Intakte Flussauensind Hotspots der biologischen Vielfalt und von Ökosystemleistungen für uns Menschen. Trotz der nationalen und europäischen Bedeutung der Biodiversität des Leipziger Auensystems, sind starke Beeinträchtigungen der Lebensräume in der Aue seit vie-len Jahren bekannt. Sie...

We create a comprehensive policy evaluation system that is based on the concept of integrated basin management. From the point of view of economic development and environmental protection, we set up an equilibrium environmental tax, optimize its allocation and simulate its effects on reducing...

We use two randomized controlled trials in Bangladesh to study a simple water conservation technology for rice production called "Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD)". Despite proven results in agronomic trials, our first experiment shows that AWD only saves water and increases profits in...

Stickstoffemissionen aus der Landwirtschaft belasten neben anderen Stickstoffquellen Gewässer und andere Umweltmedien, sowohl in Deutschland als auch in anderen Ländern der Europäischen Union und weltweit. Um Landwirte2 von Handlungsänderungen zu überzeugen, werden neben regulativen und...

Pipe dreams, the 1968 state water plan -- When mine is yours and yours is ours -- "That's the kind of thinking that will get your land took from you" -- The last straw -- Rice in the desert -- What makes the dollar flip -- Dow by law -- An oak with its roots in the river, redux -- Old men...

Reclamation and rehabilitation of water reservoirs is particularly important for their functioning and fulfilment of their economic, social, natural and other functions. The paper presents a case study of the ex-ante economic analysis used to determine the most suitable reservoirs reclamation...

Origins : conceptualization, implementation, and evolution of an interdisciplinary graduate program on water diplomacy / Shafiqul Islam, Kent Portney, Michael Reed, Timothy Griffin, and William Moomaw -- Making distinctions : the importance of recognizing complexity in coupled natural and human...

From IWC to BWT: Canada-US Institution Building,1902-1909 / David Whorley -- Construction of a Keystone: How Local Concerns and International Geopolitics Created the First Water Management Mechanisms on the Canada-US Border / Meredith Denning -- The International Joint Commission and Water...