Basin-wide planning requires tools and strategies that allow comparison of alternative pathways and priorities at relevant spatial and temporal scales. In this paper, we apply a hydroeconomic model–the Western Nepal Energy Water Model–that better accounts for feedbacks between water and energy ma...
Pakhtigian, E.L.
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Jeuland, M.
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Dhaubanjar, Sanita
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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[Balancing intersectoral demands in basin-scale planning: the case of Nepal’s western river basins]
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Balancing intersectoral demands in basin-scale planning: the case of Nepal’s western river basins
The Indus Basin Irrigation System suffers significant inequity in access to surface water across its millions of users. Information, i.e., monitoring and reporting of water availability, may be of value in improving conditions across the basin, and we investigated this via an experimental game of...
Shah, M.Azeem A.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Ringler, Claudia
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[What role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system?: evidence from an experimental game in Punjab]
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What role can information play in improved equity in Pakistan’s irrigation system?: evidence from an experimental game in Punjab
The Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) water and energy sectors are under increasing pressure due to population growth and agricultural and industrial development. Climate change is also negatively impacting on the region’s water and energy resources. As the majority of SADC’s popula...
Mabhaudhi, T.
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Mpandeli, S.
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Madhlopa, A.
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Modi, A.T.
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Backeberg, G.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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[Southern Africa’s water-energy nexus: towards regional integration and development]
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Southern Africa’s water-energy nexus: towards regional integration and development
Long-term investments in agricultural water management (AWM) interventions in the Volta and Limpopo river basins have aimed at improving water availability and quality for smallholder farming systems. However, sustained and wider uptake of AWM technologies and approaches has not been as successfu...
Bruin, A. de
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Pateman, R.
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Barron, Jennie
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Balima, M.
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Ouédraogo, I.
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Dapola, E.D.
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Fosu, M.
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Annor, F.O.
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Magombeyi, Manuel S.
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Onema, J.M.K.
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[Setting up agricultural water management interventions - learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins]
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Setting up agricultural water management interventions - learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins
Land conversion in Sub-Saharan Africa has profound biophysical, ecological, political and social consequences for human wellbeing and ecosystems services. Understanding the process of land cover changes and transitions is essential for good ecosystem management policy that would lead to improved ...
Ouédraogo, I.
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Barron, Jennie
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Tumbo, S.D.
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Kahimba, F.C.
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[Land cover transition in northern Tanzania]
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Land cover transition in northern Tanzania
The importance of water security has gained prominence on the international water agenda, but the focus seems to be directed towards water demand. An essential element of water security is the functioning of public organizations responsible for water supply through direct and indirect security ap...
Wegerich, Kai
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Rooijen, Daniel J. van
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Soliev, I.
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Mukhamedova, N.
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[Water security in the Syr Darya Basin]
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Water security in the Syr Darya Basin
Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has planned to harness water from outside the valley from Melamchi as an inter-basin project to supply water inside the ring road (core valley area) of the Kathmandu Valley (KV). The project, called the “Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)”, is expecte...
Thapa, Bhesh Raj
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Ishidaira, H.
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Bhandari, T.M.
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Shakya, N.M.
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[Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin]
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Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin
Degradation of freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide is a primary cause of increasing water insecurity, raising the need for integrated solutions to freshwater management. While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they te...
Vollmer, D.
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Shaad, K.
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Souter, N.J.
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Farrell, T.
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Dudgeon, D.
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Sullivan, C.A.
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Fauconnier, I.
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MacDonald, G.M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Power, A.G.
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McNally, A.
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Andelman, Sandy J.
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Capon, T.
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Devineni, N.
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Apirumanekul, C.
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Nam Ng, C.
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Shaw, M.R.
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Wang, R.Y.
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Lai, C.
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Wang, Z.
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Regan, H.M.
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[Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index]
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Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index
Selected rainfall characteristics derived by analyzing observed rainfall data in two Sri Lankan river basins (Malwathu Oya and Kalu Ganga) were compared with the perceptions of farmers. The rainfall characteristics used for this analysis are trends, onset and cessation dates, length of the growin...
Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Perera, H.P.T.W.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Surangika, Upamali K.B.N.
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Premachandra, W.W.
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[Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions]
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Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions
Purpose - Agricultural intensification to meet the food needs of the rapidly growing population in developing countries affects water quality. In regions such as the Lake Tana basin, knowledge is lacking on measures to reduce non-point source pollutants in humid tropical monsoon climates. The aim...
Moges, M.A.
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Schmitter, Petra S.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Watershed modeling for reducing future non-point source sediment and phosphorus load in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia]
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Watershed modeling for reducing future non-point source sediment and phosphorus load in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia