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

Evaluation of Foster Parents' Plan Water Supply and Sanitation Projects in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Published: 
May 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to assist Foster Parents Plan International (PLAN) to construct wells and water supply/sanitation systems in the vicinity of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Special evaluation covers the period l981-11/82 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with project staff and...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Action Memorandum for The Assistant Administrator (LAC)] [: for The Guanacaste Well Construction Project (515-0200)]

Published: 
March 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Project to provide emergency assistance to help relieve the effects of drought in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province by drilling 30 deep (30-90 meters) wells on public property on sites near Santa Cruz, and installing pumps, spigots, and fencing at each. The U.S. Department of Defense, at the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Djibouti Water Resources and Soils Analysis

Published: 
February 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Provides final contractor report (1/79-2/83) on a project to establish a Soils and Water Laboratory to help the Government of Djibouti (GROD) assess its agricultural potential. Key project objectives were achieved. The planned laboratory was established in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...Read more

Implementacion Al Proyecto Santa Elena, MFM - Ecuador

Published: 
December 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The scarcity of surface waters in the Santa Elena peninsula has created the need for development of underground waters. The NFM/FFH Director in Ecuador with assistance of AID and WASH, has directed the efforts to implement the project of developing underground water for agriculture and human...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Annual Report of Mona Reclamation Experimental Project, July 1980 - June 1981

Published: 
February 4, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Agricultural production in the Indus Plan is low as compared to similar areas in other parts of the world. This situation exists despite the fact that the fertile Indus Plain has a potential to increase the production by 3 to 4 times, many constraints have been recognized for low yields, among...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Designing Small Dams

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note outlines the steps that must be taken to design small earth dams: -location of suitable site -design of the dam embankment -design the spillway.Read more

Water Treatment in Emergencies

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The treatment of water supplies in emergency situations is important to protect people's health. When natural disasters, drought, or social unrest cause a loss of supply of portable water or when, for any reason, a water supply is disrupted or a supply change is necessary, measures should be...Read more

Testing the Yield of Wells

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Testing the yield of a well is important to determine its capacity and to obtain information to help aid in selecting a permanent pump. This technical note describes how to test the entire yield of a well. Read the entire technical note before beginning the testing process.Read more

Watercourses Losses in Sabinal Tehsil

Published: 
December 12, 1981
U.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
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Index to Evaluate the Effect of Water Shortage on the Yield of Wetland Rice

Published: 
December 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
Economic evaluation of existing or potential investments in irrigation can be enhanced by a direct measure of the effect of water on yields of wetland rice.Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

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