Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically … efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated … agriculture for economic development such as in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Due to ill-managed water resources and the dominance of …

Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically … efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated … agriculture for economic development such as in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Due to ill-managed water resources and the dominance of …

. It comprises a large-scale irrigation system which conveys water from the river Amudarya to agricultural land cropped … mainly with cotton, wheat, and rice. Khorezm's water resources are vulnerable because they depend on upstream developments … and are indispensable for rural livelihoods and state budgets. Since water scarcity is expected to increase in the future …

Water pricing in irrigation: the lifetime of an idea / Francois Molle, Jeremy Berkoff -- Water pricing in irrigation …: mapping the debate in the light of experience / Francois Molle, Jeremy Berkoff -- Why is agricultural water demand … water' / Francois Molle -- Water rights and water fees in Tanzania / Barbara van Koppen ... [et al.] -- Who will pay for …