Global Map of Irrigation Areas

Publications

This section lists the different publications and working reports that have been published in the framework of the irrigation mapping project:

• Siebert, S., Hoogeveen, J., Frenken, K. (2006): Irrigation in Africa, Europe and Latin America. Update of the Digital Global Map of Irrigation Areas to Version 4. Frankfurt Hydrology Paper 05, University of Frankfurt (Main), Germany and FAO, Rome, Italy. [Download pdf, 8.4 MB]
• Siebert, S., Döll, P., Hoogeveen, J., Faures, J.-M., Frenken, K. (2006): The Global Map of Irrigation Areas. Poster presented at the International Workshop on Global Irrigated Area Mapping held 25 - 26 September 2006 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and at the Tropentag conference 2006 held in Bonn, Germany. [Download pdf, high resolution (22.2 MB); low resolution (2 MB)]
• Siebert, S., Döll, P., Hoogeveen, J., Faures, J.-M., Frenken, K., Feick, S. (2005): Development and validation of the global map of irrigation areas. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 9, 535-547.[Download pdf, 7 MB]
• Siebert, S., Döll, P., Feick, S., Hoogeveen, J. Healy, E. (2005): The Global Map of Irrigation Poster presented at the 2005 ESRI International User Conference [Download pdf, 5.5 MB]
• Siebert, S., Feick, S., Hoogeveen, J. (2005): A Digital Global Map of Irrigation Areas - An update for Asia. Frankfurt Hydrology Paper 01, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt/M., Germany and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. [Download pdf, high resolution: 25.0 MB; low resolution: 10.3 MB]
• Siebert, S., Döll, P. (2001): A Digital Global Map of Irrigated Areas - An update for Latin America and Europe. Kassel World Water Series 4, Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany, 14 pp + Appendix. [Download pdf, 0.7 MB]
• Döll, P., Siebert, S. (2000): A Digital Global Map of Irrigated Areas. ICID Journal, 49(2), 55-66. [Download pdf, 8.4 MB]
• Döll, P., Siebert, S. (1999): A Digital Global Map of Irrigated Areas. Kassel World Water Series 1, Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany, 23 pp + Appendix. [Download pdf, 2 MB]

The Global Map of Irrigation Areas has been used in many global and regional studies. An (incomplete) list of studies and projects that made use of the map is shown below:

• World Water Assessment Programme (2006): Water a shared responsibility. The United Nations World Water Development Report.
• Haddeland, I., Skaugen, T., Lettenmaier, D.P. (2006): Hydrologic effects of land and water management in North America and Asia: 1700-1992. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 3, 2899-2922.
• IWMI (2006): Global Irrigated Area Map. On-line documentation.
• Nilsson, C., Reidy, C.A., Dynesius, M., Revenga, C. (2005): Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World's Large River Systems. Science, 308 (5720), 405. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1107887].
• Gordon, L.J., Steffen, W., Jönsson, B.F., Folke, C., Falkenmark, M., Johannessen, Å. (2005): Human modification of global water vapor flows from the land surface. PNAS, 102, 7612-7617.
• FAO (2005): Review of agricultural water use per country. Online publication, FAO, Rome, Italy.
• Stehfest, E. (2005): Modelling of global crop production and resulting N₂O emissions. Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany, Dissertation, 164 pp.
• Flörke, M., Alcamo, J. (2004): European outlook on water use. Center for Environmental Systems Research - University of Kassel, Final Report, EEA/RNC/03/007.
• Alcamo, J., Döll, P., Henrichs, T., Kaspar, F., Lehner, B., Rösch, T., Siebert, S. (2003): Development and testing of the WaterGAP 2 global model of water use and availability. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 48(3), 317-338.
• FAO (2003): World agriculture: towards 2015/2030. Online documentation, FAO, Rome, Italy.
• Döll, P., Siebert, S. (2002): Global modeling of irrigation water requirements. Water Resources Research, 38(4), 8.1-8.10, DOI 10.1029/2001WR000355.
• Oki, T., Agata, Y., Kanae, S., Saruhashi, T., Yang, D., Musiake, K. (2001): Global assessment of current water resources using total runoff integrating pathways. Hydrological Sciences-Journal-des Sciences Hydrologiques, 46(6) December 2001 Special issue: Can Science and Society Avert the World Water Crisis in the 21st Century?, 983-995.
• Alcamo, J., Henrichs, T., Rösch, T. (2000): World Water in 2025 - Global modeling and scenario analysis for the World Commission on Water fort he 21st Century. Report A0002, Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Kurt Wolters Strasse 3, 34109 Kassel, Germany.
• Wood, S., Sebastian, K., Scherr, S.J. (2000): Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: agroecosystems. World Resources Institute (WRI); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C.:, 110 pp.

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