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Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands / / Christopher Ward, with Raphael Torquebiau and Hua Xie
| Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands / / Christopher Ward, with Raphael Torquebiau and Hua Xie |
| Autore | Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.7096 |
| Collana | A World Bank Study |
| Soggetto topico |
Water in agriculture - Africa
Water-supply, Agricultural - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0833-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Development Challenge of Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Africa Drylands Study; Objectives of This Book on Agricultural Water Management; Notes; Chapter 2 Agricultural Water Management, Vulnerability, and Resilience; Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa; Agriculture in the Drylands; Vulnerability and Risks Associated with Drylands Agriculture; Increasing Resilience through Improved Technologies
Increasing Resilience through a More Secure Agricultural Water Supply and Improved Agricultural Water ManagementNotes; Chapter 3 Current State of Irrigation and Agricultural Water Management; Current Adoption of Irrigation and Other Agricultural Water Management Practices; Why Is Agricultural Water Management So Important in the Drylands?; Improved Water Control in a Rainfed Environment; Small-Scale Irrigation; Publicly Developed Large-Scale Irrigation; Large Farmer Irrigation and PPPs; Notes; Chapter 4 Technical and Economic Scope for Expanding Irrigation in Sub-Saharan African Drylands BackgroundMethodology; Potential for Irrigation Expansion in African Drylands; Costs and Benefits of Further Irrigation Development in the Drylands; Key Findings from the IFPRI Assessment; Notes; Chapter 5 Key Challenges: Exploiting Irrigation Development Potential and Strengthening Resilience; Historical Perspective; Where Does Irrigation Expansion Matter Most for Drylands?; Agricultural Water Management in Rainfed Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities; Individual Smallholder Irrigation and Small-Scale Community-Based Irrigation: Challenges and Opportunities Large-Scale Irrigation for SmallholdersIrrigation for Large-Scale Farmers and Public-Private Partnerships; Notes; Chapter 6 Priorities and Actions to Develop the Potential of Agricultural Water Management to Increase Resilience; Desirable Economic and Policy Characteristics to Develop Agricultural Water Management in Drylands; Strategies for Agricultural Water Management in Drylands; Action Plans and Investment Programs for Agricultural Water Management; Investment Costs and Phasing; Notes; Chapter 7 Conclusions Appendix A Public and Private Roles and Investments by Farmer Type and Farming Livelihood SystemsBibliography; Boxes ; 3.1 Traditional Small-Scale Irrigation Practices Abound in Sudan; 4.1 Costs and Benefits of Small-Scale Irrigation in Niger; 5.1 In Niger, Farmers Assess Costs, Benefits, and Risks and Reject Technologies that Fail the Test; 5.2 Niger's Government Tremendously Boosted the Spread of Small-Scale Private Irrigation; 5.3 An Efficient, Privately Run, Large-Scale Irrigation Scheme in Sudan 5.4 A Management Contract in Ethiopia Is Designed to Balance Risks and Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of a Large Scheme for Smallholders |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466359103321 |
Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart)
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : World Bank Group, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands / / Christopher Ward with Raphael Torquebiau and Hua Xie
| Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands / / Christopher Ward with Raphael Torquebiau and Hua Xie |
| Autore | Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 631.7096 |
| Collana | A World Bank Study |
| Soggetto topico |
Water in agriculture - Africa
Water-supply, Agricultural - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0833-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Development Challenge of Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Africa Drylands Study; Objectives of This Book on Agricultural Water Management; Notes; Chapter 2 Agricultural Water Management, Vulnerability, and Resilience; Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa; Agriculture in the Drylands; Vulnerability and Risks Associated with Drylands Agriculture; Increasing Resilience through Improved Technologies
Increasing Resilience through a More Secure Agricultural Water Supply and Improved Agricultural Water ManagementNotes; Chapter 3 Current State of Irrigation and Agricultural Water Management; Current Adoption of Irrigation and Other Agricultural Water Management Practices; Why Is Agricultural Water Management So Important in the Drylands?; Improved Water Control in a Rainfed Environment; Small-Scale Irrigation; Publicly Developed Large-Scale Irrigation; Large Farmer Irrigation and PPPs; Notes; Chapter 4 Technical and Economic Scope for Expanding Irrigation in Sub-Saharan African Drylands BackgroundMethodology; Potential for Irrigation Expansion in African Drylands; Costs and Benefits of Further Irrigation Development in the Drylands; Key Findings from the IFPRI Assessment; Notes; Chapter 5 Key Challenges: Exploiting Irrigation Development Potential and Strengthening Resilience; Historical Perspective; Where Does Irrigation Expansion Matter Most for Drylands?; Agricultural Water Management in