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The reliance on groundwater for irrigation is increasing in Australia and India, which is causing concerns to policy makers about energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, it is important to quantify the GHG emissions of all components of the groundwater-based irrigation s...


Sharmila, A.George, B.A.Lu, AyeNawarathna, B.Malano, H.M.M.[Life cycle, energy and GHG analysis of groundwater based irrigation systems.]Life cycle, energy and GHG analysis of groundwater based irrigation systems.

The resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 is symptomatic of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. It postulates goals and related targets for 2030 that include (1) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agricu...


Ringler, ClaudiaWillenbockel, DirkPérez, Nicostrato D.Rosegrant, Mark W.Zhu, TingjuMatthews, Nathaniel[Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment]Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment

United Nations Environment ProgrammeAfghanistan Resilience Consortium[Building Resilience, Integrating Gender: Women, Natural Resources and Climate Change in Afghanistan]Building Resilience, Integrating Gender: Women, Natural Resources and Climate Change in Afghanistan
Autor: Cossins, N.J.

Examines the productivity of East African pastoral systems in terms of animal protein & energy production, milk offtake and livestock production parameters such as calving percentage, calf mortality and herd structure; compares the productivity of East African pastoral systems to those of commerc...


Cossins, N.J.[Productivite et potentialites des systemes pastoraux]Productivite et potentialites des systemes pastoraux

Since the 1980s, along with many other countries, Sri Lanka rapidly embraced groundwater irrigation. At the same time, the government, externally funded projects and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) made bold efforts to promote water-saving technologies, such as drip and sprinkler irrigation ...


Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.Manthrithilake, HerathPathmarajah, S.[Drivers of the adoption of farmer-innovated sprinkler irrigation systems: evidence from Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka]Drivers of the adoption of farmer-innovated sprinkler irrigation systems: evidence from Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

East Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas for pastoralists who have co-existed with wildlife for millennia. Increasing populations, conflic...


Thornton, Philip K.Galvin, K.A.Boone, Randall B.[An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa]An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa
Autor: Cossins, N.J.

Examines the productivity of East African pastoral systems in terms of animal protein & energy production, milk offtake and livestock production parameters such as calving percentage, calf mortality and herd structure; compares the productivity of East African pastoral systems to those of commerc...


Cossins, N.J.[The productivity and potential of pastoral systems]The productivity and potential of pastoral systems

Climate change is one of the drivers of change in the Ganges River Basin, together with population growth, economic development and water management practices. These changing circumstances have a significant impact on key social and economic sectors of the basin, largely through changes in water ...


Hosterman, H.R.McCornick, Peter G.Kistin, E.J.Sharma, Bharat R.Bharati, Luna[Freshwater, climate change and adaptation in the Ganges River Basin.]Freshwater, climate change and adaptation in the Ganges River Basin.

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