and the impacts could be immediately transmitted to food security and livelihoods. This chapter attempted to assess the short-run economic impacts of climate change (change in the levels of temperature and precipitation) with a focus on the Ethiopian economy. In doing so, it uses a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model based on the 2005/06 Ethiopian Social Accounting Matrix. One of the innovative approaches of this study is the explicit inclusion of different agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of the country in estimating the likely effects of climate change. The results of the CGE model simulation show that climate change has a dampening effect on economic growth and many key macroeconomic indicators. Investment is the only macroeconomic variable that increases despite the changes in climate. For instance, for a 3.260C increase in temperature and a 12.02mm decline in precipitation which will result in a 9.71% loss in crop production, the CGE model simulation indicated that real GDP declines by 3.83%. Moreover, almost all sectoral activities are affected negatively and different agro-ecologies are affected differently. For instance, the highland part of the country, which is the main producer of food crops, is severely affected compared to other AEZs in terms of agricultural production. The findings further revealed that household livelihoods (measured in terms of real income and welfare) are negatively affected, and the effect is unevenly distributed across different household groups. The highest losses in income and welfare are likely to be incurred by the poor households that are residing in smaller urban centers. Thus, the results of this study call for improved climate adaptation actions at farm level and beyond for reducing both economic decline and welfare loss and enhancing resilience. These results also provide critical information for informing economic policy on climate change and achieving food security.
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