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Sri Lanka's vulnerability to climate change-induced natural disasters, particularly floods, under-scores the urgent need for an integrated approach to disaster risk management (DRM) that ad-dresses the interconnected challenges within the water-food-land-energy nexus. The Deduru Oya basin, located in the north-western region, exemplifies this vulne...

In 2021, Water Policy Group released the first Global Water Policy Report reflecting the opinions and perspectives of national water leaders of 88 countries on risks and challenges they faced, how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their priorities, their experiences with implementing the water-related Sustainable Development Goals, their opinions...

To undertake the modernization of Azerbaijan’s water sector, the government of Azerbaijan collaborated with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) in a comprehensive initiative to explore stakeholder perceptions on in-country water governance. The research approach, designed by national water experts and the authors,...

The world urgently needs to make a paradigm shift – to ensure our actions on water are fully integrated with our actions on climate resilience. The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan explicitly mentions water for the first time, acknowledging “the critical role of protecting, conserving and restoring water and water-related ecosystems in deliverin...

Satisfying the changing food habits and increased demand for food intensifies pressure on the world’s water, land and soil resources. However, agriculture bears great promise to alleviate these pressures and provide multiple opportunities to contribute to global goals. Sustainable agricultural practices lead to water saving, soil conservation, sust...

This report is based on the experiences and perspectives of national water leaders from 30 countries across the Asia-Pacific Region. Among them they have responsibility for achieving sustainable water for around 3.8 billion people. In summary, this is what they are saying: - National water leaders in the Asia-Pacific region consider the highest wat...

This inaugural report by Water Policy Group is based on the experiences and perspectives of national water leaders from 88 countries of all regions. Among them they have responsibility for achieving sustainable water for all for over 6 billion people. In summary, this is what they are saying: The highest water-related risks their countries face are...

This report is based on the experiences and perspectives of national water leaders from 26 countries of Africa. Among them they have responsibility for achieving ‘sustainable water for all’ for over 900 million people. In summary, this is what they are saying: The highest water-related risks their countries face are increased demand for water, clim...

Participatory approaches within development programs involving common-pool resources are intended to revive a community’s role in managing these resources. Certainly, to ensure the successful and equitable use of such resources, community participation is essential. However, in many cases, attempts at applying a participatory approach often fail to...

The SOLAW 2021 report establishes th4e state of land, soil and water resources, and the drivers, the risks and the opportunities for planning and investment. The risks to agricultural production are derived from natural variation in climate and human-made changes and pressures. These include the influence of socio-economic processes, policy decisio...

This interdisciplinary volume examines how nine arid or semi-arid river basins with thriving irrigated agriculture are doing now and how they may change between now and mid-century. The rivers studied are the Colorado, Euphrates-Tigris, Jucar, Limarí, Murray-Darling, Nile, Rio Grande, São Francisco, and Yellow. Engineered dams and distribution netw...

Every aspect of human activity and development indeed subjects water to a number of pressures at accelerated paces. Rapidly expanding populations, urbanisation, agricultural intensification, increasing energy demand, industrial production, land use changes, along with every infrastructure development works, among others, constitute a complex set of...

In spite of the 30% increase in the food supply since 1961, significant changes are anticipated over the coming decades that will increase the challenges facing smallholders. Climate change, rapidly growing population and increasing pollution all add to the risks of water and food security. This is happening at a time when water resources managemen...

Water resources is a crucial environmental good for the function of the human societies and the ecosystems. Moreover, water is an important input for the economy and an indispensable factor for economic growth. Especially in regions that are facing water scarcity, the adoption of water management policies and approaches fostering the sustainable us...

The promotion of responsible consumption is a key strategy to achieve environmental benefits, sustainable food security, and enhance public health. Countries like Spain are making efforts to reverse growing obesity and promote healthy diets, such as the recommended and traditional Mediterranean, recognized as a key strategy to improve the populatio...

Feeding the future world population sustainably and satisfactorily requires, among others, accessibility to water resources of adequate quantity and quality. Yet, conventional interventions solely based on ‘hard’ engineering solutions and infrastructural development have provided valuable lessons as they can compromise various ecosystem services th...

Over the past century, rising demand for food, feed, and fiber has been met largely by expanding the use of water, soils, and land. Projected increases in demand for agricultural output and resource use may well outstrip our avail- able water, land, and soil resources if production practices continue to follow the trodden pathways. Even though at p...

Increases in global food production are needed to eradicate hunger and secure food for a growing world population. Recent studies suggest that global food production will need to increase by nearly 50% by 2050. Meeting these food production requirements will rely in large part on the world’s smallholder producers. These farmers manage nearly 500 mi...

Implementation of NBS requires a structured and comprehensive approach that starts with the valuation of the services provided by the ecosystem. The whole set of use and non-use values, in monetary terms, provides a factual basis to guide the implementation of NBS, which ideally is done according to transdisciplinary principles, i.e. complemented w...

Remarkable successes and new challenges to cope with requirements for food and water are analyzed. Trends in demography, food preferences and consumer habits are scrutinized together with their implications for human well-being and natural resources. Making best use of variable and limited water resources presumes proper management and efficient te...

The world's population is expected to grow from 7.4 billion at present to 10.0 billion by 2055. Combined with the expected rise in living standards, urbanization and growing demands for animal feed and energy from crops, this requires a substantial increase in cereal production to ensure sustainable food security at affordable prices. Overall, glob...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) represent innovative, holistic approaches to sustainability. For instance, to address the goals of the SDGs, achieving each objective depends on our ability to achieve all goals, as well as our ability to act on successful climate adaptation and mitigati...

Chronic hunger is on the rise following a steady decline of a decade; adult obesity is increasing in all regions irrespective of level of economic development; and childhood obesity is increasing in most regions. The prevalence and number of deaths due to overweight and obesity are now greater than those due to underweight and hunger. One third of...

Highlights •Meeting future demand for food must be achieved through a transition to sustainable food and agriculture. •Improvements in water-use efficiency are key for water and food security and to achieve SDG6. •Water managers and irrigation groups are concerned about efficiencies. •Farmers are more motivated by agricultural productivity than wat...

There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now be defined-at all scales-in the context of rapidly r...

Cooperation on water is central to development. In addition to being a catalyst for peace and security, water cooperation is vitally important for development at all levels. Significant achievements have been made through cooperation, yet much more remains to be done. Despite the potential for conflict, common needs for shared waters allow countrie...

With a growing and increasingly wealthy and urban population, it is likely that the role of agricultural water management in ensuring food security will become more important. Pressure on water resources is high. Adverse environmental impacts as a result of sometimes poor management of irrigation and drainage are well documented, calling into quest...

The two cultures theory argues that policy makers and scientists have different cultures and difficulty in communicating with each other. Others argue that there is increasing co-production of knowledge. This essay aims to assess the concerns of policy makers based on our policy work, policy-related research work, and our day-to-day experiences in...

The term “nexus” implies equivalence among its component parts, which can be misleading when applied to the water-food-energy-climate debate as water is more than just one component; it is central to every aspect of the problem. Water is the only element that cuts across social, ecological and economic sectors, and is the only medium through which...

Cualquier estrategia de desarrollo sostenible pasa por contemplar el futuro desde un prisma hídrico. Con una demanda de agua en ascenso para consumo humano, agricultura, industria y producción energética, se necesita una gestión coordinada de los recursos. El mundo está cambiando más rápido que nunca y de una manera imprevisible, creando incertidu...

The ‘water box’ dilemma must be resolved. Leaders in the water sector – in water supply and sanitation, hydropower, irrigation and ood control – have long been aware that water is essential to sustainable development, but they do not make the decisions on development objectives and the allocation of human and nancial resources to meet them. These d...

Written by a team of leading experts, this resource provides the latest information and thinking on the globally-critical subject of water sustainability and management. The author includes methods for analyzing water resource needs, modeling, supply reliability, irrigation, and optimization.

Agriculture is the largest user of water in Turkey with 75 percent of the total consumption. Turkey has developed 50 percent of total irrigable land so far. Water is a limiting factor for agriculture throughout much of Turkey. The amount and distribution of precipitation is quite uneven. Turkey, like many countries today, faces challenges in effici...

This book analyses comprehensively the experiences from different parts of the world on how specific water development projects have influenced regional development so that positive and negative lessons can be learnt and processes can be improved. By synthesizing these experiences and learning from these findings, it should be possible to plan, des...

This book analyses comprehensively the experiences from different parts of the world on how specific water development projects have influenced regional development so that positive and negative lessons can be learnt and processes can be improved. By synthesizing these experiences and learningfrom these findings, it should be possible to plan, desi...

Water pricing occupies a central place in water sector reforms. The paper discusses its global importance and analyses the existing institutions and legal frameworks for irrigation water pricing in Turkey. In view of the gradually expanding large irrigation infrastructure in the South-eastern Anatolia Project region of Turkey, it makes a case for t...

This article examines the water pricing system currently in existence in Turkey with special reference to Southeastern Anatolia Project where an irrigation system designed to cover 1.7 million ha. of land is under development. In the light of pilot project on participatory irrigation management, it also enumerates possible measures that are require...

