Understanding the gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance is important because men and women differ in their need for and having access to groundwater, and their participation in the development, management and monitoring of the resource. The leading role played by women in ob...
Nigussie, Likimyelesh
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Barron, Jennie
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Lefore, Nicole
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Gowing, J.
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[Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point]
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Gender dimensions of community-based groundwater governance in Ethiopia: using citizen science as an entry point
Cook, Simon E.
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Gichuki, Francis N.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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[Analyzing water poverty: water, agriculture and poverty basins]
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Analyzing water poverty: water, agriculture and poverty basins
Laos has vast surface water resources. However, in areas located far away from surface water sources or those that are prone to surface water scarcity, groundwater is gaining recognition as a valuable source of water for agricultural development. Households in Ekxang village on the Vientiane Plai...
Clement, C.
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Vinckevleugel, J.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Xiong, K.
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Valee, L.
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Sotoukee, T.
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Shivakoti, B. R.
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Vongsathien, K.
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[Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial]
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Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial
Examines the environment including climate, soils & vegetation of Mali & Niger; maintainance of soil productivity; research on crop/forage production in progress at ILCA, ICRISAT, INRAN and CILSS; and research needs. Includes suggestions for the modification of the ILCA program in Mali and to car...
Ahmad, N.
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[Soil and agronomic factors influencing fodder production in the semi-arid and arid zones of West Africa. Part I. In the semi-arid zone of Mali. Part II. In the arid zone of Niger]
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Soil and agronomic factors influencing fodder production in the semi-arid and arid zones of West Africa. Part I. In the semi-arid zone of Mali. Part II. In the arid zone of Niger
This Working Paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in Tanzania between 2009 and 2012. The main findings of the project indicate that (1) pgrading community managed river diversion irrigation schemes leads to gains in water; (2) Access to surface water and gr...
Evans, Alexandra E.V.
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Clayton, Terry
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[Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Tanzania. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report.]
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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Tanzania. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report.
Horbulyk, Theodore M.
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Price, Joseph P. G.
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[Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in the Philippines]
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Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in the Philippines
Horbulyk, Theodore M.
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Price, Joseph P. G.
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[Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam]
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Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam
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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Langan, Simon J.
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Barron, Jennie
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[Improving on-farm water management by introducing wetting-front detector tools to smallholder farms in Ethiopia]
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Improving on-farm water management by introducing wetting-front detector tools to smallholder farms in Ethiopia
This Working Paper summarizes research conducted as part of the AgWater Solutions Project in Ethiopia between 2009 and 2012. Researchers from the AgWater Solutions Project conducted a situation analysis in 2009, which identified a range of options deemed to be technically feasible, affordable an...
Evans, Alexandra E.V.
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Clayton, Terry
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[Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.]
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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia.
A sustainable food future will require reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture even as the world produces substantially more food. The production of rice, the staple crop for the majority of the world’s population, emits large quantities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Accord...
Searchinger, T.
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Adhya, T.K.
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Linquist, Bruce
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Wassmann, Reiner
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Yan X
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[Wetting and drying: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving water from rice production]
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Wetting and drying: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and saving water from rice production