Sentences with phrase «irrigation water resources»

They found that domestic corn trade leads to significant losses of irrigation water resources (such as rivers, reservoirs and groundwater).

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Finally, I'd like to talk about three more companies in the water resources sector involved in the production of irrigation systems.

Consultation on the 2017 — 18 plan has occurred with South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (including the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board), New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individWater and Natural Resources (including the South Australian Murray - Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board), New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Victorian Environmental Water Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individWater Holder, Victorian Catchment Management Authorities, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries, Water New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individWater New South Wales, the Murray — Darling Basin Authority, the Murray - Darling Wetlands Working Group, Nature Foundation South Australia, Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority, Renmark Irrigation Trust, scientists engaged in monitoring the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individwater use, the Murray - Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group and various community groups and individWater Advisory Group and various community groups and individuals.

The response is coordinated through the Murray Regional Algal Coordinating Committee, which comprises of members across a range of agencies, including state government water and health agencies, river operators, irrigation authorities, local governments and natural resource management agencies.

In addition, McLaren Vale built the first and largest reclaimed water network in Australia so that 100 % of all irrigation used in our region is now from a sustainable resource other than river water.

India's Ministry of Water Resources has long suggested that tapping the aquifer for irrigation was exceeding the limited regional rainfall that replenishes its water, and the World Bank has warned that the country faces a water crWater Resources has long suggested that tapping the aquifer for irrigation was exceeding the limited regional rainfall that replenishes its water, and the World Bank has warned that the country faces a water crwater, and the World Bank has warned that the country faces a water crwater crisis.

In areas where water resources are limited we see conflict between multiple needs such as drinking supplies, irrigation and even energy development.

«In this high mountain desert, water is a critically precious resource and the use of metal - polluted waters for irrigation may have substantial detrimental impacts on the lives of subsistence farmers,» said Bill Strosnider, researcher on the project.

Using sewer water for irrigation is economically and ecologically of great interest in developing countries where water resources are limited.

Large - scale interventions to water resources, such as irrigation, dams and reservoirs, and water withdrawals, have been essential to human development.

Ostrom's honored work focused on shared resources, such as fish stocks, water for irrigation and grazing land.

Sustainable management of water resources (including provision of safe and reliable supplies for drinking water and irrigation, adequate sanitation, protection of aquatic ecosystems, and flood protection) poses enormous challenges in many parts of the world.

The world can scarcely do without irrigation, and irrigation is scarcely possible without some regulation of water resources.

Using a model of water flow into the lake, the researchers found that 60 % of this decline was caused by climate changes, such as change in precipitation and temperature, and that the remaining 40 % of the decline could be attributed to water resources development, such as diverting water for irrigation that would otherwise flow into the lake.

This study is the first to look at the impacts of irrigation on both surface water and groundwater resources globally using the CMIP5 climate scenarios.

These climate changes have measurable effects, like reductions in ground and surface water resources due to changing timing of precipitation and snowmelt, and measurable impacts like declining forest health and more wildfires, to altered crop seasons and greater irrigation demand.

Dr. Diane Boellstorff, AgriLife Extension water resource specialist, College Station, said proper fertilizer application and efficient water irrigation can protect and improve water quality in area creeks, and collecting rainwater for lawn and landscape needs reduces stormwater runoff.

Started in 1982 - 83, the multipurpose project was planned for irrigation, hydropower generation and water supply2harnessing the water resources of river Subarnarekha for irrigation, flood control and municipal and industrial use (Government of Bihar, 1988).

In the present article, I have tried to narrate my own experience working with the water resource department, Government of Odisha in implementing the resettlement and rehabilitation policy in one of the major irrigation project in Odisha.

harnessing the water resources of river Subarnarekha for irrigation, flood control and municipal and industrial use (Government of Bihar, 1988).

Another interesting aspect is the organized irrigation system where farmers share water in a tradition that dates back centuries and has united generations of farmers in their common need for this highly valued resource.

The attempt to raise food production through irrigation and the use of petroleum - based fertilizers has depleted water tables and reinforced a style of agriculture based on a finite resource.

We can use the scarce resource to generate more power, or we can use it for drinking water and irrigation to support a growing population.

With water becoming an increasingly precious resource, growing techniques that limit or even eliminate irrigation become ever more valuable.

Second, since nearly 80 % of the world's water resources are used to support agriculture, continued improvements in agricultural and irrigation conservation and efficiency should be an important focus for research, development, investment and cooperation.

In a sort of water hierarchy, the first districts to join the irrigation system for the area are the last to be cut off when resources get tight.

The additional processes included in the JULES model will provide a more complete picture of water resources of South Asia than previously possible, allowing quantitative analysis of the effects of changes in river flow and glaciers on water resources and the implications of these changes on water availability for irrigation and therefore crop yields.

You will conserve scarce water resources and reduce carbon emissions associated with inefficient agricultural technologies the drip irrigation systems replace.

Modeling the effect of irrigation on temperature and precipitation over the past century points to the need to include it in future studies, especially where water resources are not sustainable.

Increased tapping of water resources for crop irrigation in one region in response to water shortages related to climate change can increase risks to adjacent areas that share those water resources.

These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems), and water resources (e.g., supply and demand management).

ESM 296 - 6S - SWM Seminar: Water Resources Finance [2 units] Doyle This course is intended to provide students with applications of project finance to water assets, including municipal water / wastewater systems, irrigation infrastructure, and emerging types of ecosystem related asWater Resources Finance [2 units] Doyle This course is intended to provide students with applications of project finance to water assets, including municipal water / wastewater systems, irrigation infrastructure, and emerging types of ecosystem related aswater assets, including municipal water / wastewater systems, irrigation infrastructure, and emerging types of ecosystem related aswater / wastewater systems, irrigation infrastructure, and emerging types of ecosystem related assets.

Critical provisioning goods and services include wild food sources, forage and rangeland grazing, fuel, building materials, and water for humans and livestock, for irrigation and for sanitation, and genetic resources, especially of arid - adapted species (Adeel et al., 2005; Hassan et al., 2005).

Similarly, some alternative transportation fuels, such as hydrogen and biofuels that require irrigation, can reduce dependence on petroleum, but at the expense of water resources.

The multi-year analyses are most important for analysing water resources with respect to «drought for irrigation» (as compared to agricultural drought of rain - fed pastures and crops).

Rising summer temperatures are reducing soil moisture, he pointed out, leading to increased irrigation demands that threaten to strain water resources.

The dramatic loss of momentum in irrigation expansion coupled with the depletion of underground water resources suggests that peak water may now be on our doorstep.

These developments come at a crucial time for Spain; years of debilitating droughts coupled with unsustainable levels of water use for irrigation (about 70 % of all water resources) have convinced Spaniards of the need for change.

That, on top of natural resource mismanagement by the Assad regime — subsidizing water - intensive wheat and cotton farming and unsustainable irrigation techniques — led to a large amount of devastation.

If the giant body of water nearly vanished with no human pressures, what could be the consequences with both man - made climate change and water diversions for irrigation that keep much of the resource from even reaching the Dead Sea?

68 While the fact that it is impossible for a river basin or river basin district to meet from its own water resources its needs in terms of drinking water, electricity production or irrigation may indeed be capable of justifying, in the light of Directive 2000/60, a transfer of water such as that in the project at issue in the main proceedings, it is not the case that such a transfer can be justified only by reason of such an impossibility.

In my present place of work, I was credited, and highly commended for my ability to create and implement an irrigation plan, which was efficient, yet used 75 % less water resources than the one that was already being used!

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