Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) was established in Sri Lanka by the Ford Foundation and others in the mid-1980s. Today, IWMI works in about 20 countries. Colin Chartres reflected on the history of IWMI's work and described important studies that have advanced the understanding of...

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Main Author: Chartres, Colin J.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38314
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description The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) was established in Sri Lanka by the Ford Foundation and others in the mid-1980s. Today, IWMI works in about 20 countries. Colin Chartres reflected on the history of IWMI's work and described important studies that have advanced the understanding of water and food.
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spelling CGSpace383142023-06-08T20:16:11Z Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia? Chartres, Colin J. water resources water demand food security research institutes history The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) was established in Sri Lanka by the Ford Foundation and others in the mid-1980s. Today, IWMI works in about 20 countries. Colin Chartres reflected on the history of IWMI's work and described important studies that have advanced the understanding of water and food. 2012 2014-06-13T11:41:20Z 2014-06-13T11:41:20Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38314 en Open Access Chartres, Colin. 2012. Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia? In University of Nebraska. Lincoln Office of Research and Economic Development. Blue water, green water and the future of agriculture: Proceedings of the 2012 Water for Food Conference, Lincoln, USA, 30 May - 1 June 2012. Lincoln, NE, USA: University of Nebraska. pp.31-34.
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water demand
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research institutes
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Chartres, Colin J.
Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?
title Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?
title_full Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?
title_fullStr Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?
title_full_unstemmed Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?
title_short Water and food security: stumbling toward Malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia?
title_sort water and food security stumbling toward malthusian oblivion or pioneering cornucopia
topic water resources
water demand
food security
research institutes
history
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