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India's water sector is crying for institutional and policy reforms. Its public irrigation systems are performing far below par. As a direct consequence, farmers are turning to groundwater for their irrigation needs. Booming groundwater irrigation has become the mainstay of Indian farming but it ...


Shah, TushaarGiordano, MarkWang, Jinxia[Irrigation institutions in a dynamic economy: What is China doing differently from India?]Irrigation institutions in a dynamic economy: What is China doing differently from India?

Water is one natural resource whose management is especially susceptible to uncertainties, many of which are being exasperated by climate change. Some of these uncertainties originate from knowledge deficits in physical conditions while others relate to behavioral and social variability related t...


Drieschova, AlenaFischhendler, I.Giordano, Mark[The role of uncertainties in the design of international water treaties: an historical perspective]The role of uncertainties in the design of international water treaties: an historical perspective

As demand and competition for water resources increase, the river basin has become the primary unit for water management and planning. While appealing in principle, practical implementation of river basin management and allocation has often been problematic. This paper examines the case of the Kr...


Venot, Jean-PhilippeBharati, LunaGiordano, MarkMolle, Francois[Beyond water, beyond boundaries: spaces of water management in the Krishna River basin, South India]Beyond water, beyond boundaries: spaces of water management in the Krishna River basin, South India

The authors analysed livelihood conditions in 10 river basins over three continents to identify generalizable links between water, agriculture and poverty. There were signi cant variations in hydrological conditions, livelihood strategies and institutions across basins, but also systematic patter...


Kemp-Benedict, E.Cook, Simon E.Allen, S.L.Vosti, S.Lemoalle, J.Giordano, MarkWard, J.Kaczan, D.[Connections between poverty, water and agriculture: evidence from 10 river basins]Connections between poverty, water and agriculture: evidence from 10 river basins

With the urbanisation drive comes steady growth in urban water demand. Although in the past this new demand could often be met by tapping unclaimed water sources, this option is increasingly untenable in many regions where little if any unclaimed water remains. The result is that urban water capt...


Celio, MattiaScott, Christopher A.Giordano, Mark[Urban-agricultural water appropriation: the Hyderabad, India case]Urban-agricultural water appropriation: the Hyderabad, India case

Hyderabad is one of the fastest growing cities in India. To meet its rapidly expanding water needs, it constructed and began withdrawals from the Singur reservoir, located on a tributary of the Godavari River, in 1991. Administrative rules define allocation of water from the reservoir but priorit...


Celio, MattiaGiordano, Mark[Agriculture-urban water transfers: a case study of Hyderabad, South-India]Agriculture-urban water transfers: a case study of Hyderabad, South-India
Jarvis, T.Giordano, MarkPuri, S.Matsumoto, K.Wolf, A.[International borders, ground water flow, and hydroschizophrenia]International borders, ground water flow, and hydroschizophrenia
Giordano, Mark[International water security: domestic threats and opportunities by Nakayama et al (Eds.). Book review]International water security: domestic threats and opportunities by Nakayama et al (Eds.). Book review
Giordano, MarkLautze, Jonathan[Using the seemingly uninteresting African transboundary water law database to derive surprisingly interesting water policy lessons]Using the seemingly uninteresting African transboundary water law database to derive surprisingly interesting water policy lessons

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