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, Paul
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Sotoukee, Touleelor
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Douangsavanh, Somphasith
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Joffre, Olivier M.
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Latt, K.
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Zan, A.K.
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Thein, K.
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Myint, A.
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Cho, C.
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Htut, Y.T.
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[Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar]
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Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar
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, Paul
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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[Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge]
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Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge
In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities liv...
Katus, S
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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[When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos]
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When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos
The doubling of global food demand by 2050 is driving resurgence in interventions for agricultural intensification. Globally, 700 million people are dependent on floodplain or coastal systems. Increased productivity in these aquatic agricultural systems is important for meeting current and future...
Joffre, Olivier M.
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Castine, S.A.
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Phillips, M.J.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Chandrabalan, D.
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Cohen, P.
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[Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions]
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Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions
Hydropower development with concomitant changes in water and land regimes often results in livelihood transformation of affected people, entailing changes in intra-household decision-making upon which livelihood strategies are based. Economic factors underlying gender dimensions of household deci...
Weeratunge, N.
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Joffre, Olivier M.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Bouahom, B.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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[Gender and household decision-making in a Lao village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development]
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Gender and household decision-making in a Lao village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development