Introduction / Seleshi B. Awulachew, Vladimir Smakhtin, David Molden and Don Peden -- Nile water and agriculture: past … Nile basin for improved water management / Solomon S. Demise, Seleshi B. Awulachew, David Molden and Aster D. Yilma … -- Availability of water for agriculture in the Nile basin / Robyn Johnston -- Hydrological processes in the Blue Nile / Zachary M …

China's endowment of water resources is extremely low, poorly distributed, and increasingly polluted. With agriculture … being one of the main consumers of water, China's future development depends on initiatives that will raise the efficiency … and efficacy of water use. These workshop proceedings examine the current situation in China, look at what is being done …

The state of water resources and the need for a comprehensive perspective -- The water economy -- Supply costs, demands … and benefits -- Optimal water policy -- Water regulation -- Conjunctive use -- Case studies of regulatory interventions … -- Economy-wide considerations of water management -- Management of transboundary water. …

water scarcity intensifies the tradeoffs inherent in allocating water to competing uses and turns the policy challenge of … managing water resources ever more crucial. The book promotes the view that water policies should be designed and implemented … within a comprehensive framework that accounts to the many interconnected pieces comprising water economies." …