Author: Randolph BarkerPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290905603
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Evolution of Irrigation in South and Southeast Asia
Author: Randolph BarkerPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290905603
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Irrigation Systems in Southeast Asia
Author: Rogelio C. LazaroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Irrigation Policy and Management in Southeast Asia
Author: International Rice Research InstitutePublisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 9711040263
Category : Agriculture and state
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Planning and design of irrigation systems; management, operation, and maintenance of irrigation systems;economic analyses of irrigation; organization of irrigation activities and behavior of irrigators.
Paddy Irrigation and Water Management in Southeast Asia
Author: Edward B. RicePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821339145
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Jordan's health sector performs well in terms of access and health outcomes, which rank among the best in the Middle East region and among other middle-income countries. An estimated 80 percent of Jordan's population has formal health insurance coverage. This country study provides a detailed description and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Jordan's current health care system. It describes the kingdom's health care financing and delivery system and provides a conceptual and empirical policy basis for health care reforms. The study also analyzes options for universal health insurance coverage and estimates the impact of costs with a health sector financial impact model. Tables, figures, and case studies help illustrate the overall analysis.
A World of Water
Author: P. BoomgaardPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004254013
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Water, in its many guises, has always played a powerful role in shaping Southeast Asian histories, cultures, societies and economies. This volume, the rewritten results of an international workshop, with participants from eight countries, contains thirteen essays, representing a broad range of approaches to the study of Southeast Asia with water as the central theme. As it was exposed to the sea, the region was more accessible to outside political, economic and cultural influences than many landlocked areas. Easy access through sea routes also stimulated trade from an early age. However, the same easy access made Southeast Asia vulnerable to political control by strong outsiders. The sea is, moreover, a source of food, but also of many hazards. At the same time, Southeast Asian societies and cultures are confronted with and permeated by 'water from heaven' in the form of rain, flash floods, irrigation water, water in rivers, brooks and swaps, water-driven power plants, and pumped or piped water, in addition to water as a carrier of sewage and pollution. Finally, the volume deals with the role of water in classification systems, beliefs, myths, illness and healing.
Perspectives on Integrating Findings from Research on Irrigation Systems in Southeast Asia
Author: Gilbert LevineDesign and Operation of Smallholder Irrigation in South Asia
Author: D. E. CampbellPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821329955
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
World Bank Technical Paper No. 256. World Bank lending contributes substantially to financing irrigation investments around the world. Asia has been the chief recipient of such World Bank lending, receiving 70 percent. India alone accounts for 27 p
The Future of Large Rice-based Irrigation Systems in Southeast Asia
Author: Irrigation in Southern and Eastern Asia in Figures
Author: Karen FrenkenPublisher: Fao Inter-Departmental Working Group
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
The AQUASTAT Programme was initiated with a view to presenting a comprehensive picture of water resources and irrigation in the countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and providing systematic, up-to-date and reliable information on water for agriculture and rural development. This report presents the results of the most recent survey carried out in the 22 countries of the Southern and Eastern Asia region, and it analyzes the changes that have occurred in the ten years since the first survey. Following the AQUASTAT methodology, the survey relied as much as possible on country-based statistics and information.
Unruly Waters
Author: Sunil AmrithPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465097731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas -- and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Asia's past and its future.