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The report ''A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture''〔Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. 2007. (''Water for Food, Water for Life, A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture'' ). London: Earthscan, and Colombo: International Water Management Institute〕 was published in 2007 by International Water Management Institute and Earthscan in an attempt to answer the question: how can water in agriculture be developed and managed to help end poverty and hunger, ensure environmentally sustainable practices, and find the right balance between food and environmental security? ==History== Compiled after consultation with more than 700 individuals, numerous organisations and networks, it was the first critical evaluation of: * the benefits, costs and impacts of the past 50 years of water development * water management challenges facing communities today * successful methods of managing water in farming around the world. The assessment confirmed that agriculture consumes more water resources than any other sector.〔(''Map details global water stress'' ), BBC, 21 August 2006〕 A key finding was that a third of the world's population live in water-scarce areas. More than 1.2 billion live in areas of physical water scarcity, lacking water resources. Parts of Australia and the United States suffer in this way. A further 1.6 billion people live in areas of economic water scarcity, where there is insufficient human capacity or financial resources for people to effectively make use of water that is available. Here, sub-Saharan Africa is a good example; there is water in the rivers but no dams or pumps to enable people to use it.〔(''World water demand surging due to rising population'' ), Alister Doyle, Reuters, 18 September 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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