Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture

CA Info Brief No. 14 – March 21, 2007

Water for Food, Water for Life: A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture

The Comprehensive Assessment Book, “Water for Food, Water for Life: A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture” is now with the printer. Read the Summary Report (PDF 5MB).

CA Issue Briefs and Research Reports

The following Issue Briefs and Research Reports can also be read now:

• Issue Brief 8 "Integrating livestock and water management to maximize benefits" (PDF 824 KB)
• Issue Brief 9 "Sustaining inland fisheries: Synergies and tradeoffs with water for agriculture" (PDF 680 KB)
• Issue Brief 10 "Managing water by managing land: Why addressing land degradation is necessary to improve water productivity and rural livelihoods" (PDF 657 KB)

Research Report 16, 2006, Planning and Managing Water Resources at the River-Basin Level: Emergence and Evolution of a Concept. Molle, F.

Research Report 13, 2006, Intensifying Agricultural Sustainability: An Analysis of Impacts and Drivers in the Development of 'Bright Spots'. Noble, A. D., D. A. Bossio, F. W. T. Penning de Vries, J. Pretty and T. M. Thiyagarajan

Book: ‘The Agricultural Groundwater Revolution: Opportunities and Threats to Development’ Editors: M Giordano and KG Vilholth, January 2007. Series Editor: David Molden, Volume 3, CABI Publication, Wallingford UK and Cambridge MA USA. ISBN: 9781845931728 Order from CABI Publishing.

CA Partner Publications

Effective gender mainstreaming in water management for sustainable livelihoods: From guidelines to practice, BothEnds Working paper series, December 2006

Yield Gap Analysis of Major Rainfed Crops of Northern Vietnam Using Simulation Modeling. Chuc, NT, Piara Singh, K Srinivas, A Ramakrishna, NT Chinh, NV Thang, SP Wani and TD Long, Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report No.26