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
Progress Report on Fisheries Development in El Salvador
U.S. Agency for International Development
A progress report on fisheries development in El Salvador. In February 1971, at the request of USAID Mission El Salvador, Dr. Donovan D. Moss of the International Center for Aquaculture at Auburn University, conducted a survey of the inland fisheries of El Salvador. He was assisted by personnel of...Read more
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El SalvadorLatin America and the CaribbeanSecondary Cities Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to expand water/wastewater (W/WW) facilities and related institutional capabilities in selected urban centers in different geographic regions of Egypt. The National Organization for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage (NOPWASD) will implement the project with assistance from U.S. firms...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaProject Assistance Completion Report: Maharashtra Minor Irrigation Project (386-0490)
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (4/84-8/92) to improve the physical infrastructure and management of minor irrigation schemes (MISs) in Maharashtra State, India. The project was a great success, primarily because it used an innovative approach to irrigation management consisting of (1) a performance-based...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaProject Assistance Completion Report: Madhya Pradesh Minor Irrigation Project (386-0483)
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (7/83-6/92) to construct minor irrigation schemes (MISs) in Madhya Pradesh, India. Restructuring of the project after the mid-term evaluation resulted in construction of fewer irrigation systems, increased participation by farmers and State departments (especially the Departments...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaProject Assistance Completion Report: Small-scale Fisheries Development Project, 497-0286
U.S. Agency for International Development
Final Mission report on a project (1980-9/86) to increase food fish production in small fisheries in Indonesia. The project's accomplishments were satisfactory, although its influence at the national level cannot easily be measured. While several of the 6 subprojects (SP's) operated at...Read more
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IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificSupplemental Irrigation Project (608-0197): PACR
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (8/88-9/93) to build ten supplemental irrigation systems in rainfed areas of Morocco. The project was implemented by five Government of Morocco (GOM) Ministries (Agriculture, Public Works, Interior, Economic Affairs, and Finance). The project proved to be unworkable, with the...Read more
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MoroccoMiddle East and North AfricaCoastal 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
Final Report, June 1988 to May 1991: The Importance of Mangroves in Sustaining Fisheries and Controlling Water Quality in Coastal Ecosystems
U.S. Agency for International Development
This final report describes an ecosystem analysis of Guayas River estuary, Ecuador, along with ecological studies in Terminos Lagoon, Mexico, to quantify the function of mangroves in different environmental settings. Mangroves may provide food and habitat to a variety of trophic levels, as well as...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanRemote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-First Century
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June 6, 2012National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Geological Survey
USGS currently has a global working group on "Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-first Century." Thenkabail, USGS, and PI are collaborating on first remote sensing global irrigated rainfed croplands areas. USGS is currently developing...Read more
A Project Completion Report for Harnessing Solar Power for Multi-Use Water Systems (SOLAR MUS) in Six Remote Hillside Villages in Nepal
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April 1, 2013iDE
This project brings together iDE-N's experience in MUS, irrigation, water management and appropriate sustainable business models with Renewable World’s experience in renewable energy and business models for income generation in extremely isolated communities. Solar-powered water pumps, as a...Read more
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