Essays about: "irrigation scheme"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words irrigation scheme.

1. 1. Evaluation of Crop Water Use and Rice Yield Using Remote Sensing and AquaCrop Model for Three Irrigation Schemes in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Veronika Widengren; [2022]
   Keywords : WaPOR; remote sensing; evapotranspiration; crop water productivity; irrigation scheme; AquaCrop; Malwathu Oya; Sri Lanka; paddy rice; humid tropical climate; WaPOR; fjärranalys; evapotranspiration; vattenproduktivitet; bevattningssystem; AquaCrop; Malwathu Oya; Sri Lanka; ris; fuktigt tropiskt klimat;

   Abstract : With a changing climate and an increased competition over water resources for agricultural irrigation, the need to improve crop water productivity using time and cost-efficient methodologies have become critically important. The Malwathu Oya river basin in Sri Lanka is struggling with water scarcity, which threatens food security and the income of farmers. READ MORE

3. 2. The Resource Efficiency Paradox : A Case Study of the Guerdane Irrigation Project in Morocco

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kevin Perera; [2020]
   Keywords : Resource efficiency; Jevons paradox; Irrigation; Process-tracing; Resource; Efficiency;

   Abstract : How can we explain the paradoxical outcomes of resource efficiency? As a key pillar of worldwide sustainable development policies, the concept of resource efficiency has become increasingly important to scrutinize. The overreliance on efficiency coupled with the intention of conserving scarce resources can sometimes backfire. READ MORE

4. 3. Impact on yield and water productivity of wheat by access to irrigation scheduling technologies in Koga Irrigation Scheme, Ethiopia

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   Author : Elin Svedberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Koga; irrigation scheduling; Fullstop Wetting Front Detector; Chameleon; water productivity; Koga; bevattningsplanering; Fullstop Wetting Front Detector; Chameleon; vattenproduktivitet;

   Abstract : Improving water use efficiency is included in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Ethiopia is a developing country struggling with food production as well as water scarcity. This study presents the results of a statistical analysis of changes in water productivity (i.e. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring the water-energy nexus in the Omo river basin : A first step toward the development of an integrated hydrological-OSeMOSYS energy model

   University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

   Author : Caroline Sundin; [2017]
   Keywords : Water-Energy nexus; Topkapi-ETH; OSeMOSYS; Coupling of models; Omo river basin;

   Abstract : The issues of conflicts between water, energy and food (often referred to as WEFnexus) has become a problem in countries where the energy system is rapidly expanding; one of those countries is Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a large potential of hydropower, which is what most of the electricity production currently comes from. READ MORE

6. 5. UN Sustainable development goals from a Climate Land Energy and Water perspective for Kenya

   University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

   Author : Nandi Moksnes; [2016]
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   Abstract : In September 2015 UN announced 17 Sustainable Development goals (SDG) where achieving food security, ensure availability of water for all, access to modern energy for all and combat climate change are four of the 17 goals. In Kenya only 23% of the population have electricity access and in the rural areas 93% lack access to electricity and the improved water availability only reaches 59% of the population. READ MORE