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… replenishment of aquifers. The consequences of inaction in dry, ground- water-dependent regions will be stark, with … to streams, rivers, and wetlands sustaining flows through dry seasons and droughts. In some lowland catchments, … Urbanisation, industrialisation and intensification of farming practices have led to an escalating demand for …

… this use is still minor in Africa. Environmental function Dry season river baseflow is maintained by groundwater … in the rainy season and de- creases baseflow in the dry season. Such baseflow may be of critical importance … as well as the necessary enabling factors associated with farming, e.g. access to energy, credit, agricultural inputs, …

… enough water is left in the river, particularly during dry periods, by controlling abstractions and diversions. Both … further havoc and once-healthy trees stand dying on the dry floodplain that used to be a seasonal wetland. … terms, for example the net benefits of hydropower or farming, or the cost of refurbishing a power plant. The price …

… in some states. However when the doctrine reached the dry and arid climates of the American West and South West its … is distributed through canals to irrigate crops during the dry season. Such irrigation systems can find themselves … This reallocative effect would not be merely within the farming sector. There was also the prospect of reducing …

… tHe GreeninG of Water laW6 of the regions likely to dry out—including the Mediterranean region and the … decline by up to 20% and will fall with longer bouts of dry spells between rain events.22 Moreover, these regions are … calculated, those benefits far exceeded those derived from farming the land, an average of US$5,800 per hectare of …

… means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub- humid areas resulting from various factors, … the integrated development of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas for sustainable development which are … (i) improve soil conservation and introduce sustainable farming and forestry practices, which ensure long-term …

… and has always depended on the land for subsistence farming, gathering, hunting, and fishing.42 In fact, the Awas … of user concerns, as most conflicts tend to arise in the dry season’.57 At the local level, Funder et al have argued, … details about Nyami Nyami snake which caused Kariba dam to dry up’, myzimbabwe.co.zw (29 October 2015), available at …