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

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

Published: 
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 focus: 
South East Asia

Irrigation Management Transfer: Selected Papers from the International Conference on Irrigation Management Transfer

Published: 
September 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
Transfer of irrigation management responsibilities from governments to farmer organizations has become national policy in many countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In September, 1994, an international conference on the subject, the first of its kind, was convened in Wuhan, China. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Systems Management Project, Phase Ii, Project Number 391-0467: Operation and Maintenance Planning Workshop, Islamabad, December 3-4, 1990

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
It is widely acknowledged that maintenance of the irrigation systems in Pakistan is deficient, leading to deterioration of the systems and a need for costly rehabilitation works. Improvement of maintenance is a major aspect of the overall ISRP/ISM Project. The World Bank has made preparation of...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Start - Up Workshop for the Irrigation Systems Management II Project, Quetta, Pakistan, March 12-15, 1990

Published: 
March 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The workshop group came to major agreements about how the technical assistance team provincial advisors were to coordinate and collaborate with the Pakistani provincial coordinators in the Provincial Irrigation Departments. Specific responsibilities were defined, based on the needs of the provinces...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Of the 200 million people dependent on small-scale fisheries in the developing world, many are locked into economic systems that result in relative poverty. According to this report, the economic status of Third World fisheries could be improved through technology exchange both among developing...Read more

Role of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development Officers in the Future Africa Bureau Development Programs: Workshop Report

Published: 
September 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Workshop participants were brought up-to-date on two recent African reports: Management of Agricultural Development in Africa (MADIA) and the Low Resource Agriculture in Africa Report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). Information on the Special Program for African Agriculture Research (...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Workshops for Developing Policies and Strategy for Nationwide Irrigation and Management Training, India/USAID

Published: 
June 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Reported here is a series of two-day workshops in irrigation management for senior officials from five Indian states (Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan) participating in USAID/I's Irrigation Management and Training Project (IMTP). The workshops focused on means...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Agency for International Development Grants to the Forum Fisheries Agency for Support for a Program Entitled `Regional Fisheries Program Development, 10th round, Tonga'

Published: 
December 3, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided under Project 8790010 (Project Development and Implementation Support) to the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency to support a regional conference to be held in Tonga in 10/86. Included in the conference agenda will be discussions pertaining to the specification and design of a...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Technical Papers from the Expert Consultation on Irrigation Water Charges

Published: 
September 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
In the case of irrigation infrastructure, there is considerable evidence that the potentials are not being fully realized. Production is less than what is possible and systems around the world are plagued with financial and managerial problems. The result is poorly maintained and deteriorating...Read more
Regional focus: 
ItalyEurope and Central Asia

Irrigation Management in Developing Countries: Current Issues and Approaches, Proceedings of an Invited Seminar Series Sponsored By the International School for Agricultural and Resource Development

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This interdisciplinary volume brings together issues from the late 1980s in and approaches to the development, utilization, and management of water resources in developing countries. The contributors, who had done extensive research and had work experience in such countries, analyzed irrigation...Read more

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