Because of the logics of both colonization or de-colonization, the need to counter the anarchy of groundwater use, or the dissemination of global 'best practices' of IWRM, states have often assumed full ownership or custody of groundwater. Regulating groundwater use includes giving drilling and a...
Molle, Francois
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Closas, Alvar
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[State regulations in groundwater management: they bark but do they bite?]
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State regulations in groundwater management: they bark but do they bite?
Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Groundwater governance in the Middle East and North Africa. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].]
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Groundwater governance in the Middle East and North Africa. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].
Molle, Francois
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Gaafar, I.
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El-Agha, D.E.
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Rap, Edwin
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[Irrigation efficiency and the Nile Delta water balance]
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Irrigation efficiency and the Nile Delta water balance
Molle, Francois
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Closas, Alvar
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Al-Zubari, W.
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[Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region]
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Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region
This paper assesses a case of co-management of groundwater between the state of Texas, pushing for the rationalisation of groundwater management, and local (mainly farming) communities organised in Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs), which are protective of their private groundwater rights...
Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system]
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Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system
The Nile Delta of Egypt is known for its large irrigated area supplied with water diverted from the Nile River, with a limited use of groundwater, largely for domestic and industrial use. Official statistics for the whole delta indicate that there are a few thousand individual wells used for agri...
El-Agha, Doaa E.
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Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt]
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Below the radar: the boom of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta in Egypt
Molle, Francois
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Closas, Alvar
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[Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]]
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Groundwater governance: a synthesis. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges]
Molle, Francois
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Nassif, M.-H.
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Jaber, B.
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Closas, Alvar
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Baydoun, S.
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[Groundwater governance in Lebanon: the case of Central Beqaa. A Policy White Paper]
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Groundwater governance in Lebanon: the case of Central Beqaa. A Policy White Paper
Molle, Francois
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Al Karablieh, E.
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Al Naber, M.
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Closas, Alvar
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Salman, A.
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[Groundwater governance in Jordan: the case of Azraq Basin. A Policy White Paper]
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Groundwater governance in Jordan: the case of Azraq Basin. A Policy White Paper
Al-Agha, D.E.
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Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Survey of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta]
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Survey of groundwater use in the central part of the Nile Delta