New publication: Improving access to water in deserts and drylands
Water scarcity and drought affect over one billion people in arid, semi-arid
and dry sub-humid areas, threatening livelihoods and food security. In these
areas, the only available water may be surface runoff during rainy seasons,
or shallow groundwater. This policy brief describes traditional ways of
harvesting such water, outlines what improvements modern science offers, and
discusses the implications for decision-makers, identifying both constraints
and recommendations.
Theib Oweis is director of the Management of Scarce Water Resources and
Mitigation of Drought research programme at the International Center for
Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, in Aleppo, Syria.
Contact information |
Theib Oweis
(email: t.oweis@cgiar.org) |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.scidev.net/dossiers/index.cfm?fuseaction=policybrief&dossier=25&policy=129 |
Source of information | SCIDEV |
Keyword(s) | access to water, deserts, drylands, water scarcity |
Subject(s) | RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
Relation | topics/fol083685 |
Geographical coverage | Syria |
News date | 16/10/2006 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
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