This document summarizes a study that used remote sensing and GIS to map suitable sites for water harvesting in Musina, South Africa. The objectives were to identify areas suitable for three rainwater harvesting technologies using SPOT 6 imagery. A multi-criteria suitability model was developed based on land cover, slope, flow length, and drainage characteristics. Results identified suitable sites for strip catchment tillage, contour bunds, and pitting. The high resolution SPOT 6 data allowed for accurate land cover classification and suitability analysis to support decision making around water use and conservation.
Soil and water managements and landscapes: Africa RISING science, innovations...africa-rising
1) Complementary soil and water management technologies implemented across agricultural landscapes in Ethiopia enhanced synergies and reduced trade-offs between crop production and the environment.
2) Soil and water conservation interventions like terraces and trenches reduced soil loss by over 50% and increased dry season water flows, providing more sustainable crop intensification options.
3) Providing farmers with irrigation scheduling advice, like information on wetting front detectors, increased crop yields by 20-50% and water productivity during the dry season.
1) The document discusses sustainable development of hydropower and the need to balance social, environmental, and economic impacts through decision making processes that consider options assessment, site selection, project design and implementation, and operation.
2) It describes CEPEL's models for optimizing energy generation and operational planning of Brazil's hydrothermal system, allowing 20% more energy production through capturing synergies between planning and operation.
3) A new concept of "Platform Hydropower Plants" is introduced that aims to reduce environmental impacts through locating plants near waterfalls with less deforestation and restoring affected areas.
ITEM 7. Global SOC Sequestration Potential Map: Review of the Concept Paper a...FAO
This document discusses plans for creating a Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential (GSOCseq) map. It will use a country-driven approach with capacity development workshops to generate national maps of attainable SOC stocks under recommended land management practices. A three-phase process is outlined: 1) Develop technical specifications; 2) Conduct capacity building; 3) Update information and compile the global GSOCseq map. Modeling approaches at different levels are proposed depending on data availability and skills. The goal is to empower countries to estimate their own SOC sequestration potential to inform policies and actions.
Estimating soil organic carbon changes: is it feasible?ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the Plenary 1, GSOC17 – Setting the scientific scene for GSOC17 of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Eleanor Milne from Colorado State University - USA, in FAO Hq, Rome
This document summarizes a study that used remote sensing and GIS to map suitable sites for water harvesting in Musina, South Africa. The objectives were to identify areas suitable for three rainwater harvesting technologies using SPOT 6 imagery. A multi-criteria suitability model was developed based on land cover, slope, flow length, and drainage characteristics. Results identified suitable sites for strip catchment tillage, contour bunds, and pitting. The high resolution SPOT 6 data allowed for accurate land cover classification and suitability analysis to support decision making around water use and conservation.
Soil and water managements and landscapes: Africa RISING science, innovations...africa-rising
1) Complementary soil and water management technologies implemented across agricultural landscapes in Ethiopia enhanced synergies and reduced trade-offs between crop production and the environment.
2) Soil and water conservation interventions like terraces and trenches reduced soil loss by over 50% and increased dry season water flows, providing more sustainable crop intensification options.
3) Providing farmers with irrigation scheduling advice, like information on wetting front detectors, increased crop yields by 20-50% and water productivity during the dry season.
1) The document discusses sustainable development of hydropower and the need to balance social, environmental, and economic impacts through decision making processes that consider options assessment, site selection, project design and implementation, and operation.
2) It describes CEPEL's models for optimizing energy generation and operational planning of Brazil's hydrothermal system, allowing 20% more energy production through capturing synergies between planning and operation.
3) A new concept of "Platform Hydropower Plants" is introduced that aims to reduce environmental impacts through locating plants near waterfalls with less deforestation and restoring affected areas.
ITEM 7. Global SOC Sequestration Potential Map: Review of the Concept Paper a...FAO
This document discusses plans for creating a Global Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Potential (GSOCseq) map. It will use a country-driven approach with capacity development workshops to generate national maps of attainable SOC stocks under recommended land management practices. A three-phase process is outlined: 1) Develop technical specifications; 2) Conduct capacity building; 3) Update information and compile the global GSOCseq map. Modeling approaches at different levels are proposed depending on data availability and skills. The goal is to empower countries to estimate their own SOC sequestration potential to inform policies and actions.
