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Threadle pumps for irrigation in Africa
The international Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) commissioned this report on the status and prospects for treadle pumps in Africa, particularly concerning how smallholders can take up such devices to support irrigation. In view of the fact that treadle pumps are now being used in many African countries, this document is a state-of-the-art report. It identifies what needs to be done by agencies, donors, NGOs and manufacturers to make such pumps acceptable and accessible for smallholders. It is aimed at irrigation professionals, donors, decision makers and NGOs promoting small-scale irrigation in Africa. Information has been provided from many sources. Particular reference is made to the national experts who were commissioned by IPTRlD to collect up-to-date information from a number of African countries. The report begins with a review of the different treadle pumps currently in use in Africa and the information available on their technical performance, with a view to trying to answer the question - Which is the best treadle pump? Or perhaps more appropriately - Which is the best for a given situation? This is followed by reports prepared by national experts on the experience of using treadle pumps in different countries across Africa. These principally address the important issues of economic and social impact of this technology change, its acceptability and sustainability. This experience should help those who are just beginning to think about treadle pumps, wondering if they are right for them and, if so, how best to introduce them into their situation.
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International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage
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World Health Organization
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Regional Land Management Unit
Dams and development; A new framework for decision making
Dams and Development-A New Framework for Decision-Making, by the World Commission on Dams, is the most influential and important report related to water resources management today. The World Commission on Dams (WCD) was born out of a significant IUCN-World Bank-sponsored workshop in Gland, Switzerland in April 1997. Representatives of diverse interests came together to discuss the highly controversial issues associated with large dams. After much discussion, and being unable to reach consensus, they proposed the establishment of a andrdquoWorld Commission on Damsandrdquoto discuss the issues more in-depth and to try to arrive at some kind of conclusion. The commission began its work in May 1998 and presented its completed findings on 16 November 2000 in London, after heated discussions and input from many specialists and related personalities. The reports consists of Part I, andrdquoThe WCD Global Review of Large Dams,andrdquoand Part II, andrdquoThe Way Forward,andrdquowhich includes many tables, figures, and annexes (bibliography, glossary, etc.). Following Chapter 1, andrdquoWater, Development and Large Dams,andrdquoPart I consists of five chapters: andrdquoTechnical, Financial and Economic Performance,andrdquoandrdquoEcosystems and Large Dams: Environmental Performance,andrdquoandrdquoOptions for Water and Energy Resources Development,andrdquoand andrdquoDecision-Making, Planning and Institutions.andrdquoPart II consists of four chapters: andrdquoEnhancing Human Development: Rights, Risks and Negotiated Outcomes,andrdquoandrdquoStrategic Priorities,andrdquoandrdquoCriteria and Guidelines-Applying the Strategic Priorities,andrdquoand andrdquoBeyond the Commissions-An Agenda for Change.andrdquoBecause the report has plenty of statistical and historical information on large dams all over the world, it is useful and important as databook
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United Nations International Childrens Education Fund
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
Struggle for land in Southern Somalia; The war behind the war
This book examines for the first time, the further key ingredients of land and resources control issues which must be addressed in any future efforts to restore order and establish peace in the region
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European Commission- Somalia Unit
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
Ecological assessment of the coastal plain on North Western Somalia (Somaliland)
The objective of this study was to make an ecological assesment of the North Western Coastal plains of Somaliland. This would provide some preliminary information on vegetation use and trends, wildlife and livestock numbers and the use of the area by herders and their livestock.
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The World Conservation Union
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Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa,Global Livestock-Collaborative Research Support Program Livestock Early Warning System, Texas, USA,International Livestock Research Institute
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Inter-Agency woking Group on Food Seurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
Irrigation Information Systems for Somalia
The aim of the work is to set up a comprehensive countrywide Information System for Irrigation. The system combines the existing and available information on Somalia, focusing its attention on the two river plains that are the most significant agricultural areas. In spite of the lack of some detailed data, the present Information Irrigation System can be consider a first effort to build up a useful tool to control, plan, manage and monitor the land. In this prospect, the main tasks of the work were:ul licollect all the existing/available information of Somalia/li licritically evaluate the usefulness of this information in the context of the future System/li; licreate a dynamic system that can be updated./li
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
Samples from GIS lab
COMPONENTS OF THE GIS LAB - The GIS lab acts as a Mapping Department for Somalia and performs spatial analysis for many organizations working for Somalia. Data is acquired from the field, from bibliography and from remote sensing. DOCUMENTS: DIMU Annual Reports 1998-1989 DIMU Bronchure Pcodes for Somalia Awards for special achievements in GIS
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United Nations Development Program
Anthropological report for the water rehabilitation and development programme in the context of food and health security; Dhagax Buur zone Ethiopian Somali National Regional State (ESNS), Ethiopia
The purpose of the anthropological assignment was ul; li To review the existing Clan maps and the relevant literature on the Somali communities inhabiting the project area from available sources in Nairobi and Addis-Ababa and develop contacts and information networking /li li To do joint field work with WATSAN and health teams to current proposed Dhagax Buur project locations, jointly review programme objectives, field methodology and acculturated principles of participatory development. During this time to define social constraints to sustainable development and list potential areas conflict. Initiate field based training for two Somali community workers who, it is hoped, will be have been recruited in advance/li; li Carry out specialist survey within the wider zone, map the area travelled and build up sketched clan boundaries concentrating on locations currently proposed, valuation judgement regarding those locations not yet assessed/visited based on global view of clan boundaries and recommend additional new locations or removal of old. The long term aim is to create Clans balance and elevate potential jealousy based on clan difference. Avoid conflict over scarce resources. Finalise output and deliverables, report back to field based programme teams, coordination in Addis Ababa and finally WATSAN dept in Brussels /li; /ul.
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European Union,Medecins Sans Frontieres
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
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International Institute of Tropical Farming,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
GIS for Health Organizations
Health care management is a rapidly developing field, where even slight shifts in policy affect the health care we receive. In this book, youandrsquoll see how physicians, public health officials, insurance providers, hospitals, epidemiologists, researchers, and HMO executives use GIS to focus resources to meet the needs of those in their care. GIS for Health Organizations gives detailed and compelling answers to the difficult questions health care providers ask every day: Where is the disease coming from? How will it spread? Where is the nearest hospital? What is the fastest route for the ambulance? Where should we allocate our funding? GIS for Health Organizations presents 12 case studies in which GIS is used to: br Track the spread of infectious and environmentally caused diseasesbr Site new hospitals and clinics based on demand and demographic factorsbr Monitor toxic spills to protect the health of nearby residentsbr Map the demand for future nursing home facilitiesbr Market pharmaceuticalsbr
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)
Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites volume 1 part 5/2
Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites in the study areas
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Resource Management and Research
Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites volume 1 part 2
Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites in the study areas
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Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites volume 1 part 5/2
Summarised physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites
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