strategy
Using saline water for agriculture
Synonyms:
Making use of relatively brackish water for irrigation Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Narrower:
Disposing of saline effluentUsing scavenger wells for removing saline drainage waterRecovering salinated rice fields Constrains:
Mitigating salt water intrusion into aquifers on small islandsRestoring saline affected farm landPreventing salt water floods Facilitated by:
Desalinizing sea waterAssessing impact of climate change on water resourcesAccelerating use of agricultural water use technologies Subjects:
Hydrology → Hydrology Hydrology → Water
Agriculture, Fisheries → Agriculture
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
