water resources
This paper presents a methodology to assess agricultural-to-hydropower water transfers in water resources systems where irrigation crop production and hydropower generation are the main economic activities. In many countries, water for crop irrigation is often considered as a static asset: irrigation water is usually allocated by a system of limited annual rights to...
Rain-fed agriculture with supplementary irrigation, usually referred to as ‘water harvesting on terraced fields’ is the traditional irrigation technique in the Ta’izz area, located in the southern uplands of the Yemen Mountain Massif. The non-traditional method of groundwater irrigation has recently led to overuse and depletion of aquifers. A new orientation towards the...
Snow in the High Atlas Mountains is a major source for freshwater renewal and for water availability in the semi-arid lowlands of the southern eastern Morocco. Snowfall- and snow-ablation monitoring and modelling is important for estimating potential water delivery from the mountain water towers to the forelands. This study is part of GLOWA-IMPETUS, an integrated management project dealing...
Social organisation runs with certain rules and regulation. These rules and regulations are defined according to normative order. These orders are based on customary law and local law. This kind of order is in practice in Nepal around different social institution; farmer managed irrigation system (FMIS) is one of them. Irrigation management, as such, is a very broad field. Just as every social...
In this interview, Franklin Frederick talks about his work in the mountainous Circuito das Aguas region of Brazil and the outlook for the future there.
In recent decades, the Mount Kenya highland–lowland system, which includes the Ewaso Ngiro North Basin, has experienced complex ecological and socioeconomic dynamics. These are reflected in changing land use systems and practices as well as in a rapidly growing human population, especially in the footzones and adjacent lowlands. These changes have exerted unremitting pressure on water...
Planning for Water-Wise Development in the Sierra provides local conservation groups, local government and the public useful information about the connection between development and water – water quality, water supplies and the health of the Sierra’s watersheds.
This guide presents planning strategies that promote development patterns and practices better aligned with water...
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