Estimating soil organic carbon changes: is it feasible?ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the Plenary 1, GSOC17 – Setting the scientific scene for GSOC17 of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Eleanor Milne from Colorado State University - USA, in FAO Hq, Rome
Remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) are revolutionising irrigation management. They represent a relatively cheap and rapid method of acquiring up-to-date information over a large geographical area. and are the only practical way to obtain data from inaccessible regions. At small scales, regional phenomena which are invisible from the ground can be clearly visible. Presented at the 1st World Irrigation Forum, 2013, Mardin, Turkey.
15 years of experience with the use of detailed erosion maps in soil erosion ...ExternalEvents
The document discusses 15 years of experience using detailed soil erosion maps in policy in Flanders, Belgium. The maps are used to prioritize subsidy programs, set conditions for farmer support payments based on erosion risk, and evaluate policy measures. The maps are updated every few years using improved data and modeling, with the goal of targeting high risk areas and increasing the efficiency of erosion reduction efforts among local authorities and farmers.
"Sujalam Consultants" established in year 1998, as proprietary consultants in the field of groundwater exploration, has now grown in terms of expertise and experience as a multidisciplinary in the field of Environment, Engineering, Geology and Mining etc.
We have successfully completed the Reaccreditation of QCI NABET in Categoery A to carry out Geological and Hydro-geological Studies for various developemental activities like Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Township etc,
This document discusses approaches to improving irrigation performance and water use in agriculture. It provides context on the importance of irrigation performance given population growth, changing diets, and water constraints. Key innovations that can improve performance are discussed for the farm/field level and system operations level, including laser land leveling, sprinkler systems, and use of new technologies. The document emphasizes that improving performance requires strengthening links between irrigation systems and farms, as well as leadership to set clear objectives, provide resources, and reward performance. Overall, better irrigation performance can reduce water diversions while enabling food security if it also increases farmers' livelihoods.
This document discusses applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in irrigation water management. It provides background on lift irrigation schemes in India and their challenges in ensuring equal water distribution. The study area focuses on Ramachandrapuram town in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. GIS can be used to design an irrigation schedule system that provides precise and proportionate water delivery to farmers based on their land area. The document concludes that a GIS-designed irrigation project could help farmers in the village access water for crops in any season at lower cost and with less manpower than conventional methods.
Professor Alister Scott presented perspectives on reimagining rural land use policy from the edge spaces where rural and urban uses intersect. He discussed four narratives of problematic land uses: uncontrolled development causing conflicts; the disconnect between urban and rural governance; gentrification displacing rural communities; and illegal development challenging regulations. Common policy failures include lack of evidence, top-down solutions, separate treatment of natural/built environments, and outdated definitions. Successful approaches engage communities, use interdisciplinary teams across scales, experiment collectively under shared visions, and apply mixed tools within new governance models.
This presentation was presented during the Plenary 1, Opening Ceremony of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Anne Larigauderies, Executive Secreatry of IPBES, in FAO Hq, Rome
This presentation by Babak Jafarisamani, a master's student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was presented at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute’s Research Forum on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Babak is a 2016-2017 student support grantee of the Institute.
A high-resolution spatially-explicit methodology to assess global soil organi...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 1, Monitoring, mapping, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of SOC, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Luuk Fleskens from Soil Physics and Land management Group – Wageningen University, in FAO Hq, Rome
Land use and tenure in pastoral and agro-pastoral production systemsILRI
- Land use in pastoral areas is undergoing rapid change due to factors like reduced authority of customary institutions and lack of rangeland management.
- New interventions show promise in local land use planning, strengthening collective behavior and rights, but require further investment.
- Surveys found increasing cropping and private grazing lands, commercial investment in riverine areas, and loss of customary rangeland management.
- Trends include compromised pastoral systems, degradation, lower resilience, conflicts, out-migration of youth, and lost opportunities in pastoral areas.
