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Plant breeding | Plant-water relationships

This book provides a detailed and comprehensive evaluation of water reform and water sector performance from the perspectives of institutional economics and... 
Economic aspects | Water-supply | Political aspects | Water resources development | WATER NEED | WATER RESOURCES | DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS | OPPORTUNITY COSTS | DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | SANITATION PROGRAMS | SALINITY | WATER SYSTEMS | LAND RESOURCES | ECONOMIC GROWTH | EFFICIENT WATER USE | AGRICULTURE | CROP PRODUCTION | RESERVOIRS | AQUIFERS | PRECIPITATION | POLLUTION | WATER MARKETS | ECONOMIC CHANGE | ECONOMIC POLICIES | ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY | VALUABLE INFORMATION | WATER RECYCLING | GNP | SUSTAINABLE WATER | WATER DEMAND | WATER LOSSES | RIVER | SANITATION | WATER POLLUTION | INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN | WATER TRANSFER | AQUIFER | ICE COVER | INCOME | FORESTRY | WATER NEEDS | WATER ALLOCATION | WATER SUPPLY | PUMPS | COVERING | POPULATION GROWTH | CATCHMENT | WATER REUSE | ICE | SOCIAL COSTS | WATER MANAGEMENT | WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | FISH | RESOURCE USE | URBAN WATER | MARGINAL COST | INTERNATIONAL WATER | ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | EFFLUENTS | AQUACULTURE | WATER SAVINGS | IRRIGATION | WATER RATES | INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS | EFFLUENT | WATER QUALITY | WATER CHARGES | PROGRAMS | CONVEYING | WATER PRICES | FRESH WATER | DRAINAGE | COMMUNITIES | ARID ZONES | CLEAN WATER | EXPLOITATION | WASTEWATER | WATER LOSS | FOOD PRODUCTION | SERVICE PROVISION | RESOURCE ALLOCATION | OVERHEAD COSTS | GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT | WATER USE EFFICIENCY | PRESSURE | WATER CRISIS | TEMPERATURE | ECONOMIC ACTIVITY | ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES | WATER RIGHTS | BASIN | CHANNELS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | WATER WITHDRAWAL | WATER SECTOR | AUGMENTATION | EMPIRICAL BASIS | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | WATER SERVICES | WATER AFFAIRS | STORAGE CAPACITY | WATER RESOURCE | WATER PRICING | FLOODS | INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE | WATER USE | DEVELOPMENT | PRODUCTIVITY | ECOSYSTEM | ENGINEERING

This report reviews China's water scarcity situation, assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing it, and recommends key areas for... 
Water-supply | Water resources development | LOCAL COMMUNITIES | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT | COST RECOVERY POLICIES | RESOURCE CONSERVATION | WATER POLLUTION CONTROL | REMOTE SENSING | FRESHWATER RESOURCES | RIVER BASIN | WATER QUANTITY | SEAS | EFFICIENT WATER USE | SAFE DRINKING WATER | DEMAND MANAGEMENT | SEA | CHANNEL | GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT | RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES | URBAN AREAS | RECHARGE | ALLOCATION PROCESS | LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY | WATER TABLES | ENVIRONMENTAL | WATER RECYCLING | SUSTAINABLE WATER | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT | SCIENCES | CLIMATE CHANGE | CIVIL SOCIETY | WATER UTILITIES | LEGISLATION | WATER TRANSFER | SURFACE RUNOFF | DECISION MAKING | WATER ALLOCATION | LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS | MUNICIPAL SEWAGE | RAINFALL PATTERNS | POPULATION GROWTH | AGRICULTURAL WATER | WATER REUSE | WATER QUALITY DATA | SURFACE WATER BODIES | WATERSHEDS | RIVER BASINS | EXPLOITABLE WATER | ALLOCATION OF WATER | WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | HOUSEHOLDS | AVAILABLE WATER | SURFACE WATER QUALITY | PIPED WATER | CANCER | ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY | PROGRAMS | WATER