From soil research to land and water management: harmonizing people and nature. Proceedings of the IWMI-ADB Project Annual Meeting and 7th MSEC Assembly.

From soil research to land and water management: harmonizing people and nature. Proceedings of the IWMI-ADB Project Annual Meeting and 7th MSEC Assembly.
Author: Valentin, Christian
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9290905336

Soil conservation / Reservoirs / Sedimentation / Environmental effects / Land use / Hydrology / Catchment areas / Rainfall-runoff relationships / Rain / Research projects / Agricultural research / Social participation / Development projects / Erosion / Watershed management / Water resource management / Soil management

More Crop Per Drop

More Crop Per Drop
Author: Meredith Giordano
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1843391120

This volume is an analytical summary and a critical synthesis of research at the International Water Management Institute over the past decade under its evolving research paradigm known popularly as 'more crop per drop'. The research synthesized here covers the full range of issues falling in the larger canvas of water-food-health-environment interface. Besides its immediate role in sharing knowledge with the research, donor, and policy communities, this volume also has a larger purpose of promoting a new way of looking at the water issues within the broader development context of food, livelihood, health and environmental challenges. More crop per drop: Revisiting a research paradigm contrasts the acquired wisdom and fresh thinking on some of the most challenging water issues of our times. It describes new tools, approaches, and methodologies and also illustrates them with practical application both from a global perspective and within the local and regional contexts of Asia and Africa. Since this volume brings together all major research works of IWMI, including an almost exhaustive list of citations, in one single set of pages, it is very valuable not only as a reference material for researchers and students but also as a policy tool for decision-makers and development agencies.

The impact of government policies on land use in Northern Vietnam: An institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions

The impact of government policies on land use in Northern Vietnam: An institutional approach for understanding farmer decisions
Author: Clement, Floriane, Amezaga, Jaime M., Orange, Didier, Toan, Tran Duc
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2007
Genre: Land use
ISBN: 9290906642

This report identifies the driving forces for reforestation in three villages of Northern Vietnam. Using an institutional analysis focused on the rules governing upland access and use, the authors assess the relative impact of state policies (reforestation programs and forestland allocation) on land use change. Findings show that the latter are indirectly responsible for reforestation, but not because of the incentives they provided. Instead, they disrupted the local rules governing annual crop cultivation and grazing activities leading to the end of annual cropping. Tree plantation was chosen by farmers as a last resort option. Lessons learned highlight the importance of local level studies and collective rules for land management.

Integrated watershed management for land and water conservation and sustainable agricultural production in Asia

Integrated watershed management for land and water conservation and sustainable agricultural production in Asia
Author: Ramakrishna, A
Publisher: Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2001-12-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Watershed management ; Catchment areas ; Water resource management ; Land management ; Natural resources ; Resource management ; Erosion ; Land use ; Soyabeans ; Soil degradation ; Rain-fed farming ; Food security ; Satellite surveys ; Remote sensing ; Rain ; Statistical analysis ; Runoff ; Soil management / Asia / South East Asia / India / Vietnam / Thailand

The New Era of Water Resources Management

The New Era of Water Resources Management
Author: David William Seckler
Publisher: IWMI
Total Pages: 23
Release: 1996
Genre: Integrated water development
ISBN: 9290903252

The problem of water management; Increasing the productivity of water.

The Ganges River Basin

The Ganges River Basin
Author: Luna Bharati
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1317479475

The Ganges is one of the most complex yet fascinating river systems in the world. The basin is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity from climatic, hydrological, geomorphological, cultural, environmental and socio-economic perspectives. More than 500 million people are directly or indirectly dependent upon the Ganges River Basin, which spans China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. While there are many books covering one aspect of the Ganges, ranging from hydrology to cultural significance, this book is unique in presenting a comprehensive inter-disciplinary overview of the key issues and challenges facing the region. Contributors from the three main riparian nations assess the status and trends of water resources, including the Himalayas, groundwater, pollution, floods, drought and climate change. They describe livelihood systems in the basin, and the social, economic, geopolitical and institutional constraints, including transboundary disputes, to achieving productive, sustainable and equitable water access. Management of the main water-use sectors and their inter-linkages are reviewed, as well as the sustainability and trade-offs in conservation of natural systems and resource development such as for hydropower or agriculture.

Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics

Soil Erosion and Carbon Dynamics
Author: Eric J. Roose
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2005-12-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 113546054X

The most complete, nonpartisan source of information on this hot agronomic topic available today, this book brings together a diverse group of papers and data to resolve the debate between sedimentologists and soil scientists and agronomists over whether the effects of soil erosion on carbon and atmospheric CO2 is beneficial or destructive. Divided into four sections, it offers data on how soil erosion affects soil, water, and air quality. Topics include mineralization rate, inundation, sediment deposition, and global warming potential, as well as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions, and the implications of soil erosion on the global carbon cycle and carbon budget.

Shifting Agriculture in Asia

Shifting Agriculture in Asia
Author: K. G. Saxena
Publisher:
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2007
Genre: Agricultural conservation
ISBN:

Contributed papers presented at two international conferences jointly organized by United Nations University, Tokyo, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and National Institute of Rural Development's North-East Regional Centre at Guwahati, India, in October 2005 and September 2006; with reference to India and Southeast Asia.