Wetlands occur extensively across the Nile Basin and support the livelihoods ofmillions of people. Despite their importance, there are big gaps in the knowledge about the current status of these ecosystems, and how populations in the Nile use them. A better understanding is needed on the ecosyste...
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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[Wetlands of the Nile Basin: distribution, functions and contribution to livelihoods.]
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Wetlands of the Nile Basin: distribution, functions and contribution to livelihoods.
The recent interest of international funding organizations for financing water storage schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa as a response to anticipated climate change has revived the debate on more appropriate methodologies for welfare assessments. Increasingly, water storage construction is moving awa...
Xenarios, Stefanos
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Eguavoen, I.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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[A comparative socio-economic analysis of water storage schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa.]
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A comparative socio-economic analysis of water storage schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The management of water resources according to hydrological boundaries at different implementation levels (river basin, irrigation system, or water user association) is promoted internationally. This approach to water management, especially for the basin, is starting to be challenged from differe...
Wegerich, Kai
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Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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Mukhamedova, N.
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Musayev, S.
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[Is it possible to shift to hydrological boundaries?: the Ferghana Valley meshed system.]
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Is it possible to shift to hydrological boundaries?: the Ferghana Valley meshed system.
Anwar, Arif A.
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Aynalem, D.W.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Mekuria, Wolde M.
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Azeze, M.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Effectiveness of land and water management interventions in reducing runoff and soil erosion in the northwestern highlands of Ethiopian [Abstract only]]
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Effectiveness of land and water management interventions in reducing runoff and soil erosion in the northwestern highlands of Ethiopian [Abstract only]
Two strategies are assessed to increase wheat production in the water-scarce Karkheh River Basin (KRB) in Iran to meet targets by the year 2025. The strategies proposed are (a) to increase yields in the current irrigated and rainfed wheat areas and (b) to increase the area under rainfed wheat thr...
Ahmad, M.D.
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Giordano, Mark
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[The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure.]
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The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure.
This paper highlights the need in South Asia for basin-wide water allocation plans that include environmental requirements. This paper also describes the application of a basin planning model (i.e., Water Evaluation and Planning model or WEAP) to assess present and alternative water management op...
Bharati, Luna
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[Moving towards environmentally sustainable water allocation in South Asia.]
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Moving towards environmentally sustainable water allocation in South Asia.
Wetlands are too often perceived as standalone elements and are poorly integrated into river basin management. The Ramsar Convention recognizes the critical linkage between wetlands, water and river basin management; the governments that are party to the Convention have committed to conserving th...
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Johnston, R.
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Hein, T.
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Weigelhofer, G.
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D'Haeyer, T.
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Kone, B.
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Cools, J.
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[Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management]: the case of the inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria).]
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Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management]: the case of the inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria).
Lacombe, Guillaume
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Valero, T.
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[Effectiveness of early warning systems and monitoring tools in the Mekong Basin.]
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Effectiveness of early warning systems and monitoring tools in the Mekong Basin.
The presentation looks at the current status of river systems of India from a basin perspective, and review how indicators of urbanization, such as demographics and migration, infrastructure development, growth of cities and towns, development of urban agglomerations, provision of utility service...
Xueliang Cai
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Molden, David J.
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Mainuddin, M.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Ahmad, M.D.
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Karimi, P.
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[Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins.]
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Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins.