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Problem
Mismanagement of irrigation schemes
Other Names:
Unmanaged irrigation potential
Insufficient irrigation knowledge
Deterioration of irrigation systems
Unregulated crop water
Uncoordinated water projects
Underdeveloped agricultural water management
Broader Problems:
Agricultural mismanagement
Undeveloped irrigation system
Inappropriate management of development projects
Narrower Problems:
Over-watering during irrigation
Uncontrolled installation of water plumbing
Aggravates:
Soil salinization
Water salinization
Rising water table
Lack of water for agriculture
Conflicting uses of water resources
Inappropriate irrigation schemes
Declining area of irrigated land
Threatened irrigated land wetland habitats
Health hazards from water development schemes
Water wars
Strategies:
Investigating interaction between agriculture and environment
Managing degraded river basins
Improving farm irrigation systems
References:
Adams, W M: Wasting the Rain: rivers, people and planning in Africa
Repetto, Robert: Skimming the Water: rent seeking and the performance of public irrigation systems
Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries
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Agriculture
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Agriculture, Fisheries
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Crops
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Systems
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Development
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Development
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Development
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Potential
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Hydrology
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Hydrology
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Hydrology
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Water
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Management
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Management
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Societal Problems
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Vulnerability
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Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
21.02.2020 – 19:26 CET