This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Bangladesh. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJuly, 2018India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Italy
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMay, 2018Kenya, Somalia, Italy, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
This country profile describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in Somalia. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of the country and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksAugust, 2018Algeria, Qatar, Egypt, Malta, Jordan, Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Iraq, Iran, Djibouti, Morocco, Yemen, Turkey, Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Sudan, Bahrain
Fragility has become the reality in several countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Armed conflict and forced displacement are taking an enormous toll on human lives, with the region accounting for about 60 percent of the estimated global total of battle-related casualties since the turn of the millennium. Conflicts and fragility have also had negative economic impacts, with countries directly affected by conflict such as Syria and Yemen losing as much as half of their pre-war GDP.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsDecember, 2016Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Guinea, Thailand
The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) has now in place its Gender Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2019. Building on the corporate Policy on Gender Equality (2012) and the spirit of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the Strategy provides new focus to gender-related work in the region and identifies main delivery mechanisms for the next three years.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksNovember, 2018Kenya, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Afghanistan, Peru, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Bolivia, China, Iran, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Brazil, Mongolia
The material compiled, which covers over 2 000 international legal intruments stretching from the year 805 to 1977, has been organized chronologically and tabulated with an indication, for each instrument, of the substance covered and of the water bodies, territories and basins concerned, together with the source of reference and any relevant remarks and annotations.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsAugust, 2018Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Kuwait, India, Republic of Korea, Maldives, Thailand
This paper attempts to summarize available knowledge, and identify the gaps in that knowledge, on marine fisheries and fishery resources in the Bay of Bengal region. It provides information on Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand—their marine fisheries, fishery resources, status of important stocks, etc.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Ethiopia, Italy, Benin, Madagascar, Sri Lanka
As water becomes scarcer in many countries, governments increasingly have to deal with the considerable challenges of water management. Sound information on water vailability and use is key to shaping water policies that aim to provide equitable and sustainable use of increasingly scarce water resources. Accurate information on agricultural water withdrawal is particularly important to planners and decision-makers involved in water management, as agriculture represents the largest water us er in many countries, representing about 70 percent of total withdrawal worldwide.
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Reports & ResearchDecember, 2002Kenya, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Philippines, Bangladesh, Iran, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Qatarl'eau - source de sécurité alimentaire Journée mondiale de l'alimentation: 16 octobre 2002
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018France, Canada, Tunisia, Japan
Ce rapport fait état du diagnostic et de l’évaluation du système d’approvisionnement et de valorisation des ressources hydrauliques en Tunisie en rapport avec la sécurité alimentaire du pays, dans le cadre de l’Initiative régionale sur la rareté de l’eau lancée par la FAO.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksOctober, 2018France, Iraq, Turkey, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Netherlands, Lebanon
This river basin overview describes the state of the water resources and water use, as well as the state of agricultural water management in the Asi-Orontes basin. The aim of this report is to describe the particularities of this transboundary river basin and the problems met in the development of the water resources, and irrigation in particular.
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