Canal siltation is a pervasive problem in coastal Bangladesh causing water-logging and losses in crop yield. Although timely maintenance of canals through regular contributions from the community can solve this problem; it often breaks down because of the free riding issue, a common feature in th...
Mitra, A.
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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[Enhancing coordination in water management through communication tools: results from experimental games in Coastal Bangladesh]
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Enhancing coordination in water management through communication tools: results from experimental games in Coastal Bangladesh
Since the late 1990s, river basin planning has become a central idea in water resources management and a mainstream approach supported by international donors through their water programs globally. This article presents river basin planning as a function of power and contested arena of power stru...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Karki, Emma
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Bharati, Luna
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[The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal]
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The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal
This paper assessed water management by households from three ethnic groups in two contrasting ecological settings (upland and lowland) in the Upper Ping River Basin in Northern Thailand. Important gender differences in the use and management of water were identified. Women are major users of wat...
Lebel, L.
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Lebel, P.
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Sriyasak, P.
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Ratanawilailak, S.
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Bastakoti, G.B.
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[Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in northern Thailand]
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Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in northern Thailand
Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Sugden, Fraser
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Raut, M.
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Shrestha, S.
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[Key constraints and collective action challenges for groundwater governance in the eastern Gangetic Plains]
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Key constraints and collective action challenges for groundwater governance in the eastern Gangetic Plains
The impact of shallow subsurface drainage was investigated as a pilot study on a 0.13 ha plot of a farmer’s field located in Batiaghata, Khulna District, Bangladesh, in the floodplain of the Bay of Bengal. The drainage design differed from traditional subsurface tile drains in two respects: (i) t...