This document outlines several applications of geographic information systems (GIS). It discusses how GIS is used in agriculture to combat the spread of pests, quantify agricultural pollution, and manage organic farming data. It also describes GIS applications in astronomy like planetary mapping, positioning using magnetic declination, and investigating magnetic field lines. Additionally, the document discusses how GIS is applied in banking to examine branch locations and market share, and capture locations of mobile transactions. Finally, it briefly mentions other uses of GIS in mapping, telephone networks, surveying, tourism, wildlife management, environmental impact assessments, and coastal zone management.
Agricultural defense of Sao Paulo: twelve years of soil preservation and reha...ExternalEvents
Mr Oswaldo Julio Vischi Filho, Secretariat of Agriculture of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER19), 15 - 17 May 2019 at FAO HQ.
IRJET- Landuse, Landcover and Urban Development of Coimbatore North Zone for ...IRJET Journal
This document discusses land use, land cover, and urban development in Coimbatore North, India over two decades from 1997 to 2017. Satellite imagery from LANDSAT satellites from 1997, 2007, and 2017 were analyzed using GIS to classify land into six categories and detect changes over time. The study found a drastic increase in built-up area and some development of forest and other land, with substantial changes to scrub land, fallow land, cropland, and water areas due to rapid urbanization in the study area. Remote sensing and GIS techniques were employed to effectively study and monitor land use/land cover changes and inform urban planning.
CIAT-SOILS focuses on restoring degraded lands, harnessing soils for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and enhancing soil fertility and health. It uses digital soil mapping, improved management practices, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Examples provided demonstrate using digital soil maps to target technologies, improved pastures increasing livestock productivity while sequestering carbon, and community-based landscape restoration in Central America. A project in Caquetá, Colombia aims to provide scientific evidence to policymakers on mitigating and adapting to climate change through sustainable land use and monitoring soil health indicators across scales.
Massachusetts has some of the most outdated land use laws in the nation which make planning and zoning changes difficult. This document proposes reforms through new legislation called the Comprehensive Land Use Reform and Partnership Act (CLURPA). Key provisions of CLURPA include rewriting and consolidating the Zoning Act and Subdivision Control Law, strengthening the role of master plans, allowing greater use of impact fees and variances, and creating incentives for municipalities to partner with the state through a new Land Use Partnership Act.
Is soil organic carbon sequestration really feasible? How to scale it up?Soils FAO-GSP
GSP Webinar: RECSOIL: Recarbonization of Global Soils, 17 June 2020, Zoom platform. Presentation by Pete Smith, Professor of Soils and Global Change, Aberdeen University and Science Director of Scotland’s ClimateXChange.
Australia is developing new soil grid products and a national soil strategy. They are also seeking to include soil monitoring in natural capital assessments. New Zealand released three national soil grids and added over 600 new sites to their soil repository. They continue work on spectral analysis and international standards. Progress in Pacific nations has been slowed by COVID, but the soil portal was launched and projects in PNG and further engagement are planned for 2021 when travel may resume. Challenges include limited capacity due to COVID impacts and personnel changes.
This document summarizes lessons learned from Ecuador and Peru's efforts to establish REDD+ baselines and monitoring systems at the national and sub-national levels. It discusses some of the common challenges faced, such as developing institutional capacity, generating carbon stock and activity data, and meeting various international requirements. It also identifies opportunities to take a stepwise approach and test jurisdictional REDD+ methods to help align key players and adjust approaches over time based on experiences on the ground.
El documento presenta una exposición de informática realizada por 4 estudiantes del primer semestre de la carrera. Explica cómo agregar notas al pie y notas al final en Word, personalizar su formato y estilo, e insertar encabezados y pies de página en un documento.
The document provides an overview of digital marketing trends presented by Christian Bartens. It discusses the evolution of the digital universe and consumer adoption of digital technologies. Key trends covered include the rise of social networks and user-generated content, the rewiring of consumer brains by digital experiences, and the imbalance between traditional and digital media spending. Web 2.0 technologies and their ability to satisfy basic human needs are also examined. Charts and diagrams are used throughout to illustrate important concepts.
Remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) are revolutionising irrigation management. They represent a relatively cheap and rapid method of acquiring up-to-date information over a large geographical area. and are the only practical way to obtain data from inaccessible regions. At small scales, regional phenomena which are invisible from the ground can be clearly visible. Presented at the 1st World Irrigation Forum, 2013, Mardin, Turkey.
15 years of experience with the use of detailed erosion maps in soil erosion ...ExternalEvents
The document discusses 15 years of experience using detailed soil erosion maps in policy in Flanders, Belgium. The maps are used to prioritize subsidy programs, set conditions for farmer support payments based on erosion risk, and evaluate policy measures. The maps are updated every few years using improved data and modeling, with the goal of targeting high risk areas and increasing the efficiency of erosion reduction efforts among local authorities and farmers.
"Sujalam Consultants" established in year 1998, as proprietary consultants in the field of groundwater exploration, has now grown in terms of expertise and experience as a multidisciplinary in the field of Environment, Engineering, Geology and Mining etc.
We have successfully completed the Reaccreditation of QCI NABET in Categoery A to carry out Geological and Hydro-geological Studies for various developemental activities like Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Township etc,
This document discusses approaches to improving irrigation performance and water use in agriculture. It provides context on the importance of irrigation performance given population growth, changing diets, and water constraints. Key innovations that can improve performance are discussed for the farm/field level and system operations level, including laser land leveling, sprinkler systems, and use of new technologies. The document emphasizes that improving performance requires strengthening links between irrigation systems and farms, as well as leadership to set clear objectives, provide resources, and reward performance. Overall, better irrigation performance can reduce water diversions while enabling food security if it also increases farmers' livelihoods.
This document discusses applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in irrigation water management. It provides background on lift irrigation schemes in India and their challenges in ensuring equal water distribution. The study area focuses on Ramachandrapuram town in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. GIS can be used to design an irrigation schedule system that provides precise and proportionate water delivery to farmers based on their land area. The document concludes that a GIS-designed irrigation project could help farmers in the village access water for crops in any season at lower cost and with less manpower than conventional methods.
Professor Alister Scott presented perspectives on reimagining rural land use policy from the edge spaces where rural and urban uses intersect. He discussed four narratives of problematic land uses: uncontrolled development causing conflicts; the disconnect between urban and rural governance; gentrification displacing rural communities; and illegal development challenging regulations. Common policy failures include lack of evidence, top-down solutions, separate treatment of natural/built environments, and outdated definitions. Successful approaches engage communities, use interdisciplinary teams across scales, experiment collectively under shared visions, and apply mixed tools within new governance models.
This presentation was presented during the Plenary 1, Opening Ceremony of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Anne Larigauderies, Executive Secreatry of IPBES, in FAO Hq, Rome
This presentation by Babak Jafarisamani, a master's student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was presented at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute’s Research Forum on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Babak is a 2016-2017 student support grantee of the Institute.
A high-resolution spatially-explicit methodology to assess global soil organi...ExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 1, Monitoring, mapping, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of SOC, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Mr. Luuk Fleskens from Soil Physics and Land management Group – Wageningen University, in FAO Hq, Rome
Land use and tenure in pastoral and agro-pastoral production systemsILRI
- Land use in pastoral areas is undergoing rapid change due to factors like reduced authority of customary institutions and lack of rangeland management.
- New interventions show promise in local land use planning, strengthening collective behavior and rights, but require further investment.
- Surveys found increasing cropping and private grazing lands, commercial investment in riverine areas, and loss of customary rangeland management.
- Trends include compromised pastoral systems, degradation, lower resilience, conflicts, out-migration of youth, and lost opportunities in pastoral areas.
This document outlines several applications of geographic information systems (GIS). It discusses how GIS is used in agriculture to combat the spread of pests, quantify agricultural pollution, and manage organic farming data. It also describes GIS applications in astronomy like planetary mapping, positioning using magnetic declination, and investigating magnetic field lines. Additionally, the document discusses how GIS is applied in banking to examine branch locations and market share, and capture locations of mobile transactions. Finally, it briefly mentions other uses of GIS in mapping, telephone networks, surveying, tourism, wildlife management, environmental impact assessments, and coastal zone management.
