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
Safe emptying and disposal of fecal sludge from pit latrines in rural areas has become a priority for the Government of Bangladesh. In this paper, we calculate the volume and characterize the hazards of managing sludge to identify technologies for safely emptying rural single pits. In Bhaluka sub...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Evans, B.
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Ahmed, R.
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Habib, A.
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Asad, N.S.M.
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Vuong, L.
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Rahman, M.
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Hasan, M.
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Dey, D.
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Camargo-Valero, M.A.
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[Pump it up: making single-pit emptying safer in rural Bangladesh]
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Pump it up: making single-pit emptying safer in rural Bangladesh
This paper focuses on the application of the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Tanzania. It asks: how did IWRM affect the rural and fast-growing majority of smallholder farmers' access to water which contributes directly to poverty alleviation and employment creation in a...
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Tarimo, A.K.P.R.
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Eeden, A. van
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Manzungu, Emmanuel
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Sumuni, P.M.
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[Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania]
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Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania
We estimated household income diversification in settlement types of the poorest provinces in South Africa – the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. We obtained data from the 2010/2011 Income and Expenditure Survey from Statistics South Africa and Wave 3 data from the National Income Dynamic...
Mathebula, J.
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Jonas, S.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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[Estimation of household income diversification in South Africa: a case study of three provinces]
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Estimation of household income diversification in South Africa: a case study of three provinces
Nkongho, R.N
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Nchanji, Y.K
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Tataw, O
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Levang, P.
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[Less oil but more money! Artisanal palm oil milling in Cameroon]
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Less oil but more money! Artisanal palm oil milling in Cameroon
Vliet, N. van
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Nebesse, C.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Bushmeat consumption among rural and urban children from Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Bushmeat consumption among rural and urban children from Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo
Yuliani, L.
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Adnan, H.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Indriatmoko, Y.
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[Problem-solving versus appreciative inquiry approaches in community-based conservation]
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Problem-solving versus appreciative inquiry approaches in community-based conservation
Groundwater use for agriculture has the potential to improve rural households’ income and reduce poverty, but the linkages are not always straightforward. Taking Laos as a case study, this article illustrates how differential access to water, land, and capital shape farmers’ livelihood strategies...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Pavelic, Paul
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Keovilignavong, Oulavanh
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Giordano, Mark
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[Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos]
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Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos
Given their substantial societal benefits, such as supporting economic activities and providing better livelihoods in rural areas, ecosystem services should gain higher importance in water-food-energy nexus debates. Yet, not all values from ecosystems are quantifiable, data is often not adequate ...
Bekchanov, Maksud
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Ringler, Claudia
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Mueller, M.
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[Ecosystem services in the water-energy-food nexus]
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Ecosystem services in the water-energy-food nexus