Water resources planning and management requires technical knowledge as well as social and environmental considerations and enabling environment for sustainable and equitable development. In this context, this paper highlights the Digo Jal Bikas project which is using a multi-disciplinary framewo...
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) still stands today as one of the most influential governance models in the water sector. Whereas previous analyses of IWRM have focused on the effectiveness of the institutional models it embodies and on policy implementation gaps, we examine the meani...
Clement, Floriane
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Bharati, Luna
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[IWRM Discourses, Institutional Holy Grail and Water Justice in Nepal]
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IWRM Discourses, Institutional Holy Grail and Water Justice in Nepal
Land provides a host of ecosystem services, of which the provisioning services are often considered paramount. As the demand for agricultural products multiplies, other ecosystem services are being degraded or lost entirely. Finding a sustainable trade-off between food production and one or more ...
Vlek, Paul L.G.
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Khamzina, A.
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Azadi, H.
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Bhaduri, Anik
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Bharati, Luna
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Braimoh, A.K.
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Martius, C.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Taheri, F.
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[Trade-offs in multi-purpose land use under land degradation]
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Trade-offs in multi-purpose land use under land degradation
Smith, D. Mark
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Matthews, J.H.
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Bharati, Luna
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Borgomeo, Edoardo
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Mauroner, A.
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Nicol, Alan
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Rodriguez, D.
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Sadoff, Claudia
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Timboe, I.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Anisha, N.
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[Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation]
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Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation
Since the late 1990s, river basin planning has become a central idea in water resources management and a mainstream approach supported by international donors through their water programs globally. This article presents river basin planning as a function of power and contested arena of power stru...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Karki, Emma
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Bharati, Luna
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[The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal]
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The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal
Water resources can play significant roles in development pathways for water-endowed, low-income countries like Nepal. This article describes three visions for water resource development in the Karnali and Mahakali Basins of Western Nepal: state-led development, demand-driven development and pres...
Pakhtigian, E.L.
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Jeuland, M.
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Bharati, Luna
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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[The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of western Nepal]
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The role of hydropower in visions of water resources development for rivers of western Nepal