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This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, developed in the first of the series, to the Nile River basin in Northeast Africa. The Nile and its tributaries flow though nine countries. The White Nile flows though Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Ethiopia. Zaire, Kenya...


Kirby, M.Eastham, JudyMainuddin, M.[Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: Simple water-use accounting of the Nile Basin]Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: Simple water-use accounting of the Nile Basin

This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, developed in the first of the series, to the São Francisco basin in South America. The São Francisco Basin lies wholly within Brazil. There are several major dams and wetlands in the Basin. Net runoff is about 16% of total precipitation. Gr...


Eastham, JudyKirby, M.Mainuddin, M.[Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: Simple water-use accounting of the São Francisco Basin]Water-use accounts in CPWF basins: Simple water-use accounting of the São Francisco Basin

El frijol común, Phaseolus vulgaris L., es una de las leguminosas de consumo humano más importantes a nivel mundial y su cultivo está principalmente en manos de pequeños productores, que enfrentan una serie de limitantes bióticas y abióticas para su producción. Dentro de las abióticas están el es...


Chaves-Barrantes, Néstor Felipe[Uso de recombinantes de Phaseolus vulgaris L., P. coccineus L. y P. acutifolius A. Gray para mejorar la tolerancia del frijol común a diferentes tipos de estrés abiótico. Thesis (Ph.D.)]Uso de recombinantes de Phaseolus vulgaris L., P. coccineus L. y P. acutifolius A. Gray para mejorar la tolerancia del frijol común a diferentes tipos de estrés abiótico. Thesis (Ph.D.)

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important food legume in the diet of poor people in the tropics. This legume is cultivated by small farmers and is usually exposed to unfavorable conditions with minimum use of inputs. Drought and low soil fertility, especially phosphorus (P) and ni...


Polanía Perdomo, José A.[Morpho-physiological analysis of adaptive responses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to drought stress. Thesis (Ph.D.)]Morpho-physiological analysis of adaptive responses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to drought stress. Thesis (Ph.D.)
Mapedza, Everisto[Book review on "Swatuk, L.A. 2017. Water in Southern Africa. Off-Centre, new Perspectives on Public Issues, University of Kwazulu-Natal Press"]Book review on "Swatuk, L.A. 2017. Water in Southern Africa. Off-Centre, new Perspectives on Public Issues, University of Kwazulu-Natal Press"

Traditionally, the spread and extent of human settlement beyond the major riparian zones of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and across many other arid regions of the world, has been determined by availability of groundwater supplies, accessed through hand-dug wells andsprings. In more recent times, grou...


Pavelic, PaulGiordano, MarkKeraita, Bernard N.Ramesh, VidyaRao, Tamma[Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries]Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries

In the Gash Delta of Eastern Sudan, spate irrigation (flood-recession farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rainfed dryland farming. However, spate irrigation farmers are challenged by the unpredictability of flooding. In recent decades, the numbe...


Amarnath, GirirajSimons, G.W.H.Alahacoon, NirangaSmakhtin, V.Sharma, Bharat R.Gismalla, Y.Mohammed, Y.Andriessen, M.C.M.[Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan]Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan

Groundwater has been noted as a major resource for irrigation water in Nepal Terai. The development of different methods of groundwater withdrawal has been promoted in Rupandehi District. Open dug wells were a major source for domestic water use in the 1980s due to cost and ease of construction. ...


Okwany, Romulus O.Prathapar, Sanmugam A.Bastakoti, Ram C.[Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai]Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai
Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanLacombe, GuillaumeMwendera, Emmanuel[Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Synthesis report. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].]Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Synthesis report. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].

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