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Spate irrigation
Spate irrigation can be found in Western Asia (Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan), the Middle East (Yemen, Saudi Arabia) , North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia) and more sporadically in other parts of Africa, South America and Central Asia. The number of persons depending on spate irrigated areas - land owners, tenants and other dependents - ranges between 9 to 13 million. Most of which are rural poor, and hence part of IFAD's mandate.
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Moving down from the mountains: a new life in Pa Vi Commune
Two years ago, in 2005, Giang Thi Hoa, 41, and her husband, Li Mi Na, 54, decided to leave their home in the mountains of Meo Vac district, Viet Nam, in search of a better life for themselves and their four children. In the mountains, the family lived in extreme poverty.
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Modernizing an ancient oasis: Jericho's Ain Al-Sultan spring project
Jericho, West Bank — Jumaa Dwidar, a farmer in Jericho, plants cauliflower, eggplant, tomatoes, cabbage and some of the other fruits and vegetables for which the fertile soil of Jericho is famous. He is continuing the tradition of his ancestors, who have been cultivating land in this ancient oasis for thousands of years.
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water, safe water: how a DFID project is delivering knowledge
to Kenyan farmers
"We have prolonged dry seasons when it doesn't rain at all -
but when it does rain, a lot of the water goes to waste..."
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Nile
Basin Initiative
Ten countries share the Nile - Burundi, Democratic Republic
of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania
and Uganda. The Nile River Basin serves as home to an estimated
160 million people within the boundaries of the Basin...
Source: World Bank
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Hidden
Paradise
To the eye, Hidden Paradise in the city of Bacolod, Philippines
is starkly different from other neighborhoods nearby. It's a
community of former squatters with tidy homes and clean, dry
streets, a safe drinking water supply, and healthy children.
Community leaders reveal how they transformed a slum into a
hidden paradise.
Source: ADB
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"Water
is essential for life"
Video message by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
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UN-Water
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| "Water
for Life"
Produced by Global Visions
Source: Un-Water
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Splish and Splash video
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Waibulabula:
living waters
Development over the years has caused critical damage to the
reef and degraded village water sources on the Coral Coast in
The Fiji Islands. Now coastal communities, a local NGO and a
tourist resort are working together to save the reef, and protect
and manage water resources.
Source: ADB
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Water Voices
Documentary Series
Seven compelling stories about people who found local solutions to the
worsening water crisis in Asia and the Pacific
Water is essential to all life. And yet one in three Asians lacks
access to safe drinking water, and half the people living in Asia
and the Pacific do not have access to adequate sanitation. Conflicts
over sharing of scarce water resources are increasing at an alarming
rate.
The "Water Voices" documentary series recognizes the power of good
examples and lessons learned to inspire 'home grown' solutions to
water problems.
Water is essential to all life. And yet one in three Asians lacks
access to safe drinking water, and half the people living in Asia
and the Pacific do not have access to adequate sanitation. Conflicts
over sharing of scarce water resources are increasing at an alarming
rate.
The "Water Voices" documentary series recognizes the power of good
examples and lessons learned to inspire 'home grown' solutions to
water problems.
Breaking
Barriers
Hidden
Paradise
The
Connection
Waibulabula
- Living Waters
Walking
for Water
Water
Tomorrow
Upstream
Downstream
Statement
by President Lennart Båge-Sixth Session of the Conference of
Parties of UNCCD
Source: IFAD
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