ABSTRACTION | WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | EVAPOTRANSPIRATION | WATER ALLOCATIONS | DRINKING WATER | CUBIC METER | WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT | NONPOINT SOURCES | QUALITY STANDARDS | MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY | WATER REQUIREMENTS | ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION | TARIFF STRUCTURE | VARIABLE RAINFALL | WATER AVAILABILITY | AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | TOWN | GAS | TOXIC CHEMICALS | DISTRIBUTION OF WATER | GLOBAL WARMING | WATER SOURCES | INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT | WASTEWATER DISCHARGE CONTROL | WATER SUPPLY ACTIVITIES | GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWALS | ANNUAL BUDGETS | INFORMATION DISCLOSURE | WATER GOVERNANCE | WATER EXPLOITATION | SUSTAINABLE WATER USE | WATER USERS | WATER DEVELOPMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | SMALL CITIES | SUSTAINABLE USE | POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS | WATER SECTOR | LAKES | WATER SYSTEM | RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS | WATER RESOURCE | ADEQUATE WATER | WATER PRICING | ECOSYSTEM | RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS | CLEAN-UP | GROUNDWATER DEPLETION | WATER SCARCITY | LOCAL AUTHORITIES | PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | SURFACE WATER | WATER RESOURCES | ALLOCATION OF WATER RIGHTS | ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS | MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER | WATER SYSTEMS | BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND | WATER TARIFFS | WASTEWATER TREATMENT | RESERVOIRS | WATER MARKETS | NITROGEN | TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS | WATER MONITORING | WATER CONTENT | GROUNDWATER | PUBLIC HEALTH | WASTEWATER DISCHARGE | FOOD SECURITY | WATER SUPPLY SERVICES | MUNICIPAL WATER | SEWAGE TREATMENT | WATER CONSERVATION | WATER DEMAND | WATER USER | DEMAND FOR WATER | WATER USES | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT | WATER QUALITY INDEX | WATER POLLUTION | WASTE DISPOSAL | SUPPLY OF WATER | MORTALITY RATE | FLOOD CONTROL | COD | BASIN ECOSYSTEMS | WATER SUPPLY | CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK | LOCAL WATER | COST RECOVERY | SERVICE QUALITY | WASTEWATER SERVICES | WATER WITHDRAWALS | WATER MANAGEMENT | WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER | INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | AGRICULTURAL WATER USE | URBAN WATER | PROTECTION OF WETLANDS | ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER | LAND USE | WATER MARKET | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | IRRIGATION SYSTEMS | POLLUTION DISCHARGE | EFFLUENT | WATER LAW | WATER QUALITY | BOD | WATER TARIFF | NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES | ENFORCEABLE RIGHTS | WATER POLICY | PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS | WATER SHORTAGES | SCARCITY OF WATER | WATER CONSUMPTION | SMALL TOWNS | COST OF WATER | SCARCE WATER | PERMITS | TARIFF REFORM | WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITY | SCARCE WATER RESOURCES | WATER ENTITLEMENTS | DESALINATION | QUALITY OF SERVICE | WATER CRISIS | EFFICIENT USE OF WATER | FARMERS | TRANSPARENCY | WATER RIGHTS | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | CHANNELS | WATER WITHDRAWAL | CONSUMPTIVE USE | MANAGEMENT OF WATER | IRRIGATION DISTRICT | POLLUTION CONTROL | WATER AFFAIRS | WATER SHORTAGE | QUOTAS | SUBSIDENCE | ANNUAL PRECIPITATION | WATER USE | CONSTRUCTION | URBAN WATER UTILITIES | SERVICE PROVIDERS | ALLOCATION SYSTEM | RIVERS | WATER SUPPLIES | AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES

In the Arab countries, climate change is a risk to poverty reduction and economic growth, threatening to unravel many of the development gains that have been... 
