Essays about: "irrigation demand management"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words irrigation demand management.

  1. 16. Quantifying the impact of climate change on groundwater resources of Bascombe well conservation park area by estimating recharge rates.

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Mojtaba Karbasi; [2015]
    Keywords : Groundwater; Modelling; CoupModel; Recharge;

    Abstract : Access to surface water is limited in Australia and many regions rely on groundwater for all their water needs. Most of aquifers are already fully allocated and there is an increasing demand for more extraction. During drought, drop in rainfall can result in less recharge into groundwater system. READ MORE

  3. 17. Thousands of plant breeders: women conserving in situ crop genetic resources : a case study in the Medak District of Telangana, Southern India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Christopher Bradburn; [2014]
    Keywords : landrace; seeds; conservation; in situ; traditional; genetic resources; plant breeding; peasants; women; systems thinking; climate change;

    Abstract : This study focuses on in situ conservation of landrace crop varieties in the Medak district of the southern Indian state, Telangana. The objective of this work was to investigate two main questions: 1) Under what unique conditions are smallholder peasant farmers willing and able to continuously grow local, landrace crops? 2) What characterises the women farmers who grow local landrace crops in this district of landrace crop origins? A Systems Thinking methodology was used to develop and analyse the data. READ MORE

  4. 18. Opportunities for improved environmental sustainability of a wine producer in South Africa : natural resource management and climate change adaptation and mitigation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Ida Åslund; [2013]
    Keywords : wine production; erosion; carbon footprint; climate change mitigation; viticulture; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; soil conservation; life cycle analysis;

    Abstract : South Africa has been among the top ten wine producing countries for at least 20 years. Even though the land under grapevines is decreasing globally it is still increasing in Africa. READ MORE

  5. 19. Analyzing feasibility of pricing in sustainable irrigation water governance reform in Punjab, India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Tatsuhiko Sato; [2011]
    Keywords : water pricing; India; irrigation demand management; sustainability;

    Abstract : India faces water management challenges. The agriculture sector is the largest user and polluter of water but the water resource management has had a duality of good design and poor implementation. The agricultural water management is in a conflict between institutional and political priorities in ensuring security for food and rural livelihood. READ MORE

  6. 20. An assessment of lake extent Changes Using four sets of satellite imagery from the Terra Look database: a case study of Lake Chad, Africa

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Nelson Eyeni Sambi Ebenki; [2010]
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    Abstract : Lake Chad is located in Central Africa. This lake is shared by four countries namely Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger. The total population of the five urban areas that make up the Lake Chad drainage basin in 1991 was about 22 million inhabitants, with an average density of 22 persons/ km2. READ MORE