Rainfed Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities; Individual Smallholder Irrigation and Small-Scale Community-Based Irrigation: Challenges and Opportunities Large-Scale Irrigation for SmallholdersIrrigation for Large-Scale Farmers and Public-Private Partnerships; Notes; Chapter 6 Priorities and Actions to Develop the Potential of Agricultural Water Management to Increase Resilience; Desirable Economic and Policy Characteristics to Develop Agricultural Water Management in Drylands; Strategies for Agricultural Water Management in Drylands; Action Plans and Investment Programs for Agricultural Water Management; Investment Costs and Phasing; Notes; Chapter 7 Conclusions Appendix A Public and Private Roles and Investments by Farmer Type and Farming Livelihood SystemsBibliography; Boxes ; 3.1 Traditional Small-Scale Irrigation Practices Abound in Sudan; 4.1 Costs and Benefits of Small-Scale Irrigation in Niger; 5.1 In Niger, Farmers Assess Costs, Benefits, and Risks and Reject Technologies that Fail the Test; 5.2 Niger's Government Tremendously Boosted the Spread of Small-Scale Private Irrigation; 5.3 An Efficient, Privately Run, Large-Scale Irrigation Scheme in Sudan 5.4 A Management Contract in Ethiopia Is Designed to Balance Risks and Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of a Large Scheme for Smallholders |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798790403321 |
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Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart)
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands / / Christopher Ward with Raphael Torquebiau and Hua Xie
| Improved agricultural water management for Africa's drylands / / Christopher Ward with Raphael Torquebiau and Hua Xie |
| Autore | Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| Disciplina | 631.7096 |
| Collana | A World Bank Study |
| Soggetto topico |
Water in agriculture - Africa
Water-supply, Agricultural - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-4648-0833-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Development Challenge of Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Africa Drylands Study; Objectives of This Book on Agricultural Water Management; Notes; Chapter 2 Agricultural Water Management, Vulnerability, and Resilience; Drylands in Sub-Saharan Africa; Agriculture in the Drylands; Vulnerability and Risks Associated with Drylands Agriculture; Increasing Resilience through Improved Technologies
Increasing Resilience through a More Secure Agricultural Water Supply and Improved Agricultural Water ManagementNotes; Chapter 3 Current State of Irrigation and Agricultural Water Management; Current Adoption of Irrigation and Other Agricultural Water Management Practices; Why Is Agricultural Water Management So Important in the Drylands?; Improved Water Control in a Rainfed Environment; Small-Scale Irrigation; Publicly Developed Large-Scale Irrigation; Large Farmer Irrigation and PPPs; Notes; Chapter 4 Technical and Economic Scope for Expanding Irrigation in Sub-Saharan African Drylands BackgroundMethodology; Potential for Irrigation Expansion in African Drylands; Costs and Benefits of Further Irrigation Development in the Drylands; Key Findings from the IFPRI Assessment; Notes; Chapter 5 Key Challenges: Exploiting Irrigation Development Potential and Strengthening Resilience; Historical Perspective; Where Does Irrigation Expansion Matter Most for Drylands?; Agricultural Water Management in Rainfed Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities; Individual Smallholder Irrigation and Small-Scale Community-Based Irrigation: Challenges and Opportunities Large-Scale Irrigation for SmallholdersIrrigation for Large-Scale Farmers and Public-Private Partnerships; Notes; Chapter 6 Priorities and Actions to Develop the Potential of Agricultural Water Management to Increase Resilience; Desirable Economic and Policy Characteristics to Develop Agricultural Water Management in Drylands; Strategies for Agricultural Water Management in Drylands; Action Plans and Investment Programs for Agricultural Water Management; Investment Costs and Phasing; Notes; Chapter 7 Conclusions Appendix A Public and Private Roles and Investments by Farmer Type and Farming Livelihood SystemsBibliography; Boxes ; 3.1 Traditional Small-Scale Irrigation Practices Abound in Sudan; 4.1 Costs and Benefits of Small-Scale Irrigation in Niger; 5.1 In Niger, Farmers Assess Costs, Benefits, and Risks and Reject Technologies that Fail the Test; 5.2 Niger's Government Tremendously Boosted the Spread of Small-Scale Private Irrigation; 5.3 An Efficient, Privately Run, Large-Scale Irrigation Scheme in Sudan 5.4 A Management Contract in Ethiopia Is Designed to Balance Risks and Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of a Large Scheme for Smallholders |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829017703321 |
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Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart)
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace / / Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl
| Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace / / Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl |
| Autore | Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart) |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.91009174927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water security - Middle East
Water-supply - Effect of global warming on - Middle East |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-350-98971-1
