Productivity and Efficiency

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.

Productivity and Efficiency Resources

Cooperative Marine Technology Program for the Middle East (Phase IV): Third Annual Report

Publication date:
December 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
During the reported period, the efforts of the Israeli investigators were directed toward carrying out multidisciplinary surveys of the Israeli continental shelf; tracking data from the surveys conducted during the previous period; and at optimization of design and further surveys. With the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Institutional Framework for Irrigation: Proceedings of a Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1-5 November 1993

Publication date:
November 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Document outlines a key event in a sequence of workshops and seminars in Langkawi, Malaysia, of senior officials, from many departments concerned with irrigated agriculture and its consequences. A common theme at the meetings was the question of institutions. Leaders of the irrigated agriculture...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Audit of International Irrigation Management Institute's Indirect Costs

Publication date:
October 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The audit covered the period from January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1984. During this period, IIMI reported that it received a total of $316,856 for indirect costs from USAID. The audit objective was to determine whether the indirect costs claimed by IIMI are in accordance with the terms of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Fish Culture

Publication date:
July 10, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to develop a fish culture extension service in Rwanda. PES covers the period 9/81-12/84 and is based on an attached special evaluation (XD-AAR-411-A). Project implementation only effectively began one and a half years after authorization because of delay in selecting a TA...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa

Fisheries Management: Final Mission Report

Publication date:
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Outlines challenges to implementing the Fisheries Cooperation Agreement with the European Union the Ministry of Fisheries given strong pressure from the Government to maximize hard currency revenues. Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa

Methodology for Participatory Evaluation of O&M in Distributary and Field Canals

Publication date:
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
During a tour of d- and f- canals, the Managing Director of MEA requested MARD to propose a low cost method of evaluating the state of tertiary system maintenance in System B. MARD's staff worked for several months, in consultation with MEA engineers and farmers' organizations, developing...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Egypt Project: Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program -- Final Report October 1992-March 1995

Publication date:
June 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
While the primary focus of the Egypt project was collaborative research, institutional and professional development, and the establishment of new linkages were also of importance. It was also envisioned thai the Egypt project would act as a catalyst to propel the Abbassa facility to a prominent...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Annual Management Plan for the Fishery Sector in Guinea-Bissau

Publication date:
April 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
As a strategy to prevent the depletion of the commercially valuable fishery stocks in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Guinea-Bissau and increase socioeconomic benefits to the country, the Minsitry of Fisheries proposes the introduction of the 1995 Fisheries Management Plan. The Plan is the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Guinea-Bissau
Sub-Saharan Africa

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