U.S. Domestic Resources
Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.
U.S. Domestic Resources
Expanding Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation for the Disadvantaged: Health Aspects
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July 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
A report on a project to identify what health aspects are associated with irrigation systems and the opportunities and constraints on pesticides.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaIrrigation Projects Document Review
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February 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaDiscussion Papers: Small-Scale, Community-Managed Irrigation Systems Workshop
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The focus of this workshop was on strategies to support a subset of small-scale irrigation projects that were manageable by an organization representing a single community of water users, even if management functions actually or nominally rest in the hands of an outside agency.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaDesigning Projects for Irrigation Development
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August 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
This brief note is intended to make available to AID staff, host countries and other consulting groups ideas and suggestions that drive from experiences as they apply to designing products for irrigation development.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaPre-Rehabilitation Diagnostic Study of Sehra Irrigation System, Sind Pakistan
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May 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The feasibility report for the project places crop yield in Pakistan considerably below most other countries with similar agricultural resources. The low yields were attributed to a broad spectrum of constraints which included inefficiencies and inequities in water distribution, a poor extension...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaIrrigation Development in Africa: Lessons of Experience
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January 1, 1990U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper describes a significant subset of the African irrigation experience, from traditional flood recession systems to large projects like Gezira (Sudan) and Bura (Kenya). The authors analyze the key technical, socio-economic and institutional factions that have helped fashion success or...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaTraining Resource Book on a Participatory Method for Modeling Bio Resource Flows
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This training resource book was developed for people working with farmers in farming systems research and extension. It deals specifically with a farmer-participatory method for constructing pictorial models. The model, in this case, concerns bio resource flows between aquaculture and agriculture...Read more
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United StatesSecond Quarterly Activities Report on Irrigation Research
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February 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
After a contentious start brought about primarily by the reduced level of funding available vis-?-vis the expectations of the participating institutions, the implementation of the Cooperative Agreement has gained momentum during the quarter (December 1991 to February 1992) being reported. Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaCrafting Institutions: Self-Governing Irrigation Systems
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This report outlines an approach to the design of irrigation institutions that is useful to officials in donor agencies, host governments, and other organizations involved in designing irrigation projects in developing countries. The crafting of irrigation institutions is an ongoing process that...Read more
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United StatesAnnual Report 1994: International Irrigation Management Institute
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January 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
This is the 1994 Annual Report of the International Irrigation Management Institute, focusing on information that can assess and improve irrigation performance. Read more
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