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Key and Smart Actions to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty Through Irrigation and Drainage
Author(s) -
Unver Olcay,
Wahaj Robina,
Lorenzon Elisa,
Mohammadi Kourosh,
Osias Jerome R.,
Reinders Felix,
Wani Suhas,
Chuchra Jyotsana,
Lee Peter,
Sangjun I.M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
irrigation and drainage
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1531-0361
pISSN - 1531-0353
DOI - 10.1002/ird.2225
Subject(s) - poverty , sustainable development , drainage , irrigation , business , natural resource economics , scarcity , productivity , corporate governance , economics , environmental planning , economic growth , political science , geography , ecology , finance , law , biology , microeconomics
Abstract In the pursuit of information to support policies and actions to alleviate hunger and poverty through irrigation and drainage, this paper attempts to provide correlations between water scarcity, communities and poverty. Many reviews have found strong direct and indirect relationships between irrigation and poverty. One of the main goals of the international community is to eliminate hunger and poverty and in this perspective, through the Millennium Development Goals, much progress has been achieved and evidence obtained. Sustainable Development Goals and various other United Nations initiatives intend to move forward this agenda by making it a part of broader development frameworks. In this paper, the important elements of irrigation and drainage that affect the alleviation of hunger and poverty are discussed. These elements are grouped into governance, rights‐based developments, water rights and pricing, management, efficiency improvement, and the role of technology. Both the potential and the need for innovative technology and solutions in irrigation are underlined, which can be used to cater for the challenges in different subsectors. The main focus of these solutions is on maximizing productivity and efficiency, reducing water losses, achieving sustainable intensification and managing demands on water resources and the associated trade‐offs. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.