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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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Groundwater is a vital yet threatened resource in much of South Asia. This paper develops a model of groundwater transactions under payoff uncertainty arising from unpredictable fluctuations in groundwater availability during the agricultural dry season. The model highlights the trade-off...
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Water, energy, and agriculture have been conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning. For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks, organizations, and infrastructures have been put in place to address sector-specific challenges and demands. As the Middle East and North Africa...
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-sensitive irrigation and water management investments for which improving nutrition in vulnerable populations is a specific objective of … the project. Drawing on the current body of evidence on the links between irrigation, water management, and nutrition … monitoring and evaluation of nutrition-sensitive investments in water management and irrigation …
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This report presents the findings of a diagnostic study examining pathways and options for strengthening the governance of South Asia's groundwater resources in the face of climate change and increasing reliance on the resource by dependent communities, particularly during times of drought. This...
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user group (WUG) data from a reservoir irrigation system in China. The introduction of volumetric water pricing at the … exit a WUG for private irrigation. This tendency is associated with an increased probability that the remaining members do … difficulties among the remaining members whose fields are separated by former members who have now opted out for private irrigation …
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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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, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify …
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context of irrigation schemes, this can create water scarcity even when there is sufficient water to meet the total … requirements. High-frequency data from three irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with inefficiency in …
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