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Joshi, N.M.Subedee, S.Pandey, D. R.[Proceedings of the Seventh International Seminar on Irrigation in Local Adaptation and Resilience, 11-12 April 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal]Proceedings of the Seventh International Seminar on Irrigation in Local Adaptation and Resilience, 11-12 April 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal

In recent years, large-scale agricultural investment projects have increased in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the growing appetites of local and international investors for land resources. Research has so far mainly focused on land issues, but the water implications of these land deals are st...


Hertzog, T.Adamczewski, A.Molle, FrancoisPoussin, Jean-ChristopeJamin, Jean-Yves[Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali.]Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali.

Increasing temperatures and declining rainfall patterns as well as increasing frequency of extreme climate events such as droughts and floods are the expected future weather patterns within the tropics. Africa, particularly Southern Africa, is projected to be the region most vulnerable to the imp...


Nhamo, L.Chilonda, Pius[Water and agriculture vulnerability to climate change and adaptive capacity in southern Africa.]Water and agriculture vulnerability to climate change and adaptive capacity in southern Africa.
Kizito, FredWilliams, Timothy O.McCartney, Matthew P.Erkossa, Teklu[Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali.]Green and blue water dimensions of foreign direct investment in biofuel and food production in West Africa: the case of Ghana and Mali.

Humanity is facing an enormous challenge in managing water to secure adequate food production. By the middle of this century, the world�s population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this increase will occur in developing countries. In order to respond...


Qureshi, Asad SarwarFatima, A.[Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.]Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.

The basaltic aquifers of the Upper Bhima River Basin in India are highly utilized for irrigation but the sustainability of groundwater withdrawals and the agricultural production systems they support is largely unknown. Here we used hydrogeological data, supported by secondary data, to assess the...


Pavelic, PaulPatankar, U.Sreedhar, A.Kiran, J.Gumma, Murali K.[Role of groundwater in buffering irrigation production against climate variability at the basin scale in South-West India.]Role of groundwater in buffering irrigation production against climate variability at the basin scale in South-West India.
Reddy, Sheila MWMcDonald, Robert IMaas, Alexander SRogers, AnthonyGirvetz, Evan H.Molnar, JenniferFinley, TimLeathers, GenáDiMuro, Johnathan L.[Industrialized watersheds have elevated water risk and limited opportunities to mitigate risk through water trading]Industrialized watersheds have elevated water risk and limited opportunities to mitigate risk through water trading

Large-scale agricultural land investments in Africa are often considered solely from the land perspective. Yet land, water and other natural resources are closely interlinked in agricultural production and in sustaining rural livelihoods. Such investments involving irrigation will potentially hav...


Sidibe, Y.Williams, Timothy O.[Agricultural land investments and water management in the office du Niger, Mali: options for improved water pricing]Agricultural land investments and water management in the office du Niger, Mali: options for improved water pricing

Ecosystem integrity as well as the goods and services offered by the rivers in India are getting adversely affected by changes in quantity quality and flow regimes. Growing water abstractions for agriculture domestic industrial and energy use are leaving many rivers running dry while others are b...


O'Keeffe, J.Kaushal, N.Bharati, LunaSmakhtin, Vladimir U.[Assessment of environmental flows for the Upper Ganga Basin.]Assessment of environmental flows for the Upper Ganga Basin.

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