The Krishna basin in South India is a fast closing basin. Consumptive water use, mainly for agriculture, accounted for 90.5% of the basin net inflow. The adjoining Godavari basin is comparatively water rich and it is planned to transfer 5325 million m3 of Godavari waters to Krishna through P-V Li...
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Massuel, S.
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Rao, K.V.G.K.
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Venot, Jean-Philippe
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[Groundwater externalities of large, surface irrigation transfers: insights from the Godavari-Krishna river link, India]
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Groundwater externalities of large, surface irrigation transfers: insights from the Godavari-Krishna river link, India
Haileslassie, Amare
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Erkossa, Teklu
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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MacAlister, C.
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[Principles and practices to integrate livestock into rainwater management: An example from the Blue Nile Basin]
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Principles and practices to integrate livestock into rainwater management: An example from the Blue Nile Basin
Zamdin, B.B.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Ogunwole, J.
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Leta, Gerba
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Integrated rain water management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian Highlands]
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Integrated rain water management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian Highlands
Sharma, Bharat R.
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[Managing risk and low productivity of rainfed agriculture through nationwide water harvesting initiative in India]
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Managing risk and low productivity of rainfed agriculture through nationwide water harvesting initiative in India
Sharma, Bharat R.
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[Adaptation to impacts of climate change in water resources in India]
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Adaptation to impacts of climate change in water resources in India
The global water resources are stressed due to high population pressure, demand for more and better food, over-exploitation of the surface and groundwater resources, urgent need to make provisions for the environmental services, and meet the expanding demands of non-food sectors. As a consequence...
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Groundwater and food security in South Asia: challenges and opportunities. [Invited Paper]]
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Groundwater and food security in South Asia: challenges and opportunities. [Invited Paper]
Rainfed agriculture generates about 65-70% of the world's staple foods, but rainfed areas in South Asia and Africa, home to the world's largest proportion of drought prone areas (about 44%), have extremely low yield levels. India ranks first among the rainfed agricultural countries of the world i...
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Rao, K.V.
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Vittal, K.P.R.
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[Rain water harvesting for enhancing crop water productivity: an assessment for rainfed areas of India. [Abstract only].]
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Rain water harvesting for enhancing crop water productivity: an assessment for rainfed areas of India. [Abstract only].
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Groundwater and agriculture development in South Asia: trends, institutional responses and policy options]
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Groundwater and agriculture development in South Asia: trends, institutional responses and policy options
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Scott, Christopher A.
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Shah, Tushaar
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[Ground water - energy nexus: implications for sustainable resource use]
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Ground water - energy nexus: implications for sustainable resource use