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Book (series)Guidance on realizing real water savings with crop water productivity interventions 2021
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No results found.This technical document contains clear and practical guidelines on how to implement real water savings in agriculture through interventions for enhancing crop water productivity. A distinction is made between real water savings and “apparent” water savings. Apparent water savings record reductions in water withdrawals but do not account for changes in water consumption. Real water savings record reductions in water consumption and non-recoverable return flows (runoff or percolation). This guidance document emphasizes the paradox of water savings at field and basin scales, which usually do not translate into increased water availability for other users, as is commonly believed. -
Policy briefReal water savings in agriculture 2023
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No results found.Irrigated agriculture consumes the largest share of water for human use by far, signifying that it is within the irrigation sector that solutions to address and manage water scarcity must be found. Unfortunately, overcoming the water crisis through agricultural interventions is not simple, and increasing attention is now being paid to common misconceptions and overly simplistic (and often erroneous) views in agricultural water management. In particular, the role that ‘increasing water use efficiency’ can play in tackling the water crisis is dominated by misunderstandings related to hydrology, economics, and human behaviour. This policy brief is based on extensive work carried out by FAO and FutureWater under the Asia Pacific Water Scarcity Programme (WSP). It clearly explains the complexities associated with efforts to increase water use efficiency and the importance of utilising water accounting and consistent use of terminology in developing water management interventions. A practical new tool is introduced that provides clear and practical guidelines on how to mplement ‘real’ water savings in agriculture by selecting suitable interventions that enhance crop water productivity. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochure: Tips for saving water 2017
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How often do we turn on the tap every day? The powerful stream seems infinite and we take it for granted. But water has always been a precious resource and it has become even more so now that we face water scarcity in Rome. Fortunately there are many concrete things we can do now to reduce our water consumption, both at home and in the office. The environmental sustainability teams of the Rome-based Agencies have prepared this infographic that contains a list of tips and actions we can all take at home and at work. -
Book (series)Guidance on realizing real water savings with crop water productivity interventions 2021
Also available in:
No results found.This technical document contains clear and practical guidelines on how to implement real water savings in agriculture through interventions for enhancing crop water productivity. A distinction is made between real water savings and “apparent” water savings. Apparent water savings record reductions in water withdrawals but do not account for changes in water consumption. Real water savings record reductions in water consumption and non-recoverable return flows (runoff or percolation). This guidance document emphasizes the paradox of water savings at field and basin scales, which usually do not translate into increased water availability for other users, as is commonly believed. -
Policy briefReal water savings in agriculture 2023
Also available in:
No results found.Irrigated agriculture consumes the largest share of water for human use by far, signifying that it is within the irrigation sector that solutions to address and manage water scarcity must be found. Unfortunately, overcoming the water crisis through agricultural interventions is not simple, and increasing attention is now being paid to common misconceptions and overly simplistic (and often erroneous) views in agricultural water management. In particular, the role that ‘increasing water use efficiency’ can play in tackling the water crisis is dominated by misunderstandings related to hydrology, economics, and human behaviour. This policy brief is based on extensive work carried out by FAO and FutureWater under the Asia Pacific Water Scarcity Programme (WSP). It clearly explains the complexities associated with efforts to increase water use efficiency and the importance of utilising water accounting and consistent use of terminology in developing water management interventions. A practical new tool is introduced that provides clear and practical guidelines on how to mplement ‘real’ water savings in agriculture by selecting suitable interventions that enhance crop water productivity. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochure: Tips for saving water 2017
Also available in:
How often do we turn on the tap every day? The powerful stream seems infinite and we take it for granted. But water has always been a precious resource and it has become even more so now that we face water scarcity in Rome. Fortunately there are many concrete things we can do now to reduce our water consumption, both at home and in the office. The environmental sustainability teams of the Rome-based Agencies have prepared this infographic that contains a list of tips and actions we can all take at home and at work.
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