book

Overcoming water scarcity and quality constraints

by Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick, ed. and
Mark W. Rosegrant, ed.
2020 vision focus | 2001 | Pages: 28
Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)
Open Access

CONTENTS:
Brief 1. Overview / Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick and Mark W. Rosegrant
Brief 2. Water for Food Production / Mark W. Rosegrant and Ximing Cai
Brief 3. Domestic Water Supply, Hygiene, and Sanitation / Hans van Damme
Brief 4. Emerging Water Quality Problems in Developing Countries / Wim van der Hoeck
Brief 5. Water and Rural Livelihoods / Linden Vincent
Brief 6. Water and the Environment / Elro Bos and Ger Bergkamp
Brief 7. Dams and Water Storage / Jeremy Bird and Pamela Wallace
Brief 8. Groundwater: Potential and Constraints / Marcus Moench
Brief 9. Water Harvesting and Watershed Management / John Kerr and Ganesh Pangare
Brief 10. Water Pricing: Potential and Problems / R. Maria Saleth
Brief 11. Markets for Tradable Water Rights / Karin E. Kemper
Brief 12. Recognizing Water Rights / Franz and Keebet von Benda-Beckmann
Brief 13. Integrated Management of Water in River Basins / Mark Svendsen
Brief 14. Water, Conflict, and Cooperation / Aaron T. Wolf

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