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Living Land: an introduction
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Reversing land degradation in the drylands: scaling out and monitoring
proven sustainable land management options
Further reading:
– FAO, 2015. Guidelines on restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in
drylands. (under publication)
– Mekdaschi Studer, R., Liniger, H. 2013. Water Harvesting: Guidelines to
Good Practice. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Bern,
Switzerland
– Oweis, T., Benli, B., Bruggeman, A., Farahani, H. 2006. ‘Characteristics
of benchmark research agroecosystems in WANA: rainfed, irrigated, and
marginal drylands’. 98 p. Water Benchmarks of CWANA project. 1. ISBN
92-9127-189-7. (En). ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
– Ziadat, F. T. Oweis, S. Mazahreh, A. Bruggeman, N. Haddad, E. Karablieh, B.
Benli, M. Abu Zant, J. Al-Bakri, and A. Ali. 2006. Selection and Characterization
of Badia Watershed Research Sites. ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria,vi+105pp
– Ziadat, F., Mazahreh, S., Haddad, M., Benabdelouahab, T., Attaher, S., Karrou,
M., Oweis, T., Kandakji, T. 2015. Similarity and Suitability Analysis to Assist the
Out-Scaling of Sustainable Water and Land Management Practices in West Asia
and North Africa. Research Report No. 11. ICARDA, Beirut, Lebanon. 79 pp
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Enhancing water resources management in irrigated agriculture to cope
with water scarcity in arid regions
About the authors:
– Bakhodir Mirzaev, Senior Irrigation and Drainage Specialist in Agriculture
& Rural Development Department of the IDB Group
– Shehzad Akram, Senior Water Resources Specialist in Agriculture & Rural
Development Department of the IDB Group
– Liban Ali Yusuf, Senior Financial Analyst in Agriculture & Rural
Development Department of the IDB Group
– Abdul Basit Jam, Cooperation Specialist in Cooperation and Integration
Department of the IDB Group
References:
1. The 1st UN World Water Development Report: Water for People, Water
for Life. (UNWWDR) 2003.
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2. IDB, Brief on the Proposed Program of the President for the next five years
(2011-2016)
3. James Ayars & Bakhodir Mirzaev, (2013) “The San Joaquin Valley:
20 years later”. Seventh International Conference on Irrigation and
Drainage, Phoenix, Arizona, April 16-19, 2013
4. James Ayars & Bakhodir Mirzaev, (2013) “Irrigation Development and
Challenges for Drainage Management in Arid and Semiarid Regions”. First
World Irrigation Forum in Mardin, Turkey, Sep. 28 - Oct. 3, 2013.
Sustainable smallholder agriculture, food security, agricultural policy
and the role of smallholder farmers
About the author:
Umar I. Kamarah (PhD, Manchester University) is currently Senior Rural
Development Economist in Agriculture & Rural Development Department of
the IDB Group. Formerly World Bank Staff in Washington DC, Dr Kamarah
is the author of the book Sustainable Rural Development, published by the
University Press of America and other journal articles focused on issues of
agriculture and rural development. E-mail:
Peer Reviewer:
Br. Momodou Lamin Ceesay, Microfinance and Community Development
Specialist in Agriculture & Rural Development Department of the IDB Group
References:
1. World Bank (2007), World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for
Development , Washington DC
2. Hazell P, C. Poulton, S. Wiggins and A. Dorward (2007) – The future
of small farms for poverty reduction and growth, Discussion Paper 2020,
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC
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Combating desertification: introducing an integrated management
approach in the People’s Republic of China
1. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB
does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication
and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making
any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area,
or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to
make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
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Journal: Land Degradation & Development
Building on partnerships and strong stakeholder involvement to tackle
land degradation
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Iceland]. The Agricultural University of Iceland and the Soil Conservation
Service, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Aradóttir. 2013. ‘A Social-Ecological System Approach to Analyze
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Participatory saline soil management in Thailand
Authors:
– Dr Apichart Jongskul, General Director, Land Development Department (LDD)
– Ms Pranee Srihaban, Expert in land development system development,
Regional Office 5, LDD
– Mr Worapong Waramit, Director, Focal Point Office of Thailand to
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), LDD
– Mr Wisit Ngamsom, Policy and Plan Analyst, Focal Point Office of
Thailand to UNCCD, LDD
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