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Agriculture in Uzbekistan is almost entirely dependent on irrigation. However, despite reforms to institutional … arrangements, much of Uzbekistan's irrigation is reportedly caught in a vicious cycle of inadequate operation and maintenance, low ….This study was undertaken with the aim of contributing to better irrigation water management in Central Asia, beginning in …
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including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify …
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in their efforts to confront excessive groundwater resource exploitation for agricultural irrigation. Special emphasis is … irrigation. They have achieved varying degrees of success but do provide hope and orientation for the future in this important …
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The analysis looks specifically at the need to ensure continued development of water resources within Lesotho and aims to empower stakeholders to act with more confidence by demonstrating that the implementation strategies can provide benefits to water resources management over a broad range of...
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Given the broad array of issues and the complexity faced by the water sector as a whole (from irrigation to flood …
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A substantial increase in sector financing will be necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 calling for universal access to safe water and sanitation while addressing issues of water quality and scarcity to balance the needs of households, agriculture, industry, energy, and the...
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Important challenges such as population growth, urbanization, economic expansion and climate changeare looming over urban water security in Morocco. While urban water demand is expected to rise by 60 percent to 100 percent in most large cities by 2050, climate projections suggest reduced...
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Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary making cooperation on international waters critically important to building climate resilience. Regional-national coordination is needed if the full range of options for building...
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This report analyzes four water public private partnerships (PPPs) undertaken in Armenia between 2000 and 2016 and the start of a national water lease contract that began in January 2017. It provides an overview of each of the four first generation PPPs. It explains the steps taken by the...
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institutional capacity to implement integrated water resources management (IWRM) solutions. Irrigation scheme rehabilitation has …
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