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Farmers First: Towards an Extension Service for Upland Farmers

CBBCRDP and GoV both have as priority objectives the improvement of the living standards and greater environmental sustainability for poor households in the mountains of northern Vietnam.The conjunction of poverty and environmental degradation occurs most starkly in upland farming communities.

Published by: Cao Bang - Bac Kan Rural Development Project -
Uploaded on: Dec 2005
File size: 236 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Important and Controversial Watershed Management Issues in Developing Countries

The management of watersheds in developing countries is quite different from those in developed countries due to their differences in socio-economic conditions and physical settings.In developing countries, watershed programs are relatively new and concepts still need to be developed.

Uploaded on: Mar 2008
File size: 124 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Forests and Floods. Drowning in Fiction or Thriving on Facts?

There is a tendency to blame all natural disasters on human abuse of the natural environment.This is no more evident than in the case of devastating floods and landslides that affect the personal and economic fortunes of millions of people every year.

Uploaded on: Feb 2006
File size: 704 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Research , Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Findings from Wetlands Classification and Inventory of Wetlands/Aquatic Ecosystem in the Mekong Basin Vietnam

In the national meeting on inventory of wetlands/aquatic ecosystems 5 important wetland types were reconfirmed.Those are (i) Seasonally/permanently freshwaters swamp (woodlands or grasslands), (ii) Mangrove forests (coast or estuary), (iii) Rivers and canals, (iv) Permanently/Temporarily flooded grasslands, (v) and Rice fields.

Uploaded on: Feb 2008
File size: 1.9 MB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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European Commission Government of Vietnam Cao Bang Bac Kan Rural Development Project ALA/97/17, VietnamWater User Association Support Mission Report

Uploaded on: Dec 2005
File size: 947 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Implementation Experiences , Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Training course on: Integrated Watershed Management Planning

Uploaded on: Jan 2006
File size: 118 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Capacity Building , Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Watershed Development Projects in India

Evaluation of watershed development projects experiences in India with focus on promotion of rainfed agriculture with focus on:.

Published by: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -
Uploaded on: Feb 2006
File size: 424 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Implementation Experiences , Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Classification and Inventory of Wetland/Aquatic Ecosystems in the Lower Mekong River Basin of Thailand

This report reviews and compiles data and information on wetland/aquatic ecosystems in the Mekong River basin of Thailand with particular reference to wetland types, ecology, functions, values, importance, threats, and economic valuation of wetland types.

Uploaded on: Feb 2008
File size: 430 KB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Proceedings Policy Dialogue on Watershed Management in the Lower Mekong Basin

This document contains the proceedings of the 1st Policy Dialogue on Watershed Management in the Lower Mekong Basin, held from 28 to 30 September 2004 in Vientiane.

Uploaded on: Jul 2006
File size: 1.2 MB - Language: English
Keyword(s): Capacity Building , Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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Proceeding of Training Awareness Workshop on "Concept of Watershed Management" Held in Santhong District (Pilot Watershed), Lao PDR, 26-27 July, 2005

Uploaded on: Nov 2005
File size: 4.2 MB - Language: Lao
Keyword(s): Capacity Building , Watershed Management
Category: Inland Waters

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