Modern bioenergy systems are attracting increasing attention from governments in Asia as a potential solution to a range of policy problems related to energy security and sustainable development. Despite growing interest in bioenergy systems, there is still a limited understanding of how their ex...
Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Damen, B.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Soda, Wannipa
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Water and bioenergy a case study from the Thai ethanol sector.]
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Water and bioenergy a case study from the Thai ethanol sector.
Satoh, Y.
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Burek, P.
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Wada, Y.
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Flrorke, M.
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Eisner, S.
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Hanasaki, N.
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Kahil, T.
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Tramberend, S.
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Fischer, G.
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Wiberg, David
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[Asian water futures - multi scenarios, models and criteria assessment [Abstract only]]
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Asian water futures - multi scenarios, models and criteria assessment [Abstract only]
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...
Climate change is one of the drivers of change in the Ganges River Basin, together with population growth, economic development and water management practices. These changing circumstances have a significant impact on key social and economic sectors of the basin, largely through changes in water ...
Hosterman, H.R.
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McCornick, Peter G.
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Kistin, E.J.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Bharati, Luna
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[Freshwater, climate change and adaptation in the Ganges River Basin.]
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Freshwater, climate change and adaptation in the Ganges River Basin.
After Tajikistan emerged an independent country, major land reforms took place. Large collective farms were broken up into smaller (dekhan) private farms. This created a vacuum, because there was no provision to manage competing needs of water among private farms. Water user associations were cre...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Aslamy, Sohrob
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MacDonald, Katherine
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Saikia, Panchali
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Mitra, A.
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[Creating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challenges]
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Creating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challenges
Agricultural practices are changing at an unprecedented rate in small pockets of the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Commercial vegetable production is flourishing underwritten by groundwater accessed via agro-wells, increased market access and new business opportunities. Since the early 1990s, small-hold...
Silva, Sanjiv de
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Curnow, J.
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Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith
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[Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts]
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Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts
A large number of small- to medium-sized community ponds exist in most parts of the Terai region in Nepal. Such ponds could be a viable alternative for other forms of surface irrigation. But, with the lack of efficient management, many of these ponds remain underutilized. An effort was made to fa...
Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Okwany, Romulus O.
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[Community pond rehabilitation to deal with climate variability: a case study in Nepal Terai]
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Community pond rehabilitation to deal with climate variability: a case study in Nepal Terai
Sánchez, K
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Piedra, MA
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Galloway, G.
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[Metodología de análisis multicriterio para la identificación de áreas prioritarias de manejo del recurso hídrico en la cuenca del río Sarapiquí, Costa Rica]
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Metodología de análisis multicriterio para la identificación de áreas prioritarias de manejo del recurso hídrico en la cuenca del río Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
Nagothu, U. S.
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Barton, David N.
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Gosain, A. K.
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Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Tirupathaiah, K.
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Stalnacke, P.
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Gupta, S.
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Deelstra, J.
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[Summary and way forward.]
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Summary and way forward.
The construction of the Rogun Dam in the Amu Darya Basin to increase upstream energy generation creates potential trade-offs with existing downstream irrigation, due to the different timing of energy and irrigation water demands. The present analysis, based on a hydro-economic optimization model,...
Bekchanov, Maksud
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Ringler, Claudia
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Bhaduri, Anik
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Jeuland, M.
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[How would the Rogun Dam affect water and energy scarcity in Central Asia?]
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How would the Rogun Dam affect water and energy scarcity in Central Asia?