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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454235503321

Titolo

Agricultural water management [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a workshop in Tunisia / / Laura Holliday, editor ; Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-84427-2

9786610844272

0-309-10604-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HollidayLaura

Disciplina

631.7

Soggetti

Water quality management - Tunisia

Water reuse - Tunisia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Workshop titled "Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making for Agricultural Water Management" took place June 4-9, 2005, in Tunisia."--P.viii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""The Elements of Scientific Advice""; ""How can scientific research be more effectively integrated into public policy making?""; ""The Academy of Science and Technology of Senegal: an instrument of action and advice to decision makers for the progress of the Nation""; ""The Role of Science in Agricultural Water Management""; ""Optimizing Irrigation for Agricultural Water Management: Scientific Principles""; ""Linking Agricultural Water Management and Scientifically-Based Decision Making""

""Regulated Deficit Irrigation in Trees and Vines""""The Water Resources and Water Management Regimes in Tunisia""; ""Water in Tunisia: A National Perspective""; ""Participatory Irrigation Management: A Case Study from Turkey""; ""Putting Science Into Action: From Washington State Community-based Outreach To National Programming In Washington DC""; ""Protecting the Dead Sea Basin: The Position of Friends of the Earth Middle East on the Red Dead Conduit and the



protection of River Jordan""; ""Training and Research Ideas for Water Management in the West Bank and Gaza""

""Web-Based Ecological Decision Support System""""Regional Initiative for Dryland Management in Tunisia""; ""APPENDIX A  AGENDA""; ""APPENDIX B  List of Participants""