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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… evenly distributed and is concentrated especially in the arid and semi- arid regions of the world where population growth and … a protective cover provided by the soil and unsaturated zone • As development increases more rapidly, pollution can …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… selected were: 1. Pastoral livestock management in semi-arid and arid Northern Kenya 2. Building drought resilience in Garissa … low water-stress tropical region that extends as a zone with climatic characteristics of a dry tropical forest, …
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Global Land Outlook

… nature belongs to God.31 Rivers and lakes need a buffer zone, and tree planting and kindness to animals are … varnish,” part mineral, part microbial coating typical of arid areas. For the Pitjantjatjara and Anangu cultures, they … stated “that those countries which are now treeless and arid deserts, part of Egypt, Syria, Persia, and so forth, …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… different concerns from those of countries that are more arid. States in which manufacturing or extractive industries … which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil. Native … in use of land in forest areas, as well as in jungles and arid areas; 8. Industrial parks where the execution of highly …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… city of El Paso for example, which lies in one of the most arid regions of the United States, has for many years used … and develop appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and for the … system, which predominates in the western, more arid region the United States, water allocations in times of …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… This herding antelope roams the dry steppes and semi-arid deserts of Central Asia and the Russian Federation. It … in a 15 per cent reduction in traffic inside the charging zone, and a 30 per cent reduction in traffic delays (TFL … The lake itself lies in the Maracaibo basin, which is semi-arid in the north, but averages over 1 200 mm of annual …
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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… farmers and pastoralist communities in water-stressed arid areas, where there is diminished arable land and … Chitwan National Park Regulation of 197432 and the Buffer Zone Management Regulation of 199633 were enacted to ensure … African Development Community)2 is one of the most arid regions in the world, with many of its countries being …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… include permanent water bodies inland from the coastal zone, and areas whose ecology and use are dominated by the … fully ascertained. While studies generally forecast more arid conditions and reduced rainfall and stream flow … a function of geography. For example, communities in semi-arid areas may be most exposed to drought. Sensitivity is the …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… As the World Bank has noted, trade becomes distorted when arid areas continue to produce water intensive goods at … difficult to approach water management issues by area or zone. A representative of a water fund talked of the need for … ‘suggests that trade becomes distorted when countries in arid areas continue to produce water intensive goods at …
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