Land and water integration and river basin management

 


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Proceedings of an FAO informal workshop
Rome, Italy
31 January - 2 February 1993

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Contents


Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Acronyms

Summary report and recommendations

Land-water linkages: A synopsis

Development of a framework for holistic land characterization and development at different scales

Biomass production in dry tropical zones: How to increase water productivity

Changing rural-urban relations: A new context for river basin resources management. A synopsis

Harnessing soil, terrain and hydrological conditions in a geographic information system

Runoff, erosion and sedimentation: prediction and measurement

Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater

Plant nutrition management in farming systems: Interaction with efficient water use at watershed level

Annex 1: Programme

Annex 2: List of participants