Groundwater has been noted as a major resource for irrigation water in Nepal Terai. The development of different methods of groundwater withdrawal has been promoted in Rupandehi District. Open dug wells were a major source for domestic water use in the 1980s due to cost and ease of construction. ...
Okwany, Romulus O.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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[Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai]
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Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai
As solar panels become more a ordable, solar photovoltaic (PV) pumps have been identi ed as a high potential water lifting technology to meet the growing irrigation demand in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little is known aboutthegeo-spatial potentialofsolarbasedPVpumpingforirrigationtakingin...
Schmitter, Petra
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Kibret, K.S.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Barron, Jennie
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[Suitability mapping framework for solar photovoltaic pumps for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Suitability mapping framework for solar photovoltaic pumps for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
The increasing demand for solar-powered irrigation systems in agriculture has spurred a race for projects as it potentially offers a cost-effective and sustainable energy solution to off-grid farmers while helping food production and sustaining livelihoods. As a result, countries such as Morocco ...
Closas, Alvar
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Rap., E.
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[Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations]
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Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations
The objective of this research is to develop a fuzzy-based groundwater sustainability index (FGSI) model to evaluate the sustainability of groundwater system at selected cities in Asian.
The new Mamdani type fuzzy-based inference system known as FGSI was developed. It contains five components an...
Tirupathi, C.
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Shashidhar, T.
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Pandey, Vishnu P.
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Shrestha, S.
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[Fuzzy-based approach for evaluating groundwater sustainability of Asian cities]
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Fuzzy-based approach for evaluating groundwater sustainability of Asian cities
Chamelia (catchment area = 1603 km2 ), a tributary of Mahakali, is a snow-fed watershed in Western Nepal. The watershed has 14 hydropower projects at various stages of development. This study simulated the current and future hydrological system of Chamelia using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool...
Due to extensive groundwater development in the recent past, Pakistan now faces enormous challenges of groundwater management as it struggles to ensure food security for its rapidly growing population. These management challenges require a re-balancing of surface and groundwater monitoring object...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Aslam, Muhammad
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[Groundwater monitoring and management: status and options in Pakistan]
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Groundwater monitoring and management: status and options in Pakistan
This paper explores the major determinants of heavy reliance on groundwater and the extent to which conjunctive use of ground and surface water affects the production efficiency of Pakistan’s irrigators. The results show that the major drivers of groundwater use in Pakistan’s agriculture are the ...
Mekonnen, D.
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Siddiqib, Afreen
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Ringler, Claudia
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[Drivers of groundwater use and technical efficiency of groundwater, canal water, and conjunctive use in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System]
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Drivers of groundwater use and technical efficiency of groundwater, canal water, and conjunctive use in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System
Participatory groundwater management is increasingly being recognised for its ability to address the challenges of equity, efficiency and sustainability. It can particularly help with effective engagement at the grassroots level for monitoring, recharging and managing the groundwater as a common ...
Jadeja, J
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Bohra, H.
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Dillon, P.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Singh, P.K.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Goradiya, V.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varua, M.
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Chew, M.
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[Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions]
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Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions
A study was conducted in Sargodha, Pakistan during the year 2011 to testify irrigation practices as a method for reclaiming salt affected soil. Field experiments were conducted on saline-sodic and uncultivated land divided into 12 field plots. Six irrigation treatments, each replicated on two fie...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Sarwar, M.K
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Tahir, A.A.
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Yar, M.
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[Effect of irrigation application on soil and land productivity of wheat under semi-arid environment]
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Effect of irrigation application on soil and land productivity of wheat under semi-arid environment
South Asia's groundwater economy stands at the threshold of a revolution in adoption of solar irrigation pumps (SIPs). This has potential to unlock the region's perverse energy-groundwater nexus. In much of South Asia, the price of energy used in irrigation, the only surrogate for water price, fa...
Shah, Tushaar
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Rajan, Abhishek
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Rai, Gyan Prakash
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Verma, Shilp
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Durga, Neha
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[Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future]
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Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future