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
A Model for Pro-Poor Wealth Creation Through Small-Plot Irrigation and Integrated Service Provision
iDE
This paper relates to the field experience of iDE in strengthening linkages between irrigation development and poverty alleviation. Data from field projects in Nepal and India suggest that iDE's methodology can lead to significant additional income for small farmers and other micro and small...Read more
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation
Published:
January 1, 2001Alliance for Water Efficiency
As drought, pollution, and sprawl make water increasingly scarce, many are seeking new and sustainable solutions to water supply problems. This book is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and state-of-the-art reference ever published on water use, conservation, and the growing array of...Read more
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GlobalIWMI Research Report: Pedaling Out of Poverty: Social Impact of a Manual Irrigation Technology in South Asia
iDE
This paper offers an assessment of the social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in eastern India, the Nepal Terai, and Bangladesh, South Asia's so-called "poverty square.".Read more
Water Harvesting/Aquaculture Project (WHAP): Final Evaluation Report
U.S. Agency for International Development
This evaluation was conducted primarily for the information of WHAP participants: Auburn University, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Church World Service, Heifer Project International,
Lutheran World Relief, and Save the Children. The results of this evaluation are also expected to provide general...Read more
Coastal Resources Management Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
Experience in developed nations has shown that integrated coastal resources management (CRM) programs can be effective means of understanding the causes and linkages among problems such as these, and forming institutions to help resolve them. In the United States, CRM projects have been initiated...Read more
Irrigation and Human Welfare: a Workshop Report
U.S. Agency for International Development
The three specific objectives of the workshop were: (1) to examine ways in which concerns about complex relationships between water and human welfare could be integrated in the planning, design, operation and evaluation of irrigation and related water supply and sanitation projects; (2) to identify...Read more
Optimum Control of Irrigation Water Application
U.S. Agency for International Development
The problem of controlling soil water within the root zone of irrigated crops to minimize the expected loss is examined. Control is obtained by the amount and timing of irrigations to replenish the soil water reservoir depleted by the crop's water consumption. Actual evapotranspiration rates...Read more
Comparison of Photovoltaic Pumps With Wind, Diesel, Animal and Human Pumping Systems for Irrigation
U.S. Agency for International Development
A global project to assess the viability of solar pumping was undertaken by IT Power/Halcrow for the UNDP/world Bank in the period 1979 to 1983. One of the principal objectives of the second phase of the work (1981-1983) was to examine in detail the economic viability of solar pumps, compared with...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaLaundromats and Common Area Laundry Facilities Water Savings Tips
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This page provides information and water saving tips on coin operated laundromats, common area clothes washers, and multi-load washer replacements.Read more
Non-Residential Fixtures, Appliances and Equipment
Alliance for Water Efficiency
This page offers information on non-residential fixtures, appliances, and equipment as well as links to the latest research and information about this important end user category.Read more
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