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1 Vermillion, D. I.; Ostrom, E.; Yoder, R. 2005. The future of irrigated agriculture in Asia: what the twenty-first century will require of policies, institutions, and governance. In Shivakoti, G. P.; Vermillion, D. L.; Lam, W. F.; Ostrom, E.; Pradhan, U.; Yoder, R. ( Eds.), Asian irrigation in transition: responding to challenges. New Delhi, India: Sage. pp.491-505.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G570 SHI Record No: H038066)
2 Sumaryanto, O. S. 2012. Agricultural water management systems in Indonesia: current status and policy direction. Taipei, Taiwan: Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC). 11p. (FFTC Extension Bulletin 650)
Agriculture ; Water management ; Water resources ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Policies ; Climate change ; Investment ; Food security ; Environmental effects / Indonesia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8147 Record No: H046410)
3 Nhamo, Luxon; Ndlela, B.; Nhemachena, Charles; Mabhaudhi, T.; Mpandeli, S.; Matchaya, Greenwell. 2018. The water-energy-food nexus: climate risks and opportunities in southern Africa. Water, 10(5):1-18. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050567]
Water resources ; Water availability ; Energy resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Climate change ; Resilience ; International waters ; River basins ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Living standards ; Poverty ; Agricultural production ; SADC countries ; Regional development ; Institutions ; Policies ; Models ; Assessment / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048729)
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The discourse on the need for water, energy, and food security has dominated the development agenda of southern African countries, centred on improving livelihoods, building resilience, and regional integration. About 60% of the population in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) live in rural areas relying mainly on rainfed agriculture, lacking access to clean water and energy, yet the region is endowed with vast natural resources. The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a conceptual framework that presents opportunities for greater resource coordination, management, and policy convergence across sectors. This is particularly relevant in the SADC region as resources are transboundary and supports efforts linked to regional integration and inclusive socio-economic development and security. We conducted an appraisal of WEF-related policies and institutions in SADC and identified linkages among them. The present ‘silo’ approach in resource management and allocation, often conducted at the national level, contributes to the region’s failure to meet its development targets, exacerbating its vulnerabilities. The lack of coordination of WEF nexus synergies and trade-offs in planning often threatens the sustainability of development initiatives. We highlighted the importance of the WEF nexus to sustainably address the sectoral coordination of resources through harmonised institutions and policies, as well as setting targets and indicators to direct and monitor nexus developments. We illustrate the significance of the nexus in promoting inclusive development and transforming vulnerable communities into resilient societies. The study recommends a set of integrated assessment models to monitor and evaluate the implementation of WEF nexus targets. Going forward, we propose the adoption of a regional WEF nexus framework.
4 Jimenez, A; Livsey, J.; Ahlen, I.; Scharp, C.; Takane, M. 2018. Global assessment of accountability in water and sanitation services using GLAAS [Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water] data. Water Alternatives, 11(2):238-259.
Water supply ; Sanitation ; Drinking water ; Accountability ; Assessment ; Enforcement ; Regulations ; Human rights ; Policies ; Donors ; State intervention ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Surveys
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048799)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol11/v11issue2/435-a11-2-2/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048799.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048799.pdf
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The Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) is one of UN-Water’s regular reports. Its focuses include aspects of investment and the enabling environment for the delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services. Accountability refers to the mechanisms through which duty bearers, elected officials and service providers report to rights holders and other stakeholders within the service delivery framework. Accountability contributes to good sector performance and the overall sustainability of services. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of accountability in the drinking-water and sanitation sector globally, based on the available data from the GLAAS survey of 2014. To achieve this, accountability was defined from a human rights perspective, and particularised for water and sanitation. Next the quantitative and open-ended questions from the GLAAS survey that related to this definition were analysed for all 94 responding countries. Comparisons were drawn between water and sanitation services in urban and rural settings, and regional trends were identified. The results show higher levels of accountability for water than sanitation services, and limited information on wastewater. Potential means to strengthen accountability in water and sanitation globally are seen to include improving access to information on the services provided, enacting participation policies and increasing the capacity of regulatory institutions. Particular attention should be paid to rural services. The GLAAS survey could be modified for a better understanding of the accountability mechanisms for WASH service provision.
