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Agricultural water storage in an era of climate change: assessing need and effectiveness in Africa
This report, produced by the International Water Management Institute of Sri Lanka, describes different agricultural water storage options and some of the possible implications of climate change. It also describes the development of a simple diagnostic tool, based on a set of biophysical and demographic indicators, which can be used to provide a rapid (first-cut) evaluation of the need and effectiveness of different water storage options, under existing and possible future climate conditions.
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Available online: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/PUB152/RR152.pd [...]
M. McCartney ; L. Rebelo ; Stefanos Xenarios ; V. Smakhtin ; International Water Management Institute
Published by: IWMI ; 2013This report, produced by the International Water Management Institute of Sri Lanka, describes different agricultural water storage options and some of the possible implications of climate change. It also describes the development of a simple diagnostic tool, based on a set of biophysical and demographic indicators, which can be used to provide a rapid (first-cut) evaluation of the need and effectiveness of different water storage options, under existing and possible future climate conditions.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Water ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Region I - Africa
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Glacier Systems and Seasonal Snow Cover in Six Major Asian River Basins: Water Storage Properties under Changing Climate
The current status, recent and potential future changes of glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong river basins are for the first time systematically analyzed at the basin scale. The baseline (1961-1990) status of each basin’s glacier system is evaluated using a comprehensive meta-database for the 48,607 glaciers, which represents a new data product in its own right compiled specifically for this study. The data gaps in existing glacier inventories are identified and filled with expert estimates. It is illustrated that structur ...
Glacier Systems and Seasonal Snow Cover in Six Major Asian River Basins: Water Storage Properties under Changing Climate
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Available online: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/PUB149/RR149.pd [...]
O., S. Savoskul ; V. Smakhtin ; International Water Management Institute
Published by: IWMI ; 2013The current status, recent and potential future changes of glacier systems and seasonal snow cover in the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Amu Darya, Syr Darya and Mekong river basins are for the first time systematically analyzed at the basin scale. The baseline (1961-1990) status of each basin’s glacier system is evaluated using a comprehensive meta-database for the 48,607 glaciers, which represents a new data product in its own right compiled specifically for this study. The data gaps in existing glacier inventories are identified and filled with expert estimates. It is illustrated that structural diversity of a glacier system determines how it responds to climate change. Recent changes in glacier systems are characterised using estimated annual rates of areal reduction and ice loss derived from data published by the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) and a compilation of sources based on remote sensing extending from 1960s to 2000s.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Water ; Climate change ; Glacier ; Melting Ice ; Region II - Asia
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Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management
IWMI, 2012This report addresses the effective use of available water as a way to help to improve productivity and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. It combines the practical improved water management systems and approaches, including the reduction of risks associated with climate variability through environmental risks monitoring. It documents the benefits of irrigation already been invested by farmers in small-scale irrigation, and provides practical recommendations and tools for governments, the private sector, donors and organizations to effectively support these farmer-led initiatives to improve ...
Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management
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Available online: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Other/Reports/PDF/Water_for_wealth_and_fo [...]
Meredith Giordano ; Charlotte de Fraiture ; Elizabeth Weight ; Julie van der Bliek ; Food and Agriculture Organization (Rome, Italia) ; International Food Policy Research Institute ; International Water Management Institute ; Stockholm Environment Institute
Published by: IWMI ; 2012This report addresses the effective use of available water as a way to help to improve productivity and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. It combines the practical improved water management systems and approaches, including the reduction of risks associated with climate variability through environmental risks monitoring. It documents the benefits of irrigation already been invested by farmers in small-scale irrigation, and provides practical recommendations and tools for governments, the private sector, donors and organizations to effectively support these farmer-led initiatives to improve the lives of millions of families sustainably and equitably.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-9090-752-7
Tags: Water ; Water management ; Food Safety ; Irrigation ; Agrometeorology ; Region I - Africa ; North Africa
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IWMI Working Paper, 139. Climate change impacts and adaptation in Nepal
This working paper aims to create a more comprehensive understanding of how the impacts of CC will be realized at different scales in Nepal (from household livelihoods to national food security), and the many institutions governing the ultimate adaptation process. SectionI, Background, provides background information on Nepal. SectionII, Climate Change in Nepal, addresses the anticipated impacts of CC on water resources and agricultural systems in Nepal. SectionIII, Mapping of Relevant Institutions for Climate Change Adaptation, provides a theoretical discussion of adaptation and, through a ca ...
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Available online: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/WOR139.pdf
Published by: IWMI ; 2010
This working paper aims to create a more comprehensive understanding of how the impacts of CC will be realized at different scales in Nepal (from household livelihoods to national food security), and the many institutions governing the ultimate adaptation process. SectionI, Background, provides background information on Nepal. SectionII, Climate Change in Nepal, addresses the anticipated impacts of CC on water resources and agricultural systems in Nepal. SectionIII, Mapping of Relevant Institutions for Climate Change Adaptation, provides a theoretical discussion of adaptation and, through a case study analysis of the Koshi River Basin using institutional mapping to assess the various hierarchies of resource management and development in the basin, attempts to understand the institutional framework that will ultimately govern the adaptation process. Section IV, Constraints to Adaptation, describes the current constraints to adaptation. Finally, Section V, Conclusions and Recommendations
Collection(s) and Series: IWMI Working Paper- No. 139
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Food Safety ; Agriculture ; Adaptation ; Nepal
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