SPIS Toolbox - Safeguard Water - Further Readings

Introduction

The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is designed to enable advisors, service providers and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide broad hands-on guidance to end-users, policy-makers and financiers. Risks related to system efficiency, financial viability and the unsustainable use of water resources can thus be minimized. The Toolbox comprises informative modules supplemented with user-friendly software tools (calculations sheets, checklists, guidelines). read more

Modules and tools touch upon:

• assessing the water requirements,
• comparing the financial viability,
• determining farm profitability and payback of investment in SPIS,
• sustainably design and maintain a SPIS,
• highlight critical workmanship quality aspects,
• and many more.

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Further Reading, Links and Tools

Further Reading

• Cech, T. V. (2010): Principles of Water Resources: History, Development, Management, and Policy. USA: John Wily & Sons.
• Hahn, A., Sass, J. & Fröhlich, C. (2015): Manual and tools for promoting SPIS. Multicountry - Stocktak-ing and Analysis Report. GFA Consulting Group. Retrieved from .....
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (2010): Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture. Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/tad/sustainable-agriculture/sustainablemanagementofwaterresourcesinagriculture.htm
• Ponce, V.M. (2006): Groundwater Utilization and Sustainability. Retrieved from http://groundwater.sdsu.edu/
• Shah, T. (2014): Groundwater Governance and Irrigated Agriculture. In: Tec Background Series 19. Stockholm, Sweden: Elanders. Retrieved from http://www.gwp.org/globalassets/global/toolbox/publications/background-papers/gwp_tec_19_web.pdf
• Tuinhof, A., Van Steenbergen, F., Vos, P. & Tolk, L. (2012): Profit from Storage. The costs and benefits of water buffering. Wageningen, the Netherlands. Retrieved from https://www.un-igrac.org/file/767/download?token=wMZRuxFp

Websites

• Ground Water Governance. A global Framework for Action. Retrieved from http://www.groundwatergovernance.org/home/en/
• Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffen (BGR): Trainingsmanual - Integration of Groundwater Management into Transboundary Organizations in Africa. Retrieved from https://www.bgr.bund.de/DE/Themen/Zusammenarbeit/TechnZusammenarbeit/Politikberatung_GW/Produkte/Trainings_Manual.html
• Duffield, G. M.: Aquifer Testing 101. Pumping Test. AQTESOLV. Retrieved from http://www.aqtesolv.com/pumping-tests/pump-tests.htm
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency: Groundwater Quality Protection Program. Retrieved from http://www.epa.illinois.gov/topics/water-quality/groundwater/

SPIS Tools

• SAFEGUARD WATER – Water Requirement Tool: calculator to determine monthly water of different crops and livestock
• SAFEGUARD WATER – SPIS Water Resource Management Checklist: includes guidelines for regular inspection for the sustainable and legitimate abstraction of water