The paper reports on improving feed and
fodder supply for the dzud management in Mongolia study, and
aims to identify policy options that could improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of dzud emergency management
and response. It includes an assessment of the appropriate
roles for the private and public sectors, identification of
issues, and capacity building requirements. The study will
support a policy dialogue and could provide the foundation

The Government of Uzbekistan is aware
that the irrigation and drainage infrastructure constructed
under the Former Soviet Union - serving some 4.3 million
hectare of cultivable land for agriculture as well as many
villages for drinking water - is in urgent need of repair
and/or rehabilitation. Also, given multiple competing
demands of investment project proposals (as many as 180) on
the nation's limited, annual investment budget

Due to climate change and increasing
food prices, emphasis needs to be placed on addressing water
management as a key determinant for agricultural production
and productivity. However, governments and donors have
tended to pay relatively little attention to this area, and
investments remain low. This report, which is based on
economic and sector work carried out in the Water Anchor of
the World Bank, highlights the importance of improving water

This report is part of a broader global
study, the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC),
which has two principal objectives: (a) to develop a global
estimate of adaptation costs for informing international
climate negotiations; and (b) to help decision makers in
developing countries assess the risks posed by climate
change and design national strategies for adapting to it.
The purpose of this study is to assist the Government of

This report on ‘Assessment and Improvement of Wheat and Maize Water Productivity in Lower Karkheh River Basin’ helps researchers and scientists interested in sustainable water development to improve the Water Productivity (WP) of wheat and maize in irrigated lands of the Karkheh dam downstream.

The Africa Development Indicators 2007 essay explores the patterns of growth in Sub- Saharan Africa over the past three decades. It finds that the volatility of growth-an outcome of conflict, governance, and world commodity prices-has been greater than in any other region. Volatility has dampened expectations and investments-and has obscured some periods of good performance for some countries. The essay shows that pickups in growth were seldom sustained- indeed, that they were often followed by ferocious declines, and hence, Africa's flat economic performance over 1975-2005.

Adequate access to good quality drinking water is an important prerequisite for the wellbeing

and survival of people. Increasing competition over scarce freshwater resources with

continuous quality deterioration is becoming a serious problem in many developing countries

like Ethiopia, where the technical, socioeconomic and political conditions are impeding the

proper utilization of the required resource. The concern of low quality water is either due to

direct health impacts of poor quality drinking water or a reduction in the palatability of water