The book reflects the awareness by the global community that, in the 21st century, people in various regions around the world will likely face... Read more...
A key lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium A.D. Read more...
This study explains the current situation in the Curu Valley. It explores institutional alternatives for the achievement of more efficient water... Read more...
This background discussion paper has been developed within Saferworld's two-year research project on 'Prevention of violent conflict and the... Read more...
An overview is given of present system and on-farm water use efficiencies and the potential for water savings and yield increases through the use of... Read more...
The study analyses the combined impact of population growth, economic development and climatic change on regional water resources vulnerability... Read more...
This document explains how environmental preconditions, like climate and geography, limit human access to water; and how human activities affect the... Read more...
As water development expands and the resource becomes scarcer, the construction and management of water projects become less a means of adding to... Read more...
The book starts with the suggestion that the world might soon face a water crisis similar to the energy crisis in the 1970s. Too much water is used... Read more...
Balochistan is the largest of the four provinces in Pakistan. It encompasses coastal to mountainous terrain, and a cool-temperate to tropical climate. Read more...
A general overview of the world's water - availability, usage, needs, scarcity - are provided in Mr. Clark's book. Read more...
Water scarcity in the Middle East and Northern Africa is seriously impeding economic growth and development. Read more...
The specific objectives of this paper are to: (a) outline the analytical framework and theoretical approach underlying a new research paradigm needed... Read more...
Assessment of water availability, water use and water stress at the global scale has been the subject of increasingly intensive research over the... Read more...