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

Coping with Intermittent Water Supply: Problems and Prospects -- Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India

Published: 
October 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the methodology and results of a water use survey and presents a prefeasibility study of options for improving water quality. The study was based on a random sample of 1,100 households in Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh, India, for the purpose of estimating the real costs of an...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

The FORWARD Project: First Quarterly Report

Published: 
October 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
The first quarterly report of the FORWARD project, a project designed to promote equitable and sustainable water management strategies, policies and plans in selected countries in the ANE region, which are facing serious water shortages and/or conflicts over water.Read more
Regional focus: 
United States

Annual Report for the Period from August 1995-October 1996: Coordinated Use of Marginal Water Resources in Arid and Desert Areas

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
As described in previous reports, Acacia Saligna L. seedlings were planted in February 1994 in the experimental agroforestry site, of The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research. The experiment consisted of 11 treatments in three replicates, which are described throughout the document.Read more
Regional focus: 
IsraelMiddle East and North Africa

Redirection Plan for The Health, Water, and Sanitation Project, Mozambique

Published: 
April 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
In February 1993 WASH published a report entitled "Water Shortage and Related Public Health Problems: An Action Plan for the City of Beira, Mozambique" (WASH Field Report No. 389). in response to this plan, Africare wrote the grant proposal, "The Sofala Province Integrated Health,...Read more
Regional focus: 
MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa

Final Evaluation of Irrigation Development Project, Proriego, Project No. 522-0268

Published: 
September 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
Final external evaluation of a project (1986-9/930 to upgrade irrigation technology in Honduras. Irrigation systems were constructed on 5,255 ha, and three irrigation districts in Comayagua Valley were rehabilitated, leading to increased production and productivity, mainly in export crops. Export...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

AID Amendment No. 1 of Grant No. 612-0231-G-00-2012-00 to Save The Children Fund (Uk) for Follow Up Drought Mitigation Work

Published: 
August 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided to Save The Children Fund (UK) under a child survival project in Malawi to implement the second phase of an ongoing USAID-funded drought relief project. The grantee will: (1) drill 50 boreholes and rehabilitate 75; (2) implement community-based management programs for these water...Read more
Regional focus: 
MalawiSub-Saharan Africa

Preparing for Private Sector Participation in The Provision of Water Supply and Sanitation Services

Published: 
August 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
National and municipal governments in many developing countries are turning more and more to the private sector to supply the capital and management needed to expand services and extend infrastructure. These efforts have been more successful in the power, telecommunications, and transportation...Read more

Final Report: Water Optimization of Rain Fed Tropical Cropping

Published: 
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project was conducted as an effort to produce information on how to better deal with water shortages and excesses that keep yields of rain fed crop production low and highly variable. As part of the project, an analytical tool in the form of a water balance computer model was to be developed...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Final Report: Environmental Assessment Tiu Kulit Dam Project -- Main Report, Including Mitigation Plan and Monitoring Plan

Published: 
October 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this project on the environment. Conversely, this report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Final Report: Environmental Assessment Tiu Kulit Dam Project -- Executive Summary

Published: 
October 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Tiu Kulit Dam Project will provide reliable irrigation to 1700 hectares in Sumbawa District of NTB Province by constructing a dam on the intermittent Tiu Kulit River. Experts from Indonesia and the United States have reviewed the project plans and concluded that it will accomplish its primary...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

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