Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Electromagnetic Inductance for Mapping Soil Salinity in the Serry Command Area: a Preliminary Investigation
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October 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the result of activities of the Ministry of Irrigation's Regional Improvement Project (RIIP). Presented findings of an effort to assess the applications of electromagnetic inductance techniques for mapping soil salinity levels in the irrigated Nile River Valley and Delta regions...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaReport on the Groundwater Resources of Project - C (Small Farmers' Area) Caymanas Area, St. Catherine Plains
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September 25, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanReport on the Groundwater Resources of Project - A, Bernard Lodge Area, St. Catherine Plains
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September 25, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanNote on the Water Levels and Quality of Groundwater from the Observation Well At Hill Run, St. Catherine Plains
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September 25, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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Jamaica, Latin America and the CaribbeanIrrigation Water Production Functions: Report on a Training Course
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April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
In Spring 1985, a 3-person team from Utah State University's International Irrigation Center presented a course in agricultural water production functions at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute. This report briefly describes the course's field practice component, which...Read more
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South East AsiaDevelopment of Village Hydraulics in the Sahel Countries: Overview and Prospects, Synthesis
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October 28, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Surveys of village hydraulics in Sahelian countries (Chad excepted) show that only 25-30% of the region's rural populace has adequate access to potable water. Although greater knowledge of water resources and wider local participation are beginning to improve the supply structure, the latter...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaWatercourses Losses in Sabinal Tehsil
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December 12, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Huge loss of water in the Irrigation System of the Indus Basin has resulted in the menace of water logging and salinity whereas there is less water available at farmers' fields than the actual crop water requirements. There are a considerable amount of losses in watercourse conveyance system...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaWatercourse Improvement Manual
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February 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
In the arid and semiarid regions which comprise 50% of the world's arable land, water is the critical input on which food production increases depend. This manual discusses processes (of interest to planners) and techniques (of use to engineers, economists, and sociologists) to improve the...Read more
Citanduy River Basin Development Project: Citanduy Upper Watershed Management Project; Feasibility Report
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
The Soil and Water Conservation planning studies for the Citanduy River Basin has been in progress for over a decade. A Citanduy River Basin Development 'Master Plan' and 'Feasibility Report', published in May 1975, presented a plan for the water conservation phase of...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificEnvironmental Studies and Natural Resource Management: an Annotated Guide to University and Government Training Programs in the United States
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This report was prepared by the Sierra Club and addresses university courses with emphasis on environmental sustainability and the impact of human activities on areas such as forests, waterways, islands, mountains, and grazing lands.Read more
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