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Statistics and Stochastic Processes in Hydrology

This publication is actually a series of lecture notes handouts in Statistics and stochastic proceses in hydrology. They were prepared by the author for presentation of lectures for the international course for hydrologists at the international Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Enviromental Engineering (IIIHEE) at Delft in the Netherlands.

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Hall, M. J.

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International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Enviromental Engineering

Agro-economical zoning; Guidelines

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Soil Resource Management and Conservation Service, FAO Land and Water Development Division

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

Land husbandry: Components and strategy

The author presents a personal and intentionally which a small rural community (a family, a ward, a confrontational point of view, offering a new and more constructive approach to the problems small farmers face in their battle with the degradation of their land. This is not a manual with clear-cut remedies for each and every erosion problem, but a work that should allow research experts, teachers and agronomists in the field to appreciate differences in situations, diagnose the causes of crises, and propose a range of technical solutions from village, a slope., a hillside or a micro-watershed) can choose the technological package best suited to its particular needs. Rather more instruction-oriented material for training extension agents

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Roose Eric, ORSTOM , Montepellier (France)

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

Bari water rehabilitation study Volume I Final report

This study to the rehabilitation of water supply in the Bari region was held by 2 ConsultantsSAWA (Netherlands) and 4 consultants, contracted by SPDS (Somalia). The study was on request of the European Union Somalia Unit. The main purpose of the study was to come to the formulation of two feasible urban and one rural water rehabilitation programme in the region, which can be financed through the EU NGO rehabilitation programme. The report gives a draft of the methodology used (Chapter 1), the context of Bari Region (Chapter 2), the available water resources (Chapter 3) and the economic feasibility (Chapter 4). Based on this information it comes to a philosophy and a plan for further water development (Chapter 5), and a selection of short term and long term projects. For these projects a general outline of the approach (Chapter 6) and the institutional aspects (Chapter 7) are given. Site reports and sketches of the villages and towns visited by the team are collected in a separate report, volume II.

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Lieshout R., SAWA, Bouman D., SAWA, Saleh S., SPDS, Habash M. S. A., Eng. Samanter, Ali M. A., Agriculture and Community Services, Mohamed S., SPDS

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SAWA, SPDS

Bari water rehabilitation study Volume I Final report

This study to the rehabilitation of water supply in the Bari region was held by 2 ConsultantsSAWA (Netherlands) and 4 consultants, contracted by SPDS (Somalia). The study was on request of the European Union Somalia Unit. The main purpose of the study was to come to the formulation of two feasible urban and one rural water rehabilitation programme in the region, which can be financed through the EU NGO rehabilitation programme. This Volume presents the site reports and sketches of the villages and towns visited. All the information gathered is based on interviews and observations made by 1Cm study team. Where budgets and materials are summarised it should be clear that these are rough estimates only. The consultant used these figures for comparison, not for project preparation. Volume I of the study describes the plan for water development in the Bari region

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Lieshout R., SAWA, Bouman D., SAWA, Saleh S., SPDS, Habash M. S. A., Eng. Samanter, Ali M. A., Agriculture and Community Services, Mohamed S., SPDS

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SAWA, SPDS

Jebel Marra rural development project;land use planning studies

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Somalia rehabilitation programme study of the Middle Shabelle flood control

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Sir M MacDonald and Partners Limited

Use of Remote Sensing Techniques in Irrigation and Drainage

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Coudert, J.M., (Bureau de Recherche Geologique et Miniere, Orleans (France). Remote Sensing Dept.);

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FAO, Rome (Italy). Land and Water Development Div.

Report of Lower Juba Valley Exploratory Mission

Objectives of Mission to Lower Juba Valley: 1.To visit critical flood prone areas along the Juba River, assess the present state of the flood protection structures and to explore and identify potential quick impact and high priority flood protection projects2.To meet with local communities, local authorities, political faction leaders, UN Agencies, NGOs and discuss priority needs as perceived by the local communities concerned3.To make report of findings available to donors, UN agencies and NGOs and try tomotivate them fund specific projects considered to be feasible.

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