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Research Papers

J. Rockstrom, C. Folke, L. Gordon, N. Hatibu , G.Jewitt, F. Penning de Vries, F. Rwehumbiza, H. Sally, H. Savenije and R. Schulze. A watershed approach to upgrade rainfed agriculture in water scarce regions through water systems innovations: an integrated research initiative on water for food and rural livelihoods in balance with ecosystem functions. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 29 (2004) 1109-1118.

Claudious Chikozho. Policy and institutional dimensions of small-holder farmer innovations in the Thukela river basin of South Africa and the Pangani river basin of Tanzania : A comparative perspective. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth ( In press )

Kenneth F. G. Masuki, Khamaldin D. Mutabazi, Siza D. Tumbo, Filbert B. Rwehumbiza, Amon Z. Mattee and Nuhu Hatibu. Determinants of farm-level adoption of water systems innovations in dry land areas: the case of Makanya watershed in Pangani river basin, Tanzania. In proceedings of the East Africa River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.

Victor M Kongo and G P W Jewitt . Preliminary investigations of catchment hydrology in response to agriculture water use innovations: a case study of the Posthini catchment, South Africa. In proceedings of the 11 th conference of the South African Council of the Institute of Applied Hydrological Scientists , Midrand South Africa. Submitted to the Physics and Chemistry of the Earth.

Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad, Thulani F. Magagula, David Love, Victor Kongo, Marloes L. Mul and Jeniffer Kinoti, 2005. Estimating actual evapotranspiration through remote sensing techniques to improve agricultural water management: a case study in the transboundary Olifants catchment in the Limpopo basin, South Africa. 6th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP Annual Symposium, 1-4 November 2005, Ezulwini , Swaziland

Yogesh Bhatt. Implementing a framework for action to assess research impact: Case studies on impact assessment from two global research projects of the International Water Management Institute. In proceedings of the CGIAR Impact Assessment Workshop, CIMMYT, Mexico .

MSc Thesis

Anna Engdahl. Intensification and diversity in semi-arid agro-ecosystem: a case study of Bangalala village, Tanzania . MSc thesis, Stockholm University , Sweden . Supervisor: Line Gordon

Femke Gordijn. Learning across scales: a case study on learning and knowledge sharing to up-scale small holder systems innovations in integrated watershed management in sub-Saharan Africa . MSc Thesis, Wageningen University , The Netherlands . Supervisor: Bert Bruins, Jim Woodhill, Yogesh Bhatt and Hilmy Sally

Johanna Hendriksson. Mapping small-holder farmers use of ecosystem goods in Potsheni, Thukela Drainage basin, South Africa . Focus on times of Crop failure . MSc thesis, Stockholm University , Sweden . Supervisor: Line Gordon

Thomas Gerenstein. Potential for adaptive management in a smallholder semi arid landscape -revealing large differences over a small geographic area. MSc thesis, Stockholm University , Sweden . Supervisor: Line Gordon

SSI Working Paper Series
Bhatt, Y.; Bossio, D.; Enfors, E.; Gordon, L.; Kongo, V.; Kosgei, J. R.; Makurira, H.; Masuki, K.; Mul, M.; Tumbo, S. D. 2006. Smallholder System Innovations in Integrated Watershed Management (SSI): Strategies of water for food and environmental security in drought-prone tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute. 59p. (IWMI Working Paper 109; SSI Working Paper 1).

Posters

Jeniffer Kinoti and Frits Penning de Vries. Developing SDSS for watershed planning and management using Multi Criteria evaluation (MCE) approach.

Jeniffer Kinoti and Frits Penning de Vries . Integrated participatory Community GIS mapping of water resources in Makanya watershed, Pangani basin, Tanzania .

Victor M Kongo and G P W Jewitt . Establishment of a catchment monitoring network through a participatory approach at Potshini, South Africa

Yogesh Bhatt. Outreach, Action Research and Learning for improving development and policy impact of small-holder systems innovations in integrated watershed management research.

Yogesh Bhatt. Small-holder Systems Innovations in Integrated Watershed Management .

Articles

Victor M Kongo. Farmer participation in Hydrological Monitoring in Potshini catchment, South Africa . Africa Water Update, Issue 2, 2005, International Water Management Institute.

Tomas van Dijk. Ground water gains. Delft Outlook, 2007-3

Reports

UNESCO-IHE and IWMI. SSI Annual Progress Report Number 1 , 1 st July 2003-31 st December 2003.

UNESCO-IHE and IWMI. SSI Progress Report No. 2. 1 st Jan-31 st December 2004

Monique Salomon and Vusumuzi Sithole . Participatory Action Research Training Report- Session 1, 17 December 2004, Pietermaritzberg , South Africa . Farmer support Group, South Africa

Monique Salomon. Participatory Action Research Training Report- Session 2, 11-14 March 2005, Moshi Tanzania . Farmer support Group, South Africa

Essays

Victor M Kongo. Finding a common understanding in a hydrological monitoring exercise: the SSI and the Potshini community.

Victor M Kongo. When engineering and hydrological sciences made a covenant with the Potshini community.

Claudious Chikozho. Particpatory Action Research in the Smallholder Systems Innovations Programme: A View from within.

Other

CD Rom

Yogesh Bhatt with inputs from SSI team. SSI outreach and DWFE learning framework development workshop . Pretoria and Drakensberg , South Africa , 11-16 July 2004.

Fact sheet

SSI Fact Sheet- 2004

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