He has worked in Africa since 1978. Although he has maintained a focus on the West African Sahel, Chris Reij has been involved in numerous studies and consultancies in other parts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific. His main fields of research and writing are related to restoration of degraded land in semi-arid regions, farmer innovation in agriculture, long-term trends in agriculture and environment and analysis of successes in agriculture and land management in Africa. He is the facilitator of “African Re-greening Initiatives“, which supports farmers in adapting to climate change and in developing more productive and sustainable farming systems. This initiative was launched to help scale up proven successes in re-greening by individual farmers and communities. It is operational in Burkina Faso and Mali, and is expanding to other African countries. It collaborates with VU University’s Network Institute in a Web Alliance for Re-greening Africa.
Chris Reij was honored by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as Global Drylands Champion 2013.
https://www.wri.org/profile/chris-reij
https://www.reforestationworld.org/voices/chris-reij-senior-fellow-world-resources-institute
Articles
In chronological order
- Growing trees on farms in post-soviet Kyrgyzstan faces significant obstacles but there are ways to overcome them: first study’s results [02.2020]
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/publication/farmers-perceptions-tree-shelterbelts-agricultural-land-rural-kyrgyzstan
- Investigation of the Current Situation and Prospects for the Development of Rainwater Harvesting as a Tool to Confront Water Scarcity Worldwide (2019)
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/10/2168/htm
- Identifying important ecological areas for potential rainwater harvesting in the semi-arid area of Chifeng, China [2018]
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6104916/
- Reliability analysis of roof rainwater harvesting systems in a semi-arid region of sub-Saharan Africa: case study of Mekelle, Ethiopia (2016)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02626667.2015.1061195
- The potential of in situ rainwater harvesting in arid regions: developing a methodology to identify suitable areas using GIS-based decision support system (2014)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264003065_The_potential_of_in_situ_rainwater_harvesting_in_arid_regions_developing_a_methodology_to_identify_suitable_areas_using_GIS-based_decision_support_system
- Water Harvesting in Arid and Semi-arid Regions (2014)
https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/627357
- Rainwater harvesting in South Africa: Challenges and opportunities (2011)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474706511002002
- Rainwater-Harvesting Agriculture and Water-Use Efficiency in Semi-Arid Regions in Gansu Province, China (2005)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.5367/000000005774378838?journalCode=oaga
- Drought planning and rainwater harvesting for arid-zone pastoralists (2003)
https://www.kit.nl/publication/nirp-17-drought-planning-and-rainwater-harvesting-for-arid-zone-pastoralists/
- Rainwater Harvesting in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones (1994) https://edepot.wur.nl/74476
- FAO: Soil tillage in Africa: needs and challenges (1993)
http://www.fao.org/3/T1696E/T1696e00.htm#TopOfPage
- Water harvesting in arid lands (1989)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0011916489800323
- Water-harvesting based agroforestry in the arid regions of Israel http://old.worldagroforestry.org/Units/Library/Books/Book%2077/meteorology%20and%20agroforestry/html/water_harvesting_based.htm?n=33
Groundwater regulation
- Website: www.groundwatergovernance.org
Developing a Global Framework for Action
- FAO: Global Diagnostic on Groundwater Governance
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5706e.pdf
- Regulating groundwater use: The challenges of policy implementation in Guanajuato, Central Mexico (2017)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901117303982
- The United Nations World Water Development Report (2015)
Water for a Sustainable World
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/1711Water%20for%20a%20Sustainable%20World.pdf
- Water International: Groundwater governance and spatial planning challenges: examining sustainability and participation on the ground (2014)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02508060.2014.962650?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=rwin20
- Groundwater policy and governance (2012)
http://www.groundwatergovernance.org/fileadmin/user_upload/groundwatergovernance/docs/Thematic_papers/GWG_Thematic5_8June2012.pdf
- Regulating groundwater use in developing countries: a feasible instrument for public intervention (2011)
http://okonomi.foi.dk/workingpapers/WPpdf/WP2011/WP_2011_3_regulating_groundwater_use.pdf
- Regulating Groundwater Use in Developing Countries: A Feasible Instrument for Public Intervention (2011)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254416802_Regulating_Groundwater_Use_in_Developing_Countries_A_Feasible_Instrument_for_Public_Intervention
- Global Groundwater Situation: Opportunities and Challenges (2001)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4411304?seq=1
- World Bank: Groundwater in Rural Development (2000)
Facing the Challenges of Supply and Resource Sustainability http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/264071468766788418/pdf/multi-page.pdf
- ODI: Reform in Water Resources Resources Management Management in Developed Developed Countries Countries with Major Agricultural Agricultural Water Use
Lessons for Developing Nations
https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/3874.pdf
Books
Edward B. Barbier is professor of economics and senior scholar in the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University. He is an internationally recognized expert on environmental policy, and has served as a consultant and advisor to numerous international organizations.
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300224436/water-paradox
by Diane Raines Ward
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/498196.Water_Wars
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Recommended by Neil Spackman:
- The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert (1971) by Michael Evenari
https://books.google.pl/books/about/The_Negev.html?id=0ynYR9NjsykC&redir_esc=y - Let the Water do the Work (2014) by Bill Zeedyk
https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/let-the-water-do-the-work/ - Dirt (2012) by David R. Montgomery
https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520272903/dirt - When the Rivers Run Dry (2018) by Fred Pearce
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567169/when-the-rivers-run-dry-fully-revised-and-updated-edition-by-fred-pearce/ - The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig Child http://www.houseofrain.com/bookdetail.cfm?id=1183863164364
- Art Ludwig’s books on water storage
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Ludwig/e/B003AL0XGW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share - Cadillac Desert (1986) by Marc Reisner
A history about land development and water policy in the western United States https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/323685/cadillac-desert-by-marc-reisner/
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- Publisher: International Water Assocation Publications
Information for all aspects of water, wastewater and related environmental fields
https://www.iwapublishing.com/
- ‘Rainwater-Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas’
Fostering the Use of Rainwater for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation, Landscape Restoration and Climate Resilience
https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/rainwater-smart-agriculture-in-arid-and-semi-arid-areas/15334592
- Rainwater harvesting in arid regions of Australia – Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity
Environmental Impacts and Analysis of Drought and Water Scarcity https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315226781/chapters/10.1201/9781315226781-26
- Identifying important ecological areas for potential rainwater harvesting in the semi-arid area of Chifeng, China (2018)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201132
- Importance of Percolation Tanks for Water Conservation for Sustainable Development of Ground Water in Hard-Rock Aquifers in India (2011)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221920829_Importance_of_Percolation_Tanks_for_Water_Conservation_for_Sustainable_Development_of_Ground_Water_in_Hard-Rock_Aquifers_in_India
Other articles
Tunisia
Source: The Guardian Weekly (24.01.2020)
