Water Availability
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USDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Provides stakeholder contributions for U.S. water security policy, including water availability and management practices to ensure that all water needs are met.
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a dynamic search of NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on the availability of water and food security as these issues impact agriculture. Try a book citation search.
Drought and Water Availability
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a dynamic search of NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on drought impacts on agriculture, from 2000 to the present. Try a book citation search from 2000 to the present.
DOI. United States Geological Survey.
Provides "reliable, impartial, timely information needed to understand the water resources of the United States."
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
"This program develops practices and technologies to manage the Nation's agricultural water resources. Research focus areas include developing methods to reuse degraded water, increase water use efficiency and water availability to mitigate impacts of drought. "
NRCS National Water Resources Handbook for Economics - Part 611 (PDF | 855 KB)
USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Part of the NRCS National Procedures Handbook (NPH), provides guidance for the economic analysis of water resource projects.
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides an in-depth discussion of irrigation and water use, "synthesizing ERS research and the economic issues that frame the analysis."
2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
USDA. National Agricutural Statistics Research Service.
Provides data that "supplement the basic irrigation data collected from all farm and ranch operators in the 2002 Census of Agriculture."
United States Global Change Research Program; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
A plan to better our understanding of the global water cycle in order to improve climate prediction and guide water resource planning. See also the related document, "U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Agriculture Sector."
Bureau of Reclamation
DOI. Bureau of Reclamation.
Assists in "meeting the increasing water demands of the western United States while protecting the environment and the public's investment," emphasizing water conservation and water recycling and reuse.
University of Arizona; Arizona State University; New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Developing an "understanding of the hydrology of semi-arid regions." Through partnerships, applies water resource management research to the "rational implementation of public policy."
United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization. Land and Water Development Division.
Shares information about "good practices for water management and conservation and access and availability to safe water."
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
IHP "aims at the improvement of the scientific and technological basis for the development of methods for the rational management of water resources, including the protection of the environmen." Also find IHP's sister program, World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
Through collaborative research, IWMI "develops tools and practices to help developing countries eradicate poverty and better manage their water and land resources."
Organization of American States. Office of Sustainable Development and Environment.
Promotes "water governance, assists in the development of policies, laws and regulations for integrated water resource management and supports capacity building in regional, national and local institutions."
World Water Council
World Water Council
"Aims to reach a common strategic vision on water resources and water services management amongst all stakeholders in the water community."
Agricultural Hydrology
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
A bibliography of 216 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering Jan 2001-Dec 2002.