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1 Cofie, Olufunke; Barry, Boubacar; Bossio, Deborah. 2004. Human resources as a driver of bright spots: the case of rainwater harvesting in West Africa. Paper presented at the NEPAD/IGAD Regional Conference “Agricultural successes in the Greater Horn of Africa,” Nairobi, Kenya, 22-25 November 2004. Conference paper no.19. 23p.
Water harvesting ; Catchment areas ; Supplementary irrigation ; Human resources ; Leadership ; Labor / West Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G190 COF Record No: H035920)
2 Bossio, Deborah; Noble, Andrew; Pretty, J.; Penning de Vries, Frits; Molden, David. 2005. Linking land, soil and water management. In Sharma, Bharat; Samra, J. S.; Scott, Christopher; Wani, S. P. (Eds.). Watershed management challenges: improving productivity, resources and livelihoods. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR); International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) pp.22- 38.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G635 SHA Record No: H037664)
3 Bünemann, E. K.; Bossio, Deborah; Smithson, P. C.; Frossard, E.; Oberson, A. 2004. Microbial community composition and substrate use in a highly weathered soil as affected by crop rotation and P fertilization. Soil biology and Biochemistry, 36:889-901.
Soil management ; Soil properties ; Nitrogen ; Crop production ; Maize ; Experiments ; Statistical analysis / Kenya
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.4 G140 BUN Record No: H037479)
4 Bossio, Deborah; Fleck, J. A.; Scow, K. M.; Fujii, R. 2006. Alteration of soil microbial communities and water quality in restored wetlands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38:1223-1233.
Wetlands ; Flood water ; Water quality ; Soil analysis ; Sampling / USA / California / Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G430 BOS Record No: H038187)
5 Pretty, J. N.; Noble, Andrew; Bossio, Deborah; Dixon, J.; Hine, R. E.; Penning de Vries, Frits; Morison, J. I. L. 2006. Resource-conserving agriculture increases yields in developing countries. Environmental Science and Technology, 40(4):1114 -1119.
Sustainable agriculture ; Developing countries ; Crop yield ; Farming systems ; Water use efficiency ; Ecosystems ; Environmental effects ; Carbon ; Tillage ; Pesticides
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G000 PRE Record No: H038192)
6 Noble, Andrew; Pretty, J.; Penning de Vries, Frits; Bossio, Deborah. 2005. Development of bright spots in Africa: cause for optimism? In Penning de Vries, Frits (Ed.). Bright spots demonstrate community successes in African agriculture. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. pp.7-26.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G100 PEN Record No: H038222)
7 Rijsberman, Frank; Bossio, Deborah; Noble, Andrew. 2006. Impact of land degradation and improved land management on water productivity. In International Conference on Soil, Water and Environmental Quality - Issues and Strategies: Proceedings, New Delhi, India, 28 January – 1 February 2006. New Delhi, India: Indian Society of Soil Science. pp.30-42.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 RIJ Record No: H038890)
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8 Bhatt, Yogesh; Bossio, Deborah; Enfors, E.; Gordon, L.; Kongo, V.; Kosgei, J. R.; Makurira, H.; Masuki, K.; Mul, M.; Tumbo, S. D. 2006. Smallholder system innovations in integrated watershed management (SSI): strategies of water for food and environmental security in drought-prone tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 59p. (IWMI Working Paper 109; SSI Working Paper 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.294]
Watershed management ; Water resources ; Agroecosystems ; Social aspects ; Environmental effects ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Hydrology ; Models ; Water productivity ; Water balance ; Water harvesting ; Crop production ; Food production ; Farming systems ; Smallholders ; Research projects / Africa South of Sahara / South Africa / Tanzania / Thukela River Basin / Pangani River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G100 BHA Record No: H039095)
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9 Zomer, Robert; Trabucco, Antonio; van Straaten, Oliver; Bossio, Deborah. 2006. Carbon, land and water: a global analysis of the hydrologic dimensions of climate change mitigation through afforestation / reforestation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 38p. (IWMI Research Report 101) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.101]
Climate change ; Water supply ; Forests ; Land use ; Afforestation ; Reforestation ; Water balance ; Models ; Evapotranspiration ; Precipitation ; Water use ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 551.6 G000 ZOM Record No: H039281)
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This report highlights the potentially significant impacts on the hydrologic cycle and the importance of considering secondary effects, particularly with regard to water, resulting from the widespread adoption of global climate change mitigation measures. It is recommended that the implicit hydrologic dimensions of climate change mitigation should be more formally articulated within the international environmental conventions, and recognized within future UNFCCC negotiations on the CDM-AR provisions.