Agricultural defense of Sao Paulo: twelve years of soil preservation and reha...ExternalEvents
Mr Oswaldo Julio Vischi Filho, Secretariat of Agriculture of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER19), 15 - 17 May 2019 at FAO HQ.
IRJET- Landuse, Landcover and Urban Development of Coimbatore North Zone for ...IRJET Journal
This document discusses land use, land cover, and urban development in Coimbatore North, India over two decades from 1997 to 2017. Satellite imagery from LANDSAT satellites from 1997, 2007, and 2017 were analyzed using GIS to classify land into six categories and detect changes over time. The study found a drastic increase in built-up area and some development of forest and other land, with substantial changes to scrub land, fallow land, cropland, and water areas due to rapid urbanization in the study area. Remote sensing and GIS techniques were employed to effectively study and monitor land use/land cover changes and inform urban planning.
CIAT-SOILS focuses on restoring degraded lands, harnessing soils for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and enhancing soil fertility and health. It uses digital soil mapping, improved management practices, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Examples provided demonstrate using digital soil maps to target technologies, improved pastures increasing livestock productivity while sequestering carbon, and community-based landscape restoration in Central America. A project in Caquetá, Colombia aims to provide scientific evidence to policymakers on mitigating and adapting to climate change through sustainable land use and monitoring soil health indicators across scales.
Massachusetts has some of the most outdated land use laws in the nation which make planning and zoning changes difficult. This document proposes reforms through new legislation called the Comprehensive Land Use Reform and Partnership Act (CLURPA). Key provisions of CLURPA include rewriting and consolidating the Zoning Act and Subdivision Control Law, strengthening the role of master plans, allowing greater use of impact fees and variances, and creating incentives for municipalities to partner with the state through a new Land Use Partnership Act.
Is soil organic carbon sequestration really feasible? How to scale it up?Soils FAO-GSP
GSP Webinar: RECSOIL: Recarbonization of Global Soils, 17 June 2020, Zoom platform. Presentation by Pete Smith, Professor of Soils and Global Change, Aberdeen University and Science Director of Scotland’s ClimateXChange.
Australia is developing new soil grid products and a national soil strategy. They are also seeking to include soil monitoring in natural capital assessments. New Zealand released three national soil grids and added over 600 new sites to their soil repository. They continue work on spectral analysis and international standards. Progress in Pacific nations has been slowed by COVID, but the soil portal was launched and projects in PNG and further engagement are planned for 2021 when travel may resume. Challenges include limited capacity due to COVID impacts and personnel changes.
This document summarizes lessons learned from Ecuador and Peru's efforts to establish REDD+ baselines and monitoring systems at the national and sub-national levels. It discusses some of the common challenges faced, such as developing institutional capacity, generating carbon stock and activity data, and meeting various international requirements. It also identifies opportunities to take a stepwise approach and test jurisdictional REDD+ methods to help align key players and adjust approaches over time based on experiences on the ground.
El documento presenta una exposición de informática realizada por 4 estudiantes del primer semestre de la carrera. Explica cómo agregar notas al pie y notas al final en Word, personalizar su formato y estilo, e insertar encabezados y pies de página en un documento.
The document provides an overview of digital marketing trends presented by Christian Bartens. It discusses the evolution of the digital universe and consumer adoption of digital technologies. Key trends covered include the rise of social networks and user-generated content, the rewiring of consumer brains by digital experiences, and the imbalance between traditional and digital media spending. Web 2.0 technologies and their ability to satisfy basic human needs are also examined. Charts and diagrams are used throughout to illustrate important concepts.
The document discusses the use of modals and "unless" in conditional clauses. It explains that modals like "can", "will", "would", and "would have" are used in the main clause to indicate likelihood or possibility, while "should" expresses greater uncertainty. Modals can also be used in both the main clause and conditional clause. The use of "unless" introduces an exception, and "if...not" can often replace "unless". Various conjunctions beyond "if" and "unless" like "as long as", "only if", "provided", etc. can also introduce conditional clauses.
