Böcker i Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series-serien

Discussing how and why particular options are selected, and why a particular course of events eventually prevails, the book stresses the importance of context and a multidisciplinary approach in moving towards sustainable and equitable development.

Understanding the links between ecosystems, water, and food production is important to the health of all three, and sustainably managing these connections is becoming increasingly necessary. This book shows how sustainable ecosystems, especially agroecosystems, are essential for water management and food production.

Using case studies from Asia and Africa, this book discusses rainfed and irrigated agriculture, catchment/micro-watershed management approaches, upgrades in science-based development and more investment in rainfed areas. It covers rainwater harvesting, rehabilitation of land and social, environmental and economic impact assessment.

This book shows how bringing together the strengths of community-based laws rooted in user participation and the formalized legal systems of the public sector, water management regimes will be more able to reach their goals.

Focusing on both irrigated and rain-fed agriculture, this book gives a state of the art review of the limits and opportunities for improving water productivity in crop production.