With current rates of land degradation reaching ten to twelve million ha per year, there is an urgent need to scale up and out successful, profitable and resource-efficient sustainable land management practices to maintain the health and resilience of the land that humans depend on. As much as 50...
Thomas, Richard J.
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Reed, M.
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Clifton, K.
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Appadurai, Arivudai Nambi
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Mills, A. J.
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Zucca, Claudio
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Kodsi, E.
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Sircely, Jason A.
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Haddad, F.
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Hagen, C. von
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Mapedza, Everisto
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Wolderegay, K.
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Shalander, K.
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Bellon, M.
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Le, Q. B.
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Mabikke, Samuel
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Alexander, S.
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Leu, S.
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Schlingloff, S.
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Lala-Pritchard, T.
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Mares, V.
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Quiróz, R.
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[Scaling up sustainable land management and restoration of degraded land]
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Scaling up sustainable land management and restoration of degraded land
A survey of 76 public smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province was jointly conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa, and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Nhamo, Luxon
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Xueliang Cai
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Gabriel, M. J.
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Sekgala, M .
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Shikwambana, S.
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Tshikolomo, K.
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Nevhutanda, S.
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Matlala, B.
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Manyama, D.
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[Smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa]
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Smallholder irrigation schemes in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
Owusu, Seth
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Osei-Owusu, P. K.
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Awotwe-Pratt, V.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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[Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation]
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Adapting aquifer storage and recovery technology to the flood-prone areas of northern Ghana for dry-season irrigation
Wachiye, Sheila
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Merbold, Lutz
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Vesala, Timo
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Rinne, Janne
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Räsänen, Matti
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Leitner, Sonja
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Pellikka, Petri
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[Soil greenhouse gas emissions under different land-use types in Savanna ecosystems of Kenya]
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Soil greenhouse gas emissions under different land-use types in Savanna ecosystems of Kenya
Williams, Timothy O.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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Biney, C.A.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment]
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The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment
Water storage is crucial for water security (WS) in countries with monsoon-driven climates. Tanks significantly contribute to WS by augmenting water supply to agricultural production in parts of south and Southeast Asia. The present paper assesses the potential locations of small tanks for rehabi...
Anand, S.
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Kakumanu, K.R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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[Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas]
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Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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[Ganges water machine: one solution to basin water problems?]
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Ganges water machine: one solution to basin water problems?
Reduced river runoff and expected upstream infrastructural developments are both potential threats to irrigation water availability for the downstream countries in Central Asia. Although it has been recurrently mentioned that a reduction in water supply will hamper irrigation in the downstream co...
Bekchanov, Maksud
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Lamers, J.P.A.
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[Economic costs of reduced irrigation water availability in Uzbekistan (Central Asia)]
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Economic costs of reduced irrigation water availability in Uzbekistan (Central Asia)
Soil moisture is a highly suitable indicator for assessing agricultural drought, as plants start to wilt when there is not sufficient soil water to meet evapotranspiration demand. In this study, we provide insights on information obtained from satellite surface soil moisture observations (as comp...
Modanesi, S.
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Massari, C.
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Camici, S.
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Brocca, L.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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[Do satellite surface soil moisture observations better retain information about crop-yield variability in drought conditions?]
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Do satellite surface soil moisture observations better retain information about crop-yield variability in drought conditions?
The attainment of food and water security rank high on the agendas of governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the objectives are similar, the underlying drivers, resource endowments and opportunities for achieving them are different. Di...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?]
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Reconciling food and water security objectives of MENA [Middle East and North Africa] and sub-Saharan Africa: is there a role for large-scale agricultural investments?