Long-term investments in agricultural water management (AWM) interventions in the Volta and Limpopo river basins have aimed at improving water availability and quality for smallholder farming systems. However, sustained and wider uptake of AWM technologies and approaches has not been as successfu...
Bruin, A. de
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Pateman, R.
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Barron, Jennie
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Balima, M.
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Ouédraogo, I.
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Dapola, E.D.
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Fosu, M.
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Annor, F.O.
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Magombeyi, Manuel S.
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Onema, J.M.K.
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[Setting up agricultural water management interventions - learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins]
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Setting up agricultural water management interventions - learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins
Land conversion in Sub-Saharan Africa has profound biophysical, ecological, political and social consequences for human wellbeing and ecosystems services. Understanding the process of land cover changes and transitions is essential for good ecosystem management policy that would lead to improved ...
Ouédraogo, I.
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Barron, Jennie
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Tumbo, S.D.
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Kahimba, F.C.
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[Land cover transition in northern Tanzania]
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Land cover transition in northern Tanzania
The importance of water security has gained prominence on the international water agenda, but the focus seems to be directed towards water demand. An essential element of water security is the functioning of public organizations responsible for water supply through direct and indirect security ap...
Wegerich, Kai
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Rooijen, Daniel J. van
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Soliev, I.
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Mukhamedova, N.
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[Water security in the Syr Darya Basin]
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Water security in the Syr Darya Basin
Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited (KUKL) has planned to harness water from outside the valley from Melamchi as an inter-basin project to supply water inside the ring road (core valley area) of the Kathmandu Valley (KV). The project, called the “Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)”, is expecte...
Thapa, Bhesh Raj
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Ishidaira, H.
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Bhandari, T.M.
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Shakya, N.M.
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[Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin]
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Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin
Degradation of freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide is a primary cause of increasing water insecurity, raising the need for integrated solutions to freshwater management. While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they te...
Vollmer, D.
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Shaad, K.
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Souter, N.J.
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Farrell, T.
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Dudgeon, D.
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Sullivan, C.A.
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Fauconnier, I.
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MacDonald, G.M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Power, A.G.
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McNally, A.
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Andelman, Sandy J.
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Capon, T.
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Devineni, N.
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Apirumanekul, C.
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Nam Ng, C.
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Shaw, M.R.
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Wang, R.Y.
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Lai, C.
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Wang, Z.
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Regan, H.M.
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[Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index]
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Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index
Selected rainfall characteristics derived by analyzing observed rainfall data in two Sri Lankan river basins (Malwathu Oya and Kalu Ganga) were compared with the perceptions of farmers. The rainfall characteristics used for this analysis are trends, onset and cessation dates, length of the growin...
Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Perera, H.P.T.W.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Surangika, Upamali K.B.N.
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Premachandra, W.W.
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[Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions]
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Trend and variability of rainfall in two river basins in Sri Lanka: an analysis of meteorological data and farmers’ perceptions
Purpose - Agricultural intensification to meet the food needs of the rapidly growing population in developing countries affects water quality. In regions such as the Lake Tana basin, knowledge is lacking on measures to reduce non-point source pollutants in humid tropical monsoon climates. The aim...
Moges, M.A.
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Schmitter, Petra S.
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Tilahun, Seifu A.
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Steenhuis, Tammo S.
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[Watershed modeling for reducing future non-point source sediment and phosphorus load in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia]
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Watershed modeling for reducing future non-point source sediment and phosphorus load in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia
Underground taming of floods for irrigation (UTFI) is a new approach for mitigating flood impacts through targeted floodwater storage in depleted aquifers for irrigating crops in the dry season. UTFI not only fosters the much desired conjunctive use and management of water resources but also prov...
Reddy, V.R.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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[Underground taming of floods for irrigation (UTFI) in the river basins of South Asia: institutionalising approaches and policies for sustainable water management and livelihood enhancement]
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Underground taming of floods for irrigation (UTFI) in the river basins of South Asia: institutionalising approaches and policies for sustainable water management and livelihood enhancement
Satellite rainfall estimates (SREs) are prone to bias as they are indirect derivatives of the visible, infrared, and/or microwave cloud properties, and hence SREs need correction. We evaluate the influence of elevation and distance from large-scale open water bodies on bias for Climate Prediction...
Gumindoga, W.
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Rientjes, T.H.M.
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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Makurira, H.
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Reggiani, P.
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[Performance of bias-correction schemes for CMORPH rainfall estimates in the Zambezi River Basin]
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Performance of bias-correction schemes for CMORPH rainfall estimates in the Zambezi River Basin
For evaluation of the Climate Prediction Center-MORPHing (CMORPH) satellite rainfall product in the Zambezi Basin, daily time series (1998–2013) of 60 rain gauge stations are used. Evaluations for occurrence and rain rate are at sub-basin scale and at daily, weekly, and seasonal timescale by mean...
Gumindoga, W.
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Rientjes, T.H.M.
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Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
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[Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin]
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Performance evaluation of CMORPH satellite precipitation product in the Zambezi Basin