Rural people in Nepal and other developing nations are part of complex, social-ecological systems. Efforts to provide assistance to these people must integrate knowledge from a variety of perspectives. This report documents the use of a role-playing game, supported by an agent-based model, to dem...
Janmaat, J.
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Lapp, S.
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Wannop, T.
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Bharati, Luna
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Demonstrating complexity with a roleplaying simulation: investing in water in the Indrawati Subbasin, Nepal]
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Demonstrating complexity with a roleplaying simulation: investing in water in the Indrawati Subbasin, Nepal
International Water Management Institute
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[Proceedings of the National Seminar on Groundwater Governance in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 August 2013]
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Proceedings of the National Seminar on Groundwater Governance in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 August 2013
There are many reasons behind the worsening groundwater situation that have led to a scarcity of quality water supply for sustaining lives and livelihoods in India, as well as in other parts of the world. The lack of a proper scientific understanding of this situation by the various stakeholders ...
Jadeja, Y.
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Goradiya, V.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Dillon, P.J.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Varua, M.
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[Participatory groundwater management at village level in India – empowering communities with science for effective decision making]
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Participatory groundwater management at village level in India – empowering communities with science for effective decision making
Recent development activities in the Jaffna Peninsula are threatening the viability of the region's natural groundwater supply. Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) represents one important approach to remedying this situation. By accumulating freshwater during Jaffna's wet season, household RWH systems ca...
Rink, Paul
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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[The potential benefits of rainwater harvesting for households in the Jaffna peninsula [Abstract only]]
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The potential benefits of rainwater harvesting for households in the Jaffna peninsula [Abstract only]
Globally, many populations face structural and environmental barriers to access safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Among these populations are many of the 200 million pastoralists whose livelihood patterns and extreme environmental settings challenge conventional WASH programming...
Whitley, L.
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Hutchings, P.
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Cooper, S.
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Parker, A.
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Kebede, A.
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Joseph, S.
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Butterworth, J.
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van Koppen, Barbara
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Mulejaa, A.
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[A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar Region of Ethiopia]
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A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar Region of Ethiopia
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
Lacombe, Guillaume
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Nicol, Alan
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[Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1]
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Review of climate change science, knowledge and impacts on water resources in South Asia. Background Paper 1
Clement, Floriane
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Ahmed, Farah
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[Institutional of multiple-use water systems (MUS) in Nepal]
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Institutional of multiple-use water systems (MUS) in Nepal
Groundwater quantity and quality may be affected by climate change through intricate direct and indirect mechanisms. At the same time, population growth and rapid urbanization have made groundwater an increasingly important source of water for multiple uses around the world, including southern Af...
McGill, B.M.
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Altchenko, Yvan
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Hamilton, S.K.
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Kenabatho, P.K.
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Sylvester, S.R.
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Villholth, Karen G.
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[Complex interactions between climate change, sanitation, and groundwater quality: a case study from Ramotswa, Botswana]
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Complex interactions between climate change, sanitation, and groundwater quality: a case study from Ramotswa, Botswana