Do you have the educational qualification for an ACA? Or You think ACCA would be a good career option? If you have any doubts regarding the Exam levels, Study mode, pass rate for ACCA and ACA, do not worry. This Infograph on ACCA vs ACA will help you 7. Do you have the educational qualification for an ACA? Or You think ACCA would be a good career option? If you have any doubts regarding the Exam levels, Study mode, pass rate for ACCA and ACA, do not worry. This Infograph on ACCA vs ACA will help you clarify the same.clarify the same.
Полезные игры для сотрудников. 5 рецептов и 1 граблиPryaniky.com
Ни один менеджер никогда не скажет "Давайте сделаем нашу работу самым скучным местом в мире!" - тем не менее, сплошь и рядом все делают именно это. Мы поделимся практическими кейс-рецептами из жизни российских и западных компаний - о том, как приготовить для сотрудников вкусную и полезную геймификацию для роста, развития и хорошего настроения.
Portrait de Noël Constant, fondateur de Carrefour-Rue, une association genevoise qui vient en aide aux personnes en difficulté (carrefour-rue.ch).
Rencontre à Plan-les-Ouates, le deuxième hameau de studios mobiles ouvert sur son égide.
-HANNAH MILES PORTFOLIO 2016.compressedHannah Miles
Hannah Miles is a creative director and freelance fashion photographer based in London and New York. She has over 5 years of experience in print design, photography, and social media management for global fashion brands. She is seeking her next opportunity where she can apply her expertise in areas like print design, art direction, photography, and visual communication.
Impact of Gender on Customer Satisfaction for Service Quality: A Case Study o...deshwal852
This study examines the impact of gender on customer satisfaction levels for service quality in hyper stores. A survey was conducted of 70 customers (30 male and 40 female) who shop at hyper stores in South Delhi. The Retail Service Quality Scale was used to measure customer perceptions across 5 dimensions of service quality. Statistical analysis found no significant difference between male and female customers' satisfaction levels across the service quality dimensions. Therefore, the study concludes that gender does not impact customer satisfaction for service quality in hyper stores.
Een jaar geleden introduceerde de ING de Mobiel Bankieren App. Klanten hebben deze app massaal omarmd. Hoe verandert dit de manier waarop Nederlanders hun bankzaken doen? Hoe heeft ING de zeer succesvolle adoptie georganiseerd? Hoe maken we de stap van mobile first naar multidevice? Welke voorspellingen durven we nu te doen?
Max Mouwen, Directeur Verkoop en Service Internet ING gaf antwoord op deze vragen tijdens het congres ‘Customer in control!?’ op 14 november 2012 in het Singer Museum Laren.
Abram demonstrated faith through his actions when he rescued his nephew Lot from captors. The king of Sodom offered Abram goods taken from the defeated kings, but Abram refused to keep anything for himself so that it would not be said the king of Sodom had made Abram rich. Abram then gave a tithe of the goods to Melchizedek, priest of God Most High, showing faith through obedience and generosity.
This document discusses the growth of the mobile games market and analyzes usage data from Flurry Analytics. Some key points:
- The mobile games market is growing rapidly, surpassing 1 billion users next year. Games are disrupting markets globally.
- Tablet usage is more concentrated in primetime and users trend older than smartphones. Tablet engagement is longer but less frequent than smartphones.
- The top successful game types are endless pass time, social RPGs, and "gamer's games" featuring high-end graphics.
- Flurry offers analytics, user acquisition, and monetization services to help developers increase engagement, revenue, and audience size.
1. Vasilis Papamichael is a principal engineer at Wi.S.Per. who specializes in modeling and evaluating the performance of multi-port antenna systems using computational electromagnetics (CEM).
2. He models multi-port antenna systems using CEM software to obtain parameters needed to evaluate their diversity and MIMO performance under various propagation environments and antenna termination conditions.
3. Key metrics evaluated include diversity antenna gain and ergodic channel capacity, with the goal of developing a complete software tool for performance analysis of multi-port antenna systems.
