Sustainable use and management of scarce water and land resources

Focus: Enhance water and land productivity in key non- tropical dry area agro-ecologies (rainfed, irrigated, and agro-pastoral). Water resources are the most limiting component of agricultural production in dry areas. ICARDA will therefore continue to improve agricultural water productivity and, in collaboration with our sister center the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and others, develop its framework further for wider adoption. Core to the research effort of SRP5 is enhancing and restoring the provisioning, regulating, and supporting ecosystem services in dry areas. SRP5 will build upon past achievements, which range from rainwater harvesting using landscape modification to supplemental and deficit irrigation. We will take a more integrated approach to managing soil, land, and water resources across the extensive rangelands of non-tropical dry areas through links with the rangeland, livestock, and value chain expertise embedded in the Center. Further, with partner ARIs we will investigate alternative opportunities to diversify the livelihoods of the communities in rangelands, for example in renewable energy.
ICARDA Strategic Plan 2017 - 2026: https://dx.doi.org/20.500.11766/8237

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The Relevance of Rest Periods in Rangeland Management for Plant Cover and Species Composition in Tataouine, Tunisia, Spring Dec 4, 2025 Louhaichi, Mounir; Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez; Abdelkader, Mohamed; Ben Salem, Farah, 2019, "The Relevance of Rest Periods in Rangeland Management for Plant Cover and Species Composition in Tataouine, Tunisia, Spring", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/ZAJDIV, MELDATA, V11 In southern Tunisia, rangelands are overexploited because the animal needs highly exceed plant production. For most of the skeletal desert soil, the overall vegetation covering oscillates between 1 and 10%; the perennial aerial biomass is lower than 100 kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/y...
Raw data for rangeland vegetation sampling of Central Asia rangelands Dec 4, 2025 Rajabov, Toshpulat; Clifton, Kathryn; Shaumarov, Makhmud; Louhaichi, Mounir, 2015, "Raw data for rangeland vegetation sampling of Central Asia rangelands", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/YXFYLD, MELDATA, V8 The datasets holds data about rangeland vegetation sampling that was conducted during the spring of 2015 in Karakalpakstan using transect sampling to understand the grazing impact in different land tenure regimes. The collected data includes vegetation density, biomass, species c...
The Response of Grazed Vegetation in Relation to the Type of Landscape in the Flat Rangelands, Uzbekistan Dec 4, 2025 Louhaichi, Mounir; Moyo, Hloniphani; Hassan, Sawsan, 2019, "The Response of Grazed Vegetation in Relation to the Type of Landscape in the Flat Rangelands, Uzbekistan", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/L7XSN8, MELDATA, V12 The dataset describes the information collected on the response of grazed vegetation in relation to landscape type in the flat rangelands of Uzbekistan over two seasons in 2016 (autumn and spring). We used a grazing gradient approach as a main tool to detect fine-scale changes in...
Al Badia Project: Al badia community survey 2: Rangeland Communities Dec 4, 2025 Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Tiedeman, James; Louhaichi, Mounir; Ghassali, Fahim; Battikha, Nabil, 2004, "Al Badia Project: Al badia community survey 2: Rangeland Communities", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/KSU7WM, MELDATA, V11 The dataset contains the results of a survey on Community Rangeland Management conducted in Syria in 2005, specifically rangeland field verification data collected at community level. ICARDA, in collaboration with the Steppe Directorate of Syria and the Badia Rehabilitation Proje...
List of dams, water tanks and ponds under the responsability of the Jordan Valley Authority - WAJ database, Jordan, 2017 Nov 26, 2025 Authority of Jordan, Water; Zucca, Claudio; Bartolini, Pietro, 2017, "List of dams, water tanks and ponds under the responsability of the Jordan Valley Authority - WAJ database, Jordan, 2017", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/UNAB4K, MELDATA, V11 The dataset was provided by the Dam Department of the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ). The database was originally in Arab and was translated in english in order to be compared with other datasets. The database enlists 363 sites related to Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) interventi...
List of water ponds and earth dams built within the Badia Restoration Program until 2015 - CAP database, Jordan, 2016 - Data from: BRP. 2016. Cap projects, implementers and achievements. BRP Focal Point report Nov 26, 2025 Zucca, Claudio; Bartolini, Pietro, 2017, "List of water ponds and earth dams built within the Badia Restoration Program until 2015 - CAP database, Jordan, 2016 - Data from: BRP. 2016. Cap projects, implementers and achievements. BRP Focal Point report", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/AJQ0ML, MELDATA, V10 The dataset contains a list of 53 water harvesting interventions (water ponds and earth dams) implemented by the Badia Restoration Program (BRP) until 2015. The dataset includes also some notes form ICARDA-UNIFI, that tried to validate the data using satelite images during 2017.
Soil moisture data - Al-Khanasri restoration site Nov 18, 2025 Tharavanthedath Somadas, Anaswara; Haddad, Mira, 2025, "Soil moisture data - Al-Khanasri restoration site", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/7S3BIP, MELDATA, V5 The dataset contains high-frequency in-situ soil moisture records from the Al-Khanasri (KHR) restoration site in Jordan’s Badia, instrumented to evaluate mechanized micro-water harvesting via Vallerani pits (2022-2025). Acclima TR-315 probes log 30 min time series at four positio...
Genotype x Environment x Management for wheat in drylands Nov 12, 2025 Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari; Nangia, Vinay, 2021, "Genotype x Environment x Management for wheat in drylands", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/UVERUW, MELDATA, V9 The dataset contains genotype and crop management data for wheat yield for four different growing season. The experiment was carried out in ICARDA Research station in Merchouch, Morocco (Geo-location: 33°36′41′′N, 6°42′45′′W, 390 m.a.s.l.).
Farmer Profiling Data - Mali Nov 5, 2025 Savadogo, Patrice; Diakite, Adama, 2019, "Farmer Profiling Data - Mali", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/NREDEC, MELDATA, V8 In order to assess the impact of the Land Restoration Program, understanding what land restoration options work, where and for whom, there is need to identify the context-specific variables that may influence the performance of the restoration options as well as their uptake. In...
Multi-Level Survey Rangelands 2004: Datasets of Sustainable Management of Agropastoral Resources in Oujda (Morocco) - Rangelands Nov 5, 2025 Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Maatougui, Abdessalem; Bechchari, Abdelmajid; Acherkouk, Mohamed; El Koudrim, Mohamed; Bouayad, Abdallah; Tiedeman, James; Mahyou, H., 2004, "Multi-Level Survey Rangelands 2004: Datasets of Sustainable Management of Agropastoral Resources in Oujda (Morocco) - Rangelands", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/7FCKJT, MELDATA, V12 Multi-Level Survey Rangelands 2004: Datasets of Sustainable Management of Agropastoral Resources in Oujda (Morocco) - Rangelands. The dataset contains data collected at rangeland level. NOTE: The original dataset was stored in SPSS Statistics file format, but it was not accessibl...

