This study examines the socioeconomic features that underpin the expansion of groundwater-dependent irrigation in Northern State, Sudan. Groundwater development in the region serves as an economic lifeline given the poor Nile-based irrigation infrastructure and future changes in Nile hydrology. G...
Fragaszy, S.
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Closas, Alvar
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[Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan]
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Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan
With decreasing aquifer levels, increasing groundwater pollution, inequitable access, and generally poor management outcomes, better groundwater governance has been put forward as a recipe to address these challenges worldwide. Existing recommendations focus on improved legal frameworks, monitori...
This paper assesses a case of co-management of groundwater between the state of Texas, pushing for the rationalisation of groundwater management, and local (mainly farming) communities organised in Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs), which are protective of their private groundwater rights...
Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system]
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Chronicle of a demise foretold: state vs. local groundwater management in Texas and the high plains aquifer system
Faced with severe groundwater depletion, many governments have opted to increase the power of the state. Despite calls for more inclusive governance and a role for groundwater users, modes of governance have tended to continue to rely on a diversity of policy tools and state-run strategies in the...