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Water for food, water for life a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture : summary

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times - fundamental to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse ecosystem degradation. This Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, involving more than 700 leading specialists, evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward. It offers actions for water management and water policy - to ensure more equitable and effective use. This assessment describes key water-food-environment trends that influence our lives.

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  • "'The world water crisis has caught us unawares with a series of local hydrological pinchpoints rapidly escalating into a global pandemic of empty rivers dry boreholes and wrecked wetlands as profound as and often linked to climate change. The water crisis has badly needed its equivalent of the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And for the two-thirds of the world?s water that is used for agriculture the Comprehensive Assessment provides just that. Timely forensic and unflinching in its analysis forward thinking and strategic in its search for practical solutions this is."
  • "Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times - fundamental to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse ecosystem degradation. This Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, involving more than 700 leading specialists, evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward. It offers actions for water management and water policy - to ensure more equitable and effective use. This assessment describes key water-food-environment trends that influence our lives."@en
  • "Will there be enough water to grow enough food? Yes, if...; Divergent views-divergent understanding; Water for food-water for tire; Water scarcity-water management; Future demand for food-and for water; Influencing what happens next; Policy action 1 Change the way we mink about water and agriculture; Policy action 2 Fight poverty by improving access to agricultural water and its use; Policy action 3 Manage agriculture to enhance ecosystem services; Policy action 4 Increase me productivity of water; Policy action 5 Upgrade rainfed systems-a litcle water can go a long way; Policy action 6 Adapt yesterday's irrigation to tomorrow's needs; Policy action 7 Reform the reform process targeting state institutions; Policy action 8 Deal with tradeoffs and make difficult choices; Setting the scene; Setting the scene; The aim of the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture; Key concepts; The conceptual framework; Several pamways are possible. but which is just and sustainable? lhe use of scenarios; Uncertainty in me Comprehensive Assessment; Structure of me assessment; Trends and scenarios;Trends in water and agricultural development; The water situation today is chefe a water crisis?; Key trends and their drivers: how did we get here?; Benents and costs, winners and losers; Changing responses over time to the water-food-environment challenge; Looking ahead to 2050: scenarios; alternative investment approaches; Drivers of agricultural water use; Exploring alternative strategies; Understanding tradeoffs; Comparing South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, homes to most of the world's poor; The Comprehensive Assessment scenario; Integrating issues; Reversing the flow: agricultural water management pathways for poverty reduction; Understandingwater poverty; Challenges and pressures; Theway forward; Policy and institutional relorm: the art 01 the possible; Reforming reform; Assessing institutional and policy challenges; Critica! review of experiences: what are the lessons?; The way forward; Reducing uncertainty: research to support reform processes; Agriculture, water, and ecosystems: avoiding the costs of going toa far; Water and agriculture-a challenge for ecosystem management; Consequences and ecosystem impacts; Societal responses and opportunities; Pathways for increasing agricultural water productivity; What is water productivity and why is it important?; A framework for water productivity; Crop water productivity basics; Pathways to improving water productivity; Water productivity pathways for reducing poverty; Establishing enabling conditions; Investment priorities; Thematic issues;Managlng water in ralnfed agriculture; Major water investments required in rainfed agriculture; lnvesting in rainfed agriculture to improve livdihoods and environmental sustainability; New investment opportunities and policy options; Reinventing irrigation; Irrigation: a key element in the 20th century's agricultural revolution; the next era of irrigation investments; Overall performance of public irrigation schemes; the changing role of government; Sustaining growth and reducing poverty in rural areas; Managing the impacts of irrigation on health and the environment; Adapting to sectoral competition; Appendix: Typology of irrigation systems; Groundwater: a global assessment of scale and significance; Global trends in groundwater irrigation; Driving forces; Socioeconomic impacts; Prospects for sustainable groundwatermanagement; Agricultural use of marginal-quality water opportunities and challenges; Situation and outlook; lmpacts of using marginal-quality water; Response options and management strategies for marginal-quality water; Policies and institutions relating to marginal-quality water; Inland fisheries and aquaculture;What inland /isheries and aquaculture contribute to economic and social development; Aquaculture; Keeping water flowing; Realizing the opportunities; Water and livestock for human development; Water, livestock, and human development; Where are livestock kept by the poor?; Demand for livestock products; Livestock water productivity-an integrated approach to managing animal-water interactions Livestock water productivity and estimares of the virtual water content of meat and milk; Livestock water productivity and gender; Applying livestock water productivity principies; Rice: feeding the billions; Trends and conditions; The challenges; Response options; Conserving land-protecting water; Key elements of land degradation; Drivers of land degradation; Poverty and livelihoods; Response options; River basin development and management; An introduction to Tiver basins; Mounting pressure on water; Easing the pressure: response options for governing Tiver basins; About the coordinating lead authors, lead authors, and review editors; Institutional affiliations of authors and reviewers and cross-cutting theme reviewers."
  • "This comprehensive assessment of the world's water critically evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture, charting the way forward with concrete actions from management to policy level across all countries and territories."
