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Investing in water for food, ecosystems, and livelihoods: An overview of the comprehensive assessment of water management [1]

The authors of the recently completed Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (CA) concluded that there are sufficient water resources to produce food for a growing population but that trends in consumption, production and environmental patterns, if continued, will lead to water crises in many parts of the world.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2010
Charlotte de Fraiture [2], David Molden [3], Dennis Wichelns [4]
Agricultural Water Management [5]
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Ecosystem Services [6], Agriculture [7], Food Prices [8], Water Management [9], Irrigation [10], Climate Change [11], Food Security [12]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/charlotte-de-fraiture
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-molden
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dennis-wichelns
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/agricultural-water-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystem-services
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-prices
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security