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1 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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2 Jouquet, P.; Bernard-Reversat, F.; Bottinelli, N.; Orange, Didier; Rouland-Lefevre, C.; Toan, Tran Duc; Podwojewski, Pascal. 2006. Influence of change in land use and earthworm activities on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a steepland ecosystem in Northern Vietnam. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 44(1): 69-77.
Soil management ; Agroecosystems ; Erosion ; Soil properties ; Earthworms ; Land use ; Soil fertility ; Nitrogen / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.4 G784 JOU Record No: H039293)
3 Subramaniam, A. R. 1983. Agro-ecological zones of India. Archives for Meteorology, Geophysics, and Bioclimatology, Series B, 32:329-333.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7936 Record No: H040303)
4 McAleer, M.; Jakeman, A. (Eds.) 1993. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Proceedings, Volume 4, The University of Western Australia, 6-10 December 1993. Perth, Australia: University of Western Australia. 1353-1867.
Simulation models ; Mathematical models ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Agroecosystems ; Farming systems ; Water quality ; Reservoirs ; Lagoons ; Flow ; Erosion ; Land management ; Effluents ; Time series analysis ; Soil water ; Infiltration ; Surface irrigation ; Runoff ; Soil degradation ; Crop yield ; Wheat ; Fish ; Malaria ; Public health ; Land use
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 003.3 G000 MCA Record No: H040381)
International Congress organised by Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia (MSSA), Inc., International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS), International Society for Ecological Modelling, and The International Environmetrics Society.
5 Shiferaw, B.; Freeman, H. A.; Swinton, S. M. (Eds.) 2005. Natural resources management in agriculture: methods for assessing economic and environmental impacts. Wallingford, UK: CABI. 382p.
Natural resources management ; Agricultural economics ; Environmental effects ; Environmental impact assessment ; Agroecosystems ; Impact assessment ; Soil properties ; Soil fertility ; Indicators ; Water availability ; Water quality ; Models ; Watershed management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G000 SHI Record No: H040974)
6 Shiferaw, B.; Freeman, H. A.; Navrud, S. 2005. Valuation methods and approaches for addressing natural resource management impacts. In Shiferaw, B.; Freeman, H. A.; Swinton, S. M. (Eds.). Natural resources management in agriculture: methods for assessing economic and environmental impacts. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.19-51.
Natural resources management ; Agricultural economics ; Environmental effects ; Agroecosystems ; Valuation ; Costs ; Expenditure
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G000 SHI Record No: H040976)
7 Wani, S. P.; Singh, P.; Dwivedi, R. S.; Navalgund, R. R.; Ramakrishna, A. 2005. Biophysical indicators of agro-ecosystem services and methods for monitoring the impacts of NRM technologies at different scales. In Shiferaw, B.; Freeman, H. A.; Swinton, S. M. (Eds.). Natural resources management in agriculture: methods for assessing economic and environmental impacts. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.97-124.
Agroecosystems ; Biodiversity ; Indicators ; Natural resources management ; Watershed management ; Simulation models ; Land management ; Runoff ; Soil management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G000 SHI Record No: H040979)
8 Davidson, P. J. A. (Comp.) 2006. The biodiversity of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve: 2005 status review. Report of the UNDP/GEF-funded Tonle Sap Conservation Project. 76p.
Biodiversity ; Habitats ; Forests ; Lakes ; Floodplains ; Agroecosystems ; Land use ; Drainage ; Hydrology / Cambodia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.95 G700 DAV Record No: H041283)
9 Fischer, G.; Shah, M.; van Velthuizen, H.; Nachtergaele, F. O. 2001. Global agro-ecological assessment for agriculture in the 21st century. Laxenburg, Austria: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). 33p.
