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.
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Vithanage, Meththika
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Faures, J.M.
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Gordon, L.
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Molle, Francois
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Peden, Donald G.
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[Water availability and its use in agriculture]
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Water availability and its use in agriculture
The Syrdarya River basin in Central Asia exhibits symptoms of scarcity because of growing competition between hydropower upstream and environment, cities and agriculture downstream. Different approaches to water management, based on water savings in agriculture could relieve the stress of competi...
Karimov, A.A.
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Molden, David J.
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Khamzina, T.
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Platonov, Alexander
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Ivanov, Y.
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[A water accounting procedure to determine the water savings potential of the Fergana Valley.]
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A water accounting procedure to determine the water savings potential of the Fergana Valley.
The human influence on the global hydrological cycle is now the dominant force behind changes in water resources across the world and in regulating the resilience of the Earth system. The rise in human pressures on global freshwater resources is in par with other anthropogenic changes in the Eart...
Rockström, Johan
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Falkenmark, M.
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Allan, T.
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Folke, C.
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Gordon, L.
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Jagerskog, A.
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Kummu, M.
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Meybeck, M.
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Molden, David J.
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Postel, S.
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Savenije, H.
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Svedin, U.
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Turton, A.
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Varis, O.
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[The unfolding water drama in the Anthropocene: towards a resilience-based perspective on water for global sustainability]
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The unfolding water drama in the Anthropocene: towards a resilience-based perspective on water for global sustainability