5 King-Okumu, C.; Jillo, B.; Kinyanjui, J.; Jarso, I. 2018. Devolving water governance in the Kenyan arid lands: from top-down drought and flood emergency response to locally driven water resource development planning. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 34(4):675-697. (Special issue: Urban Resilience to Droughts and Floods: Policies and Governance). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1357539]
Water resources development ; Water governance ; Arid lands ; Drought ; Flood control ; Resilience ; Water supply ; Water conservation ; Resource management ; Planning ; Policies ; Urban areas ; Local government ; Institutions ; Participation / Kenya / Isiolo County / Ewaso Ng’iro North Catchment Area
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048814)
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The Kenyan Constitution calls for a devolved response to the stewardship of water and other natural resources. A case study based on planners’ experiences illustrates the shift towards a governance approach that is inclusive, integrates available technologies to achieve resilience to both flood and drought, and works across scales from the settlement to the catchment. Devolution is a slow process, and the challenges are many. Recent observations show that increasing local agency in water resource development is helping alleviate drought and flood emergencies. Nevertheless, more concerted action is still needed from the centre.
6 Elmqvist, T.; Bai, X.; Frantzeskaki, N.; Griffith, C.; Maddox, D.; McPhearson, T.; Parnell, S.; Romero-Lankao, P.; Simon, D.; Watkins, M. (Eds.) 2018. The urban planet: knowledge towards sustainable cities. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 482p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316647554]
Urban development ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Urbanization ; Towns ; Urban planning ; Landscape design ; Innovation adoption ; Knowledge management ; Environmental effects ; Resilience ; Indicators ; International organizations ; UN ; State intervention ; Governance ; Political aspects ; Leadership ; Civil societies ; Policies ; Financing ; Macroeconomics ; Social aspects / Arab countries / India / Pakistan / Kenya / Karachi / Nairobi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048771)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/urban-planet/05E1CEDF6B9DF4E4B95AB8B4474C3C71
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048771_TOC.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048771_TOC.pdf
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7 Gore, C. D. 2018. How African cities lead: urban policy innovation and agriculture in Kampala and Nairobi. World Development, 108:169-180. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.011]
Urban agriculture ; Towns ; Policies ; Innovation ; State intervention ; Institutional development ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Civil society organizations ; Political aspects / East Africa / Kenya / Uganda / Kampala / Nairobi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048878)
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City governments in sub-Saharan Africa have historically been beholden to national governments. Lack of national urban policies and tensions between national and city governments are common. Yet, for decades, research has identified small-scale innovations at the urban scale. Rarely, however, are policy innovations in African cities so influential as to lead national governments to scale up city based actions. This is particularly true in sectors that have been the dominant purview of central governments. This paper examines how citizens, civil society organizations, city governments and national bureaucrats in two cities of East Africa – Kampala and Nairobi – have interacted to produce policy innovation in agriculture. Agriculture has always been a sector of high national importance in Africa, but increasingly cities are becoming focal points for agricultural policy change. The two cities compared in the paper are unusual in having a collection of interests who have been advocating for improved support and recognition of urban food production. Indeed, these cities are rare for having continually promoted the formalization of urban agriculture in local and national policy. While advocacy for urban agriculture is common globally, what is not clear is under what conditions local advocacy produces policy uptake and change. What are the conditions when city-based advocacy deepens the institutionalization of policy support locally and nationally? Drawing from theory and research on policy change and African urban politics and governance, and qualitative data collection in each country, this paper argues that while external, international assistance has helped initiate policy dialogue, domestic civil society organizations and their engagement with local and national bureaucrats are key to policy support at the local and national scales.
8 Asian Development Bank (ADB). 2018. Internet plus agriculture: a new engine for rural economic growth in the People’s Republic of China. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB). 53p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.22617/TCS189559-2]
Agricultural development ; Information services ; Internet ; Rural economics ; Economic growth ; Electronic commerce ; Agricultural products ; Supply chain ; Development projects ; State intervention ; Policies ; Infrastructure ; Investment ; Constraints ; Corporate culture ; Farmers ; Agricultural extension ; Developing countries ; Public services ; Models / China / Gansu / Hubei / Shandong / Yunnan / Zhejiang
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049034)
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/455091/internet-plus-agriculture-prc.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049034.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049034.pdf
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9 Dorai, K.; Hall, A.; Dijkman, J. 2015. Strategic study of good practice in AR4D [Agricultural Research for Development] partnership. Rome, Italy: CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC). 111p.
