Vulnerabilities of men and women to adverse health effects due to weather variability and climate change are not equal. Uganda was among the countries in the world most affected by extreme weather events during the last decade.
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Access to health services, food, and water during an active conflict: Evidence from Ethiopia
Civil conflict began in Ethiopia in November 2020 and has reportedly caused major disruptions in access to health services, food, and related critical services, in addition to the direct impacts of the conflict on health and well-being.
Ethiopia’s rivers and streams (Figure 1) and its ground water potential of 2.6 billion m3 of groundwater potential (Awulachew et al., 2008) is estimated to have a potential to irrigate 5.3 million hectares of land.
The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan
This paper investigates the factors that influence the adoption of laser land levelers and their impact on groundwater usage in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. A farm household survey of 504 agriculture producers was conducted in 2019.
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It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO).
Demand and supply constraints of credit in smallholder farming: Evidence from Ethiopia and Tanzania
Agricultural land and crop production in Myanmar
Southeast Asia’s agricultural landscape is known for rice production in lowland areas, diverse upland areas, and the cultivation of ‘boom crops’ in the borderlands.
Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: A case study from Burkina Faso
Models that can integrate aspects of society such as institutions, perceptions and behaviours with aspects of the natural system such as rainfall, runoff and water quality may help understand and manage complex human-water systems.
Data from 3 irrigation schemes in Mozambique reveal patterns consistent with water inefficiency. A feedback tool could visually communicate ways to conserve by varying water applications at each stage of the crop cycle.
Crop production and farm incomes in two areas of the central dry zone: Findings from June 2021
Using data from six phone survey rounds between June 2020 and June 2021, we found that the impacts of the recent political unrest in Myanmar further compound the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, both on the farm as well as on the non-f
Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit.
Proposed Balochistan agriculture policy 2021
Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan comprising 44% of the country’s total land mass with a population of 12.34 million (5.9 percent of total population of the country), its southern border of Balochistan makes up two-thirds (770 KM) of
Water scarcity will constrain the formation of a world-class megalopolis in North China
The formation of world-class megalopolises has been a goal of urban development agencies around the world owing to their economic advantages.
Assessing the economic cost of depleting groundwater in Balochistan: A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) multiplier approach
Prolonged droughts and depleting groundwater resources have been a serious challenge to the economy of province of Balochistan, Pakistan.
This working paper takes stock of Pakistan's water resource availability, delineating water supply system and its sources including precipitation and river flows, and the impact of increasing climatic variability on the water supply system.