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Groundwater provides nearly 100 % of the water supplies in some districts of Sri Lanka and is a major source of domestic water in all other districts. However, the resource remains largely neglected and invisible to society and policymakers. Groundwater offers the advantage of being a more reliab...


Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.Manthrithilake, HerathPathmarajah, S.Makin, Ian W.[Groundwater development through sprinkler irrigation: consequences of a lack of a governance structure in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka]Groundwater development through sprinkler irrigation: consequences of a lack of a governance structure in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) currently uses 35 surface and 57 groundwater sources to supply water for Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. It is necessary to understand if the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) can assist lean period water supply by indirectly increasing groundwater stora...


Chinnasamy, PennanShrestha, S. R.[Melamchi water supply project: potential to replenish Kathmandu’s groundwater status for dry season access]Melamchi water supply project: potential to replenish Kathmandu’s groundwater status for dry season access
Alam, Mohammad FaizPavelic, PaulSikka, AlokSharma, Navneet[Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): global to field scale assessments. [Abstract only].]Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI): global to field scale assessments. [Abstract only].

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.Prathapar, Sanmugam A.Bastakoti, Ram C.[Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai]Renovating open shallow dug wells for off-season home gardening in Nepal Terai

Environmental flows (EF) are an important component of Goal 6 (the ‘water goal’) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, many countries still do not have well-defined criteria on how to define EF. In this study, we bring together the International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI’s) e...


Sood, AdityaSmakhtin, Vladimir U.Eriyagama, NishadiVillholth, Karen G.Liyanage, NiroshaWada, Y.Ebrahim, Girma YimerDickens, Chris[Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals]Global environmental flow information for the sustainable development goals

In the Dry Zone of Myanmar, improved access to water is widely acknowledged as being vital for livelihood enhancement and the general well-being of around 10 million people, most of whom depend on agriculture. Thus, expanding the sustainable use of groundwater is of great importance for socioecon...


Pavelic, PaulSenaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliJohnston, Robyn M.McCartney, Matthew P.Sotoukee, TouleelorBalasubramanya, SoumyaSuhardiman, DianaLacombe, GuillaumeDouangsavanh, SomphasithJoffre, Olivier M.Latt, K.Zan, A.K.Thein, K.Myint, A.Cho, C.Htut, Y.T.[Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar]Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar

Although most recharge estimation studies apply multiple methods to identify the possible range in recharge values, many do not distinguish clearly enough between inherent uncertainty of the methods and other factors affecting the results. We investigated the additional value that can be gained f...


Walker, D.Parkin, G.Schmitter, PetraGowing, J.Tilahun, S.A.Haile, Alemseged T.Yimam, A.Y.[Insights from a multi-method recharge estimation comparison study]Insights from a multi-method recharge estimation comparison study

Because of the logics of both colonization or de-colonization, the need to counter the anarchy of groundwater use, or the dissemination of global 'best practices' of IWRM, states have often assumed full ownership or custody of groundwater. Regulating groundwater use includes giving drilling and a...


Molle, FrancoisClosas, Alvar[State regulations in groundwater management: they bark but do they bite?]State regulations in groundwater management: they bark but do they bite?

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