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McCartney, Matthew P.Pavelic, PaulLacombe, GuillaumeLatt, K.Zan, A.K.Thein, K.Douangsavanh, SomphasithBalasubramanya, SoumyaRajah, AmeerMyint, A.Cho, C.Johnston, Robyn M.Sotoukee, Touleelor[Water resources assessment of the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 1. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]]Water resources assessment of the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 1. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]

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
Senaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliJoffre, Olivier M.Suhardiman, DianaBalasubramanya, SoumyaPavelic, PaulHtut, U.Y.T.McCartney, Matthew P.Johnston, Robyn M.[Community survey on water access, availability and management issues in the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 2. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program].]Community survey on water access, availability and management issues in the dry zone of Myanmar: final report for component 2. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program].

The government of Bangladesh is increasingly paying attention to the safe collection and disposal of fecal sludge from pit latrines in rural areas. In this paper, we report on current sludge disposal practices from single-pit latrines, by conducting a survey of 1,091 households with pit latrines ...


Balasubramanya, SoumyaEvans, E.Ahmed, R.Habib, A.Asad, N.S.M.Rahman, M.Hasan, M.Dey, D.Camargo-Valero, M.A.Rao, Krishna ChaitanyaFernando, Sudarshana[Take it away: the need for designing fecal sludge disposal services for single-pit latrines]Take it away: the need for designing fecal sludge disposal services for single-pit latrines

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of irrigation delivery services and agricultural extension services on crop choice in southern Tajikistan. This analysis is motivated by the government’s recent efforts to address the country’s severe malnutrition problem by supporting changes in irr...


Buisson, Marie-CharlotteBalasubramanya, Soumya[The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan]The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan

This paper provides an overview of policy responses to arsenic in groundwater in rural Bangladesh to assess their role and potential effectiveness in reducing exposure. With 97% of the country consuming groundwater for drinking, there is a continuing crisis of tens of millions of people exposed t...


Balasubramanya, SoumyaHorbulyk, Theodore M.[Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?]Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?

Global discourses have advocated women's empowerment as a means to enhance food security. Our objective was to critically review the causal linkages between women's empowerment and food availability and access. We relied on mixed methods and a cross-country analysis, using household survey data f...


Clement, FlorianeBuisson, Marie-CharlotteLeder, StephanieBalasubramanya, SoumyaSaikia, PanchaliBastakoti, Ram C.Karki, EmmaKoppen, Barbara C.M. van[From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis]From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis

This article describes the conceptual advantages of including economic incentives in the basket of policy alternatives available for motivating improvements in water quality. With a particular focus on Asia, we discuss the incentives available for encouraging reductions in point and nonpoint sour...


Balasubramanya, SoumyaWichelns, Dennis[Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia]Economic incentives can enhance policy efforts to improve water quality in Asia
Johnston, Robyn M.Rajah, AmeerBalasubramanya, SoumyaDouangsavanh, SomphasithLacombe, GuillaumeMcCartney, Matthew P.Pavelic, PaulSenaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliSotoukee, TouleelorSuhardiman, DianaJoffre, Olivier M.[Identifying priority investments in water in Myanmar?s dry zone: final report for component 3. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]]Identifying priority investments in water in Myanmar?s dry zone: final report for component 3. [Project report of the Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) Dry Zone Program]

This analysis provides new estimates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence – including CKD of unknown etiology (CKDu) – across ten districts most affected by CKD in Sri Lanka, including an examination of rural households' historical reliance on groundwater consumption. A carefully designed h...


Kafle, KashiBalasubramanya, SoumyaHorbulyk, Ted[Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a profile of affected districts reliant on groundwater]Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka: a profile of affected districts reliant on groundwater

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