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In the Dry Zone of Myanmar, improved access to water is widely acknowledged as being vital for livelihood enhancement and the general well-being of around 10 million people, most of whom depend on agriculture. Thus, expanding the sustainable use of groundwater is of great importance for socioecon...


Pavelic, PaulSenaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliJohnston, Robyn M.McCartney, Matthew P.Sotoukee, TouleelorBalasubramanya, SoumyaSuhardiman, DianaLacombe, GuillaumeDouangsavanh, SomphasithJoffre, Olivier M.Latt, K.Zan, A.K.Thein, K.Myint, A.Cho, C.Htut, Y.T.[Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar]Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-pro t, scienti c research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultura...


Clarke, JamesMcCartney, Matthew P.[International Water Management Institute]International Water Management Institute

Groundwater resources are vital for the well-being and livelihoods of most of the ten million people living in the Dry Zone of central Myanmar. Despite this importance, there is remarkably little known or documented on the nature, extent and use of these resources. This contribution has attempted...


Pavelic, PaulJohnston, Robyn M.McCartney, Matthew P.Lacombe, GuillaumeSenaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali[Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge]Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge

Smith, D. MarkMatthews, J.H.Bharati, LunaBorgomeo, EdoardoMcCartney, Matthew P.Mauroner, A.Nicol, AlanRodriguez, D.Sadoff, ClaudiaSuhardiman, DianaTimboe, I.Amarnath, GirirajAnisha, N.[Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation]Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation

Ethiopia is often highlighted as a country in which a lot of foreign land acquisition is occurring. The extent to which these investments also constitute significant acquisitions of water is the subject of this paper. It is apparent that water availability is a strong driver of the recent surge o...


Bossio, Deborah A.Erkossa, TekluDile, Y.T.McCartney, Matthew P.Killiches, F.Hoff, H.[Water implications of foreign direct investment in Ethiopia's agricultural sector.]Water implications of foreign direct investment in Ethiopia's agricultural sector.

By altering evapotranspiration and influencing how water is routed and stored in a basin, natural and agrarian ecosystems affect river flow. To quantify the impact of ecosystems on streamflow in two large river basins in Asia and Africa, simple statistical relationships were calculated, enabling ...


Lacombe, GuillaumeMcCartney, Matthew P.[Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins]Evaluating the flow regulating effects of ecosystems in the Mekong and Volta river basins

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are high on the agenda for most countries of the world. In its publication of the SDGs, the UN has provided the goals and target descriptions that, if implemented at a country level, would lead towards a sustai...


Dickens, ChrisSmakhtin, V.McCartney, Matthew P.O'Brien, G.Dahir, L.[Defining and quantifying national-level targets, indicators and benchmarks for management of natural resources to achieve the sustainable development goals]Defining and quantifying national-level targets, indicators and benchmarks for management of natural resources to achieve the sustainable development goals

The Volta River is one of the major rivers in Africa. A transboundary basin, which is the principal water source for approximately 24 million people in six riparian states, it is likely to experience increasing stress in the near future as a consequence of both greater water demand and climate ch...


McCartney, Matthew P.Forkuor, GeraldSood, A.Amisigo, B.Hattermann, F.Muthuwatta, Lal P.[The water resource implications of changing climate in the Volta River Basin [Africa].]The water resource implications of changing climate in the Volta River Basin [Africa].

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