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
Charging for Irrigation Water: The Issues and Options, With a Case Study From Iran
Published:
January 1, 2001U.S. Agency for International Development
Inadequate funding for maintenance of irrigation works and emerging shortages of water are prevalent problems. to combat them, the use of water charges to generate resources for maintenance and to reduce demand is widely advocated. Examples from other utilities and from the domestic/industrial...Read more
Regional focus:
IranMiddle East and North AfricaIrrigation Management Systems [IMS]: Amendment No. 3
Published:
August 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
To date, AGR/ILD has taken action on the conditionality and the directed evaluation. The II P component evaluation will occur in mid August 1993 and will address concerns such as cost/benefit of the II P component given the large reduction in targeted area, direct impact on the farmer,...Read more
Regional focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaOperating Guidelines: Egypt Project in Cooperation With The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Crsp
Published:
January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of CRSP Research Reports is to publish all research produced by Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP activities, with the exception of research related directly to the Global Experiment. Research Reports is primarily a gray-literature publication, meaning that we publish those papers that might...Read more
Regional focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Water Cost Recovery in Egypt: Determination of Water Costs
Published:
January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This study addresses the problem of identifying incremental operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation (OM&R) expenditures needed to raise the performance of the water delivery system in Egypt to DO adequate level. Emphasis is placed on developing a procedure for allocating the costs of the...Read more
Regional focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaCooperative Marine Technology Program for The Middle East: Annual Report for 1991
Published:
March 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The numerous socioeconomic developments in Egypt and Israel have had a significant impact on the coastline of the Nile Littoral Cell. in return, the Mediterranean Sea's actions have had major effects on the societies of those two countries. Four major cities: Alexandria, Port Said, Tel Aviv,...Read more
Regional focus:
Middle East and North AfricaIntegration of Aquaculture in Irrigation Schemes
Published:
June 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
In many developing countries, aquaculture expansion is limited not only by water scarcity, but mainly by the construction costs of fish ponds. This paper describes an experiment to avoid these limitations by using existing irrigation reservoirs for aquaculture production. The study involved...Read more
Regional focus:
IsraelMiddle East and North AfricaProject Planning and Implementation Workshop: Irrigation Improvement Program of the Irrigation Management Systems Project, Alexandria, Egypt, November 11-14, 1990
Published:
February 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of the HP component are to strengthen PWWR's institutional capacity; to develop a "rational" interdisciplinary approach for planning, designing and implementing the renovation of specific commands; to develop an Irrigation Advisory Service; to organize Water User...Read more
Regional focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaCooperative Marine Technology Program for the Middle East: Annual Report for 1990
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
Historically, mariculture has been one of the most important component of the Cooperative Program, because it deals directly with food production, is in an early stage of development, and lends itself easily to cooperative research. This progress report relates to progress achieved during the...Read more
Regional focus:
Middle East and North AfricaProject Management Workshop for the Irrigation Management Systems Coordinating Committee
Published:
September 3, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
Coordination, communication, timely implementation, and avoiding duplication are the major challenges facing the irrigation management system coordination committee.Read more
Regional focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaFisheries Development and Management
Published:
September 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
Subproject of the U.S.-Omani Joint Commission Project, to develop an institutional capacity within the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF) and within Oman's private sector to manage and utilize marine resources. The subproject, follow-on to an earlier fisheries sector effort,...Read more
Regional focus:
Middle East and North AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.