The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A re ective account is given of ...
Bunting, S.W.
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Luo, S.
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Cai, K.
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Kundu, N.
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Lund, S.
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Mishra, R.
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Ray, D.
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Smith, K.G.
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China]
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Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
Mul, Marloes L.
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Balana, Bedru B.
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Annor, F.O.
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Boateng-Gyimah, M.
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Ofosu, E. A.
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Dokyi, J.
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[Framework for re-operating the large hydropower dams to improve local livelihoods and poverty reduction]
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Framework for re-operating the large hydropower dams to improve local livelihoods and poverty reduction
Ofosu, E. A.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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Boateng-Gyimah, M.
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Annor, F.
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Ampomah, B. Y.
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[Overview of the re-operation and re-optimisation of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams Project]
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Overview of the re-operation and re-optimisation of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams Project
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[Implications of rubber land concessions on local resource governance in Cambodia]
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Implications of rubber land concessions on local resource governance in Cambodia
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) has conducted innovative research in the upper watersheds of the Ganges, Mekong, Red and Nile river basins. WLE sought to identify how to improve people’s livelihoods in ways that are equitable, profitable and sustainable, while also ...
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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[Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions]
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Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions
This paper reexamines how local governments exercised the legal powers related to their official rights and duties to manage the impacts of both large-scale mining (LSM) and artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities, and how local households perceived resource changes and what strategies they...
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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[Mining governance dilemma and impacts: a case of gold mining in Phu-Hae, Lao PDR]
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Mining governance dilemma and impacts: a case of gold mining in Phu-Hae, Lao PDR
The present study argues that there are heterogeneous farm systems within the drylands and each farmsystem is unique in terms of its livelihood asset and agricultural practice, and therefore in sustainability.Our method is based on household survey data collected from 500 farmers in Anantapur and...
Haileslassie, Amare
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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Thiagarajah, R.
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Kumar, S.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Rathor, A.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Ericsson, P.
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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[Empirical evaluation of sustainability of divergent farms in the dryland farming systems of India]
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Empirical evaluation of sustainability of divergent farms in the dryland farming systems of India
Hydropower production is altering the Mekong River basin’s riverine ecosystems, which contain the world’s largest inland fishery and provide food security and livelihoods to millions of people. The basin’s hydropower reservoir storage, which may rise from ~2% of its mean annual flow in 2008 to ~2...
Hecht, J.S.
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Arias, M.E.
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Duc Dang, T.
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Piman, T.
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[Hydropower dams of the Mekong river basin: a review of their hydrological impacts]
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Hydropower dams of the Mekong river basin: a review of their hydrological impacts
Irrigated agriculture and inland fisheries both make important contributions to food security, nutrition, livelihoods and wellbeing. Typically, in modern irrigation systems, these components operate independently. Some practices, commonly associated with water use and intensification of crop prod...
Lynch, A.J.
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Baumgartner, Lee J.
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Boys, C.A.
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Conallin, J.
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Cowx, I.G.
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Finlayson, C. Max
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Franklin, P.A.
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Hogan, Z.
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Koehn, J.D.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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O’Brien, G.
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Phouthavong, K.
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Silva, L.G.M.
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Tob, C.A.
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Valbo-Jorgensen, J.
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Vu, A.V.
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Whiting, L.
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Wibowo, A.
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Duncan, P.
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[Speaking the same language: can the Sustainable Development Goals translate the needs of inland fisheries into irrigation decisions?]
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Speaking the same language: can the Sustainable Development Goals translate the needs of inland fisheries into irrigation decisions?
About 60% of southern Africa’s population lives in rural areas with limited access to basic services and amenities such as clean and safe water, affordable and clean energy, and balanced and nutritious diets. Resource scarcity has direct and indirect impacts on nutrition, human health, and well-b...
Mabhaudhi, T.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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Mpandeli, S.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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Senzanje, A.
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Sobratee, N.
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Chivenge, P.P.
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Slotow, R.
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Naidoo, D.
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Liphadzi, S.
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Modi, A.T.
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[The water–energy–food nexus as a tool to transform rural livelihoods and well-being in southern Africa]
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The water–energy–food nexus as a tool to transform rural livelihoods and well-being in southern Africa