Wastewater Irrigation and Health
Title | Wastewater Irrigation and Health PDF eBook |
Author | Pay Drechsel |
Publisher | IWMI |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1844077969 |
First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Dams and Disease
Title | Dams and Disease PDF eBook |
Author | William Jobin |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 592 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0203477189 |
A guide to help planners and engineers to the improvment of future water projects. The past century of global experience on water projects is presented as the basis for creating new approaches. First-hand analyses, including 35 case studies from 25 countries, portray the influence of politicians, biologists, engineers, computer models and physicians on the spectacular successes and failures of the builders of canals and dams. By drawing on this experience, the author outlines methods for assessing, predicting and preventing major water-associated diseases around large dams, canals and irrigation systems.
The Impact of Irrigation on Nutrition, Health, and Gender
Title | The Impact of Irrigation on Nutrition, Health, and Gender PDF eBook |
Author | Laia Domenech |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 2013-04-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
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Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) is still largely rainfed. SSA also exhibits the lowest crop yields for major staples in the world, largely due to low use of irrigation and fertilizer. Rainfed agriculture poses growing production risks with increased climate variability and change. At the same time, smallholder irrigation in the region developed rapidly over the past decade, albeit starting from very low levels. In addition to largely demand-driven irrigation development by smallholders, there is a significant push by donors for large-scale irrigation development, as well as some push for smallholder irrigation. There has also been a long-standing debate about whether irrigation in SSA should be large scale or small scale to achieve its potential. However, given the potentially high rewards, but also high possibility of failure, the assessment of irrigation potential must go beyond large scale versus small scale to integrate concerns regarding environmental sustainability, resource use efficiency, nutrition and health impacts, and womens empowerment. The hypothesis underlying this review paper is that how irrigation gets deployed in SSA will be decisive not only for environmental sustainability (such as deciding remaining forest cover in the region) and poverty reduction, but also for health, nutrition, and gender outcomes in the region. The focus of this paper is on the health, nutrition, and gender linkage. We find that to date, few studies have analyzed the impact of irrigation interventions on nutrition, health, and womens empowerment, despite the large potential of irrigation to affect these important variables. Irrigation interventions may have differential effects on different members in the household and in the community, such as irrigators, non-irrigators, children, and women. Measuring and understanding such differences, followed by improving design and implementation to maximize gender, health, and nutrition outcomes, could transform irrigation programs from focusing solely on increased food production toward becoming an integral component of poverty-reduction strategies.
Drip Irrigation in the Home Landscape
Title | Drip Irrigation in the Home Landscape PDF eBook |
Author | L Schwankl, T Prichard |
Publisher | UCANR Publications |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2015-01-16 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9781601073495 |
Landscape Irrigation
Title | Landscape Irrigation PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Smith |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780471038245 |
Irrigation methods and components Drawing techniques and presentation Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods and hardware Pipe characteristics and hydraulics Control systems CSI irrigation specifications
Thorsons Principles of Colonic Irrigation
Title | Thorsons Principles of Colonic Irrigation PDF eBook |
Author | Jillie Collings |
Publisher | HarperThorsons |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 1996-01 |
Genre | Enema |
ISBN | 9780722530290 |
This book introduces alternative methods of bowel cleansing, and in particular the highly effective colonic irrigation, a controversial and fashionable therapy whose devotees include Princess Diana.
Irrigation
Title | Irrigation PDF eBook |
Author | LaVerne Ellis Stetson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1089 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Irrigation |
ISBN | 9781935324508 |