We explore processes that enable effective policies and practices for managing the links between water, energy, and food. Three case studies are assessed at different scales in the Mekong River basin, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We find that there are considerable opportunities for improving outcomes...
Pittock, J.
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Or, S.
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Stevens, L.
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Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Smith, M.
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[Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food]
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Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food
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?
Land tenure, or access and rights to land, is essential to sustain people’s livelihoods. This paper looks at how farm households perceive land tenure (in)security in relation to food (in)security, and how these perceptions evolve throughout different policy periods in Laos. The paper highlights t...
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[Linking land tenure security with food security: unpacking farm households’ perceptions and strategies in the rural uplands of Laos]
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Linking land tenure security with food security: unpacking farm households’ perceptions and strategies in the rural uplands of Laos
Erkossa, Teklu
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Lefore, Nicole
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[Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013]
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Proceedings of the Workshop on Flood-based Farming for Food Security and Adaption to Climate Change in Ethiopia: Potential and Challenges, Adama, Ethiopia, 30-31 October 2013
Mapedza, Everisto
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McLeman, R.
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[Drought risks in developing regions: challenges and opportunities]
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Drought risks in developing regions: challenges and opportunities
Mapedza, Everisto
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Matheswaran, K.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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[Drought and the gendered livelihoods implications for smallholder farmers in the Southern Africa Development Community [SADC] region]
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Drought and the gendered livelihoods implications for smallholder farmers in the Southern Africa Development Community [SADC] region
In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities liv...
Katus, S
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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[When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos]
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When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos
Shah, Tushaar
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Verma, Shilp
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[Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme]
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Co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat's Jyotirgram Scheme
We examine the patterns and characteristics of private investment in Laos, and how these evolve in relation to the Lao government's investment incentive policies in particular, and the wider State policies in general. Our goals are to: (1) systematically describe and analyze the patterns and char...
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos]
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Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos
Global Water Partnership
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International Land Coalition
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International Water Management Institute
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[Proceedings of the Joint GWP-ILC-IWMI Workshop on Responding to the Global Food Security Challenge Through Coordinated Land and Water Governance, Pretoria, South Africa, 15-16 June 2015]
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Proceedings of the Joint GWP-ILC-IWMI Workshop on Responding to the Global Food Security Challenge Through Coordinated Land and Water Governance, Pretoria, South Africa, 15-16 June 2015