The Relevance of Rest Periods in Rangeland Management for Plant Cover and Species Composition in Tataouine, Tunisia, Spring

Dec 4, 2025

Louhaichi, Mounir; Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez; Abdelkader, Mohamed; Ben Salem, Farah, 2019, "The Relevance of Rest Periods in Rangeland Management for Plant Cover and Species Composition in Tataouine, Tunisia, Spring", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/ZAJDIV, MELDATA, V11

In southern Tunisia, rangelands are overexploited because the animal needs highly exceed plant production. For most of the skeletal desert soil, the overall vegetation covering oscillates between 1 and 10%; the perennial aerial biomass is lower than 100 kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/y...

Raw data for rangeland vegetation sampling of Central Asia rangelands

Dec 4, 2025

Rajabov, Toshpulat; Clifton, Kathryn; Shaumarov, Makhmud; Louhaichi, Mounir, 2015, "Raw data for rangeland vegetation sampling of Central Asia rangelands", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/YXFYLD, MELDATA, V8

The datasets holds data about rangeland vegetation sampling that was conducted during the spring of 2015 in Karakalpakstan using transect sampling to understand the grazing impact in different land tenure regimes. The collected data includes vegetation density, biomass, species c...

The Response of Grazed Vegetation in Relation to the Type of Landscape in the Flat Rangelands, Uzbekistan

Dec 4, 2025

Louhaichi, Mounir; Moyo, Hloniphani; Hassan, Sawsan, 2019, "The Response of Grazed Vegetation in Relation to the Type of Landscape in the Flat Rangelands, Uzbekistan", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/L7XSN8, MELDATA, V12

The dataset describes the information collected on the response of grazed vegetation in relation to landscape type in the flat rangelands of Uzbekistan over two seasons in 2016 (autumn and spring). We used a grazing gradient approach as a main tool to detect fine-scale changes in...

