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"This book presents the complexity and many dimensions of groundwater governance in 28 chapters, written by a global … team of leading experts. The first part of the book defines groundwater governance, exploring its emergence and evolution …, framing it through a socio-ecological lens and describing groundwater policy and planning approaches. The second part …
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"The chapters in this volume are peer reviewed editions of the papers presented at the 7th meeting of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 15-17, 2010. The theme for Forum VII was Water for the Americas: Challenges and...
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In this paper we consider both hydrology and governance as critical dimensions for irrigation water security. We scale down the overall water security concept to the agricultural sector, suggest an index of irrigation water security faced by farmers, and provide an empirical illustration in the...
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In recent years, the trend for foreign actors to secure land for agricultural production in low-income countries has increased substantially. The concurrent acquisition of water resources changes the institutional arrangement for water management in the investment areas. The consequences of...
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In this paper we consider both hydrology and governance as critical dimensions for irrigation water security. We scale down the overall water security concept to the agricultural sector, suggest an index of irrigation water security faced by farmers, and provide an empirical illustration in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761483
In recent years, the trend for foreign actors to secure land for agricultural production in low-income countries has increased substantially. The concurrent acquisition of water resources changes the institutional arrangement for water management in the investment areas. The consequences of...
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follows a light version of IWRM, by only coordinating groundwater and surface water responsibilities rather than integrating …
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pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Water scarcity in the Americas -- pt. 3. Serving the unserved -- pt. 4. Transboundary issues -- pt. 5. Indigenous cultures and rights -- pt. 6. Institutional innovations : learning from Asia -- pt. 7. Conclusions.
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