decrease by around -1.23%. Under these circumstances, the sustainability index of the water resources system is equal to 0 … sustainability index increases significantly by improving irrigation efficiency and changing crop patterns at the basin. Also, the … River Basin in southwestern Iran where managing water resources is seriously challenging due to population growth and …

Agricultural water stress is a critical problem undermining socioeconomic development and environmental sustainability … of water and land resources in many agriculture-based economies. Uzbekistan is an example of such case, where for coping … with the problem, water reforms such as creation of Water User Associations (WUAs) attempted to decentralize the decision …

The book explores the geo-chemical, physical, social and economic impacts of climate change on water supplies. It … contains examples and case studies from a wide range of countries, and addresses the need to promote sustainable water use …

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