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Floods account for a majority of disasters, especially in South Asia, where they affect 27 million people annually, causing economic losses of over US$1 billion. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these risks. Risk transfer mechanisms, such as weather index insurance (WII) may help buffer far...


Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.Silva, Sanjiv deSenaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliArulingam, Indika[Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion]Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion

Water governance has emerged as perhaps the most important topic of the international water community in the 21st century, and achieving "good? water governance is now a focus of both policy discourse and innumerable development projects. Somewhat surprisingly in light of this attention, there is...


Lautze, JonathanSilva, Sanjiv deGiordano, MarkSanford, Luke[Putting the cart before the horse: water governance and IWRM]Putting the cart before the horse: water governance and IWRM

It is well known that whilst wetlands deliver a wide range of services vital for human well-being, they are being rapidly degraded and lost. Losses tend to be higher where human populations are increasing most and demands for economic development are greatest. Multidisciplinary management approac...


Senaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliSilva, Sanjiv deNguyen-Khoa, Sophie[Exploring relationships between conservation and poverty reduction in wetland ecosystems: lessons from 10 integrated wetland conservation and poverty reduction initiatives]Exploring relationships between conservation and poverty reduction in wetland ecosystems: lessons from 10 integrated wetland conservation and poverty reduction initiatives
Senaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliSilva, Sanjiv deNagabhatla, N.Finlayson, C. MaxPattanaik, C.Prasad, N.[The Ramsar Convention's wise use concept in theory and practice: an inter-disciplinary investigation of practice in Kolleru Lake, India]The Ramsar Convention's wise use concept in theory and practice: an inter-disciplinary investigation of practice in Kolleru Lake, India

Challenges of governance often constitute critical obstacles to efforts to equitably improve livelihoods in social-ecological systems. Yet, just as often, these challenges go unspoken, or are viewed as fixed parts of the context, beyond the scope of influence of agricultural, development, or natu...


Apgar, J.M.Cohen, P.J.Ratner, B.D.Silva, Sanjiv deBuisson, Marie-CharlotteLongley, C.Bastakoti, Ram C.Mapedza, Everisto[Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research]Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research

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