In the book's four Parts, the interdisciplinary approach to many issues contributes to the relationship between water and poverty. Part I includes articles on the conceptual and methodological issues concerning poverty reduction through water resources development. It also offers analysis of quantitative measurements of poverty reduction, includin...

In the book's four Parts, the interdisciplinary approach to many issues contributes to the relationship between water and poverty. Part I includes articles on the conceptual and methodological issues concerning poverty reduction through water resources development. It also offers analysis of quantitative measurements of poverty reduction, includin...

This paper describes a vectorial formalism useful for studying polyphase systems. For this purpose, mathematical tools such as the concepts of barycenter, linear application and kernel are introduced. This formalism generalizes the space vector theory (SVT). A two-level three-leg voltage-source inverter (23VSI) is studied to demonstrate this proper...

The author describes the Southeastern Anatolia Project, called "GAP" from its initials in Turkish, a regional development project aiming at the full-fledged socioeconomic development of the northern end of the Mesopotamian plain. GAP is unique in the size and scope of the projects it is implementing, in its relationship to a variety of stakeholder...

Water-based development is a catalyst for economic, social and environmental changes. Currently, this development is framed in the discourse of sustainability, based on such concepts as participation, gender equity and the containment of environmental and social impacts. Policies concerning these changes are implemented via state institutions, ofte...

The Southeastern Anatolia Project is a multi-sectoral, integrated and sustainable development project implemented in the southeastern part of Turkey. The objective of the Project is to minimize, in the medium term, inter and intra regional disparities in socio-economic development by raising the income and welfare levels of the people, and eliminat...

Since the initiation of major development projects, riparians of the Euphrates-Tigris river system, namely Turkey, Syria and Iraq, have begun utilizing those water resources under conditions of complex interdependence. A number of crises have occurred in the basin due to the lack of regularized consultation mechanisms among the riparians. Neverthel...

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The recognition of the great water potential of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in south-east Turkey led to plans for their sustainable development for irrigation and hydropower generation and to control floods and droughts. This integrated socioeconomic developmentproject, called the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), is one of the largest of it...

The Republic of Turkey has initiated a comprehensivesocioeconomic development project in its less developed south-east region. The South-eastern Anatolia Project, or GAP to use its Turkish acronym, aims at improving the living standards of some 6 million residents of this 75 000 km2 region by mobilizing the natural resources of this area for integr...

The recognition of the great water potential of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in south-east Turkey led to plans for their sustainable development for irrigation and hydropower generation and to control floods and droughts. This integrated socio-economic development project, called the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), is one of the largest of...

Presents nine papers on issues surrounding the planning, management, and implications of the Southeastern Anatolia water resources development project. Papers examine the following aspects: Turkisn water demand and the need for appropriate planning, development and management approaches; innovative approaches implemented for the sustainable resourc...

The Southeastern Anatolia Project-GAP is an integrated regional development project implemented in southeast Turkey. The project cows all development-related sectors such as agriculture, industry, health care, education. tourism, transportation, and telecommunications.Water resources development is one most important component of the project. Ratio...

The implementation of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) of Turkey involves, among other activities aimed at integrated. regional socioeconomic development, irrigation of vast land areas. Water is a most important resource in GAP and its rational use is the goal in the development and management of the region? water and soil resources. Irrigat...

An automatic self‐correction scheme is presented for online adjustment of stream‐flow forecasts during simulation of river systems with regulating structures, when actual flow data for interior points are available in real time. Another scheme is presented which allows for the modelling of channel losses due to physical effects such as evapotranspi...

A methodology and model have been developed for the real-time optimal flood operation of river-reservoir systems. This methodology is based upon combining a nonlinear programming model with a flood-routing simulation model within an optimal control framework. The generalized reduced gradient code GRG2 is used to perform the nonlinear optimization a...

A real-time flood management (forecasting) model is developed for flood operation of the Lower Colorado River-Highland Lake System in Texas. This model combines techniques for one-dimensional unsteady flow routing, rainfall-runoff modeling, graphical display capability, and interactive software capability. Unsteady flow routing is performed using t...

An optimization model is presented that can be used in the determination of loss rate functions and unit hydrographs using observed rainfall and runoff data. Composite unit hydrographs and loss rate parameters can be determined by using several multiperiod storms simultaneously or using individual multiperiod storms. The model is a nonlinear progra...

Cet article examine le système d'évaluation du prix de l'eau actuel en Turquie en se référant tout particulièrement au projet du sud-est d'Anatolia où un système d'irrigation conçu pour couvrir 1,7 millions d'ha de terre est en cours de développement. À la lumière du projet pilote avec une participation de l'irrigation à la gestion, il énumère égal...