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Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
Wielgosz, Benjamin; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Malaria is one of the top five causes of death worldwide, and roughly half the world’s population lives at risk of the disease. This health problem disproportionately affects the poor, particularly those in Africa south of the Sahara, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132712
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Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice
Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604886
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World Water Assessment Program case study, Ruhuna basins, Sri Lanka
Imbulana, K. A. U. S.; Droogers, Peter; Makin, Ian - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131917
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Management of impacts of irrigation development on fisheries: guidance manual
Lorenzen, K.; Smith, L.; Nguyen Khoa, Sophie; Burton, M.; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131986
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Mekong Mainstream Dams: Threatening Southeast Asia's Food Security
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2010
hydropower dams on the Mekong River’s lower mainstream. If built, these dams would harm the river’s ecology and block the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671528
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Fish bioecology in relation to sediments in the Mekong and in tropical rivers
Baran, E.; Guerin, E. - WorldFish Center, Consultative Group on International …
Sediments are an essential component of rivers and of their biological functioning. In addition to their influence on river geomorphology (maintenance of river forms and habitats such as pools and sand bars), sediments also include nutrients, detritus and organic debris of various sizes which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010553360
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Management of impacts of irrigation development on fisheries: guidance manual.
Lorenzen, Kai; Smith, Laurence; Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010879160
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Water requirements of floodplain rivers and fisheries: existing decision support tools and pathways for development
Arthington, A. H.; Baran, E.; Brown, C. A.; Dugan, P.; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274270
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Guidance manual : Management of impacts of irrigation development on fisheries
Lorenzen, K.; Smith, L.; Nguyen Khoa, S.; Burton, M.; … - WorldFish Center, Consultative Group on International …; …
This manual is designed for qualified irrigation, fisheries, environmental or social science professionals. It sets out … principles, procedures and tools for the assessment and management of the impacts of irrigation development on fisheries for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008562206
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Fisheries bioecology at the Khone Falls (Mekong River, Southern Laos)
Baran, E.; Baird, I.; Cans, G. - WorldFish Center, Consultative Group on International …
This CD-ROM contains full database of the "Khone Fall fisheries database" and detailed analyses done in the companion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635651