The document provides an annual review of the Irish construction industry in 2012. It summarizes projections for construction output, noting that output is expected to decline further in 2013 before showing low single-digit growth in subsequent years. Even with ambitious growth targets, the industry would not reach sustainable output levels until 2020 or later. Construction costs are expected to increase modestly in the coming years, while public sector construction faces challenges such as low-cost tendering and risk transfers that make it difficult for contractors and consultants.
Dr MIchael Vardon, ABS, ACEAS 2014 "Synthesis in environmental accounting"aceas13tern
Environmental-economic accounting aims to integrate environmental data with economic metrics to provide a comprehensive assessment of the interrelated natural and economic systems. It draws on concepts from various disciplines to establish relationships between environmental stocks and flows and represent them physically and monetarily in standardized accounts. Countries have developed systems like the UN's System of Environmental-Economic Accounting to produce regular reports integrating these domains and identify information gaps. While complex, accounting benefits decision-making by making environmental and economic trade-offs more transparent.
This document discusses the modernization and advancement of watershed planning and management techniques in India. It provides a history of watershed development programs in India since the 1970s. It then discusses some of the major problems with previous watershed development programs, including inequitable distribution of resources. The document advocates for the use of advanced techniques like geographic information systems, remote sensing, hydrological modeling, and other decision support tools to help optimize land and water resource allocation and management. It provides examples of how simulation models, optimization models, multi-objective decision making models, and conflict resolution models can help address different watershed planning challenges. Overall, the document argues integrated watershed modeling approaches can help improve sustainability and natural resource management.
Role of SEEA Framework for Valuation of Natural ResourcesMohdFaisalKhan10
The document discusses the SEEA (System of Environmental-Economic Accounting) framework for valuing natural resources. It provides an overview of the SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting approach, which complements the SEEA Central Framework. Examples are given of accounting for ecosystem extent, condition, and services. Thematic accounts covering areas like land, carbon, and water are also discussed. The document then covers valuation approaches in ecosystem accounting and provides lessons learned from natural capital accounting projects.
Rethinking water storage for agricultural adaptation to climate change in sub Saharan Africa.
Dr. Matthew McCartney and Dr. Irit Eguavoen
Tropentag Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development
Tropentag ,Zürich, 16 September 2010
The document discusses implementing a groundwater decision support system in Denmark. It describes a 4 step process for building an effective DSS: 1) Create a fast hydrological screening calculator, 2) Set up an intuitive screening paradigm, 3) Identify relevant screening parameters, and 4) Make it a joint effort across stakeholders. The resulting DSS, called BEST, provides a fast yet comprehensive analysis of potential impacts of groundwater extraction on hydrology, nature types, and riverine ecosystems to inform permitting decisions.
1) The document discusses the concepts of irrigation efficiency and water productivity, noting important distinctions in their definitions, scales of analysis, and limitations.
2) It provides an example from Zhanghe Irrigation District in China where improvements to both on-farm water management and water allocation policies led to increased water productivity while maintaining agricultural output.
3) Key lessons are that strategies to improve water management need to consider perspectives of different water user groups and potential impacts at broader basin scales, and that multiple indicators of water productivity are needed to fully understand complex agricultural systems and trade-offs.
The Nutrient Tracking Tool (NTT) is an online program developed by the USDA Office of Environmental Markets (OEM) and the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER) to evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of agricultural management practices. NTT can be used to simulate the effects of structural practices like terraces and wetlands as well as cultural practices like no-till and cover crops. It incorporates national databases on weather, soils, and economics to facilitate comparisons of nutrient losses, yields, and financial indicators across scenarios. The document provides examples demonstrating NTT's abilities to model tile drainage management practices and soil carbon sequestration under different crop rotations.
This document discusses institutionalizing water accounting in order to better manage water resources. It provides an overview of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), which conducts research on innovative water solutions. Water scarcity is a growing challenge in many regions. Water accounting can help fill information gaps and support decision making by regularly reporting on water availability, use, rights, and changes over time. It discusses elements like temporal and spatial scales to consider. The benefits of water accounting include increased transparency, comparable data to guide policies, and improved awareness. Institutionalizing water accounting requires establishing purposes, data sources, stakeholders, and aligning with existing policies and plans. It is a collective effort that can help answer key questions about water management and allocation.
