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Assessing the financial and economic viability of water user associations and canal management organizations in Ferghana Valley countries of Central Asia [Abstract only].

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Central Asia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land
rangelands
farmers
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Changing preferences through experimental games: Evidence from sanitation and hygiene in Tamil Nadu

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
India, Asia, Southern Asia
Much policy interest in sanitation and hygiene promotion focuses on changing behavior and increasing demand for these goods. Yet the effectiveness of large-scale interventions has been mixed, in large part because of the difficulty of changing attitudes on deeply rooted behaviors. This study tests whether an experiential learning exercise structured around an experimental game can be used to shift preferences around sanitation and hygiene.
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City region food system situational analysis, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Sri Lanka
food security
poverty
climate change
natural resources management
land use
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Exploring the effectiveness of a rapid participatory method in mapping the role of agricultural biodiversity in local food systems to identify potential entry points to improve peoples' capabilities to be nutrition secure

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Vietnam
Vietnam has improved its food security situation at the price of losing traditional varieties adapted to local tastes and conditions due to increased production and use of high-yield crop varieties (mainly large scale mono-cropping).
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Har Khet Ko Pani(Water to Every Farm): rethinking Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)

Reports & Research
December, 2016
India
natural resources management
water management
farmers
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Impact of water-user associations on water and land productivity, equity, and food security in Tajikistan. Baseline Technical Report

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tajikistan
agricultural land management
water management
food security
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Increasing resilience to droughts in Viet Nam: The role of forests, agroforestry, and climate smart agriculture

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Vietnam
climate change
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Local diversity of fruit, nut trees and grapevine as basis of organic horticulture development in Uzbekistan

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Uzbekistan
This paper (in Russian) discusses the possibility of development of organic fruit growing in Uzbekistan using rich varietal diversity of local fruit crops.
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Recycling and reuse of treated wastewater in urban India: a proposed advisory and guidance document

Reports & Research
December, 2016
India
Urban Tenure
farmers
natural resources management
water management
agriculture
urban areas
Recycling and reuse of treated wastewater are an important part of the sanitation cycle and critical in an environment such as urban India with decreasing freshwater availability and increasing costs for delivering acceptable quality water, often from far distance. This report has been developed as a possible guidance document for the Indian government and gives substantial focus to the financial and economic benefits of wastewater recycling from the perspective of public spending.
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Results of study of genetic diversity of pistachio and replenishment of its breeding genepool in Central Asia

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Uzbekistan, Central Asia