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Remote sensing and water resources

The workshop's objective was to review the state of the art in the use of remote sensing for water resources assessment and management with special reference to operational techniques. It emphasizes on surface hydrology, with applications for arid and semi-arid areas in developing countries for which such techniques are believed to be of particular relevance

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

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FAO, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific,FAO, Rome (Italy). Land and Water Development Div

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European Space Agency,Food , Security Assesment Unit

Renewable natural resources and production systems: Issues and priorities

In order to guide rehabilitation and development activities in Somalia today, there is need to establish thematic and geographic priorities for addressing sustainable natural resource management and conservation of the Somali natural heritage. This report aims to:br •Identify and describe Somaliaandrsquos terrestrial and marine ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resource characteristics.br •Identify and describe the linkages between Somaliaandrsquos terrestrial and marine natural resources and dependent production systems and problems and opportunities that exist towards sustainable use.br •Present and apply criteria for setting thematic and geographical priorities through which strategic principles can be applied to guide sustainable management of renewable natural resources.br

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The World Conservation Union

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FAO, Rome (Italy). Land and Water Development Div.,International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, New Delhi (India)

Climate, hydrology, and water resources of Arsi and Bale zones

This report was prepared to serve as a reference for managers, planners and engineers of the Ethio-Italian Cooperation, Arsi Bale Rural Development Project who seek general information on the climate hydrology and water resources of the Arsi and Bale zones

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Arsi Bale Rural Development Project,United Nations Office for Project Services

Evaluation of water projects and assesment of water needs in Hiraan and Middle Shabelle Regions

During the hostilities in Somalia the main target of destruction by the rival warring factions were the rural water points, As a result, the Somali pastoral communities are currently exposed to poor rain seasons. European Development funded projects and other donors rehabilitated water points in a number of rural and urban centres. The study concerns an assessment of water rehabilitation project activities funded by the European Union (EU) in Somalia. The activities that will be under assessment include the water project by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and OXFAM Quebec. The ADRA Project is situated in the Middle Shabelle Region, while the Oxfam Quebec project is situated in the Hiraan region. Both projects have been started up during the1994 as water rehabilitation project. The consultant assisted by local experts, having discussed with the authorities and elders concerned and surveyed the regions, will evaluate the projects completed or currently undertaken. In addition, sufficient data will be produced which will assist the EC Somalia Unit to undertake the funding of rehabilitation of rural! water supply points. The consultant will have to examine the movement of the pastoral communities and the environmental impact of the current proposed interventions.

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ETC East Africa

Middle Shabelle flood control study

The General Terms of Reference for this study, are as defined by the EU Somalia Unit, following liaison with the Consultants, and exclude the study of the Jowhar Sugar Estate and associated works. This study is focused primarily on the reactivation of the Jowhar Offstream Storage Project (JOSP) as a means of flood control. The added benefit of water storage for use during the dry season is considered supplementary at this stage. brThe Terms of Reference of the study can be summarised as follows:ul liInvestigate the present condition of the FA0 Canal, the storage reservoir and associated water control structures, which together form the Jowhar Offstream Storage Project (JOSP)./li; li Determine the infrastructure rehabilitation needs for the JOSP, with a view to restoring the flood control function. /li; liDraft Terms of Reference for further studies to address the irrigation and agriculture related problems within the project area. /li; /ul

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Sir M MacDonald and Partners Limited

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CARITAS Switzerland

Land husbandry: Components and strategy

The author presents a personal and intentionally which a small rural community (a family, a ward, a confrontational point of view, offering a new and more constructive approach to the problems small farmers face in their battle with the degradation of their land. This is not a manual with clear-cut remedies for each and every erosion problem, but a work that should allow research experts, teachers and agronomists in the field to appreciate differences in situations, diagnose the causes of crises, and propose a range of technical solutions from village, a slope., a hillside or a micro-watershed) can choose the technological package best suited to its particular needs. Rather more instruction-oriented material for training extension agents

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy),International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

Statistics and Stochastic Processes in Hydrology

This publication is actually a series of lecture notes handouts in Statistics and stochastic proceses in hydrology. They were prepared by the author for presentation of lectures for the international course for hydrologists at the international Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Enviromental Engineering (IIIHEE) at Delft in the Netherlands.

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European Commission,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

Guidelines for Land-use Planning

Land-use planning is sometimes misunderstood as being a process where planners tell people what to do. In this publication, land-use planning means the systematic assessment of physical, social and economic factors in such a way as to encourage and assist land users in selecting options that increase their productivity, are sustainable and meet the needs of society.

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Agro-ecological Zoning; Guidelines

The procedures described in this publication are intended as optional guidelines to assist people throughout the world but particularly in developing countries to improve their own evaluations of their land and water resources and their own decisions on their use. Users' records and annotated experiences with the contents of the guidelines, comments on their usefulness and applicability and suggestions for improvements will be welcome to enable a future re-issue to be upgraded in the light of experience.

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European Space Agency,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

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Sir M MacDonald and Partners Limited

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy),United Nations Environment Program

Trocaire intervention on agriculture,environment and sustainable natural resource management in Bullahawa -Dolow, Gedo region, Somalia

This is a report on Trocaire international- Somalia Programme's interventions in Bullahawa-Doolow, Gedo Region Somalia. The report is an evaluation of the programme performance (1993 to May 1996) and an assessment of community needs and plan of action in management of land and water resources for the period between mid 1996 to 1998.

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FAO, Rome (Italy). Land and Water Development Div.,International Inst. for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen (Netherlands

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