Water, Land and Ecosystems - Bolivia

Reutilizacion de aguas para agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe: estado, principios y necesidades. In Spanish

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:02:41 +0000

Regions

Latin America

TypeBook

Languagees

Authors

Mateo-Sagasta, Javier

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Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. (Ed.) 2017. Reutilizacion de aguas para agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe: estado, principios y necesidades. In Spanish. [Safe and productive use of wastewater in Latin America and the Caribbean: principles, status and needs] Santiago, Chile: FAO. 133p.

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Open Access

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91293

Desarrollo de capacidades para un uso mas seguro y productivo de aguas residuales en agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:02:41 +0000

Regions

Latin America

TypeBook Chapter

Languagees

Authors

Liebe, J.
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier

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Liebe, J.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2017. Desarrollo de capacidades para un uso mas seguro y productivo de aguas residuales en agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe. In Spanish. [Capacity development for a safer and more productive use of wastewater in Latin America and the Caribbean] In Mateo-Sagasta, Javier (Ed.). Reutilizacion de aguas para agricultura en America Latina y el Caribe: estado, principios y necesidades. Santiago, Chile: FAO. pp.57-65.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92792

Re-engineering closing watersheds: the negotiated expansion of a dam-based irrigation system in Bolivia

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:02:41 +0000

TypeJournal Article

Languageen

Authors

López, R.R.
Vincent, L.
Rap, Edwin

The expansion of the Totora Khocha dam-based irrigation system in the Pucara watershed is a case of planned re-engineering of a closing watershed. This article shows how, when irrigation systems expand in space and across boundaries to capture new water, they also involve new claims by existing and emergent users. This results in complex processes of design, contestation and negotiated redesign, where irrigation projects are being produced by the negotiated construction of water networks. Therefore, the design process in a closing watershed is better approached as a dynamic and negotiated process of engineering than as a prescriptive mode of network building.

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Lopez, R. R.; Vincent, L.; Rap, Edwin. 2014. Re-engineering closing watersheds: the negotiated expansion of a dam-based irrigation system in Bolivia. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 16p. (Online first). doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.908349

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Research Themes

Land and Water Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58405

Losing the watershed focus: a look at complex community-managed irrigation systems in Bolivia

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:02:41 +0000

TypeJournal Article

Languageen

Authors

Saldias, C.
Boelens, R.
Wegerich, Kai
Speelman, S.

Water policies tend to misrecognize the complexity of community-managed irrigation systems. This paper focuses on water allocation practices in peasant communities of the Bolivian interandean valleys. These communities manage complex irrigation systems, and tap water from several surface sources, many of them located outside the watershed boundaries, resulting in complex hydro-social networks. Historical claims, organizational capacity, resources availability, and geographical position and infrastructure are identified as the main factors influencing current water allocation. Examining the historical background and context-based conceptualizations of space, place and water system development are crucial to understanding local management practices and to improving water policies.

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Saldias, C.; Boelens, R.; Wegerich, Kai; Speelman, S. 2012. Losing the watershed focus: a look at complex community-managed irrigation systems in Bolivia. Water International, 37(7):744-759. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.733675

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40386

Moving beyond the dilemma: practices that contribute to the on-farm management of agrobiodiversity

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:02:41 +0000

TypeJournal Article

Subjects

Ecosystems
Institutions/governance/policies/reforms

Languageen

Authors

Boef, W.S. de
Thijssen, M.H.
Shrestha, P.
Subedi, A.
Feyissa, R.
Gezu, G.
Canci, A.
Justiniano Da Fonseca Ferreira, Dias, T.
Swain, S.
Sthapit, B.R.

The definition provided by the Convention on Biological Diversity for in situ conservation has caused a dilemma for those involved in agrobiodiversity conservation, as to how to implement this strategy in practical terms. A diversity of organizations has been engaged in efforts referred to as on-farm management of agrobiodiversity. Their efforts are assessed according to their impact on socioeconomic, cultural, genetic, and ecological dynamics. This assessment enables them to move beyond the dilemma and contributes to the social construction of the methodology for community biodiversity management, which is increasingly recognized as a process for achieving in situ conservation.

