Here, more than 100 years of incumbency reports on officers of the irrigation bureaucracy of Punjab, Pakistan, are presented and analyzed. The data highlight how representation changed before and after partition within the irrigation bureaucracy. The data show that the irrigation bureaucracy incr...
Wegerich, Kai
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Hussain, Asghar
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[Creating accountability: representation and responsiveness of the irrigation bureaucracy in Punjab, Pakistan]
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Creating accountability: representation and responsiveness of the irrigation bureaucracy in Punjab, Pakistan
Groundwater irrigation over the past few decades has improved stability in cropping but resulted in aquifer depletion in semi-arid regions of India. To minimize decline of groundwater levels, Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) interventions are widely adopted, supported by local communities, state an...
Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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[Hydro, hydrogeological constraints to managed aquifer recharge in the Indo Gangetic Plains.]
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Hydro, hydrogeological constraints to managed aquifer recharge in the Indo Gangetic Plains.
This paper investigates the spatial dimension of power relations and the shaping of local alliances through a hydropower development project in Nepal. It provides a grass-roots illustration on the role of space in shaping and reshaping power relations, and how it manifests in the formation of loc...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Karki, Emma
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[Spatial politics and local alliances shaping Nepal hydropower]
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Spatial politics and local alliances shaping Nepal hydropower
Our paper aims to analyze the modalities of coordination among local actors who are involved in integrated water resources management. So as to understand the dynamics of territorialization, we ground our analysis in the proximity framework to highlight that social and spatial relations around wa...
Torou, Bio Mohamadou
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Debevec, Liza
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Da, D.E.C.
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[La difficile territorialisation de la gestion de l’eau au Burkina Faso: une lecture au filtre de la theorie de la proximite. In French]
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La difficile territorialisation de la gestion de l’eau au Burkina Faso: une lecture au filtre de la theorie de la proximite. In French
In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities liv...
Katus, S
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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[When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos]
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When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos
We examine the patterns and characteristics of private investment in Laos, and how these evolve in relation to the Lao government's investment incentive policies in particular, and the wider State policies in general. Our goals are to: (1) systematically describe and analyze the patterns and char...
Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos]
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Characterizing private investments and implications for poverty reduction and natural resource management in Laos
Commitment of local communities to protected areas is essential for conserving biodiversity. However, in many developing countries like Benin, former management strategies kept human from protected areas using coercion. Fortunately, more recent regimes attempt to give local populations more contr...
Vodouhê, F.G.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Adégbidi, A.
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Sinsin, B.
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[Community perception of biodiversity conservation within protected areas in Benin]
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Community perception of biodiversity conservation within protected areas in Benin
Pourcq, K. de
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Thomas, E.
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Arts, Bas
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Vranckx, A.
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León Sicard, T.
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Damme, P. van
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[Understanding and resolving conflict between local communities and conservation authorities in Colombia]
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Understanding and resolving conflict between local communities and conservation authorities in Colombia
Yuliani, L.
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Adnan, H.
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Achdiawan, R.
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Bakara, D.
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Heri, V.
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Sammy, J.
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Salim, M.A.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[The roles of traditional knowledge systems in orang-utan Pongo spp. and forest conservation: a case study of Danau Sentarum, West Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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The roles of traditional knowledge systems in orang-utan Pongo spp. and forest conservation: a case study of Danau Sentarum, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Kallio, M.H.
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Moeliono, M.
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Maharani, C.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Hogarth, N.J.
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Daeli, W.
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Tauhid, W.
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Wong, G.
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[Information exchange in swidden communities of West Kalimantan: lessons for designing REDD+]
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Information exchange in swidden communities of West Kalimantan: lessons for designing REDD+