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
Fisheries Development and Management
Published:
September 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
Subproject of the U.S.-Omani Joint Commission Project, to develop an institutional capacity within the Omani Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF) and within Oman's private sector to manage and utilize marine resources. The subproject, follow-on to an earlier fisheries sector effort,...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaEgypt 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 AfricaIrrigation Briefing Paper
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April 12, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
Water is frequently taken for granted without adequate planning until shortages begin to occur. Egypt has not faced shortages since the construction of the Aswan High Dam but water use projections indicate that shortages will begin to occur in the near future. The recent African drought and current...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaTraining Needs Assessment for the Ministry of Irrigation, Arab Republic of Egypt
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February 20, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The key findings of this assessment from Egypt are; -Technical training in the Ministry has been largely limited to professional civil engineers, and technicians -Prior to 1982, engineers were trained by their supervisors through an informal on the job training process. - Top management of the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaStrategies for Irrigation Development in Egypt
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January 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
Cost-effective strategies for developing irrigation in Egypt's Nile River Valley and the Nile Delta, as well as on other lands already developed or targeted for development, are presented. Two major sections analyze, respectively, the current and projected (in the medium and long term) status...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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DjiboutiMiddle East and North AfricaAquaculture Development
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July 14, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish farming in Egypt. PES covers the period 8/78-2/85 and summarizes an attached special evaluation (XD-AAR-354-A) which was based on document review, interviews with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), USAID/C, and contractor personnel, and site visits. The project has...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaDevelopment of Fishing and Fisheries in Djibouti
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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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DjiboutiMiddle East and North AfricaEvaluation Report for Fisheries Development Project
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April 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
This is an evaluation report for a fisheries development project. The purpose of this evaluation was to review the project after the first year of implementation and to determine what revisions in the project design, level of funding, nature and amount of technical assistance, and other components...Read more
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