Accounting for water use and productivity

Water managementIrrigation managementWater supplyTerminologyPerformance indexesWater useWater allocationProductivityWater balance

Basin-level use and productivity of water: examples from South Asia

Water managementWater conservationRiver basinsWater useProductivityCase studiesIrrigated farmingIndicatorsWater scarcity

Water for rural development: Background paper on water for rural development prepared for the World Bank

Water management / Irrigation management / Rural development / Water resources development / Small scale systems / Land management / Groundwater / Environment / Health / Water policy / Institutions / Food consumption / Water supply / Water demand / Water allocation / Crop yield / Cereals / Water scarcity / Food production / Food security / Crop production / Population growth

Hydronomic zones for developing basin water conservation strategies

Water conservation / River basins / Groundwater / Case studies / Irrigation / Water management / Water use efficiency / Sri Lanka / India / Egypt / Turkey / Kirindi Oya / Nile River / Bhakra Irrigation System / Gediz Basin

Land and water productivity of wheat in the Western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India and Pakistan: a comparative analysis

Wheat / Crop yield / Productivity / Climate / Irrigation canals / Watercourses / Water distribution / Water allocation / Policy / India / Pakistan / Gangetic Plains / Kaithal Irrigation Circle / Bhakra Canal / Chaj Sub-Basin / Lower Jehlum Canal

Water productivity in Zhanghe Irrigation System: issues of scale

Irrigation systemsWater productivityReservoirsWater useWater stressWater conservationRicePaddy fieldsCrop yield

Performance evaluation of the Bhakra Irrigation System, India, using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Irrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Irrigation scheduling / Performance evaluation / Remote sensing / GIS / Irrigated farming / Satellite surveys / Sustainable agriculture / Productivity / Groundwater / Salinity / Crop yield / Wheat / Surface irrigation / India / Bhakra Irrigation System

Indicators for comparing performance of irrigated agricultural systems

Irrigated farming / Irrigation systems / Indicators / Performance indexes / Financing / Crop production / Water demand / Water requirements / Prices

Remote sensing and hydrologic models for performance assessment in Sirsa Irrigation Circle, India

Irrigation management / Irrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Performance evaluation / Remote sensing / GIS / Models / Irrigated farming / Hydrology / Satellite surveys / Irrigation scheduling / Evapotranspiration / India