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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… Challenges and Risks 1.1 The Urgency for All of Sustainable Groundwater Management 1.2 Groundwater for … can be irreversible. Falling water tables can reduce the yield of shallow wells, or even cause them to fail, if the … water use in mining varied from US$ 0.4-3.8/m3, with the maximum values for high-value metal and gemstone production. …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… for Policy and Legislative Development on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Freshwater Resources Stephen C. McCaffrey … by the Government,which is based on the concept of the maximum quantity of water used by consumer and minimum cost … basin. Of those that do, most urge adoption of a “safe yield.” This term comports nicely with sustainable
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… its own activities. This report is printed on paper from sustainable forests including recycled fibre. The paper is … in the area of water have consistently been found to yield much higher annual benefits compared to their annual … achieve this purpose, the Parties are obligated “to make a maximum effort” to take necessary action designed to …
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Global Land Outlook

… approach to land use, management, and planning for sustainable development and human security. Finally, this … Revolution” of the early 1970s witnessed significant yield increases coupled with greater intensity of fertilizer … both to increase overall well-being and to ensure maximum efficiency. Food justice is thus about far more than …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. http: //www.iucn.org About the IUCN Water & … on environmental flows out of context is unlikely to yield a good result and may even alienate communities. … that dam operators can act upon. These could include maximum and mini- mum flow releases per hour, chemical and …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… proof that a healthy environment, and democratic and sustainable management of our natural resources, is a … forcing. Since the CO2 and temperature projections attain maximum values after 2100, the model simulations are most … animal waste, or fertilizer run-off. For drinking water, a maximum limit of 11.3 mg/l NO3-N is recommended. Higher …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… uses between States have placed increasing pressure on the sustainable management of waters, including transboundary … with slightly more than half of global precipitation, and yield about half of global runoff.28 Overall, current forest … vulnerability (or 4 in a 5 scale where 5 is the maximum). 21 MINAE/IMN, UNDP (2012). Análisis de …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… solutions to environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development. Working with many partners and … the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. It does this … agreed that companies will tend to defer achieving maximum efficiency, leaving a margin for later - for when …
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