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Agriculture & Environment: Water

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Halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by 2015 is a UN Millennium Development Goal. But equally important are issues of agricultural water management and multilateral water treaties.

Opinions and Analysis

Dead Sea The Red-Dead water conveyer can avoid a dead end

The Red-Dead canal could take a small step forward in light of projected environmental impacts and other constraints, says Batir Wardam.

19 March 2013 | EN

Asia–Pacific Analysis: Protecting and restoring coral reefs

Better navigation and surveillance can help to prevent ships from damaging coral reefs and the need for expensive restoration, says Crispin Maslog.

27 February 2013 | EN

Policy Briefs

Africa facing climate data shortage Integrating water with climate change adaptation plans

Climate change adaptation initiatives can be built into water management programmes to protect water resources in Africa.

1 July 2011 | EN
Source: UK Houses of Parliament

Woman irrigating lemon crop, Philippines Adapting agricultural water to climate change

Strategies to reduce rural poverty in the face of climate change will largely depend on improving water management in agriculture.

15 September 2010 | EN
Source: Overseas Development Institute