Environmental aspects | Effect of human beings on | Economic aspects | Climatic changes | Social aspects | Arab countries Environmental conditions | Environment | Nat040000-Nature/Water Supply | Nat023000-Nature/Natural Disasters | Climate Change-Arab Countries-Rural Livelihoods And Food Security-Health-Tourism-Gender-Water-Urban Well-Being-Economic Impacts-Adaptation Policies | Arab countries | Environmental conditions | ANNUAL RAINFALL | CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION | LARGE DAMS | INDUSTRIAL WATER | CLIMATE ACTION | SERVICE DELIVERY | STORM SURGES | OPPORTUNITY COSTS | EXTREME WEATHER | SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | CLIMATE INVESTMENT | ARID AREAS | EXTREME HEAT EVENTS | CLIMATE VARIABILITY | MARKET ECONOMY | CLIMATE | CLIMATE DISASTERS | CLIMATE CHANGES | ECONOMIC GROWTH | PASTURES | EFFICIENT WATER USE | CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES | DEMAND MANAGEMENT | IMPACT OF CLIMATE | CLIMATIC RECORDS | AQUIFERS | WEATHER PATTERNS | PRECIPITATION | SOLAR RADIATION | GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT | RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES | ALGAL BLOOMS | FINANCIAL NEEDS | ENVIRONMENTAL | CLIMATE CHANGE | INDUSTRIAL USES | CIVIL SOCIETY | NEGATIVE IMPACTS | CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS | ASH | DECISION MAKING | CONSERVATION OF NATURE | POPULATION GROWTH | IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | PRODUCERS | WATER REUSE | CLIMATOLOGY | CLIMATE STRESS | MANAGEMENT OF ECOSYSTEMS | CLIMATE SHIFT | JOBS | ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION | EFFICIENCY GAINS | RISK MANAGEMENT | RAINFALL LEVELS | DECISION MAKING PROCESS | ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | WATER INFRASTRUCTURE | WEATHER CONDITIONS | DUST | AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION | RENEWABLE ENERGY | DRINKING WATER | WARMER CLIMATE | RAINFALL | REVENUE LOSS | CLIMATE RESILIENCE | QUALITY STANDARDS | CLIMATE DATA | DRYLANDS | DAMAGES | EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS | ARID ZONES | WATER AVAILABILITY | FOOD PRODUCTION | HIGH TEMPERATURES | RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE | WAGES | DECISION MAKERS | INSURANCE | ORGANIC MATTER | TEMPERATURE | CLIMATE IMPACTS | IMPORTS | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | INTENSE RAINFALL | AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES | EXTREME TEMPERATURES | COASTAL AREAS | HEAVY RAINS | WATER RESOURCE | DOMESTIC USERS | WATER PRICING | EVAPORATION | DRAINAGE SYSTEMS | ECOSYSTEM | CLIMATE TRENDS | AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION | WATER SCARCITY | INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE | SURFACE WATER | WATER RESOURCES | IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY | VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE | EXTREME HEAT | EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS | AIR | WASTEWATER TREATMENT | PESTICIDE USE | CLIMATE MODELS | CLIMATE PREDICTIONS | SALINE INTRUSION | TEMPERATURES IN CITIES | DESERTS | MEAN ANNUAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE | SEVERE WEATHER | WATER DEMAND | COLDER TEMPERATURES | AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS | INCOME | AIR QUALITY | CLIMATE RELATED DISASTERS | FINANCIAL RESOURCES | WATER SUPPLY | IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | CATCHMENT AREAS | CLIMATE RISKS | SEASON | WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | FOOD POLICY RESEARCH | BARLEY | COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE | GROUNDWATER RESERVES | ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE | WATER SAVINGS | HEALTH PROBLEMS | DROUGHT | ECONOMIC DATA | EROSION CONTROL | IRRIGATION SYSTEMS | CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION | WEATHER EXTREMES | CLIMATIC TRENDS | WATER QUALITY | CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES | RAINFALL EVENTS | WATER PRICES | LIVING CONDITIONS | COLORS | CLIMATE-PROOF | ENVIRONMENTS | UNCERTAINTIES | INSURANCE SCHEMES | INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE | NUTRIENT LOADS | WELLS | CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS | DRY LANDS | RAIN | SCARCE WATER | SCENARIOS | CORAL REEFS | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | DESALINATION | CLIMATE STATIONS | SEAWATER | WATER CONDITIONS | INFORMATION ON CLIMATE | RAINFALL VARIABILITY | PROPERTY RIGHTS | ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE | CLIMATE PROJECTIONS | CLIMATES | EQUITABLE ACCESS | UNEMPLOYMENT | AGRICULTURAL POLICY | MUNICIPAL USES | IPCC | EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE HAZARDS | WATER SERVICES | FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE | GLOBAL CLIMATE | AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES | CLIMATE ADAPTATION | FLOODS | POLICY MAKERS | ANNUAL PRECIPITATION | FARMING COMMUNITIES | TEMPERATURES | WATER USE | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ENERGY USE | EXTREME EVENTS | RIVERS

Water -- the resource itself as well as the irrigation and water supply services derived from it is important for every country. It is fundamental to human... 
