Author: Qadir, M. Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
ISBN: 9290908165
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Potential business opportunities from saline water and salt-affected land resources
Author: Qadir, M. Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
ISBN: 9290908165
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Thematic 1: Farmers’ guidelines on soil and water management in salt-affected areas
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251376026
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The threats posed by salt-affected soils to global food security are dire. According to the recent Global salt-affected soils map, over 424 million hectares of topsoil (0–30 cm) and 833 million hectares of subsoil (30–100 cm) are currently salt-affected. This practical guide to soil and water management in salt-affected areas provides vital information to farmers dealing with salinity and sodicity issues on their farms and assists them in following suggested practices to mitigate or/and to adapt to these unfavourable conditions without compromising further losses in yields.
Soil Salinity and Salt Resistance of Crop Plants
Author: Sven SchubertPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031732502
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies
Author: Lazurko, AnitaPublisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)
ISBN: 9290908718
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Water quality in agriculture: Risks and risk mitigation
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251380724
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This publication, Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, emphasizes technical solutions and good agricultural practices, including risk mitigation measures suitable for the contexts of differently resourced institutions working in rural as well as urban and peri-urban settings in low- and middle-income countries. With a focus on sustainability of the overall land use system, the guidelines also cover possible downstream impacts of farm-level decisions. As each country has a range of site-specific conditions related to climate, soil and water quality, crop type and variety, as well as management options, subnational adjustments to the presented guidelines are recommended. Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, is intended for use by national and subnational governmental authorities, farm and project managers, extension officers, consultants and engineers to evaluate water quality data, and identify potential problems and solutions related to water quality. The presented guidelines will also be of value to the scientific research community and university students.The chapters in this publication address the following topics:Chapter 2 describes the linkages between water quality and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the need for water quality monitoring. Chapter 3 provides an overview of existing water quality guidelines and standards across the world, including those reliant on technological advances and stringent water quality monitoring, and others based on health-based targets, as recommended by WHO. Chapter 4 is dedicated to pathogenic threats, in particular from domestic wastewater, while the elaborated Chapter 5 targets chemical risks with significant emphasis on salinity. The interlinkages between water quality and aquaculture and water quality and livestock production are described in Chapters 6 and 7, respectively. The importance of water quality for a healthy environment and ecology is explored in Chapter 8, and further extended to watersheds and river basin scales in Chapter 9, looking at the approaches used to analyze, monitor, and manage water quality, and possible downstream impacts in their larger geographical context. Finally, Chapter 10 provides an overview of the most common and/or significant barriers and drivers of relevance for the adoption of water reuse guidelines and best practices within a given regulatory and institutional context with special attention to low- and middle-income countries.
Testing the implementation potential of resource recovery and reuse business models
Author: Otoo, MiriamPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290908378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Business models for fecal sludge management
Author: Rao, Krishna C.Publisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290908432
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
On-site sanitation systems, such as septic tanks and pit latrines, are the predominant feature across rural and urban areas in most developing countries. However, their management is one of the most neglected sanitation challenges. While under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the set-up of toilet systems received the most attention, business models for the sanitation service chain, including pit desludging, sludge transport, treatment and disposal or resource recovery, are only emerging. Based on the analysis of over 40 fecal sludge management (FSM) cases from Asia, Africa and Latin America, this report shows opportunities as well as bottlenecks that FSM is facing from an institutional and entrepreneurial perspective.
Food Production and Nature Conservation
Author: Iain J. GordonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317509536
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Feeding the world's growing human population is increasingly challenging, especially as more people adopt a western diet and lifestyle. Doing so without causing damage to nature poses an even greater challenge. This book argues that in order to create a sustainable food supply whilst conserving nature, agriculture and nature must be reconnected and approached together. The authors demonstrate that while the links between nature and food production have, to some extent, already been recognized, until now the focus has been to protect one from the impacts of the other. Instead, it is argued that nature and agriculture can, and should, work together and ultimately benefit from one another. Chapters describe efforts to protect nature through globally connected protected area systems and illustrate how farming methods are being shaped to protect nature within agricultural systems. The authors also point to many ways in which nature benefits agriculture through the ecosystem services it provides. Overall, the book shows that nature conservation and food production must be considered as equally important components of future solutions to meet the global demand for food in a manner that is sustainable for both the human population and the planet as a whole.
Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Njenga, M.Publisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes
Author: Asamoah, BernicePublisher: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).
ISBN: 9290908467
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use are not readily available, briquettes made from biomass residues could contribute to the sustainable supply of energy. This study reviews the briquette making process, looking at the entire value chain starting from the type and characteristics of feedstock used for briquette making to the potential market for briquettes in developing countries. It also analyzes the role that gender plays in briquette production. Depending on the raw materials used and technologies applied during production, fuel briquettes come in different qualities and dimensions, and thus require appropriate targeting of different market segments. Key drivers of success in briquette production and marketing include ensuring consistent supply of raw materials with good energy qualities, appropriate technologies, and consistency in the quality and supply of the briquettes. Creating strong partnerships with key stakeholders, such as the municipality, financiers and other actors within the briquette value chain, and enabling policy are important drivers for the success of briquette businesses.