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ProjectFactsheetImproving Food Security through Strengthened Water Governance in Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka - GCP/GLO/907/GER 2023
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No results found.Around the world, countries are struggling to adapt their agriculture and food systems to conditions of water scarcity, climate change and increased competition. As well as the excess of demand over available supply, this phenomenon can also be caused by a lack of adequate infrastructure as a result of financial, technical or other constraints, or the scarcity of access to reliable water services. The failure of institutions to ensure a secure and equitable supply of water to different users can also affect the availability of water, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods. With smallholders particularly vulnerable to changes in water availability and access, greater focus on water governance for agriculture and food security is needed if the underlying issues of water scarcity in a changing climate are to be addressed. In this context, the objective of the KnoWatproject was that, by 2020, water governance processes in Rwanda, Senegal and Sri Lanka should be supported through inclusive, evidence-based water resources assessments, consisting of water accounting, auditing and tenure assessments and involving key stakeholders and water users. -
ProjectFactsheetImproved Water Governance: towards Sustainable Agriculture Development - TCP/AZE/3801 2024
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No results found.The impact of climate change, characterized by reduced rainfall, elevated temperatures, declining water flows, and runoff, has led to the emergence of water scarcity as a potential threat in Azerbaijan. Concurrently, increasing demand for water – spurred by population growth, agricultural activities and economic development – exacerbates the situation. The irrigation system infrastructure inherited from the Soviet era is notably aged, leading to substantial water losses, particularly in soil-established canals without concrete insulation. Adding complexity to the situation is the fact that approximately 70 percent of Azerbaijan's water supply originates from other countries. In 2020, as water scarcity reached a critical point, adversely impacting agricultural production, an urgent need arose for enhanced water resource management and equitable water distribution among various producers. -
ProjectFactsheetStrengthening water governance to support food security and prevent water scarcity 2019
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No results found.The capacity of countries to adapt their agricultural production and food systems to times of water scarcity and increased competition for water resources, as well as changing climatic conditions, is an issue of global concern. According to the World Water Development Report (2012), 1.8 billion people will be living in regions that face “absolute water scarcity” by 2025. However, water scarcity is not only a question of demand being greater than supply; the failure of institutions to ensure secure and equitable water access can contribute equally to the problem. Importantly, water scarcity is linked to inadequate infrastructure that arises from financial, technical and other constraints. In order to address this concern, a strengthened focus on water governance for agriculture and food security needs to be adopted at both the national and global level.
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Book (series)Technical studyPacific oyster farming
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No results found.The purpose of this manual is to give the reader a foundation of practical knowledge regarding all aspects of Pacific oyster cultivation. It is targeted at new entrants to the market wishing to establish a farm, and existing operators who wish to develop their farms and explore new cultivation techniques. The methodologies described can be applied both to low-tech, low budget, small-scale farming operations and to high-tech, big budget, industrial-scale aquaculture production enterprises. This guide focuses on the functional expertise and technical equipment required to construct and manage an operational farm in the diverse environmental and physical locations in which they can be situated, from the initial stages of finding and selecting a suitable site, to the conclusion of the first production cycle and harvesting the crop. The manual contains a brief introduction which describes the relevance of the species with regards to global aquaculture production figures and how it can form an important part of future food production strategies. Chapter 2 describes the anatomy and biology of Crassostrea gigas and gives an indication as to the environmental conditions in which the species thrives as well as the pathologies and predators that can result in poor health leading to potential mortalities. Chapter 3 deals with all aspects of undertaking a survey of potential oyster farming sites and what data should be collected and examined to assess a site’s suitability, but also which areas are best suited to different cultivation techniques. After this, Chapter 4 introduces the main farming techniques that will be described in detail in the following chapters, which includes off-bottom cultivation, on-bottom cultivation, and suspended cultivation, and gives details of some of the most common cultivation equipment necessary to undertake these operations. The techniques and strategies necessary to procure seed oysters and how to develop them through the nursery stage are also introduced. This includes the basic principles of upwelling, which then leads into Chapter 5, which provides a detailed description of how to build and operate one particular example of a Floating Upwelling System (Flupsy) which is suitable for use in remote but sheltered conditions. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 constitute the main body of the manual and provide an in-depth look into the three major cultivation techniques that this guide concentrates on: “Farming with trestles and bags in the intertidal zone”, “On-bottom cultivation in the intertidal or subtidal zone” and “Offshore longline cultivation”.