Agroecosystems ; Ecology ; Ecosystems ; Forests ; Crop production ; Cereals ; Food production ; Climate change ; Food security
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630 G000 FIS Record No: H041457)
This report presents a summary of the methodology and results and a comprehensive global assessment of the world’s agricultural ecology. The national-level information with global coverage enables knowledge-based decisions for sustainable agricultural development. The Agro-ecological Zones approach is a GIS-based modeling framework that combines land evaluation methods with socioeconomic and multiple-criteria analysis to evaluate spatial and dynamic aspects of agriculture. The results of the Global AEZ assessment are estimated by grid cell and aggregated to national, regional, and global levels. They include identification of areas with specific climate, soil, and terrain constraints to crop production; estimation of the extent and productivity of rain-fed and irrigated cultivable land and potential for expansion; quantification of cultivation potential of land currently in forest ecosystems; and impacts of climate change on food production, geographical shifts of cultivable land, and implications for food security.
10 University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Science. 2008. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). Issue dedicated to late Dr F. P. Amerasinghe, 37(1). 128p.
Ecology ; Disease vectors ; Waterborne diseases ; Malaria ; Public health ; Agroecosystems ; River basins ; Salinity ; Wastewater irrigation ; Forests ; Wetlands ; Estuaries / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H041541)
11 Gordon, L. J.; Enfors, E. I. 2008. Land degradation, ecosystem services and resilience of smallholder farmers in Makanya Catchment, Tanzania. 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.33-50. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
Land degradation ; Agroecosystems ; Catchment areas ; Ecosystems ; Rain ; Drought ; Farmers ; Food security / Tanzania / Makanya Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041592)
12 Enfors, E. I.; Gordon, L. J.; Peterson, G. D.; Bossio, Deborah. 2008. Making investments in dryland development work: participatory scenario planning in the Makanya catchment, Tanzania. Ecology and Society, 13(2):42-60.
Investment ; Small scale farming ; Farming systems ; Agroecosystems ; Catchment areas ; Arid zones ; Case studies ; Farmers ; Participatory approaches ; Planning / Africa South of Sahara / Tanzania / Makanya Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041765)
http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss2/art42/ES-2008-2649.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041765.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041765.pdf
The agro-ecosystems of semi-arid and dry sub-humid SSA are inherently dynamic. At this point in time they are also experiencing a series of complex social–ecological changes that make their future even more uncertain. To ensure that development investments made today in the small-scale farming systems that dominate these regions make sense also in a long-term perspective they should benefit the local communities over a range of potential futures. We applied a participatory scenario planning approach to a smallholder farming community in semi-arid Tanzania, exploring four alternative development trajectories for the area, to increase the robustness of current investments in small-scale water system technologies. We found that water system technologies will be important across a number of possible futures, but that the most relevant target of these innovations, e.g., staple- versus cash-crop production, or individual- versus community-managed systems, differs. We argue that building capacity for experimentation among farmers is key to upgrading their farming systems, as this will generate benefits over a range of alternative futures. Furthermore, we found it to be essential across a range of scenarios to analyze the system-level impact of proposed interventions for successful investments in water system technologies. We conclude that although the method presents some challenges, participatory scenario planning is a useful tool for integrating research and development projects in the larger context, asit increases the understanding of events and processes that may either challenge the project or provide opportunities for it.
13 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, Francis; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.) 2008. Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.2. Increasing rainwater productivity; Multi-purpose water systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 297p.
Water resource management ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Water quality ; Groundwater ; Irrigation management ; Rice ; Water conservation ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming ; Water harvesting ; Livestock ; Agroecosystems ; Gender ; Soil salinity ; Fertilizers ; Fisheries ; Reservoirs ; Irrigation systems ; Floodplains ; Irrigation systems ; Models ; Watershed management ; Lakes / South East Asia / Bangladesh / China / Cambodia / India / Africa / Zimbabwe / Iran / Ethiopia / South Africa / Vietnam / Colombia / Bhutan / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041790)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3707/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20II.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041790.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041790.pdf
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14 Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Saimone, F.; Juizo, D.; Masiyandima, Mutsa. 2008. Seasonality dynamics for investigating wetland agriculture nexus and its ecosystems service values in Chibuto, Mozambique. In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S. Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; Vidal, A.; MacIntyre, I.; MacIntyre, R. (Eds.). Fighting poverty through sustainable water use: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10-14 November 2008. Vol.3. Water benefits sharing for poverty alleviation and conflict management; Drivers and processes of change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. pp.41-45.
