Water management is a key development challenge in South Asia. The region - one of the most densely-populated and climate-vulnerable parts of the world - has the world’s fastest growing regional economy...
The South Asia Groundwater Forum provided a platform for sharing of knowledge, experience, innovation and lessons on groundwater management, and offered a platform for discussing strategies for elevating...
This Summary Report, prepared by IWMI and World Bank teams, synthesizes the findings and recommendations of a study to develop the knowledge base and tools that would assist governments in South Asia adapt...
Water is central to the Zimbabwean economy, people's livelihoods and their social well-being; its availability and reliability is a function of highly variable climatic conditions. Irrigated agriculture...
Water is central to the Zimbabwean economy, people's livelihoods and their social well-being; its availability and reliability is a function of highly variable climatic conditions. Irrigated agriculture...
The Zimbabwe Water Forum provides a platform for Government and Development Partners to share international best practices in the water sector between Zimbabwe and other countries. The forum was formed...
This report presents a case study on groundwater governance in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: (a) describe groundwater resource and socioeconomic settings for four selected aquifers; (b) describe...
Adaptation to climate impacts on groundwater resources in developed and developing countries has not received adequate attention. This reflects the often poorly understood impacts of climate change, the...
Climate change is real, and taking prudent measures to plan for and adapt to climate change must become an integral part of the Bank's water practice. There is now ample evidence that increased hydrologic...
The overall goal of this report and the accompanying report summarizing the findings and recommendations, both based on the economic and sector work (ESW), is to advance the understanding and integration...
The overall goal of this report is to help water resources and environment professionals within the Bank and client countries use strategic environmental assessment (SEA) to effectively implement the principles...
The overall goal of this report is to assist water resources and environment professionals within the Bank and client countries to use Strategic environmental assessment (SEAs) to effectively implement...
Eighty percent of Kenya is arid and semi-arid land; yet despite chronic water scarcity, the country has developed only 15 percent of its available safe water resources. Demand for water is expected to...
This report attempts to fill that gap for two of the most important water-related issues facing the effects of climate variability and the steady degradation of the nation's water resources. The study...
An estimated 270 million hectares of irrigated land-about 18 percent of the world's cropland-generates about 40 percent of the world's food production. Among regions, there are great disparities in the...
An estimated 270 million hectares of irrigated land-about 18 percent of the world's cropland-generates about 40 percent of the world's food production. Among regions, there are great disparities in the...
Large dams provide benefits to many people around the world by providing water for hydropower generation, irrigation, and water supply. However, without proper provisions being made, these dams can also...
Many wetlands around the world are being lost or are under threat. In many cases, losses are caused by direct development activities such as irrigation systems, conversion to agricultural land, reclamation...
Nuisance aquatic plants come in both macroscopic and microscopic forms. Macroscopic forms include such common plants as water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and macroalgae such as Cladophora sp., and...
Water quality problems can arise from the discharge of pollutants from both point sources-specific points of discharge of high-pollutant concentration such as sewers-and nonpoint, diffuse sources-low-concentration...