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| Kassam, Karim-Aly S; Department of Natural Resources and the American Indian Program, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Cornell University ; ksk28@cornell.edu. |
| As resilience is observed under circumstances of systemic stress, the various ecological zones of the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan and the cultural diversity contained within this milieu provide an appropriate setting from which to ask "How can a dynamic concept of pluralism inform adaptation, survival, and resilience in the face of dramatic socio-cultural and environmental change?" This paper asserts that understanding of resilience in coupled socio-cultural and ecological systems is enhanced by the concept of pluralism. The idea of ecological niche is enriched by sensitivity to culture, religion, ethnicity, lifestyle, and habitat. Facilitative relations between the ethnically diverse Kyrgyz and Wakhi, as well as the Pashtu and Shugni, contribute to... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Afghanistan; Arab Pashtu; Coupled systems; Human ecology; Kyrgyz; Pluralism; Pamir Mountains; Resilience; Shugni; Wakhi. |
| Ano: 2010 |
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| Koster, J.C.. |
| Information on the Cosmopterigidae of Afghanistan and Jammu & Kashmir, India is presented. Two species: Labdia caroli spec. nov. and Vulcaniella kabulensis spec. nov. are described, and Eteobalea sumptuosella (Lederer, 1855), Hodgesiella quagella (Christoph, 1887) and a Vulcaniella species are described or mentioned. Diagnoses, descriptions, watercolours of the adults, line drawings of male and female genitalia, and type information are provided for each new species and also for the male of Hodgesiella quagella and the female of the Vulcaniella species. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Lepidoptera; Cosmopterigidae; Labdia; Vulcaniella; Afghanistan; India; 42.75. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/261770 |
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| Reeling, Carson J.; Mitchell, Peter; Halimi, Ghulam Hazrat; Lee, John G.; Carver, Andrew. |
| In Afghanistan, where 80% of the population is rural, irrigated agriculture is important for satisfying subsistence needs. While most of the irrigated agriculture is fed by diversion canal systems which tap surface flows, legal and physical water infrastructure in the region is generally poor. A math programming model is used to optimize irrigation strategies under different water-availability and policy scenarios. It is found that the construction of a reservoir could increase net revenues to a representative farming community by up to 30%. However, even greater benefits may result from increasing distribution efficiencies, depending on the initial level of conveyance losses. Further, property rights schemes may be implemented to distribute wealth more... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Linear programming; Irrigation; Afghanistan; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60741 |
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