  • "Will chefe be enough water to grow enough food? Yes, if...; Divergent views-divergent understanding; Water for food-water for tire; Water scarcity-water management; Future demand for food-and for water; Influencing what happens next; Policy action 1 Change the way we mink about water and agriculture; Policy action 2 Fight poverty by improving access to agricultural water and its use; Policy action 3 Manage agriculture to enhance ecosystem services; Policy action 4 Increase me productivity of water; Policy action 5 Upgrade rainfed systems-a litcle water can go a long way; Policy action 6 Adapt yesterday's irrigation to tomorrow's needs; Policy action 7 Reform the reform process targeting state institutions; Policy action 8 Deal with tradeoffs and make difficult choices; Setting the scene; Setting the scene; The aim of the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture; Key concepts; The conceptual framework; Several pamways are possible. but which is just and sustainable? lhe use of scenarios; Uncertainty in me Comprehensive Assessment; Structure of me assessment; Trends and scenarios;Trends in water and agricultural development; The water situation today is chefe a water crisis?; Key trends and their drivers: how did we get here?; Benents and costs, winners and losers; Changing responses over time to the water-food-environment challenge; Looking ahead to 2050: scenarios; alternative investment approaches; Drivers of agricultural water use; Exploring alternative strategies; Understanding tradeoffs; Comparing South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, homes to most of the world's poor; The Comprehensive Assessment scenario; Integrating issues; Reversing the flow: agricultural water management pathways for poverty reduction; Understandingwater poverty; Challenges and pressures; Theway forward; Policy and institutional relorm: the art 01 the possible; Reforming reform; Assessing institutional and policy challenges; Critica! review of experiences: what are the lessons?; The way forward; Reducing uncertainty: research to support reform processes; Agriculture, water, and ecosystems: avoiding the costs of going toa far; Water and agriculture-a challenge for ecosystem management; Consequences and ecosystem impacts; Societal responses and opportunities; Pathways for increasing agricultural water productivity; What is water productivity and why is it important?; A framework for water productivity; Crop water productivity basics; Pathways to improving water productivity; Water productivity pathways for reducing poverty; Establishing enabling conditions; Investment priorities; Thematic issues;Managlng water in ralnfed agriculture; Major water investments required in rainfed agriculture; lnvesting in rainfed agriculture to improve livdihoods and environmental sustainability; New investment opportunities and policy options; Reinventing irrigation; Irrigation: a key element in the 20th century's agricultural revolution; the next era of irrigation investments; Overall performance of public irrigation schemes; the changing role of government; Sustaining growth and reducing poverty in rural areas; Managing the impacts of irrigation on health and the environment; Adapting to sectoral competition; Appendix: Typology of irrigation systems; Groundwater: a global assessment of scale and significance; Global trends in groundwater irrigation; Driving forces; Socioeconomic impacts; Prospects for sustainable groundwatermanagement; Agricultural use of marginal-quality water opportunities and challenges; Situation and outlook; lmpacts of using marginal-quality water; Response options and management strategies for marginal-quality water; Policies and institutions relating to marginal-quality water; Inland fisheries and aquaculture;What inland /isheries and aquaculture contribute to economic and social development; Aquaculture; Keeping water flowing; Realizing the opportunities; Water and livestock for human development; Water, livestock, and human development; Where are livestock kept by the poor?; Demand for livestock products; Livestock water productivity-an integrated approach to managing animal-water interactions Livestock water productivity and estimares of the virtual water content of meat and milk; Livestock water productivity and gender; Applying livestock water productivity principies; Rice: feeding the billions; Trends and conditions; The challenges; Response options; Conserving land-protecting water; Key elements of land degradation; Drivers of land degradation; Poverty and livelihoods; Response options; River basin development and management; An introduction to Tiver basins; Mounting pressure on water; Easing the pressure: response options for governing Tiver basins; About the coordinating lead authors, lead authors, and review editors; Institutional affiliations of authors and reviewers and cross-cutting theme reviewers."
  • "Setting the scene; Trends and scenarios; Trends in water and agricultural development; Looking ahead to 2050: scenarios of alternative investment approaches; Integrating issues; Reversing the flow:agricultural water management pathways for poverty reduction; Policy and institutional reform: the art of the possible; Agriculture, water and ecosystems:avoinding the costs of going too far; Pathways for increasing agricultural water productivity; Thematic issues; Managing water in rainrfed agriculture; Reinventing irrigation; Groundwater: a global assessment of scale and significance; Agricultural use of marginal-quality water-opportunities and challenges; Inland fisheries and aquaculture; Water and livestock for human development; Rice: feeding the billions; Conserving land-protecting water; River basin development and management."
  • "Team for preparation of the report. Summary for decisionmarkers. Part 1: Setting the scene. Part 2: Trends and scenarios. Part 3: Integrating issues. Part 4: Thematic issues."
  • "Will there be enough water to grow enough food? Yes, if...; Divergent views-divergent understanding; Water for food-water for tire; Water scarcity-water management; Future demand for food-and for water; Influencing what happens next; Policy action 1 Change the way we mink about water and agriculture; Policy action 2 Fight poverty by improving access to agricultural water and its use; Policy action 3 Manage agriculture to enhance ecosystem services; Policy action 4 Increase me productivity of water; Policy action 5 Upgrade rainfed systems-a litcle water can go a long way; Policy action 6 Adapt yesterday's irrigation to tomorrow's needs; Policy action 7 Reform the reform process targeting state institutions; Policy action 8 Deal with tradeoffs and make difficult choices."

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  • "Water for food water for life a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture ; summary"
  • "Water for food water for life a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture: summary"
  • "Water for food, water for life a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture"
  • "Water for food, water for life a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture : summary"@en
  • "Water for food water for life : a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture"
  • "Water for Food Water for Life a Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture"@en
  • "Water for food water for life a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture"
  • "Water for food, water for life : a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture"

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