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  1. Library Resource
    Country Profile - Pakistan
    Reports & Research
    December, 2011
    Pakistan

    The country profile is a summary of key information that gives an overview of the water resources and water use at the national level. It can support water-related policy and decision makers in their planning and monitoring activities as well as inform researchers, media and the general public. Information in the report is organized by sections:

  2. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2017
    Jamaica

    The Vision of the Forest Policy is that: by 2062, Jamaica’s forests and its biodiversity are sufficiently restored and sustainably managed, so once again the island can adequately be described as “the land of wood and water”, capable of meeting the social, economic and ecological needs of current and future generations.

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2015

    Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land. The drivers of this investment are varied and include growing food, water and energy insecurity as well as social and economic interests of investors and recipient countries. The shape of these investments and their eventual outcomes are equally influenced by the existing land and water governance systems in the host countries.

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    January, 2007
    Global

    There is important evidence to suggest that corruption is a key factor contributing to the degradation of renewable natural resources. Forestry officials and law enforcement officers who are in the pockets of corrupt logging firms often turn a blind eye to activities that threaten the sustainable management of a forest’s biodiversity. Similarly, fishery inspectors endanger stocks when they accept bribes to ignore official quotas for trawlers.

  5. Library Resource
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    Irrigation and water in Usangu – A case study

    Reports & Research
    January, 2012
    Tanzania

    Study map irrigation sytems and water usage in Usagu for SAGCOT projects

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    Opportunities for Investors in the Water Sector

    Conference Papers & Reports
    November, 2012
    Tanzania

    Peresentation on the initiatives to ensure sustainable water supply for communities and investors in the SAGCOT Corridor 

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2016
    Afghanistan

    “Water is the lifeblood of the people of Afghanistan, not just for living but also for the economy, which has traditionally been dominated by agriculture.” Nearly “80% of Afghanistan’s population derive their livelihood from the agriculture sector.” And, agriculture remains one of Afghanistan’s principal growth sectors.


  8. Library Resource
    National Policies
    Burkina Faso, Africa, Western Africa

    Le présent Programme national du secteur rural du Burkina Faso(PNSR, 2011-2015), est le cadre d’opérationnalisation de la Stratégie de développement rural (SDR) et du volet développement rural de la Stratégie de croissance accélérée et de développement durable (SCADD, 2011-2015).

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Bolivia, Americas, South America

    El presente documento define a nivel nacional los principios y directrices para constituir al año 2025 la Bolivia Digna y Soberana y para la construcción de una sociedad más incluyente, participativa, democrática, sin discriminación ni división, sobre la base de 13 pilares fundamentales. En la primera parte del documento se encuentra el texto integral de la Agenda Patriótica 2025, donde se visibilizan los 13 pilares y cada una de sus dimensiones.

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