This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, developed in the first of the

series, to the Indus River basin in South Asia. The Indus Basin covers 3 countries, rises

in the Tibetan plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in China. Irrigated agriculture

in the Basin is extensive with the construction of dams, barrages, and link canals to

distribute water, with modern engineering to support irrigation starting as early as the

mid 1800s.

Net runoff is about 10% of total precipitation. Irrigated agriculture covers 20% of

This paper applies the principles of water-use accounts, to the Karkheh River basin in Iran.

The northern part of the Basin where the Karkheh and its tributaries rise is mountainous, cooler, and wetter. The River spills out on to the hotter, lower semi-arid plains at its southern end. Precipitation, mainly in winter, varies from 400-500 mm in the upper part of the Basin falling to about 230 mm in the lower reaches.

Wetlands occur extensively across the Nile Basin and support the livelihoods ofmillions of people. Despite their importance, there are big gaps in the knowledge about the current status of these ecosystems, and how populations in the Nile use them. A better understanding is needed on the ecosystem services provided by the difl:erent types of wetlands in the Nile, and how these contribute to local livelihoods.

This interactive poster was presented at the 2013 Stockholm World Water Week. It describes the results of a 'public good game' carried out with farmers in the polder zones of coastal Bangladesh in order to understand determinants of contributions to maintain a public good.

The IPCC has compiled the best available scientific methods into published guidelines for

estimating greenhouse gas emissions and emission removals from the land-use sector. In order

to evaluate existing GHG quantification tools to comprehensively quantify GHG emissions

and removals in smallholder conditions, farm scale quantification was tested with farm data

from Western Kenya. After conducting a cluster analysis to identify different farm typologies

GHG quantification was exercised using the VCS SALM methodology complemented with

This project examined the linkages between population and demand for food and water. Cambodia, in general, and Pursat Province in particular, have a complex and interesting mosaic of demographic attributes and development issues. The Tonle Sap basin and Pursat catchment possess the country’s largest potential water resources.

Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective analysis, design, and implementation of innovations. Its importance for Ethiopia cannot be overemphasized, as land degradation threatens food security and environmental sustainability.