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This paper tells the story of trade-off between hydropower and irrigation and its implications for groundwater use in Syrdarya basin in Central Asia. With the independence of the central Asian republics, this trade-off has become a transboundary issue. Efforts to coordinate bilateral action using...


Karimov, Akmal A.Giordano, MarkMukherji, AditiBorisov, VecheslavDjumanov, Jamol[Of transboundary basins, integrated water resources management (IWRM) and second best solutions: the case of groundwater banking in Central Asia]Of transboundary basins, integrated water resources management (IWRM) and second best solutions: the case of groundwater banking in Central Asia

In this Highlight, historical antecedents of energy-irrigation nexus in India are examined and it has been found that its genesis lies in policy decision taken over two decades ago to supply unmetered electricity to farmers. This has led to a number of problems, most important of which is lack of...


Mukherji, AditiShah, TushaarGiordano, Mark[Managing energy-irrigation nexus in India: a typology of state interventions.]Managing energy-irrigation nexus in India: a typology of state interventions.

Groundwater is now a major source of agricultural water supply in many parts of the world. The value of groundwater as a new source of supply is well known. However, its additional buffering or stabilization value is less appreciated and even less analysed. Knowledge on groundwater?s stabilizatio...


Kuppannan, PalanisamiGiordano, MarkKakumanu, Krishna ReddyRanganathan, C.R.[The stabilization value of groundwater: evidence from Indian tank irrigation systems.]The stabilization value of groundwater: evidence from Indian tank irrigation systems.

Indian agriculture is trapped in a complex nexus of groundwater depletion and energy subsidies. This nexus is the product of past public policy choices that initially offered opportunities to India?s small-holder-based irrigation economy but has now generated in its wake myriad economic, social, ...


Shah, TushaarGiordano, MarkMukherji, Aditi[Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.]Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.

Groundwater use for agriculture has the potential to improve rural households’ income and reduce poverty, but the linkages are not always straightforward. Taking Laos as a case study, this article illustrates how differential access to water, land, and capital shape farmers’ livelihood strategies...


Suhardiman, DianaPavelic, PaulKeovilignavong, OulavanhGiordano, Mark[Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos]Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos

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