Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith is a science writer and former journalist. He has covered development issues in Asia and Africa since the late 1990s.

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October 13, 2015
Bringing local ecosystems to the global stage
Researchers are sharing their experiences related to ecosystem services in global policy dialogue through the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
- Jeff Smith
Lead Partner: Bioversity International
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October 14, 2015
Tapping into groundwater policy
New policy changes have made pumping groundwater for irrigation cheaper in West Bengal where groundwater resources are ample, resulting in greater production and income for poor farmers.
- Jeff Smith
Lead Partner: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
News
October 08, 2015
Making wealth from waste
WLE’s Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) program is striving to reduce urbanization’s negative footprint on ecosystems by safely converting human waste into a resource that benefits farmers, improves sanitation, and generates new business opportunities.
- Jeff Smith
Lead Partner: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
News
October 11, 2015
Sunshine: India’s new cash crop
India has a new climate-smart cash crop: Sunshine. The sun increasingly is powering irrigation pumps on farms, and to avoid over-pumping of groundwater researchers have helped enable farmers to sell back surplus solar power to the utility grid.
- Jeff Smith
Lead Partner: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
News
March 06, 2015
Sri Lanka expands online tool to help manage water resources, ecosystems
The Sri Lanka Water Resources Information System provides maps and data on water availability, quality and use, and is an archive of more than 700 water-related scientific papers that can be downloaded.
- Jeff Smith
Lead Partner: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
News
March 06, 2015
Human waste reuse could benefit farmers and improve public health in South Asia
Scientists are influencing sanitation policies in South Asia and demonstrating composting technology to turn human fecal sludge into fertilizer pellets for agricultural use. Their work presents solutions for a growing global sanitation problem.
- Jeff Smith
Lead Partner: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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Blog Post
October 29, 2013
Sweet Solution? Licorice could reclaim degraded lands
Worldwide, an estimated 34 million hectares of irrigated farmland are affected by high salinity, representing 11 percent of the total irrigated land. Licorice could be a low-cost land rehabilitation option in Central Asia.
- Jeff Smith
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Blog Post
October 03, 2013
New Storage Strategies Could Manage Floods and Droughts
IWMI researchers increasingly are investigating underground water storage facilities as an option to “tame” floods and soften long droughts.
- Jeff Smith
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Blog Post
April 08, 2013
When solving water problems, pragmatic often trumps perfect
IWMI’s Mark Giordano has struck a chord recently with his presentations of why Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) might not always be the best approach to solving our water problems.
- Jeff Smith