10 Noble, Andrew; Bossio, Deborah; Penning de Vries, F. W. T.; Pretty, J.; Thiyagarajan, T. M. 2006. Intensifying agricultural sustainability: an analysis of impacts and drivers in the development of ‘bright spots’ Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat. 35p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Research Report 013) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.380]
Food security ; Farming systems ; Sustainable agriculture ; Productivity ; Investment / Thailand / Palestine / Latin America / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 630 G000 NOB Record No: H039433)
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11 Sullivan, C.; Vorosmarty, C. J.; Craswell, E.; Bunn, S.; Cline, S.; Heidecke, C.; Storeygard, A.; Proussevitch, A.; Douglas, E.; Bossio, Deborah; Gunther, D.; Giacomello, A. M.; O’Regan, D.; Meigh, J. 2006. Mapping the links between water, poverty and food security: report on the Water Indicators Workshop held at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK, 16-19 May, 2005. Bonn, Germany: Global Water System Project. 58p. (GWSP issues in global water system research no.1)
Water resource management ; River basins ; Indicators ; Models ; Food security / South East Asia / Mekong River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 SUL Record No: H039648)
12 Penning de Vries, Frits; Bossio, Deborah. 2006. Smallholder land and water management. In Giordano, Meredith; Rijsberman, Frank; Saleth, Maria. (Eds.). More crop per drop: revisiting a research paradigm: results and synthesis of IWMI’s research, 1996- 2005. London, UK: IWA Publishing; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) pp.56-83.
Agricultural research ; Research institutes ; Research priorities ; Water management ; Land management ; Small farms ; Erosion
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 630.7 G000 GIO Record No: H039654)
13 Namara, Regassa; Hussain, I.; Bossio, Deborah; Verma, Shilp. 2007. Innovative land and water management approaches in Asia: Productivity impacts, adoption prospects and poverty outreach. Irrigation and Drainage, 56:335-348.
Land management ; Rice ; Intermittent irrigation / Asia / India / Nepal / Pakistan / China / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G570 NAM Record No: H040009)
14 Bossio, Deborah; Critchley, W.; Geheb, K.; van Lynden, G.; Mati, B.; Bhushan, P.; Hellin, J.; Jacks, G.; Kolff, A.; Nachtergaele, F.; Neely, C.; Peden, D.; Rubiano, J.; Shepherd, G.; Valentin, Christian; Walsh, M. 2007. Conserving land, protecting water. In Molden, David (Ed.). Water for food, water for life: a Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. London, UK: Earthscan; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.551-583.
Water resource management ; Land management ; Soil degradation ; Soil management ; Erosion ; Sedimentation ; Water pollution ; Households ; Women ; Gender ; Farming systems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 630.7 G000 IWM Record No: H040207)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/assessment/Water%20for%20Food%20Water%20for%20Life/Chapters/Chapter%2015%20Land.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040207.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040207.pdf
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15 Bossio, Deborah. 2005. Landscape management for sustainable water use in sloping upland agriculture. In Kheoruenromne, I.; Riddell, J. A.; Soitong, K. (Eds.). Proceedings of SSWM 2004 International Conference on Innovative Practices for Sustainable Sloping Lands and Watershed Management, Chiang Mai Hill Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 5-9 September 2004. Bangkok, Thailand: Department of Agricultural Extension. pp.19-27.
