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  1. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    April, 2013
    Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, Northern Africa, Western Asia

    The goal of WLI is to improve the livelihoods of rural
    households and communities in areas where water
    scarcity, land degradation, water quality deterioration,
    food security and health problems are prevalent in eight
    participating countries including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,
    Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. The main
    objective is to develop and pilot test integrated water and
    land management strategies.

  2. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    March, 2014
    Northern Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Jordan, Yemen

    This document is a synthesis of outcomes from a knowledge process that was a collaborative effort involving researchers, scientists, and technicians from Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen.

  3. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    March, 2014
    Northern Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Southern Asia, Iran, Western Asia, Jordan, Yemen

    MENA’s permanent cropland – currently at less than 6% of the total land area – is shrinking due to serious land degradation and recurrent droughts. The region faces the most severe water shortage in the world with annual renewable water resources per capita estimated to decline from 1,045 m3/yr in 1997 to 740 m3/yr in 2015.

  4. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    March, 2002
    Syrian Arab Republic, Western Asia

    Khanasser Concept_INRM of Livelihoods analysis study for The Khanasser Valley Integrated Research Site (KVIRS) project.

  5. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2016
    Global

    Water management practices such as water harvesting yield important environment and socio-economic benefits by reducing environmental risks, improving soil
    health and increasing crop yields, particularly in dry areas. Several types of water harvesting practices can be implemented depending on soil type, geology, material
    and labour force availability: floodwater harvesting practices, micro and macro catchment water harvesting, and roof-top or courtyard rainwater harvesting. These are

  6. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2016
    Global

    Extreme weather conditions such as drought and floods, a changing and more variable climate, and the unsustainable use of the natural resources are amongst
    complex factors that drive land degradation. This in turn negatively affects land productivity, food security, socio-economic stability, health and wellbeing, and the
    provision of other ecosystem goods and services for billions of people worldwide. In drylands, these negative effects are felt ever more strongly given the already
    limited natural resources that characterize these regions.

  7. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    December, 2016
    Global

    Urmila Pujari belongs to the Bhumia tribe of eastern state of Orissa in India, a culturally rich and one
    of the largest tribes in India. The tribe relies on farming for livelihood, but very few farmers cultivate
    pulses (food legumes). Urmila’s village of Bhejaguda is one the 28 tribal villages that has been brought
    into the folds of ‘Pulses Panchayat’, a bold and innovative movement that aims to revolutionize India’s
    pulses production.

  8. Library Resource
    Institutional & promotional materials
    July, 2011
    Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, Northern Africa, Western Asia

    This will ensure more sustainable ecosystems and improved rural livelihoods. Emphasis is given to building on local knowledge by using existing data, social capital, research linkages, partnerships and proven methodologies and technologies in the region thereby ensuring the sustainability of the impacts achieved. The Initiative also draws from a wide pool of multi-disciplinary expertise from within and outside the region and targets the three major agro-ecosystems in the region – rainfed, irrigated and rangeland.

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