Poor performance of government-managed irrigation systems persists globally. This paper argues that addressing performance requires not simply more investment or different policy approaches, but reform of the bureaucracies responsible for irrigation management. Based on reform experiences in The ...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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Rap, Edwin
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Wegerich, Kai
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[Bureaucratic reform in irrigation: a review of four case studies]
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Bureaucratic reform in irrigation: a review of four case studies
Development of the Karkheh's water resources has contributed in important ways to Iran's food security and underpinned the livelihoods of both basin farmers and urban consumers. However, the linkages between poverty and agricultural water use in the basin are now weak at best. Furthermore, there ...
Ahmad, Mobin-ud-Din
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Giordano, Mark
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[The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure]
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The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure
Agricultural intensification, now commonly referred to as sustainable intensification, is presented in development discourse as a key means to simultaneously improve food security and reduce rural poverty without harming the environment. Taking a village in Laos as a case study, we show how gover...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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Leebouapao, L.
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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[Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification]
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Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification
This article examines changing contexts and emerging processes related to “land grabbing.” In particular, it uses the case of Laos to analyze the driving forces behind land takings, how such drivers are implied in land policies, and how affected people respond depending on their socio-economic as...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Sotoukee, Touleelor
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[Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss]
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Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss
This article documents and analyzes the largest collection of transboundary water agreements related to Africa. Collection contents are categorized to provide insights into the evolution and geography of transboundary water law in Africa, and—when possible—to situate that law within a global cont...
Lautze, Jonathan
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Giordano, Mark
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[Transboundary water law in Africa: Development nature and geography]
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Transboundary water law in Africa: Development nature and geography
Rising energy prices, geopolitics and concerns over the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change are increasing the demand for biofuel production. At present biofuel production is estimated at 35 billion liters, accounting only for a small part (,2%) of the 1200 billion liters of annu...
Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Giordano, Mark
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Liao, Yongsong
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[Biofuels and implications for agricultural water use: blue impacts of green energy]
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Biofuels and implications for agricultural water use: blue impacts of green energy
While the importance of flow variability in water treaties is acknowledged, little work has been done to identify those mechanisms that have actually been employed. The present study uses a content analysis of a large number of water treaties in order to identify approaches used in practice. It w...
Drieschova, Alena
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Giordano, Mark
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Fischhendler, I.
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[Governance mechanisms to address flow variability in water treaties]
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Governance mechanisms to address flow variability in water treaties
Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Giordano, Mark
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[Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: Interactions from a Laotian village]
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Upland development policy, livelihood change and land degradation: Interactions from a Laotian village
Giordano, Mark
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[Agricultural water policy in China: Challenges, issues, and options]
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Agricultural water policy in China: Challenges, issues, and options
Giordano, Mark
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Wolf, A.T.
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[International resource conflict and mitigation]
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International resource conflict and mitigation