Rising demands and competition for water resources within all sectors are placing increasing pressure on the environment. Almost all direct abstractions in England require a licence (permit) from the regulatory authority, ...

The global water and sanitation sector is faced with numerous problems. Evident from Sub-Sahara Africa is the lack of access to potable water and improved sanitation which has made water coverage and sanitation a worry for ...

Environmental management is plagued with uncertainty, despite this, little attention has until recently been given to the sensitivity of management decisions to uncertain environmental projections. Assuming that the ...

Despite the importance of efficient irrigation management for sustainable agriculture in semi-arid and arid regions of the world, poor water delivery is widespread. Following recent rural reforms in Iran, which have ...

The humidification-dehumidification (HD) greenhouse is a relatively new technology. In addition to the humidification process and cultivation normally present in greenhouses in arid countries, the HD greenhouse also ...

Participatory and cooperative forms of water governance have become regular features of government discourse and stated policy objectives in England. We consider this aspiration from the perspective of farmers in the English ...

Historically, Malawi has depended on rain-fed agricultural systems. It is reported that the frequent droughts and unreliable rainfall since early 1990s have caused many small-scale farmers to turn to the wetlands as ...