Wetlands ; Agroecosystems ; Poverty ; Floodplains ; Cultivation ; Crop production ; Grazing lands ; Land use / Mozambique / Chibuto / Changane River / Limpopo River basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G000 HUM Record No: H041851)
http://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/3708/IFWF2_proceedings_Volume%20III.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041851.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041851.pdf
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15 Chartres, Colin. 2007. Climate change adaptation for agriculture and agro-ecosystems: the critical role of water. Viewpoints. Environment Matters, 2007 (Climate change and adaptation):6-7.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Water scarcity ; Water resource management ; Agroecosystems ; Water supply ; Water policy
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041944)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTENVMAT/64199955-1203372965627/21652237/Climate_Change_Adaptation.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041944.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041944.pdf
16 2007. Environment Matters. Special issue on climate change and adaptation. Washington, DC, USA: The World Bank. 64p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Agroecosystems ; Disaster prevention ; Health ; Financing ; Development banks ; Aid ; Biodiversity ; Drought ; Risk management ; Water management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041943)
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17 Barron, J. (Ed.) 2009. Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. 69p.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Forests ; Watershed management ; Agroecosystems ; Runoff ; Rainfed farming ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Water security ; Water supply ; Water storage ; Climate change ; Food security ; Case studies ; Water security ; Supplemental irrigation ; Livestock
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042282)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042282.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042282.pdf
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18 Cortesi, L.; Prasad, E.; Abhiyan, M. P. 2009. Rainwater harvesting for management of watershed ecosystems. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.14-22.
Watershed management ; Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Ecosystems ; Agroecosystems ; Recharge ; Infiltration ; Runoff ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Crop production ; Food security / India / Denmark / Karnataka / Giber Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042284)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042284.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042284.pdf
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19 Sharma, Bharat R. 2009. Rainwater harvesting in the management of agro-ecosystems. In Barron, J. (Ed.). Rainwater harvesting: a lifeline for human well-being. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation; Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute. pp.23-33.
Water harvesting ; Rainwater ; Agroecosystems ; Rainfed farming ; Supplemental irrigation ; Livestock ; Runoff ; Dams ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042285)
http://www.unepdhi.org/documents/Rainwater%20Harvesting%20090310b.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042285.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042285.pdf
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20 Choosai, C.; Mathieu, J.; Hanboonsong, Y.; Jouquet, Pascal. 2009. Termite mounds and dykes are biodiversity refuges in paddy fields in north-eastern Thailand. Environmental Conservation, 36(1):71-79. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892909005475]
Paddy fields ; Biodiversity ; Isoptera ; Habitats ; Land management ; Agroecosystems / Thailand / Khon Kaen province / Ban Fang amphur / Baan Daeng village
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042316)
http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=5571120
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042316.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042316.pdf
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Paddy fields in north-eastern Thailand are heterogeneous agro-ecosystems that can be described as mosaics of paddy rice plots, dykes and termitemounds. The aim of this study was to determine if this heterogeneity influences soil macrofauna biodiversity. While biodiversity did not vary as a result of different rice management practices (direct seeding and transplanting), dykes and mounds were vital to the maintenance of soil macrofauna biodiversity. Diversity and density were higher in termite mounds and field dykes, compared to rice plots, especially during the rainy season. Consequently, termitemounds and dykes can be considered to be biodiversity hotspots that behave as refuges for other soilmacrofauna during the rainy and dry seasons, providing protection against flooding and dryness. The importance of these patches of biological activity in terms of ecosystem functioning and services are discussed.
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