Water Supply and Scarcity
According to the United Nations, water scarcity is defined as the point at which the aggregate impact of all users impinges on the supply or quality of water. Water scarcity is a relative concept and can occur at any level of supply or demand. Scarcity may be socially-constructed or the consequence of altered supply patterns stemming from climate change. Resources available in this sub-theme include U.S. drought monitoring data, workshops for rural water supply systems, among other resources that support water supply and scarcity.
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Water Supply and Scarcity Resources
Southern African Food Information Resource Exchange (SAFIRE) Team Report
Published:
February 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Two teams of three persons representative of USAID and WFP organizations, met in Washington between November 2 and November 6 for five days at the beginning of the mission to prepare equipment, configure software, and undergo training on the technical construction and operation of the particular...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaDrought, Rural Water Supply and Emergency Needs in Botswana
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February 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the needs of Botswana and USAID's reaction to drought, rural water supply and emergency needs.Read more
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BotswanaSub-Saharan AfricaProceedings, Conference on Water - Pumping/Water - Lifting in Africa: Volume II -- Conference Discussion Papers
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April 5, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The expansion of agricultural output in developing countries depends critically on the availability of reliable and cost-effective energy supplies for irrigation. Pumping is becoming increasingly important to the overall productivity of agricultural output and to expansion of irrigated land...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaRuhengeri Water Resources Study Rwanda
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May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The major findings and conclusions of a watershed resources/water supply analysis prepared for the Ruhengeri Resource Analysis and Management Project in Rwanda are presented. The report's eight substantive chapters: (1) furnish the basic hydrologic data on which the analysis was based and...Read more
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RwandaSub-Saharan AfricaDesign of a National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Plan in Zaire
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February 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
A Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) team visited Zaire in January 1986 to help the National Action Committee for Water and Sanitation (CNAEA) develop the first draft of a national rural water supply/sanitation (WS/S) plan. The team recommended that CNAEA: (1) encourage full participation by...Read more
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Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan AfricaAn Annotated Bibliography of Factors Affecting Pumping and Irrigation in Africa
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October 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This bibliographic search was started in order to provide the background documents for the development of a methodology of economic analysis of water pumping projects, particularly the energy trade-offs in water pumping.Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaAssessment of Problems and Needs for Water Supplies At Ethiopian Drought - Victim Camps
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December 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
In November 1984, A.I.D. sent two consultants from the Water and Sanitation for Health project to Ethiopia to develop recommendations for emergency water-supply relief at camps for drought victims. The consultants found that the areas around camps in Wello and Tigray clearly qualify for emergency...Read more
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EthiopiaSub-Saharan AfricaNon-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Past Experience and Implications for Planning and Design
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July 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
A review of developing country experience in using irrigation water for domestic and other nonagricultural purposes prefaces this study of the feasibility of designing multipurpose irrigation systems. Technical and cultural factors affecting feasibility are addressed, and multipurpose systems in...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaNon-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Household Water Supplies
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June 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The magnitude of the world's need for water signaled by the UN Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade, the adverse health effects of irrigation projects, and the increasing awareness of the basic link between water and health provide the background for this study of the feasibility of designing...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaPublic Health Assessment of Proposed Dams, Water-Related Diseases and Community Water Supplies
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March 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
The construction of 12 improved dams with reinforced release control structures has been proposed to improve the water supply in Mauritania's Brakna/Gorgol region. This report assesses the possible impacts of the dams on water-related disease incidence due to standing water, and makes...Read more
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