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Water scarcity is a reality in the world today, and is a major threat to our food production systems that have to provide enough food for a growing and wealthier population. Managing water for agriculture is a major part of the solution for scarcity. This chapter provides information on water ava...


Molden, David J.Vithanage, MeththikaFraiture, Charlotte deFaures, J.M.Gordon, L.Molle, FrancoisPeden, Donald G.[Water availability and its use in agriculture]Water availability and its use in agriculture

The Nile Delta and its 2.27 million ha of irrigated land makes up two thirds of Egypt’s agricultural land. It is also the terminal part of a river basin that spans and feeds 11 countries. Increases in dam and irrigation development in upstream parts of the basin is poised to conflict with agricul...


Molle, FrancoisGaafar, I.El-Agha, Doaa E.Rap, Edwin[The Nile Delta’s water and salt balances and implications for management]The Nile Delta’s water and salt balances and implications for management

Water demand management, or making better use of the water we have - as opposed to augmenting supply - is increasingly proposed as a way of mitigating water-scarcity problems. Moving water away from agriculture to uses with higher economic value is one of the main measures widely seen as desirabl...


Molle, FrancoisBerkoff, J.[Cities vs. agriculture: a review of intersectoral water re-allocation]Cities vs. agriculture: a review of intersectoral water re-allocation

Interventions on hydro/ecological systems by different categories of stakeholders characterised by different political, decision-making and discursive power, and varied access to resources, tend to generate costs, benefits and risks that are distributed unevenly across spatial and temporal scales...


Molle, Francois[Scales and power in river basin management: the Chao Phraya River in Thailand]Scales and power in river basin management: the Chao Phraya River in Thailand

Although farmers are often seen as wasting water and getting a disproportionate share of water, irrigation is losing out in the competition for water with other sectors. In cases of drought, water restrictions are overwhelmingly imposed on irrigation while other activities and domestic supply are...


Molle, FrancoisVenot, Jean-PhilippeLannerstad, MatsHoogesteger, J.[Villains or heroes?: farmers' adjustments to water scarcity]Villains or heroes?: farmers' adjustments to water scarcity

Jordan is one of the countries with the scarcest water resources in the world. The aquifers of the Lower Jordan River Basin, a region of prime importance for the country, are exploited well beyond their sustainable rate. In 1997, Jordan's officials designed a new water strategy, with emphasis on ...


Venot, Jean-PhilippeMolle, Francois[Groundwater depletion in the Jordan highlands: can pricing policies regulate irrigation water use?]Groundwater depletion in the Jordan highlands: can pricing policies regulate irrigation water use?

Establishing water rights is an appealing measure, which conveys a sense of orderliness and rationality that contrasts with a situation of assumed wastage, environmental degradation and conflicts. Transferable entitlements increase economic efficiency, while providing a compensation mechanism. Th...


Molle, Francois[Defining water rights: by prescription or negotiation?]Defining water rights: by prescription or negotiation?

Aquatic socio-ecological systems show pervasive cross-scale interactions and problems of fit between ecosystems and institutions. Nested bio-hydrological processes within river basins are prone to thirdparty impacts, and equitable/sustainable management of water resources requires adequate govern...


Molle, FrancoisMamanpoush, A.R.[Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran]Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran

During the past 50 years, the Lower Jordan River basin experienced a rapid and comprehensive process of development of its rare water resources. This led to its progressive closure; almost no water is left that can be mobilized and used while demand, notably in urban areas, keeps increasing. Desp...


Venot, Jean-PhilippeMolle, FrancoisCourcier, R.[Dealing with closed basins: the case of the lower Jordan River Basin]Dealing with closed basins: the case of the lower Jordan River Basin

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