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RAP PUBLICATION 2011/08 Report of the e-Conference on Integrated Land and Water Resources Management in Rural Watersheds Download Full Report |
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ABSTRACT
The continuing and rapid degradation of rural watersheds has been a major concern
for governments and civil society in Asia and the Pacific region. A root cause is
the segmented management of land and water resources. This has been exacerbated by
the cumulative and linked effects of an increase in demand for food, fuel and water
due to population growth, competition for scarce land resources from biofuel production
and a shift in preference for protein-rich diets. The expected adverse impact of climate
change in the coming decades will most likely worsen the situation. To promote the uptake
of integrated land and water resource management, with focus on rural watersheds, the FAO
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, in partnership with other organizations, set up
an e-Conference which ran for five weeks from 2 November to 4 December 2009. It attracted
401 registered delegates and 6 700 visitors to its Web site. The principal aim of the e-Conference
was to review recent and current watershed management initiatives in the region and highlight the
“best of best” practices. The reports and case studies submitted to the e-Conference are available
online at http://faorap-econf.org. This report, instead, focuses on a review of the submitted case
studies against an analytical framework comprising 33 critical elements designed to promote improved
and robust land and water sustainability.
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ISBN 978-92-5-106907-3
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