Al Badia Project: Al badia community survey 2: Rangeland Communities

Dec 4, 2025

Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Tiedeman, James; Louhaichi, Mounir; Ghassali, Fahim; Battikha, Nabil, 2004, "Al Badia Project: Al badia community survey 2: Rangeland Communities", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/KSU7WM, MELDATA, V11

The dataset contains the results of a survey on Community Rangeland Management conducted in Syria in 2005, specifically rangeland field verification data collected at community level. ICARDA, in collaboration with the Steppe Directorate of Syria and the Badia Rehabilitation Proje...

List of dams, water tanks and ponds under the responsability of the Jordan Valley Authority - WAJ database, Jordan, 2017

Nov 26, 2025

Authority of Jordan, Water; Zucca, Claudio; Bartolini, Pietro, 2017, "List of dams, water tanks and ponds under the responsability of the Jordan Valley Authority - WAJ database, Jordan, 2017", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/UNAB4K, MELDATA, V11

The dataset was provided by the Dam Department of the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ). The database was originally in Arab and was translated in english in order to be compared with other datasets. The database enlists 363 sites related to Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) interventi...

List of water ponds and earth dams built within the Badia Restoration Program until 2015 - CAP database, Jordan, 2016 - Data from: BRP. 2016. Cap projects, implementers and achievements. BRP Focal Point report

Nov 26, 2025

Zucca, Claudio; Bartolini, Pietro, 2017, "List of water ponds and earth dams built within the Badia Restoration Program until 2015 - CAP database, Jordan, 2016 - Data from: BRP. 2016. Cap projects, implementers and achievements. BRP Focal Point report", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/AJQ0ML, MELDATA, V10

The dataset contains a list of 53 water harvesting interventions (water ponds and earth dams) implemented by the Badia Restoration Program (BRP) until 2015. The dataset includes also some notes form ICARDA-UNIFI, that tried to validate the data using satelite images during 2017.

Soil moisture data - Al-Khanasri restoration site

Nov 18, 2025

Tharavanthedath Somadas, Anaswara; Haddad, Mira, 2025, "Soil moisture data - Al-Khanasri restoration site", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/7S3BIP, MELDATA, V5

The dataset contains high-frequency in-situ soil moisture records from the Al-Khanasri (KHR) restoration site in Jordan’s Badia, instrumented to evaluate mechanized micro-water harvesting via Vallerani pits (2022-2025). Acclima TR-315 probes log 30 min time series at four positio...

Genotype x Environment x Management for wheat in drylands

Nov 12, 2025

Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari; Nangia, Vinay, 2021, "Genotype x Environment x Management for wheat in drylands", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/UVERUW, MELDATA, V9

The dataset contains genotype and crop management data for wheat yield for four different growing season. The experiment was carried out in ICARDA Research station in Merchouch, Morocco (Geo-location: 33°36′41′′N, 6°42′45′′W, 390 m.a.s.l.).

Farmer Profiling Data - Mali

Nov 5, 2025

Savadogo, Patrice; Diakite, Adama, 2019, "Farmer Profiling Data - Mali", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/NREDEC, MELDATA, V8

In order to assess the impact of the Land Restoration Program, understanding what land restoration options work, where and for whom, there is need to identify the context-specific variables that may influence the performance of the restoration options as well as their uptake. In...

Multi-Level Survey Rangelands 2004: Datasets of Sustainable Management of Agropastoral Resources in Oujda (Morocco) - Rangelands

Nov 5, 2025

Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Maatougui, Abdessalem; Bechchari, Abdelmajid; Acherkouk, Mohamed; El Koudrim, Mohamed; Bouayad, Abdallah; Tiedeman, James; Mahyou, H., 2004, "Multi-Level Survey Rangelands 2004: Datasets of Sustainable Management of Agropastoral Resources in Oujda (Morocco) - Rangelands", https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/FK2/7FCKJT, MELDATA, V12

Multi-Level Survey Rangelands 2004: Datasets of Sustainable Management of Agropastoral Resources in Oujda (Morocco) - Rangelands. The dataset contains data collected at rangeland level. NOTE: The original dataset was stored in SPSS Statistics file format, but it was not accessibl...

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