"It is predicted that climate change will result in big changes to the global distribution of rainfall, causing drought and desertification in some regions and floods in others. Already there are signs of such changes occurring, with particularly serious consequences for poorer countries. The need for international cooperation in managing the effects of climate change, and other influences on the hydrological cycle, is becoming urgent. F ..."
"The book presents a summary of research findings carried out in the shire valley in malawi. In gives an insight of informal irrigation methods currently being practised in the area.It also presents some of the problems faced by farmers in adapting irrigation technologies. Further, the book also gives the reader a feel of why small scale irrigation activities have boomed in malawi within the last few years."