This study reviewed trends, issues and constraints affecting investments in agricultural water management in Cambodia. Informed by a review of current programs and the literature, workshops were convened in March 2013 to explore four keys areas: investments in irrigation, local institutions for m...
Johnston, Robyn M.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Try, Thuon
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[Investing in water management to improve productivity of rice-based farming systems in Cambodia]
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Investing in water management to improve productivity of rice-based farming systems in Cambodia
Jinapala, K.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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[Overview: institutions and policies for water resources management]
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Overview: institutions and policies for water resources management
Wetlands are habitats with temporary or permanent accumulation of water. The degradation and loss of wetlands is more rapid than that for other ecosystems, and wetland-dependent biodiversity in many parts of the world is in continuing and accelerating decline. They have been confirmed to deliver ...
Atapattu, Sithara S.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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[Wetlands and agriculture: a case for integrated water resource management in Sri Lanka]
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Wetlands and agriculture: a case for integrated water resource management in Sri Lanka
Agricultural practices are changing at an unprecedented rate in small pockets of the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Commercial vegetable production is flourishing underwritten by groundwater accessed via agro-wells, increased market access and new business opportunities. Since the early 1990s, small-hold...
Silva, Sanjiv de
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Curnow, J.
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Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith
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[Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts]
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Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts
Rijsberman, Frank
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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[Water for food, health and livelihoods: providing for the disadvantaged in times of scarcity]
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Water for food, health and livelihoods: providing for the disadvantaged in times of scarcity
This paper highlights the dynamics between land use changes in the Kolleru Ramsar wetland and local livelihood systems and explains these through the lense of national policy responses and international (Ramsar) obligations. A multi-disciplinary approach was adopted by integrating geospatial tool...
Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Nagabhatla, N.
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Finlayson, C. Max
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Pattanaik, C.
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[The Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach]
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The Ramsar's wise use concept in theory and practice: an investigation of the practice in Kolleru Lake, India, through a multidisciplinary approach