IEWP @ National Workshop on " Blueprint Water Accounting in India", 15 februa...India-EU Water Partnership
The document discusses developing a blueprint for a water accounting system in India. It outlines key elements to consider like aligning with international standards, ease of implementation given available Indian data sources, complementing existing water management tools, and ensuring transparency and involvement of states/stakeholders. The blueprint would aim to inform policy decisions on issues like equitable water sharing between sectors and regions, managing environmental impacts, and adapting to climate change. It proposes a framework based on the UN's SEEA Water standard and selecting relevant indicators to monitor water use, stress levels, economic benefits, costs and more. Next steps discussed include establishing governance systems for water data and strengthening analytical capacity to develop the accounting system.
This document discusses the sustainable management of water resources. It notes that river basins integrate economic, social, and environmental systems across political boundaries, so water management decisions should reflect this integrative nature. When systems are not managed sustainably, major problems can result as shown by the example of the Aral Sea, where unsustainable irrigation practices led to environmental damage and loss of livelihoods. Achieving sustainable water resources management requires taking a basin-wide, multidisciplinary approach that considers both current and future needs.
This document discusses the sustainable management of water resources. It notes that river basins integrate economic, social, and environmental systems across political boundaries, so water management decisions should reflect this integrative nature. When systems are not managed sustainably, such as in the Aral Sea region where unsustainable irrigation practices depleted the sea, severe environmental, health, and economic problems can result. Achieving sustainable water resources management requires taking a basin-scale, multidisciplinary approach that considers impacts across different levels and balances current and future needs.
Presentation made in the UNEP-UNFCCC organised Adaptation Knowledge Day in SB42 in Bonn, Germany June 2015. Presentation highlights CIAT and CCAFS contribution to the Nairobi Work Programme and Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative.
Day 1 9 rupa kumar kolli, wmo, arrcc-carissa workshopICIMOD
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Anticipating economic consequences of rainwater management in the Blue Nile basin
1. Anticipating economic consequences of
rainwater management in the Blue Nile basin
Kindie Getnet
International Water Management Institute
Nile BDC Symposium on Modeling in the Blue Nile Basin
Addis Ababa, 12 November 2012
2. Three phase research activities to achieve
output 2.3 of N4 (anticipating economic impacts of RWM)
1. Characterizing the baseline situation at a HRU (the
business as usual scenario)
2. Assessing consequences at HRU level using
different RWM strategies and scenarios
3. Extrapolating HRU level consequences of the new
RWM strategies to a basin scale
3. Characterizing the baseline situation
• Modeling approach - ECOSAUT
Economic, social and environmental assessment of land use types and
management practices (the three dimensions of sustainability)
• Relevant biophysical and socioeconomic data gathered for the three
NBDC sites (Jeldu, Diga, Fogera)
Spatial and temporal scales
Crop, livestock (and interactions) and employment
Water and sediment
Quantitative data for quantitative analysis
• ECOSAUT populated for Jeldu and Fogera
• Preliminary analysis made for Jeldu
4.
5. Preliminary results for Jeldu
ECOSAUT findings mimic reality
Optimization made possible over the entire sample micro-
watershed (20ha)
Baseline scenario generates a net farm income of
USD$404,790 over 10 years
70 plots (most plots crop production, some trees, and rest
grazing land)
6.
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9. The remaining question
•Will a change in land use and resource management change the
above indicators positively (farm income, poverty, and soil
erosion) in the watershed?
Next activities
– Develop land use and resource management scenarios
– Assess their consequences at HRU scale
– Extrapolate basin-wide impact
– Inform policy and decision making
10. Challenges
• Lack of crop-specific sediment and run off data
• Scenarios and strategies not yet concretized and quantified
• Assessing hydrologic and yield impacts, then economic
consequences, of strategies not well linked
• How to extrapolate impacts to a basin level