Irrigation

Low-Cost Drip Systems Bring Income, Food Security to Rural Poor

World Rivers Review, December 2003

Paul Polak thinks big and designs small. He aims to cut rural poverty worldwide, and he’s using humble $1 micro-irrigation kits to do it.

International Rivers’s first annual "Dams, Rivers and People" report analyzes the links between water and poverty reduction, and argues for new approaches to water management that are pro–poor and environmentally sustainable.

The Grim Statistics of Water