Measurement | Water conservation | Water consumption | Water-supply | International cooperation | Government policy | INVESTMENT DECISIONS | INDUSTRIAL WATER | WATER NEED | TOTAL WATER REQUIREMENTS | WATER PARTNERSHIP | SERVICE DELIVERY | ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS | FRESHWATER RESOURCES | MIDDLE EAST | LOW RAINFALL | RIVER BASIN | AQUIFER RECHARGE | POTABLE WATER | PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY SERVICES | WATER EXTRACTION | EFFICIENT WATER USE | NONREVENUE WATER | SPRINGS | DEMAND MANAGEMENT | WATER APPLICATION | DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION | SEA | CUBIC METERS | TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES | AQUIFERS | CHANNEL | OVERPUMPING | POLLUTION | RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES | WATER STORAGE | SERVICE PROVIDER | RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | WATERSHED | CLIMATE CHANGE | WATER CRISES | WATER UTILITIES | HIGH LEVELS | DECISION MAKING | ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS | WATER ALLOCATION | WATER SOURCE | RAINFALL PATTERNS | EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION | POPULATION GROWTH | AGRICULTURAL WATER | HUMAN WATER CONSUMPTION | WELL CONSTRUCTION | WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS | ALLOCATION OF WATER | WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | HOUSEHOLDS | CASH FLOW | INTERNATIONAL WATER | ALLOCATION OF WATER TO AGRICULTURE | PIPED WATER | WATER INFRASTRUCTURE | PROGRAMS | WATER ABSTRACTION | WATER ALLOCATIONS | DRINKING WATER | HYDROLOGY | RAINFALL | WATER FLOWS | WATER STRATEGY | DRAINAGE | WATER REQUIREMENTS | ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION | WASTEWATER | WATER AVAILABILITY | FRESHWATER | GAS | CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES | DISTRIBUTION OF WATER | WATER POLICIES | WATER SOURCES | DECISION MAKERS | WATER MANAGERS | WATER USERS | DISCHARGE | PRESSURE | BRACKISH WATER | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | IMPORTS | SUSTAINABLE USE | WATER TABLE | DOWNSTREAM USERS | WATER SECTOR | PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY | ARID REGIONS | AUGMENTATION | RURAL VILLAGES | PROVISION OF WATER | ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT | WATER CONVEYANCE | WATER CYCLE | WATER SYSTEM | WATER RESOURCE | ADEQUATE WATER | WATER PRICING | DRAINAGE SYSTEMS | WATER SERVICE | WATER BODIES | FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY | DAMS | ECOSYSTEM | WATER DIVERSION | ENGINEERING | GROUNDWATER DEPLETION | WATER SCARCITY | POLITICS OF WATER | IRRIGATION WATER | SANITATION SERVICES | EXPORT | SURFACE WATER | WATER RESOURCES | WATER PROFESSIONALS | URBAN WATER SUPPLY | ARID COUNTRIES | HIGH WATER | AGRICULTURAL USES | GROUND WATER | RESERVOIRS | BASIC SANITATION | PUMPING | WELL WATER | GROUNDWATER | PUBLIC HEALTH | FOOD SECURITY | WATER SUPPLY SERVICES | PROVIDING WATER SUPPLY | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | WATER CONSERVATION | WATER DEMAND | FARMING | WATER USER | DEMAND FOR WATER | DRILLING RIGS | WATER USES | DOMESTIC USE | QUANTITY OF WATER | WESTERN EUROPE | AQUIFER | WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | OASES | ACCOUNTABILITY TO USERS | WATER NEEDS | SAHARA | WATER INVESTMENTS | WATER SUPPLY | COVERING | COST RECOVERY | LARGE WATER RESOURCE | LOWER INCOMES | WATER MANAGEMENT | IRRIGATORS | FLOOD PROTECTION | WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | USE OF WATER | URBAN WATER | MIDDLE EASTERN | QUANTITIES OF WATER | DROUGHT | IRRIGATION | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | GROUNDWATER PUMPING | IRRIGATION SYSTEMS | WASTEWATER COLLECTION | WATER QUALITY | URBAN COMMUNITIES | FOSSIL WATER | RURAL WATER SUPPLY | WATER POLICY | EQUITABLE ALLOCATION | FRESH WATER | NORTH AFRICA | RURAL WATER | ACCESS TO WATER | SCARCITY OF WATER | WATER CONSUMPTION | ADJUDICATION | RAIN | PROVISION OF SERVICES | RUNOFF | SERVICE PROVISION | SCARCE WATER | TARIFF REFORM | SCARCE WATER RESOURCES | DESALINATION | WATER CONDITIONS | WATER POINTS | FARMERS | TRANSPARENCY | WATER RIGHTS | CHANNELS | WATER WITHDRAWAL | STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT | DOMESTIC WATER | MANAGEMENT OF WATER | RIVER WATER | POPULATION DENSITY | WATER SERVICES | SECTORAL POLICIES | BOREHOLES | FLOODS | BROAD RANGE | WATER USE | SERVICE PROVIDERS | ALLOCATION SYSTEM |