1-78672-130-9 1-78673-130-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dedication -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Background on the Middle East and North Africa Region -- Part 1. Challenges : The Challenge Of Water Scarcity, Climate Change And Water-Related Conflict. Chapter 1. The Challenge of Water and Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa and the Drivers of Water Scarcity ; Chapter 2. Climate Change and its Expected Impacts ; Chapter 3. Water and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa -- Part 2. Options : Responses to Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Water-related Conflict, and Options for the Future. Chapter 4. Policies and Institutions for Managing Water Resources for Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 5. Water Use Efficiency and Crop Water Productivity in Agricultural Water Management in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 6. Adapting to Climate Change and Ensuring Food Security ; Chapter 7. Water Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 8. Beyond Conflict Resolution: Peacebuilding Through Water Governance in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 9. An Agenda for Change -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511390003321 |
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Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart)
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| London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace / / Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl
| Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace / / Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl |
| Autore | Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart) |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.91009174927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water security - Middle East
Water-supply - Effect of global warming on - Middle East |
| ISBN |
1-350-98971-1
1-78672-130-9 1-78673-130-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dedication -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Background on the Middle East and North Africa Region -- Part 1. Challenges : The Challenge Of Water Scarcity, Climate Change And Water-Related Conflict. Chapter 1. The Challenge of Water and Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa and the Drivers of Water Scarcity ; Chapter 2. Climate Change and its Expected Impacts ; Chapter 3. Water and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa -- Part 2. Options : Responses to Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Water-related Conflict, and Options for the Future. Chapter 4. Policies and Institutions for Managing Water Resources for Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 5. Water Use Efficiency and Crop Water Productivity in Agricultural Water Management in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 6. Adapting to Climate Change and Ensuring Food Security ; Chapter 7. Water Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 8. Beyond Conflict Resolution: Peacebuilding Through Water Governance in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 9. An Agenda for Change -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794828403321 |
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Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart)
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| London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace / / Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl
| Water scarcity, climate change and conflict in the Middle East : securing livelihoods, building peace / / Christopher Ward and Sandra Ruckstuhl |
| Autore | Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart) |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.91009174927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water security - Middle East
Water-supply - Effect of global warming on - Middle East |
| ISBN |
1-350-98971-1
1-78672-130-9 1-78673-130-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dedication -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Background on the Middle East and North Africa Region -- Part 1. Challenges : The Challenge Of Water Scarcity, Climate Change And Water-Related Conflict. Chapter 1. The Challenge of Water and Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa and the Drivers of Water Scarcity ; Chapter 2. Climate Change and its Expected Impacts ; Chapter 3. Water and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa -- Part 2. Options : Responses to Water Scarcity, Climate Change and Water-related Conflict, and Options for the Future. Chapter 4. Policies and Institutions for Managing Water Resources for Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 5. Water Use Efficiency and Crop Water Productivity in Agricultural Water Management in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 6. Adapting to Climate Change and Ensuring Food Security ; Chapter 7. Water Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 8. Beyond Conflict Resolution: Peacebuilding Through Water Governance in the Middle East and North Africa ; Chapter 9. An Agenda for Change -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826777703321 |
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Ward Christopher (Christopher Stuart)
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| London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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