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Water and Nutrition: Harmonizing actions for the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition and the United Nations Water Action Decade [PDF]
, 2020 Progress for both SDG 2 and SDG 6 has been unsatisfactory, with several indicators worsening over time, including an increase in the number of undernourished, overweight and obese people, as well as rapid increases in the number of people at risk of ...
United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being touted to assist organizations, AI integration for sustainability efforts has been limited AND sporadic and tends to follow an ad hoc strategy. The existing literature therein focuses on the technological capabilities of AI, overlooking how organizations make sense of and ...
Amanda Balasooriya, Darshana Sedera
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Groundwater Irrigation System for Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]
, 2019 The aim of this project was to develop a prototype that may be a model to help relieve food insecurity in rural Liberia. This was accomplished by designing a groundwater extraction, recharge, and irrigation system to facilitate year-long crop-growth. The
Koros, Peter +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Energy is a fundamental driver of economic growth, shaping productivity, industrialization, and long‐term economic resilience. In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where energy access remains uneven and infrastructure is underdeveloped, understanding sector‐specific energy demand is essential for designing sustainable energy strategies.
Michael Appiah +3 more
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PLoS ONEWastewater irrigation is a common practice for agricultural systems in arid and semiarid zones, which can help to overcome water scarcity and contribute with nutrient inputs.
Eduardo J Aguilar-Rangel +6 more
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Supporting Renewables’ Penetration in Remote Areas through the Transformation of Non-Powered Dams
Energies, 2016 Supplying power to remote areas may be a challenge, even for those communities already connected to the main grid. Power is often transmitted from long distances, under adverse weather conditions, and with aged equipment.
Thomas Patsialis +4 more
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Irrigation management along with micro irrigation system (MIS) community tube wells in Gujarat
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING, 2016 Participatory irrigation management (PIM) with micro irrigation improving water and fertilizer use efficiency through appropriate technological and policy interventions with an objective to relieve pressure on fragile groundwater appears to be the prime challenge in the Gujarat state.
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Variability of Microbiota under Diverse Conditions of Soil Moistening [PDF]
, 2018 Special study on microbiota in hydromorphic soils, which are formed with the participation of natural groundwater. А comparative assessment of the seasonal dynamics of the microbial numbers in communities under conditions of soil irrigation and formation
Kirichenko, A. D. +2 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini +2 more
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Scaling land and water technologies in Tanzania: Opportunities, challenges and policy implications [PDF]
, 2020 The scaling of land and water technologies has widely increased across different parts of the world; and is recognized as important for ecological systems.
Kimani, Peter +2 more
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