Reducing carbon emissions through improved irrigation management: A case study from Pakistan

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-138

  Qureshi, Asad Sarwar ^a  

^a National Development Consultants (NDC)   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Climate change mitigation; CO2 emissions; Groundwater table; Groundwater energy nexus; Pakistan; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892962619     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.1795     Document Type: Article

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