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Water Management: proceedings

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2001
natural resources management
With water availability being threatened in many parts of the world, improved water management has become urgent...
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Water Rights

Training Resources & Tools
December, 2001
natural resources management
The interviews in this pack explore a range of views on the meaning and value of the right to water. Some governments have included a right to water in their national constitution, but how meaningful is this?
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Water rights in the Sahara Desert?

Multimedia
December, 2001
natural resources management
Virginia Roaf of WaterAid describing some of the key issues raised by the right to water.
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Visite d'étude sur l'agroforesterie III

Reports & Research
December, 1997
Forest Tenure
forestry
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Water harvesting pans for dry areas

Multimedia
December, 2007
natural resources management
Pans are a simple method of storing water, particularly relevant for livestock farmers in arid areas.
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Urban growth threatens ancestral lands

Multimedia
December, 2001
Malawi, Southern Africa, Africa
natural resources management
As cities expand to cover farmland with roads and buildings, the conflict between traditional land rights, and modern systems of ownership and distribution become very clear. This report comes from Blantyre in Malawi, where city authorities now charge rent on land that was once freely owned.
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Trees for fuel and fertility

Multimedia
December, 2008
natural resources management
Planting nitrogen-rich trees that also provide fuelwood
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Understanding leads to change

Multimedia
December, 2003
Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, Africa
natural resources management
A senior agricultural extension officer for Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe describes how the extension service is helping farmers to cope with less reliable rainfall.
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The large-scale problem

Multimedia
December, 2002
natural resources management
A commercial farmer from Cameroon discusses the difficulty of large-scale organic production, and a plant health specialist comments on crop rotation and organic market development.
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The only option for the poor?

Multimedia
December, 2002
natural resources management
Organic fertilizer may be the only type available to poor farmers, but it can help to restore their land and keep their crops alive during drought. The report comes from Malawi.