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Conflicting demands for food and water, exacerbated by increasing population, increase the risks of food insecurity, poverty and environmental damage in major river systems. Agriculture remains the predominant water user, but the linkage between water, agriculture and livelihoods is more complex ...


Cook, Simon E.Fisher, Myles J.Andersson, Meike S.Rubiano Mejía, Jorge EliécerGiordano, Mark[Water, food and livelihoods in river basins]Water, food and livelihoods in river basins

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

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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