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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Over-watering during irrigation

Over-watering during irrigation

Nature

Damaged dams and inefficient operation of irrigation canals waste too much water; plants cannot take it up and, consequently, a considerable proportion seeps into the subsoil or evaporates.

Broader

Lack of water conservation
Unpresentable
Mismanagement of irrigation schemes
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Schistosomiasis
Presentable
Leaching of salts through irrigation
Presentable
Increase in pests and diseases through perennial irrigation
Presentable
Deterioration in soil fertility
Presentable
Limited irrigation water
Unpresentable
Effluent runoff from agricultural land use
Unpresentable

Strategy

Improving farm irrigation systems
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Hydrology » Hydrology
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E9311
    DOCID
    11593110
    D7NID
    149763
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020