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

Omani-American Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation: Fisheries Development Project

Publication date:
December 21, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Fisheries Development Project is a joint undertaking of the Omani-American Joint Commission and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to address major constraints to the further development of fisheries by providing technical assistance and training to develop the institutional capacity of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Utilization of Local Councils for Improvement of On-Farm Water Management in Pakistan

Publication date:
November 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on feasibility of a proposed subproject of the On-Farm Water Management project to upgrade the institutional and technical capacities of District Councils in Pakistan to administer canal irrigation associations. A historical review of changing government jurisdictions and local...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Irrigation Water Distribution Systems for Tubewells and Low - Lift Pumps in Bangladesh

Publication date:
September 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The CARE Deep Tube well Irrigation and Credit Program (DTICP) assist Bangladeshi farmers to expand the capacity and coverage of their deep tube wells and thereby increase their incomes. However, a major constraint of this and many similar irrigation projects operated by the Bangladesh Government...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Report to Aid in Support of a Project on Expanding Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Water

Publication date:
July 31, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A survey of existing literature and interviews with 25 development practitioners provide the basis for this report on the health effects of pesticides in water used for drinking and for irrigation in developing countries. Individual chapters of the report: (1) identify the organic compounds found...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Past Experience and Implications for Planning and Design

Publication date:
July 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A review of developing country experience in using irrigation water for domestic and other nonagricultural purposes prefaces this study of the feasibility of designing multipurpose irrigation systems. Technical and cultural factors affecting feasibility are addressed, and multipurpose systems in...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Thailand

Publication date:
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
Colorado State University
A five-point USAID strategy to improve paddy farming in Northeast Thailand is detailed. The strategy calls for: (1) rehabilitating and/or completing existing small-scale irrigation systems with emphasis on on-farm water distribution; (2) developing new small-scale irrigation systems, i.e.,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific

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