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CAC e- Newsletter February, 2013: Swiss-funded regional water project meets with success
Water resources management is a key issue in Central Asia, particularly in view of its dependence on agriculture.
Управление водными ресурсами является одним из ключевых вопросов в Центральной Азии, особенно, учитывая ...
Salt Management: The Australian Experience
Salinity is the accumulation of soluble salts (predominantly NaCl) in soil and water, usually over an extended period of time. For most people the term has negative connotations, associated as it is with long-term land and ...
Salinity management in Central and Southern Iraq: Prospects under existing drainage conditions
Excessive irrigation and poor drainage conditions have contributed to rising groundwater tables leading to salinity-induced land degradation in the irrigated areas of central and southern Iraq. Soil salinity problems have ...
Global, Regional, And Country Level Need For Data On Wastewater Generation, Treatment, And Use
Irrigation with wastewater supports agricultural production and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in many parts of the world. Considering the importance of better wastewater management at the local and ...
Report B1.4: Water and salt trends and balances for the Mesopotamian plain
This report is part of a series analyzing water and salt flow through the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Mesopotamian plain. The series provide an insight in the layout and operation of the water and salt flow to allow ...
Adapting to climate change by improving water productivity of soils in dry areas
Considering extreme events of climate change and declining availability of appropriate quality water and/or highly productive soil resources for agriculture in dryland regions, the need to produce more food, forage and ...
Agricultural Research Collaboration in Tajikistan
This Working Paper presents an overview of the collaborative research and capacity building done by
international research centers and their partners in Tajikistan since 2006 for increasing the productivity of
agricultural ...
Policies, Institutions and Economies of Water Resources and Management in the Karkheh River Basin of Iran
This research report addresses researchers, farmers, decision and policy makers and public and private organizations involved in land and water development in the Karkheh River Basin (KRB) of Iran.
Quantify the spatial distribution of salt-affected land in central and southern Iraq - Validation Report
This technical report series captures and documents the work in progress of the Iraq Salinity Project, in its seven research themes, working at the regional, farm and irrigation system scales. Technical reports feed into ...
Rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure in Iraq
A contribution from Component D of the Soil Salinity Management in Central and Southern Project
This study is undertaken with the collaboration of the irrigation, water management and agricultural extension departments in ...