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100	1		_aUrfels, A. _8001711637 _gSustainable Intensification Program _gFormerly Sustainable Agrifood Systems _94925
245	1	2	_aA framework for sustainable and inclusive irrigation development in Western Nepal
260			_bCSISA, _c2022. _aNepal :
300			_a88 pages
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aGrowing water risks threaten to severely derail Nepal’s agricultural development ambitions, requiring substantial investments in better water resources management to meet food security targets, strengthen resilience, and encourage inclusive and private sector-driven growth in agriculture to support Nepal’s transition to middleincome status by 2030. Currently, irrigation development in Nepal focuses primarily on large-scale infrastructure, with insufficient data resources to support more adaptative and targeted coordination across sectors and stakeholders. As a result, irrigation development remains expensive and with limited reach relative to the country’s needs, while missing opportunities to leverage the private sector, civil society, women and youth. In response, building climate resilience and boosting agricultural productivity will require more adaptive and inclusive water management approaches. This report outlines three interlinked investment priorities informed by extensive country experience and more than one year of research. The three identified investment priorities are summarized as follows: 1. Ensure adaptive technology prioritization and water management practices which respond to local resource constraints and equity considerations. 2. Build robust data and information systems to allow adaptive planning, prepare for climate change impacts, and support digital agriculture and targeted farm advisories. 3. Expand and upgrade irrigation and agricultural value chains to ensure access to water, returns on investments, and the creation of better, more inclusive jobs. Investments in these interlinked areas are expected to contribute to inclusive and sustainable irrigation development in Nepal which fosters resilient and equitable food system transformation. Subsequently, farmers may gain assured access to irrigation, with incentives in place to keep consumptive water use within an ecologically safe and socially just operating space. As a result, more resilient and higher agricultural production and farm incomes can be achieved, while safeguarding the rights of other water users and encouraging biodiversity conservation in neighboring ecosystems.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_aFrameworks _2AGROVOC _927939
650		7	_aSustainability _2AGROVOC _91283
650		7	_aIrrigation _2AGROVOC _91164
650		7	_aTechnology _2AGROVOC _91988
650		7	_aWater management _2AGROVOC _98043
650		7	_aClimate change _2AGROVOC _91045
651		0	_93932 _aNepal
700	1		_923636 _aKhadka, M.
700	1		_927940 _aShrestha, N.
700	1		_912210 _aPavelic, P.
700	1		_927941 _aRisal, A.
700	1		_923637 _aUprety, L.
700	1		_923638 _aShrestha, G.
700	1		_927942 _aDile, Y.
700	1		_8INT3034 _9883 _aMcDonald, A. _gSustainable Intensification Program
700	1		_923180 _aPandey, V.P.
700	1		_927943 _aSrinivasan, R.
700	1		_aKrupnik, T.J. _gSustainable Intensification Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _8INT3222 _9906
856			_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/22102
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