Agricultural research for development ; Good practices ; Strategy planning ; International organizations ; CGIAR ; Research programmes ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Innovation platforms ; Agricultural innovation systems ; Partnerships ; Frameworks ; Policies ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Monitoring and evaluation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049065)
https://ispc.cgiar.org/sites/default/files/ISPC_StrategicStudy_Partnerships.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049065.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049065.pdf
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10 Mani, M.; Bandyopadhyay, S.; Chonabayashi, S.; Markandya, A.; Mosier, T. 2018. South Asia’s hotspots: the impact of temperature and precipitation changes on living standards. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 101p. (South Asia Development Matters) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1155-5]
Climate change ; Living standards ; Extreme weather events ; Temperature ; Precipitation ; Forecasting ; Resilience ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon ; Water availability ; Monsoon climate ; Gross national product ; Policies ; Households ; Socioeconomic environment ; Indicators ; Models ; Uncertainty / South Asia / Bangladesh / India / Sri Lanka / Pakistan / Nepal / Afghanistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049071)
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201031531468051189/pdf/128323-PUB-PUBLIC-DOC-DATE-7-9-18.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049071.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049071.pdf
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South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have been rising throughout the region, and rainfall has become more erratic. These changes are projected to continue accruing over the coming decades. South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards is the first book of its kind to provide granular spatial analysis of the long-term impacts of changes in average temperature and precipitation on one of the world’s poorest regions. South Asia’s Hotspots finds that higher temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns will reduce living standards in communities across South Asia—locations that the book terms hotspots. More than 800 million people in South Asia currently live in communities that are projected to become hotspots under a carbon-intensive climate scenario. Global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the severity of hotspots. Diverse and robust development is the best overall prescription to help people in hotspots. The book also suggests actions tailored to each country in the region such as increasing employment in non-agricultural sectors, improving educational attainment, and expanding access to electricity that would offset the declines in living standards associated with hotspots. South Asia’s Hotspots complements previous studies detailing the impacts of sea-level rise and extreme events on the people of South Asia. Together, these bodies of work create a sound analytical basis for investing in targeted policies and actions to build climate resilience throughout the region.
11 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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12 Liyanaarachchi, P. 2017. Apada kalamanakaranaye muladharma. In Sinhalese. [Principles of disaster management]. Kaduwela, Sri Lanka: Author. 213p.
Disaster risk management ; Weather hazards ; Health hazards ; Epidemics ; Mapping ; Natural disasters ; Risk assessment ; Impact assessment ; Disaster preparedness ; Early warning systems ; Technology transfer ; GIS ; Models ; Information management ; Mass media ; Community involvement ; Gender ; Awareness raising ; Training ; International organizations ; Policies / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.34 G744 LIY Record No: H049110)
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13 de Bont, C.; Liebrand, J.; Veldwisch, G. J.; Woodhouse, P. 2019. Modernisation and African farmer-led irrigation development: ideology, policies and practices. Water Alternatives, 12(1):107-128. (Special issue: Farmer-led Irrigation Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Investment, Policy Engagements and Agrarian Transformation).
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Modernization ; Irrigation management ; Policies ; Irrigation practices ; Initiatives ; State intervention ; Agricultural sector ; Irrigated farming ; Households ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Mozambique / Tanzania
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049113)
http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/volume-12/v12issue1/481-a12-1-7/file
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049113.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049113.pdf
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In both Mozambique and Tanzania, farmer-led development of irrigation is widespread, yet it is little recognised in irrigation policies and is under-supported by the government. This paper explores how this situation is exacerbated by modernisation ideas in irrigation policy and professional thinking. By means of a historical review, we trace modernisation thinking in irrigation development from the colonial period onwards, and analyse how this thinking continues to play out in contemporary irrigation policies in both countries. We then examine the relationship between modernisation thinking and practices of farmer-led irrigation development, drawing on policy documents, field studies, and interviews in both countries. Based on this analysis, we argue that the nature of farmer-led development of irrigation is consistent with many of the goals identified by state agricultural modernisation programmes, but not with the means by which government and state policies envisage their achievement. As a consequence, policies and state officials tend to screen out farmers’ irrigation initiatives as not relevant to development until they are brought within state-sanctioned processes of technical design and administration.
