This study examines the socioeconomic features that underpin the expansion of groundwater-dependent irrigation in Northern State, Sudan. Groundwater development in the region serves as an economic lifeline given the poor Nile-based irrigation infrastructure and future changes in Nile hydrology. G...
Fragaszy, S.
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Closas, Alvar
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[Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan]
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Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan
Horbulyk, Theodore M.
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Price, Joseph P. G.
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[Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam]
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Pricing reforms for sustainable water use and management in Vietnam
The Water Futures and Solutions Initiative (WFaS) is a cross-sector, collaborative global project. Its objective is to developing scientific evidence and applying systems analysis to help identify water-related policies and management practices that work together consistently across scales and se...
Burek, P.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Cosgrove, W.
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Fischer, G.
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Kahil, T.
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Magnusziewski, P.
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Satoh, Y.
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Tramberend, S.
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Wada, Y.
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Wiberg, David
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[The water futures and solutions initiative of IIASA [International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis]]
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The water futures and solutions initiative of IIASA [International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis]
Building on existing literature and the analysis of a portfolio of development projects (past and under implementation), this paper reviews the evolution of water user associations (WUAs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reflecting on the conceptualization of how they operate, and the promised outcom...
Aarnoudse, E.
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Closas, Alvar
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Lefore, Nicole
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[Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture is a major occupation for people who inhabit the state of West Bengal in India. In order to boost irrigation, 570 tube wells per year were installed during 2002-2008, and 12,000 wells per year were installed during 2009-2013, contributing to higher groundwater (GW) withdrawal. However...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Agoramoorthy, G.
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[India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification]
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India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification
Clement, Floriane
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Pradhan, P.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Understanding the non-institutionalization of a socio-technical innovation: the case of multiple-use water services (MUS) in Nepal]
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Understanding the non-institutionalization of a socio-technical innovation: the case of multiple-use water services (MUS) in Nepal