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
High Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems Project
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May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the High Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems project (HPSIS) was to build and manage small-scale irrigation systems (less than 2000 hectares) and to test and refine a participatory approach to developing and managing these systems. Because the participatory nature of HPSIS was...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificStrategies for Irrigation Development in Egypt
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January 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
Cost-effective strategies for developing irrigation in Egypt's Nile River Valley and the Nile Delta, as well as on other lands already developed or targeted for development, are presented. Two major sections analyze, respectively, the current and projected (in the medium and long term) status...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaSociocultural Issues in West African Fisheries Development
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December 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The focus of this paper is on the role of social and cultural variables in the development of the small-scale fishery in coastal West Africa. The small-scale marine fisheries of West Africa provide approximately 70 percent of the total marine production. Practically all of the small-scale fishermen...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaEvaluation of Existing Irrigation Water Pricing Policy in Pakistan
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November 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation water pricing policy in Pakistan has not only failed as an institutional mechanism for allocating water, but is also putting the Pakistani Government under heavy financial strain. Existing water charges must be significantly increased, this study argues, to bridge the increasing revenue-...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Pricing and Management
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September 30, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Case studies from Morocco, the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic are the basis of this analysis of irrigation system financing and management. The following issues were examined in depth: (1) the feasibility of cost recovery through direct and indirect charges; (2) whether...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificExpanded Economic Analyses of Senegal River: Irrigation Pumping Alternatives
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August 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
To make a 1984 cost-benefit analysis of irrigation pumping options in the Senegal River Valley accessible to a wider audience, this draft report expands the study's economic analysis section by including data on national costs and farmer and project benefits. The analysis, results of which...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaAssessment of the Populations of Fish and Shrimp Larvae in the Mangrove Swamps of Chame and Aguadulce, the Republic of Panama: Final Report
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February 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to assess the populations of fish and shrimp larvae of commercial importance in the mangroves of Chemo, Province of Panama, and Aguadulce, Province of Cocle, and to determine the effect of human activity on mangroves as nursery areas for larvae and juveniles of aquatic...Read more
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Panama, Latin America and the CaribbeanNepal's Small and Medium Scale Irrigation Sector: Report of the Special U.S. Review Team
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November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
In June 1984, three U.S. experts conducted an in-country study of Nepal's small and medium scale irrigation sector and assessed its needs for assistance. The team's key conclusions, presented herein, are: (1) Irrigation water management is the most neglected aspect of Nepal's water...Read more
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Nepal, South East AsiaTechnical Change and Social Relations in a West African Maritime Fishery: a Development History
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November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
The relationship between technological development and socioeconomic change in the maritime fishing industry of the Sierra Leone Peninsula from 1600-1980 is explored in this paper. Positing that technological development in Africa derives from several interrelated factors such as existing...Read more
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Sierra Leone, Sub-Saharan AfricaWest Africa Fisheries Initiatives
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October 9, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes and analyzes the documentation relating to West African fisheries. Also provides synopses, analyses, and evaluations of the relevant institutions, training programs, and donor activities, with a discussion of the prospects for West African fisheries development and management is...Read more
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