14 Rosenstock, T. S.; Nowak, A.; Girvetz, E. (Eds.) 2019. The climate-smart agriculture papers: investigating the business of a productive, resilient and low emission future. Cham, Switzerland: SpringerOpen. 321p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5]
Climate-smart agriculture ; Climate change adaptation ; Resilience ; Emission ; Forecasting ; Sustainable agriculture ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Varieties ; Drought tolerance ; Nutrition ; Seed production ; Soils ; Agroforestry ; Participatory approaches ; Public-private cooperation ; Stakeholders ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Entrepreneurship ; Income ; Agricultural extension ; Innovation ; Supply chain ; Risks ; Uncertainty ; Models ; Policies ; Households ; Welfare ; Women ; Livestock ; Infectious diseases ; Rural finance ; Traditional methods ; Stress ; Religion ; Case studies / Africa / Angola / Zimbabwe / Ethiopia / Kenya / Mozambique / Tanzania / Uganda / Namibia / Planalto / Lushoto
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049125)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-319-92798-5.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049125.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049125.pdf
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15 Nagothu, U. S. (Ed.) 2016. Climate change and agricultural development: improving resilience through climate smart agriculture, agroecology and conservation. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 321p. (Earthscan Food and Agriculture Series)
Climate change adaptation ; Agricultural development ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Climate change mitigation ; Resilience ; Extreme weather events ; Water management ; Irrigation management ; Water productivity ; Farming systems ; Conservation agriculture ; Agricultural practices ; Intensification ; Agroecology ; Irrigation canals ; Agroecosystems ; Technology ; Agricultural production ; Cereal crops ; Rice ; Nutrient management ; Soil management ; Integrated management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Gender ; Corporate culture ; Policies ; Strategies ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / South Asia / South East Asia / China / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.2515 G000 NAG Record No: H049154)
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16 Lele, U. 2018. Doubling farmers’ income under climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 12p. (IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program Discussion Paper 2) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2019.002]
Farm income ; Climate change ; Policies ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Agricultural productivity ; Livestock ; Farmers ; Labour productivity ; Market prices ; Investment ; Households ; Rural areas / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049193)
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17 Tran, T. A.; Nguyen, T. H.; Vo, T. T. 2019. Adaptation to flood and salinity environments in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: empirical analysis of farmer-led innovations. Agricultural Water Management, 216:89-97. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.01.020]
Flooding ; Salinity ; Salt water intrusion ; Adaptation ; Strategies ; Farmer participation ; Innovation systems ; Water management ; Agricultural practices ; Policies ; Rural communities ; Case studies / Vietnam / Mekong Delta / Phu Thanh B Commune / Phu Xuan Commune / Thoi Hung Commune / Long Phu Commune / Dai Ngai Commune
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049198)
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Agriculture is exposed to climatic impacts, especially in developing countries. Adaptation is the predominant practice that farming communities undertake to deal with these climate-induced challenges. While significant attention has been devoted to farmers’ adaptation strategies, little is known about how innovative practices are associated with the improvement of rural livelihoods. To address this gap, the paper attempts to investigate how farmers lead the process of rural innovations that constitute successful forms of adaptation to address the mixed impacts of dyke policies and climate change in two distinct agro-ecological zones (i.e. flooding and salinity) in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). Drawing on qualitative information collected from focus group discussions and interviews across the case studies, the paper argues that farmers are the key innovation actors who contribute to improving rural farming and water management practices. The study suggests that the evolution of farmer-led innovations is mainly attributed to the operation of various informal learning networks that provide important platforms for the generation and diffusion of effective innovative practices across farming communities. It also highlights how farmers contribute their innovative knowledge to local adaptation policies. From the policy perspective, this study sees the development of rural innovation systems as the best practices of farmers’ adaptation, which needs to be scaled out to better support agricultural water management in the delta.
18 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. Towards a circular economy. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p. (IWMI Success Stories 026) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2019.006]
Waste treatment ; Resource recovery ; Reuse ; Economic aspects ; Composting ; Sanitation ; Policies ; Research programmes ; Innovation ; Business models ; Partnerships / Ghana / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049246)
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19 Adimassu, Zenebe. 2019. Constraining the constraints: factors affecting farmers’ investment in climate-smart land management. In Hadgu, K. M.; Bishaw, B.; Iiyama, M.; Birhane, E.; Negussie, A.; Davis, C. M.; Bernart, B. (Eds.). Climate-smart agriculture: enhancing resilient agricultural systems, landscapes, and livelihoods in Ethiopia and beyond. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry (ICRAF). pp.183-193.
Land management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Investment ; Climate change ; Constraints ; Economic aspects ; Incentives ; Returns ; Crop yield ; Prices ; Land tenure ; Land ownership ; Stakeholders ; Institutions ; Policies ; Households ; Labour / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049271)
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/B19055.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049271.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049271.pdf
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20 WHO. 2019. Water, sanitation and hygiene [WASH] in health care facilities: practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. 56p.
Water quality ; Sanitation ; Hygiene ; Health care ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Public health ; Assessment ; Standards ; Indicators ; Infrastructure ; Communities ; Leadership ; Policies ; Monitoring ; Ebolavirus ; Cholera ; Waste management ; Environmental health ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049263)
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/311618/9789241515511-eng.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049263.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049263.pdf
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