What innovative policies and technologies can minimize trade-offs between irrigation and healthy functions of natural ecosystems?
A very pertinent question in the present scenario. Bio-intensive cropping system approach along with the suitable land configurations is one of the approaches which can reduce the tradeoff between water application and ecosystem.
Growing competition for scarce water resources has driven major changes in the way river basin planning is undertaken. This has resulted in a shift away from "technical" approaches designed to maximize water availability and led to more strategic approaches to basin planning. These approaches aim to optimize outcomes by reconciling the competing demands of different sectors of the economy, the natural environment, and society as a whole. (Pegram et al.)
Pegram, G., Li, Y., Le Quesne, T., Speed, R., Li, J., and Shen, F.. (2013). River basin planning: Principles, procedures and approaches for strategic basin planning. Paris, UNESCO. https://www.adb.org/publications/river-basin-planning-principles
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