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
Egypt Irrigation Improvement Project
Published:
January 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the regional irrigation improvement project, with the goals and objectives being to develop methods and procedures to rehabilitate and improve irrigation systems on Egypt's old lands and to develop capabilities of the staff to undertake a national program to rehabilitate and...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Advisory Service Development Plan
Published:
November 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to summarize the current state of the design effort for the Irrigation Advisory Service (IAS) in Egypt. As the efforts to improve the irrigation system in Egypt have evolved, there has been an increasing understanding that one area of critical importance is the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaDjibouti Fisheries Development Project -Phase I
Published:
September 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project was to assist Djibouti's Ministry of Agriculture in its efforts to create a viable system for the improved harvesting, handling/storage and marketing of fish. At the same time, the project provided assistance toward strengthening the institutional capacity of the...Read more
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Djibouti, Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti
Published:
April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project was to assist the Ministry of Agriculture in its efforts to create a viable system for the improved harvesting, handling/storage and marketing of fish. At the same time, the project provided assistance toward strengthening the institutional capacity of the Fisheries...Read more
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Djibouti, Middle East and North AfricaReview of Irrigation Facilities Operation and Maintenance for Jordan Valley Authority
Published:
November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
At the invitation of the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), an A.I.D. consultant team visited the Jordan Valley to conduct a review of irrigation systems operation and maintenance (O&M). The review surveys, and recommends upgrading the main and subsystem O&M of, the irrigation projects in the...Read more
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Jordan, Middle East and North AfricaProcedure for Evaluating the Cost of Lifting Water for Irrigation in Egypt
Published:
August 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
An analytical model for assessing alternative water lifting systems in Egypt, designed for use by policymakers, is presented. The procedure computes the cost of lifting water from tertiary delivery canals to farmers' fields on the basis of a combination of 23 variables: economic factors,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaRelation Between Irrigation Water Management and High Water Tables in Egypt
Published:
July 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
High water table levels presenting hazards to crop growth were measured at field sites in upper, middle, and lower Egypt. Water table contribution to evapotranspiration was significant at each site. A water balance model of the water table aquifer was used to predict the effect of various...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaOverfished Stocks, Undernourished People, and Underbenefited Coastal States of Western Africa: Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Management and Development
Published:
June 20, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Due to full or overexploitation, fish stocks in most West African fisheries are at risk and fishing must be reduced immediately. So concludes this report, which documents and analyzes fish stocks and the fishing industry in West Africa; examines and evaluates relevant governmental and multinational...Read more
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Morocco, Middle East and North AfricaOptimal Design of Border Irrigation Systems
Published:
June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
A procedure combining simulation and mathematical programming to derive an optimal irrigation system design given scarce resources is described. A hydraulics simulation model for surface irrigation was used to develop relationships between water requirement efficiency and the system design...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaSocioeconomic Aspects of the Fisheries of Oman
Published:
June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the realization of four objectives: (1) the analysis of sociocultural survey data collected in 1979; (2) the updating of this analysis with observations made in Oman in 1984; (3) the utilization of the information generated to make sociocultural and economic recommendations...Read more
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