The present paper focuses on integrated rainwater management strategies-technologies, institutions and policies for the Ethiopian highlands of the Blue Nile Basin. Three districts namely; Jeldu, Fogera and Diga have been identified for the study based on study landscapes representing dominant hyd...
Zemadim, Birhanu
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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[Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands: landscape study and identification of interventions. [Abstract only].]
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Integrated rainwater management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands: landscape study and identification of interventions. [Abstract only].
Zemadim, Birhanu
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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. [Abstract only].]
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Integrated rain water management strategies in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands. [Abstract only].
Venot, Jean-Philippe
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Rao, K.V.G.K.
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[Environmental flows for sustainable rural development in the Krishna Delta, South India]
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Environmental flows for sustainable rural development in the Krishna Delta, South India
Venot, Jean-Philippe
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Bharati, Luna
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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[Mainstreaming environmental flows in basin water allocation policies in developing countries: insights from the Krishna Basin, South India]
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Mainstreaming environmental flows in basin water allocation policies in developing countries: insights from the Krishna Basin, South India
Groundwater has played an increasing role in irrigated farming, livelihood support, poverty alleviation, and national food security in India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal since the advent of the green revolution in the 1960s. This paper presents a synthesis of the results of a cross-reg...
Villholth, Karen G.
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Wang, J.
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[The realities and challenges of contemporary groundwater-based smallholder irrigated farming across the Indus, Ganges and Yellow River basins]
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The realities and challenges of contemporary groundwater-based smallholder irrigated farming across the Indus, Ganges and Yellow River basins
Basin water development, rural dynamics and the institutional setting of natural resources management in the Krishna basin have led to a degradation of downstream ecosystems manifesting itself by salinizing soil and groundwater, increasing pollution, disappearing mangroves and desiccating wetland...
Venot, Jean-Philippe
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Rao, K.V.G.K.
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[Reconciling river basin management and environmental preservation: some perspectives from the Krishna Basin, South India]
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Reconciling river basin management and environmental preservation: some perspectives from the Krishna Basin, South India
The significance of environmental services related with irrigation is increasingly acknowledged as a critical factor for agricultural productivity in South Asia. However, little is known about farmers' willingness to contribute for the preservation of these services. To this aim, we conduct a sta...
Xenarios, Stefanos
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Singh, A.
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[Environmental services and water use in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basins]
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Environmental services and water use in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basins
Xueliang Cai
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David, S.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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[Water productivity assessment in ten river basins: the status and implications. [Abstract only].]
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Water productivity assessment in ten river basins: the status and implications. [Abstract only].
The Indus and Ganges river basins (collectively called the Indus-Ganges Basin) in South Asia covers 2.20 million km2 and is inhabited by a population of more than a billion people, many living in poverty with livelihoods based on waterdependent agriculture. The northwestern Indus basin is highly ...
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Xueliang Cai
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Scott, Christopher A.
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[Water resources, water productivity, and poverty in the Indus-Ganges River Basin]
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Water resources, water productivity, and poverty in the Indus-Ganges River Basin
We implemented an IFAD-supported project to promote ICT-based technologies for weather, water and crop ?related information and advice to smallholders in Africa. A detailed user need assessment was carried out at four project sites in Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and Mali. About 60 farmers at each of t...
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Miltenburg, I.
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[Launching next generation ICT for weather and water information and advice to smallholders in Africa [Abstract only].]
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Launching next generation ICT for weather and water information and advice to smallholders in Africa [Abstract only].