Although the Ganges River Basin (GRB) has abundant water resources, the seasonal monsoon causes a mismatch in water supply and demand, which creates severe water-related challenges for the people living in the basin, the rapidly growing economy and the environment. Addressing these increasing cha...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Surinaidu, Lagudu
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Natarajan, R.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Ghosh, N.C.
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Singh, S.
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Sharma, A.
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Jain, S.K.
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Kumar, S.
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Goel, M.K.
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[Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin]
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Reviving the Ganges water machine: potential and challenges to meet increasing water demand in the Ganges River Basin
A project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project "Measuring the water footprints of milk production: contributions to livelihood benefits and sustainable water use in the Moga District in Punjab, India.? This report assesses the water footprints of milk and crop production, their impac...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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[Water footprints of milk production: a case study in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project "Measuring the water footprints of milk production: contributions to livelihood benefits and sustainable water use in the Moga District in Punjab, India?]
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Water footprints of milk production: a case study in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project "Measuring the water footprints of milk production: contributions to livelihood benefits and sustainable water use in the Moga District in Punjab, India?
Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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[Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India]
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Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India
This study assessed the variability of flows under present and 'naturalized' basin conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin (UGB). Furthermore, the PRECIS regional climate model (RCM) was used to generate climate projections for the UGB, with subsequent simulations of future river flows. Results show...
Bharati, Luna
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Gurung, Pabitra
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Jayakody, Priyantha
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[The impacts of water infrastructure and climate change on the hydrology of the Upper Ganges River Basin]
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The impacts of water infrastructure and climate change on the hydrology of the Upper Ganges River Basin
Weragala, Neelanga
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Simulating hydrological alterations in the conditions of limited data: lessons from the Walawe River Basin in Sri Lanka]
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Simulating hydrological alterations in the conditions of limited data: lessons from the Walawe River Basin in Sri Lanka
Dugan, Patrick J.
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Baran, Eric
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Tharme, Rebecca E.
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Prein, M.
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Ahmed, R.
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Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
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Bueno, P.
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Brown, C.
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Dey, M.
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Jayasinghe, G.
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Niasse, M.
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Nieland, A.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Tinh, N.
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Viswanathan, K.
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Welcomme, R.L.
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[The contribution of aquatic ecosystems and fisheries to food security and livelihoods: a research agenda. Challenge Program on Water and Food background paper 3]
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The contribution of aquatic ecosystems and fisheries to food security and livelihoods: a research agenda. Challenge Program on Water and Food background paper 3
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Environmental water needs and impacts of irrigated agriculture in river basins: A framework for a new research program]
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Environmental water needs and impacts of irrigated agriculture in river basins: A framework for a new research program
The demand and use of water resources is permanently increasing, while the quality of water is dropping and the availability of water in the context of climate change is becoming uncertain. To meet these growing problems it is necessary to carefully assess the existing water stocks and future tre...
Matin, Mir Abdul
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Palliyaguruge, Mahendra N.
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Mohideen, Sadir
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Yapa, Nishath
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Alankara, Ranjith
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Gunasinghe, Sarath
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Jayakody, Priyantha
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[Development of a water resources assessment and audit framework for Sri Lanka]
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Development of a water resources assessment and audit framework for Sri Lanka
Assessment and provision of Environmental Flows (EF) is important for the protection of aquatic ecosystems. EF are a set of discharges of a particular magnitude, frequency and timing that are necessary to ensure a certain range of benefits from a river. Such flows need to be scientifically determ...
Dissanayake, Priyanka
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Weragala, Neelanga
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Environmental flow assessment: recent examples from Sri Lanka]
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Environmental flow assessment: recent examples from Sri Lanka
Climate is changing world-wide, and the science community in Sri Lanka has come up with ample evidence to suggest that the country?s climate has already changed. During 1961-1990 the country?s mean air temperature increased by 0.016 0C per year, and the mean annual rainfall decreased by 144 mm (7...
Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts and adaptation options for Sri Lanka: a review]
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Observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts and adaptation options for Sri Lanka: a review