Water management ; Land management ; Water use ; River basins ; Catchment areas ; Sustainable agriculture
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 BOS, 333.91 G570 KHE Record No: H040242)
16 de Fraiture, Charlotte; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Bossio, Deborah; McCornick, Peter G.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Noble, Andrew; Molden, David; Gichuki, Francis; Giordano, Mark; Finlayson, Max; Turral, Hugh. 2007. Facing climate change by securing water for food, livelihoods and ecosystems. Journal of SAT Agricultural Research, 4(1). 21p.
Climate change ; Flooding ; Drought ; Risks ; Ecosystems ; Wetlands ; Water resource management ; Food security ; Food production ; Productivity ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Water storage
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G000 DEF Record No: H040782)
Future changes in water availability due to climate change (CC) are of paramount importance for food security of millions of rural people worldwide. Many recent extremes of water shortage followed by devastating floods reflect some of the climate change predictions, which are gradually becoming more certain and alarming. Appropriate measures in agricultural water management can greatly reduce poor people’s vulnerability to CC by reducing water related risks and creating buffers against often unforeseen changes in precipitation and water availability. An appropriate water research agenda is essential to improve our knowledge of the linkages between water, food and CC and guide the right investments aimed at improving resilience of farming communities and food security. This agenda includes understanding the adaptation and mitigation roles of agricultural practices and water resources management options, characterization of climate change impacts at different scales, and evaluation of water implications of direct climate change mitigation interventions. This agenda will result in strategies that contribute to reduced risk and enhanced resilience of agricultural systems. Building on its research capital in the water, food and livelihood nexus, IWMI is in a good position to help formulate and implement this agenda.
17 Namara, Regassa; Bossio, Deborah; Weligamage, Parakrama; Herath, Indika. 2008. The practice and effects of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Sri Lanka. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 47(1): 5-23.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 633.18 G744 NAM Record No: H041467)
In Sri Lanka rice is grown under conditions of sub-optimal water and land availability. Thus, innovations such as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) that can increase productivity and save resources are needed. The objective of this study was to understand how SRI was implemented on farms in Sri Lanka, and the consequences of changes in practices on: 1) input utilisation, 2) agronomic traits of rice, and 3) soil chemical properties. It was found that SRI farmers had made significant changes in their production systems: irrigations, seeding rates and herbicide usage were reduced by 24%, 85% and 95%, respectively, and plant spacing was increased by 60%. Total inputs of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium were similar across SRI and conventional plots, but the source of nutrients was different. Yields were variable, but significantly higher on SRI farms, soil available potassium and phosphorus were increased, and SRI plants exhibited tolerance to low moisture stress.
18 Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim. (Eds.) 2008. Conserving land, protecting water. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food. 235p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
Water resource management ; Water productivity ; Water conservation ; Recycling ; Land management ; Soil conservation ; Ecosystems ; Ecology ; Evapotranspiration ; Food security ; Poverty ; River basins ; Irrigated farming
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041588)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/CABI_Publications/CA_CABI_Series/Conserving_Land_Protecting_Water/protected/9781845933876.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041588.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041588.pdf
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19 Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim. 2008. Conserving land, protecting water. Introduction. In Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim (Eds.). Conserving land, protecting water. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.xi-xviii. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
Land management ; Water management ; Land conservation ; Water conservation ; Land degradation ; Ecosystems ; Water productivity ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041589)
20 Bossio, Deborah; Noble, Andrew; Molden, David; Nangia, Vinay. 2008. Land degradation and water productivity in agricultural landscapes. In Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim (Eds.). Conserving land, protecting water. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food. pp.20-32. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
Land degradation ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Land management ; Crop production ; Evapotranspiration
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041591)
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