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
Evaluation of Oman's Quality Control and Inspection Practices
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January 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The quality control practices in Oman were evaluated from November 13 to December 17, 1993. The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which procedures for quality control are currently employed by the government and industrial/commercial and traditional fishing sectors in Oman...Read more
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Oman, Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Systems Management Project, Phase II, Project Number 391-0467: Report on End-of-Project Workshop, Pearl Continental Hotel, Bhurban, [Pakistan], 18-19 April 1993
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
An End-of-Project Workshop for the Irrigation Systems Management Project - Phase II (ISM-II) was held on April 18 and 19, 1993 at the Pearl-Continental Hotel in Bhurban near Murree. The purpose of this workshop was to elicit comments, evaluations, and recommendations from officials of the PIDs and...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaRole of Sulfate Ions in the Potential to Replace Refined Feeds with Agricultural Residues in Mariculture
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Overall objectives are to evaluate the role of the sulfate-sulfide transition, and specifically the role of sulfide as a toxin that limits the availability of natural foods in brackish salt water, earthen fish ponds. Utilizing this information, pond management strategies will be evaluated with the...Read more
Economic Benefits Available from the Provision of Improved Potable Water Supplies: A Review and Assessment of the Existing Evidence
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December 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
While billions of dollars are invested every year in water projects in developing countries, only rarely are these investments subjected to serious economic analysis, mainly because many professionals doubt that the economic benefits of new water supplies can be determined with sufficient accuracy...Read more
Fisheries Development and Management Project
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November 12, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes ad hoc interim evaluation (XD-ABF-037-A) of a project to strengthen the capacity of the Omani Directorate General of Fisheries Resources (DGFR) to improve the management of Oman's marine fisheries. The project design overestimated the absorptive capacity of the DGFR. Its most...Read more
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Oman, Middle East and North AfricaFinal Report Covering Period: April 15, 1988 to December 31, 1992 -- Kidney Disease of Seabass (Lates calcarifer)
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1983, a condition referred to as seabass (Lates calcarifer) kidney disease has occurred among cultured populations of this species in southern Thailand. The disease generally apppears about six weeks after hatching or at culturing time in the cages, and in some cases, causing mortality...Read more
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Thailand, East Asia and PacificSpatio - Temporal Variations in Community Structure on a Heavily Fished Slope in Bolinao, Philippines
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August 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of variations in community structure along a heavily fished fore reef slope in the Philippines indicates that depth and heterogeneity at the 1 and 10 cm scales were dominant structuring factors. Bottom temperature also appeared to be influential, but its effect was difficult to isolate...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificEarth Observing System and Coral Reef Fisheries
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August 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
The management of coral reef fisheries has been hampered by insufficient knowledge of their physical and biological characteristics. However, the Earth Observing System (EOS), a sophisticated array of satellite sensors which will be available by the mid-1990's, will increase this knowledge to...Read more
Small-Scale Water Pumping in Botswana Volume V: Other Pumping Technologies
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June 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objectives of this volume is to report on the evaluation of four pumping technologies (animal-drawn, biogas substitution, alternating-current electrical, and hand-operated pumps). The evaluation aims to provide as clear a picture as possible of the state of technology development,...Read more
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Botswana, Sub-Saharan AfricaSmall-Scale Water Pumping in Botswana Volume II: Diesel Systems
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
This report on diesel pump use in Bostwana focuses on the detailed results of the diesel evaluation, focusing on the installation, testing, and evaluation of a wide variety of diesel, wind, solar photovoltaic, grid-electric and human and animal powered pumping systems in Botswana.Read more
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