The world's human population now constitutes the largest driving force of changes to the biosphere. Emerging water challenges require new ideas for governance and management of water resources in the context of rapid global change. This book presents a new approach to water resources, addressing ...
Rockström, Johan
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Falkenmark, M.
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Folke, C.
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Barron, Jennie
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Enfors, E.
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Gordon, L.
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Heinke, J.
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Hoff, M.
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Pahl-Wostl, Claudia
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[Water resilience for human prosperity]
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Water resilience for human prosperity
Smallholder irrigation to improve food security in the dry season as well as economic and demographic growth within Ethiopia is developing rapidly. However, the long term sustainability of increased irrigated production, together with degradation of soils (and associated water bodies) may be irre...
Schmitter, Petra S.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Dessalegn, Yigsaw
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Chali, A.
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Tilahun, S.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Barron, Jennie
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[Improving on-farm water management by introducing wetting front detectors to small scale irrigators in Ethiopia]
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Improving on-farm water management by introducing wetting front detectors to small scale irrigators in Ethiopia
Agricultural water management (AWM) strategies have been extensively studied and promoted in Burkina Faso during the past four decades. However, rainfall variability and water access continue to limit agricultural production of most of the smallholder farming systems of the country. Our goals in ...
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Barron, Jennie
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[Taking stock of forty years of agricultural water management interventions in smallholder systems of Burkina Faso]
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Taking stock of forty years of agricultural water management interventions in smallholder systems of Burkina Faso