This report summarizes the findings of a collaborative effort to map and assess irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) ...
Xueliang Cai
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Magidi, J.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa]
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Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
Allan, J. A.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Dharmasena, P. B.
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Gaasbeek, T.
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[Colombo Development Dialogues 2: water security and climate variability]
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Colombo Development Dialogues 2: water security and climate variability
Since independence, India has emerged as the world’s largest groundwater economy, with annual groundwater use increasing from less than 50 BCM in the 1950s to over 230 BCM today. While this groundwater boom has been the bedrock of India’s agricultural growth, it has also created formidable challe...
Drechsel, Pay
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Danso, George K.
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Qadir, Manzoor
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[Growing opportunities for Mexico city to tap into the Tula aquifer (Mexico) - Case Study]
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Growing opportunities for Mexico city to tap into the Tula aquifer (Mexico) - Case Study
This article investigates water security in Nepal from the perspective of the water-energy-agriculture (food) nexus, focusing on pathways to water security that originate in actions and policies related to other sectors. It identifies promoting development of Nepal’s hydropower potential to provi...
Nepal, S.
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Neupane, N.
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Belbase, D.
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Pandey, Vishnu Prasad
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus]
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Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus
With India emerging as the world’s largest groundwater irrigator, marginal farmers and tenants in many parts have come to depend on informal water markets for irrigation. Power subsidies have grown these markets and made them pro-poor, but are also responsible for groundwater depletion, and for f...
Shah, Tushaar
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Chowdhury, S.D.
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[Farm power policies and groundwater markets contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990–2015)]
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Farm power policies and groundwater markets contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990–2015)
Climate induced extreme events such as floods and droughts are often disastrous in incidences and affects Indian economy often. Low per capita surface water storage (225 m3/capita1), few sites for additional storages facilities and depleting groundwater aquifers reduce the resilience of the commu...
Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Pavelic, Paul
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[Co-solving groundwater depletion and seasonal flooding through an innovative managed aquifer recharge approach: converting pilot to a regional solution in the Ram Ganga Sub-basin]
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Co-solving groundwater depletion and seasonal flooding through an innovative managed aquifer recharge approach: converting pilot to a regional solution in the Ram Ganga Sub-basin
Hanjra, Munir A.
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Wichelns, Dennis
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food security]
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Investing in water management in rural and urban landscapes to achieve and sustain global food security
Molle, Francois
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Closas, Alvar
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Al-Zubari, W.
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[Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region]
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Governing groundwater in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Sugden, Fraser
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Raut, M.
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Shrestha, S.
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[Key constraints and collective action challenges for groundwater governance in the eastern Gangetic Plains]
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Key constraints and collective action challenges for groundwater governance in the eastern Gangetic Plains