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1 Woolley, Jonathan; Harrington, Larry; Huber-Lee, Annette; Douthwaite, Boru; Geheb, Kim; Vidal, Alain; George, Pamela; Nguyen Khoa, Sophie. 2009. Integrated food and water research for development. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.84-88.
Water use ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Reservoirs ; Cropping systems ; Livestock ; Research projects / Ethiopia / South Africa / Limpopo Basin / Nile Basin / Volta Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042189)
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2 Vidal, Alain; van Koppen, Barbara; Blake, D. 2010. The green-to-blue water continuum: an approach to improve agricultural systems’ resilience to water scarcity. In Lundqvist, J. (Ed.). On the water front: selections from the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.66-72.
Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Multiple use ; Wetlands ; Floodplains / South East Asia / Thailand / Mekong River Basin / Nam Songkhram River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043341)
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This paper explores two examples from the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food research on resilience along the green-to-blue water continuum. A threatened floodplain wetland of the Mekong Basin has been shown to provide many direct and indirect benefits and services that are more resilient and less vulnerable to shocks than externally introduced agricultural systems of various types and intensity occupying the same land–water interface. Multiple-use water systems (MUS) assessed in five large basins show that, wherever water is available, people use water for greater resilience, domestic and productive purposes, including livestock watering, horticulture, irrigation, tree growing or small-scale enterprise.
3 Cook, Simon; Fisher, M.; Tiemann, T.; Vidal, Alain. 2011. Water, food and poverty: global- and basin-scale analysis. Water International, 36(1):1-16. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2011.54101]
Water resources ; Water poverty ; Food production ; Food security ; Water productivity ; Water scarcity ; River basins ; Hazards
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044607)
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Global population growth exerts stresses on river basins that provide food, water, energy and other ecosystem services. In some basins, evidence is emerging of failures to satisfy these demands. This paper assembles data from nine river basins in a framework that relates water and food systems to development. The framework provides a consistent basis for analysis of the water and food problem globally, while providing insight into specific conditions within basins. The authors find that successes occur when demand is met by increased productivity, while failure occurs when factors conspire to prevent development of land and water resources.
4 Ghazouani, W.; Marlet, S.; Mekki, I.; Harrington, Larry; Vidal, Alain. 2012. Farmers' practices and community management of irrigation: why do they not match in Fatnassa oasis? Irrigation and Drainage, 61(1):39-51. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.62]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044610)
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Community-managed irrigation systems are commonly faced with problems of low system-level performance. A comprehensive survey was undertaken to assess and quantify the causes of the low irrigation performance in a community-managed oasis in southern Tunisia. At the irrigation system level, results showed that irrigation intervals were double those that had been expected (19–21 days). The main cause was inappropriate farmers’ practices at eld level where the irrigation duration was almost twice the expected 10 h ha-1. The extension of date palm plantation and technical dysfunctions played a less important role as they were counterbalanced by cancellation of irrigation in some plots. At the eld scale, excessively long irrigation duration resulted from the joint effects of small elds, poor maintenance of eld-level water delivery systems, uncontrolled night irrigation events and low farmer commitment. This situation emphasizes the question of ef ciency and sustainability of irrigation systems when farmers subvert collective rules. Further, the situation raises the question of equity among farmers which hinders their support for the water users’ association and the strict application of water allocation rules. These ndings should help identify an appropriate approach and lead to positive changes in the management of community irrigation systems.
5 Cook, Simon; Fisher, M.; Tiemann, T.; Vidal, Alain. 2012. Water, food and poverty: global- and basin-scale analysis. In Fisher, M.; Cook, Simon (Eds.). Water, food and poverty in river basins: defining the limits. London, UK: Routledge. pp.239-254.
Water management ; Water resources development ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Water use ; Agriculture ; Food security ; Poverty ; River basins ; Analysis ; Population growth ; Social aspects ; Living conditions ; Ecosystems ; Institutions ; Economic development
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044846)
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6 Vidal, Alain; Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. 2014. Water scarcity and abundance, water productivity and their relation to poverty. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.15-44. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; Water quality ; River basins ; Freshwater ; Rain ; Flooding ; Population ; Poverty ; Farmers ; Living standards ; Arid zones ; Drought ; Rainfed farming ; Crops ; Ecosystem services ; Economic aspects / South America / Asia / Africa / Iran / Andes River Basins / Ganges River Basin / Karkheh River Basin / Limpopo River Basin / Mekong River Basin / Niger River Basin / Nile River Basin / Sao Francisco River Basin / Volta River Basin / Yellow River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046784)
7 Harrington, Larry W.; Vidal, Alain. 2014. Messages and meaning. In Harrington, Larry W.; Fisher, M. J. (Eds.). Water scarcity, livelihoods and food security: research and innovation for development. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.200-216. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
Research programmes ; Water management ; Infrastructure ; Water scarcity ; Water governance ; Water power ; Sustainability ; Poverty ; Institutions ; Innovation ; Decision making ; Planning ; Partnerships ; Stakeholders ; Investment ; Marketing ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HAR, e-copy SF Record No: H046789)
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