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Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual

… all AGW-Net African Ministerial Council on Water Acid Mine Drainage Aquifer Management Organisation African Network of … large depositional basins that pre-date the present day drainage and the present day climate. This hydrogeological … lowering by groundwater abstraction and/or land drainage, which leads to increased areas and/or rates of …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Land and water - the rights interface

… institutions is increasingly towards taking a drainage basin approach. In other words water is managed by … to be published in a special issue of "Irrigation and Drainage Systems" IFPRI Washington D.C. 169 Scott, A. & … Central Asia in the construction of both irrigation and drainage schemes designed to supply water to, and drain water …
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National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… ecosystems, and their protection from degradation on a drainage basin basis, has been identified as the primary … resources is holistic when it is done on a catchment or drainage basin basis. This includes both land and water …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… of the basin, including in particular the extent of the drainage area in the territory of each basin State; 2. The … in the beneficial uses of the waters of an international drainage basin. The UNWC is intended to be open-ended. …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… the basin and the activities it encompasses. The river and drainage system should be considered in its context To start … flows, one needs to consider all aspects of the river and drainage system in their context. This means looking at the … "caring for and managing freshwater resources in river or drainage basins". Environmental flows are a relevant …
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The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… [9]. In Malmö, Sweden, using natural solutions (e.g. drainage ponds, green roofs and green spaces) to create sustainable urban drainage systems helped the inhabitants adapt to the …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… due to land reclamation, the construction of dams and drainage activities. The international community and the … the work to restore the aquatic ecosystems destroyed by drainage and dam construction in the Ahwar marshlands between …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… solutions to these challenges include expanding the water drainage infrastructure to capture polluted runoff and divert … to these challenges, including expansion of water drainage infrastructure, can in some instances further … to the channel, rivers become more effective conduits for drainage. It can also maximize the use of surrounding lands, …
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Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 2 Reptiles and Invertibrates

… , 1984). Brazil Formerly found thoughout the Amazon drainage system, but now virtually extinct in the upper … in the Solimoes, Putumayo and Caqueta rivers in the Amazon drainage; and in the Rio Meta and its tributaries in the … and Trebbau, 1984). Venezuela Found thoughout the Orinoco drainage system from the delta to Boca Mavaca in the upper …
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Restoring Forest Landscapes - An introduction to the art and science of forest landscape restoration

… – for example increase or decrease in forest areas Drainage pattern and slope characteristics Land-tenure … components (for example, various land-uses, land tenure, drainage patterns and human settlements) and suggests some … Critical erosion site Land-use layer Land tenure layer Drainage layer Biotic impact layer 45 Key components of a …
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