Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

Food and water security are directly linked through the agricultural sector and food
production and processing. Increasing stresses on food and water resources, influenced by …

The aim of this paper was to study the land use index (equipped area for irrigation per
cultivated area, AI) and irrigation management in Asia and Oceania during past decades …

In many semi-arid and arid regions of the world, water saving strategies need to be
implemented in the agricultural sector in order to increase the resilience to water scarcity …

Land use change, climate change, and the politics of accelerated agricultural growth shape
contemporary land use in Russia. This factor combination urgently calls for exploring viable …

Increasing water demand in the Aral Sea basin (ASB) challenges policy makers to
implement in-time and effective water management measures to mitigate both the on-going …

For the fulfillment of the thirsty ambition of self-sufficiency of the Soviets for cotton production,
the arid Central Asian region and in particular Uzbekistan has been extensively exploited. In …

The Krishna River Basin covers an area of 258,000 km2 (nearly 8% of India) in three large
states—Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh—with a combined basin population of 70 …

Engineering is taking a lead role in sustainability implementation, despite problems linking
institutional decision-makers with such things as water purification and cleansing wetlands …

Sedimentation processes in man-made water reservoirs reduce their main asset: the volume
storage capacity. This raises engineering, environmental and economic issues for the …