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De Boef, W.S.; Thijssen, M.H.; Shrestha, P.; Subedi, A.; Feyissa, R.; Gezu, G.; Canci, A.; Justiniano Da Fonseca Ferreira, Dias, T.; Swain, S.; Sthapit, B.R. (2012). Moving beyond the dilemma: practices that contribute to the on-farm management of agrobiodiversity. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 36(7): p. 788-809 ISSN:1044-0046

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Research Themes

Restoring Degraded Landscapes

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34622

Ecosystem services research in Latin America: the state of the art

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Regions

Latin America

TypeJournal Article

Subjects

Ecosystems
Socio-economics

Languageen

Authors

Balvanera, Patricia
Uriarte, M.A
Almeida-Lenero, L.
Altesor, A.
DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.

Ecosystem services science has developed at a fast rate in Latin America, a region characterized by a high biological and cultural diversity, strong emphasis in foreign investment, and high socioeconomic inequities. Here we conducted the following analyses at the regional and national scales: (1) how and when did the study of ecosystem services arise in each country?, (2) what is our present understanding of ecosystem service supply, delivery to societies, and social and economic values?, (3) what is the state of the art in integrating tradeoffs among services and in using interdisciplinary perspectives?, and (4) how has ecosystem service research been connected to policy design or management for sustainability? A large literature review (>1000 references) showed that in Latin America ES supply and links to policy have been the most frequently assessed. Overall, emphasis has been placed on a few services, namely carbon and water. Payments for ecosystem services have received considerable attention in the region, though with strong differences across nations and with important limitations in their application. The future of the ecosystem service paradigm in Latin America will largely depend on its capacity to demonstrate effectiveness in meeting both conservation and development goals.

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Balvanera, P.; Uriarte, M.; Almeida-Lenero, L.; Altesor, A.; DeClerck, F. et al. (2012). Ecosystem services research in Latin America: the state of the art. Ecosystems Services 2: p. 56-70 ISSN: 2212-0416

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Research Themes

Restoring Degraded Landscapes

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34620

Solutions

Social equity

Uncovering the role of custodian farmers in the on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:02:41 +0000

TypeBook Chapter

Languageen

Authors

Sthapit, B.R.
Ramanatha Rao, V.
Lamers, H.
Sthapit, S.R.

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Sthapit, B.; Ramanatha Rao, V.; Lamers, H.; Sthapit, S. (2017) Uncovering the role of custodian farmers in the on-farm conservation of agricultural biodiversity. In: Hunter, D. et al.(eds.) Routledge handbook of agricultural biodiversity. London (UK): Routledge. p. 549-562. ISBN: 9780415746922

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Research Themes

Enhancing Sustainability Across Agricultural Systems

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90297

Gender in urban food systems

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TypeReport

Subjects

Agricultural policies
Food Security
Food systems
Gender
Governance
Policy
Socio-economics
Urban agriculture

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Authors

Halliday, Jess
Joshi, Deepa
Young, Laine
Veenhuizen, René van

It’s no secret that the food system has an endemic gender problem. There are significant barriers to participation in food value chains due to socially determined identities, roles, rights and obligations of women and men, and structural inequalities embedded in the system. Most work to address gender inequalities in the food system to date has focused on rural areas, with a particular focus on women producers. But there are vast gendered disparities in urban food systems too, which have been largely neglected by city officials, economic planners and development practitioners. In this issue of UA Magazine, we identify the ways in which gender and inclusivity have been neglected in urban food policy, practice and research.

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Halliday, Jess; Joshi, Deepa; Young, Laine; van Veenhuizen, René. 2020. Gender in urban food systems. Urban agriculture magazine no 37. 37p. https://ruaf.org/assets/2020/07/UA-Magazine-37_web.pdf

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https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109186

Solutions

Seed systems for land restoration and improved food security

Amanda — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:19:00 +0000

This project will enhance access to a diverse portfolio of crops and crops' varieties that are more suitable to address farmers needs, particularly to meet restoration as well as food security needs. Access to seeds, and therefore functioning and efficient seed systems, both formal and informal, is essential to ensure delivery of appropriate locally adapted seeds for restoration, food security or nutrition.

Contact Person

Otieno, Gloria <g.otieno@cgiar.org>

Donors

Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)

CGIAR

Partners

Bioversity (Alliance) - Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT - Headquarter (Bioversity International), PROINPA - Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos, TSAU - Tashkent State Agrarian University

Completed

Start/End dateJanuary 01, 2017 — December 31, 2021

Research ThemeRestoring Degraded Landscapes

Cluster

1.1 Landscape Restoration

Regions

Central Asia

Countries

Bolivia, Uzbekistan